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A fine, autumn-blooming plant, bearing long spikesof fragrant creamy-white flowers and curiously-spotted stems. It may be grown in any rich soil. Height, 2 ft.
Pretty little hardy annuals, nearly allied to theClarkia. The seed may be sown in autumn for early flowering, or in spring for blooming in July. Height, 1 ft.
A greenhouse everlasting tree, commonly known asBlue Gum. It delights in a mixture of peat, loam, and sand. Cuttings, which should not be too ripe, root in sand under glass. It may be grown from seed...
A useful window or greenhouse plant, withsmall, oblong, bright green leaves, furnished with appendages that emit an odour resembling the Lemon-scented Verbena. It is of easy cultivation, growing freel...
Pretty hardy annuals, especially during August, whenthey are in flower. Any rich soil suits them. Easily raised from seed sown on a gentle hotbed in spring, and afterwards transplanted to the border....
Handsome, half-hardy, evergreen shrubs, possessing richglaucous leaves and bunches of tubular flowers. A peat and sandy loam soil suits them best. They may be planted against, and trained to, a south...
See "Violets."
A showy, summer-bloominggreenhouse plant. Place it in turfy loam enriched with old manure. It may be transferred to the garden in the summer, and when the wood is ripe cut it back and keep it dry till...
This hardy perennial bears tall, handsome spikesof sweetly-scented, peach-coloured flowers in May. It will grow in any ordinary soil, and is easily propagated by young plants from the roots. Height, I...