Aleurites Triloba
The candleberry tree, much cultivated in tropical countries for the sake of its nuts. The nuts or ...
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The candleberry tree, much cultivated in tropical countries for the sake of its nuts. The nuts or ...
The sisal hemp, introduced into Florida many years ago, for the sake of its fiber, but its cultiva...
The mezquite tree, of Texas, occasionally reaching a height of 25 to 30 feet. It yields a very har...
This plant belongs to the family of _Apocynaceae_, which contains many poisonous species. It is of...
Bitter aloe, a plant of the lily family, which furnishes the finest aloes. The bitter, resinous ju...
This beautiful tree-fern attains a height of stem of 25 to 30 feet, with fronds spreading out into...
The Pali-mara, or devil tree, of Bombay. The plant attains a height of 80 or 90 feet; the bark is ...
Malaguetta pepper, or grains of paradise; belonging to the ginger family, _Zingiberaceae_. The see...
This plant yields the wood called Lignum Rhodium. It also furnishes a gum resin analogous to Elemi...
The cashew nut tree, cultivated in the West Indies and other tropical countries. The stem furnishe...
The well-known pineapple, the fruit of which was described three hundred years ago, by Jean de Ler...
This is a native of Senegambia. Its bark is anthelmintic, but requires care in its administration,...
The Khus-Khus, or Vetiver grass of India. The fibrous roots yield a most peculiar but pleasing per...
The sweet-scented lemon grass, a native of Malabar. An essential oil is distilled from the leaves,...
The Cherimoyer of Peru, where it is extensively cultivated for its fruits, which are highly esteem...
The sour-sop, a native of the West Indies, which produces a fruit of considerable size, often weig...
The common custard apple of the West Indies. It has a yellowish pulp and is not so highly esteemed...
The sweet-sop, a native of the Malay Islands, where it is grown for its fruits. These are ovate in...
The upas tree. Most exaggerated statements respecting this plant have passed into history. Its poi...
The sack tree; so called from the fibrous bark being used as sacks. For this purpose young trees o...
An East India plant which produces small, intensely black fruit about the size of a currant, used ...
The Chinese rice paper plant. The stems are filled with pith of very fine texture and white as sno...
The Bunya-Bunya of Australia, which forms a large tree, reaching from 150 to 200 feet in height. T...
The Brazilian Araucaria, which grows at great elevations. The seeds of this tree are commonly sold...
The Morton Bay pine. This Australian tree forms a very straight trunk, and yields a timber of much...
This very elegant evergreen is a native of Norfolk Island. Few plants can compare with it in beaut...
A native of China. The bark has tonic and astringent properties, and is used in fevers and for ext...
This palm is cultivated in all the warmer parts of Asia for its seed. This is known under the name...
This is the argan tree of Morocco. It is remarkable for its low-spreading mode of growth. Trees ha...
The pelican flower. This plant belongs to a family famed for the curious construction of their flo...
A plant of the pepper family, which furnishes one of the articles known by the Peruvians as Matico...
This is the breadfruit tree of the South Sea Islands, where its introduction gave occasion for the...
The jack of the Indian Archipelago, cultivated for its fruit, which is a favorite article among th...
Every part of this South American palm is covered with sharp spines. It is cultivated to some exte...
This palm furnishes Cahoun nuts, from which is extracted cohune oil, used as a burning oil, for wh...
This is called the blimbing, and is cultivated to some extent in the East Indies. The fruit is obl...
The caramba of Ceylon and Bengal. The fruit of this tree is about the size of a large orange, and,...
The Marajah palm, of Brazil, which grows upon the banks of the Amazon River. It has a succulent, r...
This shrub is the algarrobo of the Chilians. It belongs to the pea family. Its pods are short and ...
A native of Arabia Felix, producing a gum resin, sometimes called Opobalsamum, which was considere...
The bamboo cane, a gigantic grass, cultivated in many tropical and semitropical countries. The Chi...
The Maloo-climber of India, where the gigantic shrubby stems often attain a height of 300 feet, ru...
This Mexican plant is remarkable for the large bulbiform swelling at the base of the stem. It is a...
The curry-leaf tree of India. The fragrant, aromatic leaves are used to flavor curries. The leaves...
This furnishes the Trincomalee wood of the Philippine Islands and Ceylon, and is largely used for ...
This furnishes the well known Brazil nuts, or cream nuts of commerce. The tree is a native of Sout...
A native of Mexico, where it is sometimes called Mariposa butterfly. The branches are said to be u...
Arnotta plant. This plant is a native of South America, but has been introduced and cultivated bot...
The akee fruit of Guinea. The fruit is about 3 inches long by 2 inches wide; the seeds are surroun...
A Chilian plant which yields small edible fruits; these, as well as all parts of the plant, are ve...
The Palmyra palm. The parts of this tree are applied to such a multitude of purposes that a poem i...
This Coromandel tree furnishes the resin known as olibanum, which is supposed to have been the fra...
The Corawa fiber, or silk-grass of Guiana, is obtained from this plant, which is very strong, and ...
This is very common as a hedge or fence plant in the West Indies. The leaves, when beaten with a b...
The bread-nut tree of Jamaica. The nuts or seeds produced by this tree are said to form an agreeab...
The cow tree of South America, which yields a milk of as good quality as that from the cow. It for...
Jamaica or West India ebony tree. This is not the plant that yields the true ebony-wood of commerc...
A Brazilian plant, furnishing an astringent bark used for tanning, and also containing a red color...
A plant of the nettle family, which yields the fiber known as Chinese grass. The beautiful fabric ...
A tropical plant, bearing the seeds known as nicker nuts, or bonduc nuts. These are often strung t...
This beautiful flowering leguminous plant is a native of the East Indies, but is cultivated in all...
The brownish-red wood of this Indian tree furnishes the Sappan wood of commerce, from which dyers ...
This is one of the palms that furnish the canes or rattans used for chair bottoms, sides of pony-c...
A medium-sized tree from Australia; one of the many so-called tea trees of that country. The wood,...
This coniferous plant is a native of Barbary. It yields a hard, durable, and fragrant timber, and ...
This is called calaba tree in the West Indies, and an oil, fit for burning, is expressed from the ...
The inner bark of this plant yields a valuable fiber, capable of bearing a greater strain than hem...
A well-known green-house plant, cultivated for its large double flowers. The seeds furnish an oil ...
This tree belongs to the _Lauraceae_. Camphor is prepared from the wood by boiling chopped branche...
This is a native of the West Indies, and furnishes a pale olive-colored bark with an aromatic odor...
The caper plant, a native of the South of Europe and of the Mediterranean regions. The commercial ...
A meliaceous plant, native of tropical America, where it grows to a height of 60 to 80 feet. The b...
This is the South American papaw tree, but is cultivated in most tropical countries. It is also kn...
A pandanaceous plant from Panama and southward. Panama hats are made from the leaves of this plant...
On the river banks of Guiana this grows to a large-sized tree. It yields the butter-nuts, or souar...
This myrtaceous plant produces the well-known spice called cloves. It forms a beautiful evergreen,...
This fine palm is a native of Ceylon, and is also found in other parts of India, where it supplies...
A Mexican plant, belonging to the orange family, with a fruit about the size of an ordinary orange...
The cassias belong to the leguminous family. The leaflets of this and some other species produce t...
This is a Mexican tree, which yields a milky juice, forming caoutchouc, but is not collected for c...
This Tasmanian tree produces a very hard wood of a reddish color, often called Beef wood. It is ma...
This plant is a native of Arabia, where it attains the height of 7 to 10 feet. Its leaves are used...
The South American trumpet tree, so called because its hollow branches are used for musical instru...
This forms a large tree in the West India Islands, and is hollowed out for canoes; the wood is of ...
This Brazilian plant produces the true ipecacuanha, and belongs to the _Cinchonaceae_. The root is...
The carob bean. This leguminous plant is a native of the countries bordering on the Mediterranean....
The name is intended to imply that the plant is as dangerous as Cerberus. The plant has a milky, p...
The suwarrow of the Mexicans, a native of the hot, arid, and almost desert regions of New Mexico, ...
A night-blooming cereus, and one of the most beautiful. The flowers when fully expanded are over a...
The wax palm of New Grenada, first described by Humboldt and Bonpland, who found it on elevated mo...
This belongs to a genus of palms native of South America. The plant is of tall, slender growth; th...
This palm is a native of the north of China, and is nearly hardy here. In China, the coarse brown ...
This is the only European species of palm, and does not extend farther north than Nice. The leaves...
This plant is found all over the East Indies, where its leaf is largely used by Indian natives as ...
This plant is found in many warm countries, such as in southern Florida. It is called cahinca in B...
The roots of this plant are an aromatic stimulant, much used as medicine in the Island of Java; al...
The satinwood tree of tropical countries. It is principally used for making the backs of clothes a...
The cocoa plum of the West Indies. The fruits are about the size of a plum, and are of various col...
The fruit of this plant is known in the West Indies as the star apple, the interior of which, when...
This Indian plant is cultivated in many parts under the name of Otaheite gooseberry. The fruits re...
The yellow bark of Bolivia. This is one of the so-called Peruvian Bark trees. The discovery of the...
This furnishes cassia bark, which is much like cinnamon, but thicker, coarser, stronger, less deli...
A tree belonging to _Lauraceae_, which furnishes the best cinnamon. It is prepared by stripping th...
The velvet plant of tropical countries. The root furnishes the _Pareira brava_ of druggists, which...
The orange, generally supposed to be a native of the north of India. It was introduced into Arabia...
The shaddock, which has the largest fruit of the family. It is a native of China and Japan, where ...
This is the Kum-quat of the Chinese. It forms a small tree, or rather a large bush, and bears fru...
The lime, which is used for the same purposes as the lemon, and by some preferred, the juice being...
The lemon; this plant is found growing naturally in that part of India which is beyond the Ganges....
The citron, found wild in the forests of northern India. The Jews cultivated the citron at the tim...
A tropical plant which yields abundantly of a tenacious resin from its stem, which is used for the...
Known in the West Indies as the seaside grape, from the peculiarity of the perianth, which becomes...
The cocoanut palm. This palm is cultivated throughout the tropics so extensively that its native c...
A Brazilian species, highly ornamental in its long, arching leaves, and producing quantities of or...
The coffee plant, which belongs to the _Cinchonaceae_ and is a native of Abyssinia, but is now cul...
The Liberian coffee, cultivated in Africa, of which country it is a native. This plant is of large...
An African tree, which has been introduced into the West Indies and Brazil for the sake of its see...
This plant has been recommended for profitable culture in this country for its edible root-stock. ...
This plant belongs to the cinchona family, and contains tonic properties. The Peruvian bark gather...
This plant furnishes the scammony of the druggists. ...
A small-growing tree from China, which produces a fruit known as the Wampee. This fruit is a globu...
This tree yields balsam of copaiba, used in medicine. The balsam is collected by making incisions ...
The Carnuba, or wax palm of Brazil. It grows about 40 feet high, and has a trunk 6 or 8 inches thi...
A cinchonaceous shrub. The leaves of this plant were formerly used in some of the religious ceremo...
This produces succulent, mucilaginous, and emollient fruits, which are eaten. These qualities, com...
The Australian Ti, or cabbage tree, a palm-like plant of 15 to 20 feet in height. The whole plant ...
The Talipot palm, a native of Ceylon, producing gigantic fan-like leaves. These leaves have prickl...
The fruit of this tree is called, from its appearance, the cannon-ball fruit; its shell is used as...
This West Indian tree yields a small fruit which has a strong smell of garlic, hence it is called ...
The calabash tree of the West Indies, where it is valued for the sake of its fruits, which resembl...
This West Indian shrub is sometimes called seaside balsam or sage. A thick, yellowish, aromatic ju...
This plant furnishes cascarilla bark, used as an aromatic bitter tonic, having no astringency. It ...
A plant of the family _Euphorbiaceae_, from the Indian Archipelago, which produces the seeds from ...
A native of Java, which furnishes the cubeb fruits of commerce. These fruits are like black pepper...
A tropical plant cultivated in many warm countries for the sake of its seeds, known as physic nuts...
A plant belonging to the _Zingiberaceae_, the roots of which furnish turmeric. This powder is used...
This plant furnishes zedoary tubers, much used in India as aromatic tonics. ...
This beautiful tree fern is a native of Australia, where it attains a height of 25 to 30 feet, hav...
A plant of the order of _Bignoniaceae_, called Atunyangua in the Andes of Peru, where the inhabita...
A native of Malabar, where a kind of sago is prepared from the seeds, which are dried and powdered...
The sago palm of gardens. The stem of the plants abounds in starch, which is highly esteemed in Ja...
Called Huon pine, because of its being found near the Huon River, in Tasmania. It belongs to the y...
A tree of northern India, the timber of which is known as Sissum wood. This wood is strong, tenaci...
A singular plant of the _Coniferae_ family, called the Kauri pine. It forms a tree 150 to 200 feet...
A plant of the pineapple family, from Mexico. The leaves contain a fine fiber, which may be ultima...
An interesting plant of the pea family, called the moving plant, on account of the rotatory motion...
The velvet tamarind, so called, from the circumstance that its seed-pods are covered with a beauti...
The tamarind plum, which has a delicious pulp of slightly acid flavor. ...
The large fern tree of Australia. This plant attains the height of 30 or more feet, and its fronds...
This has acquired the name of dumb cane, in consequence of its fleshy, cane-like stems, rendering ...
An East Indian tree, bearing a fruit which is used in curries and for making jellies. Its slightly...
A Mexican plant, bearing large seeds containing a quantity of starch, which is separated and used ...
An East Indian tree which in part yields the black ebony wood of commerce, much used in fancy cabi...
The Chinese date plum or persimmon. The fruits vary in size from that of a medium-sized apple to t...
This leguminous plant yields the fragrant seed known as Tonka bean, used in scenting snuff and for...
A plant from tropical America, the roots of which are used in medicine under the name of Contrayer...
The Dragon's Blood tree of Teneriffe. This liliaceous plant attains a great age and enormous size....
Ti or cabbage tree of New Zealand. The whole of this plant is fibrous and has been used for paper ...
This plant belongs to the magnolia family and furnishes the aromatic tonic known as Winter's bark....
A native of the Island of Sumatra. It furnishes a liquid called camphor oil and a crystalline soli...
The leaves of this Australian plant are chewed by the natives of Central Australia, just as the Pe...
A common tree in the Malayan Islands, where its fruit forms a great part of the food of the native...
The African oil palm is a native of southwestern Africa, but has been introduced into other region...
A palm from tropical America which produces large quantities of oil. ...
A New Zealand tree, of the linden family. The bark affords an excellent permanent dye, varying fro...
This plant furnishes the fruits known as the Small or Malabar cardamoms of commerce. The seeds are...
A plant belonging to _Euphorbiaceae_, a native of India. In Borneo the bark and young shoots are u...
A plant of the family _Piperaceae_, having an aromatic fruit like a berry, with a thick rind. The ...
This leguminous plant has remarkable pods, which often measure 6 or 8 feet in length. The seeds ar...
The silk-cotton, or God tree of the West Indies. The fruit is a capsule, filled with a beautiful s...
The Kaffir tree of South Africa. The wood is soft and so light as to be used for floating fishing ...
This is a favorite tree for growing in masses, for the purpose of sheltering cocoanut plantations,...
The leaves of this plant, under the name of coca, are much used by the inhabitants of South Americ...
The peppermint tree, a native of Tasmania. It produces a thin, transparent oil possessed of a pung...
This stringy bark gum furnishes a strong, durable timber, used for shipbuilding and other purposes...
The blue gum, a rapid-growing tree, attaining to a large size. Recently it has attracted attentio...
The wild clove or bayberry tree of the West Indies. In Jamaica it is sometimes called the black ci...
A tropical plant, belonging to the myrtle family, which produces a pleasant rose-flavored fruit, k...
The fruits of this West Indian tree are known in commerce as allspice; the berries have a peculiar...
This small-foliaged myrtaceous plant is a native of Chili. It bears a glossy black fruit, which h...
This plant grows in abundance in the Canary Islands and Teneriffe, in dry, rocky districts, where ...
The assai palm of Para. It grows in swampy lands, and produces a small fruit thinly coated with cl...
The center portion of the upper part of the stem of this West Indian palm, including the leaf bud,...
This Euphorbiaceous plant is the tallow tree of China. The fruits, are about half an inch in diame...
This plant furnishes the true jalap-tubers of commerce. They owe their well-known purgative proper...
This West Indian plant has become naturalized in southern Florida. It belongs to the cinchona fami...
The wood apple or elephant apple tree of India, belonging to the family _Aurantiaceae_. It forms a...
The sequa or cacoon antidote of Jamaica. It belongs to the cucumber family, and climbs to a great ...
This plant is known as the india-rubber tree. It is a native of the East Indies, and is the chief ...
The famous banyan tree of history. Specimens of this Indian fig are mentioned as being of immense ...
The pippul tree of the Hindoos, which they hold in such veneration that, if a person cuts or lops ...
A bushy shrub, used in India for hedges. Its fruit has a pleasant, subacid flavor when perfectly r...
This plant is closely related to the agave, and, like many of that genus, furnishes a fine fiber, ...
A Brazilian plant called Mercurio vegetal; also known as Manaca. The roots, and to some extent the...
A small tree of the Cape of Good Hope and Australia. It bears a globular fruit of the size of a sm...
This South American tree furnishes Angostura bark, which has important medical properties, some ph...
This tree produces the tropical fruit called mangosteen, a beautiful fruit, having a thick, succul...
It is supposed that Siam gamboge is obtained from this tree, also that known as Ceylon gamboge. Th...
A fatty matter known as gamboge butter is procured from the seeds of this tree in Mysore. They are...
Cape Jasmines, so called from a supposition that they were natives of the Cape of Good Hope. The ...
A leguminous plant, having poisonous properties. In western Australia, where it is a native, farme...
This belongs to the cinchona family, and produces the fruit called genipap or marmalade box. It is...
A pretty Brazilian palm; the leaves are used for thatching huts, and other parts of the plant are ...
A plant of the buckthorn family, known in Jamaica as Chaw-Stick, on account of its thin branches b...
The silk oak tree of Australia; a tree that attains a large size, and is remarkable for the gracef...
This Indian tree represents a genus of plants of considerable economic value. This particular spec...
The anchovy pear of Jamaica. The fruit is pickled and eaten like the mango, having a similar taste...
The wood of this tree is called Lignum Vitae. A resin, called gum guaiacum, exudes from the stem, ...
This plant is nearly allied to the chocolate-nut tree, and yields fruits that abound in mucilage, ...
The peach palm of Venezuela. The fruits are borne in large drooping bunches, and their fleshy oute...
The logwood tree. This dyestuff is largely used by calico printers and other dyeing manufacturers....
An Australian climbing plant of the leguminous family. The long, carrot-shaped, woody root was cal...
A New Zealand tree, called Wahahe by the natives, who employ the leaves as a substitute for hops, ...
A plant of the order _Musaceae_, from South America. The young shoots are eaten by the natives, an...
A tree of tropical America growing in damp forests, especially in the Amazon valley, which, togeth...
The flowers of this malvaceous plant contain a quantity of astringent juice, and, when bruised, ra...
This species is known in the West Indies as red sorrel, on account of the calyxes and capsules hav...
A plant common to many tropical countries. Its wood is extremely light when dry, and is employed b...
This is the poisonous manchineel tree of South America and other tropical regions. The virulent na...
This tropical plant is known as the sand-box tree. Its deep-furrowed, rounded, hard-shelled fruit ...
The locust tree of the West Indies; also called algarroba in tropical regions. This is one of the ...
The doum, or doom palm, or gingerbread of Egypt; it grows also in Nubia, Abyssinia, and Arabia. Th...
The incense tree of Guiana, a tall-growing tree, furnishing wood of great durability. It is called...
This is the tea plant of South America, where it occupies the same important position in the domes...
This magnoliaceous plant is a native of China, and its fruit furnishes the star anise of commerce....
A native of the Southern States. The leaves are said to be poisonous; hence, the plant is sometime...
A Japanese species, which reaches the size of a small tree, and is held sacred by the Japanese, wh...
The indigo plant, a native of Asia, but cultivated and naturalized in many countries. The use of i...
A species of jalap is obtained from this convolvulaceous plant; this is a resinous matter containe...
A South American palm growing in the underwood of the forests on the Amazon and Rio Negro. The Ind...
This Indian plant belongs to the myrtle family. It produces a good-sized edible fruit known as the...
A native of South America. The flowers are very fragrant, and an essential oil, much used in perf...
An East Indian plant the seeds of which when crushed furnish an oil which is used in medicine. ...
The physic nut tree of tropical America. This plant contains a milky, acrid, glutinous juice, whic...
The coquito palm of Chili. The seed or nut is called cokernut, and has a pleasant, nutty taste. Th...
This plant belongs to the family of gingers. The root stocks have an aromatic fragrance and are us...
This plant is interesting from the circumstance of its being held sacred in Nubia, where the inhab...
This is one of the species that yield the rhatany roots of commerce. In Peru an extract is made fr...
An Indian plant of the family _Byttneriaceae_. The bark is employed in infusion as a sudorific and...
The lace-bark tree of Jamaica. The inner bark consists of numerous concentric layers of fibers, wh...
A low-growing tree of the East Indies, which is cultivated to some extent for its fruit, which is ...
A twining plant from Chili. The flowers are very beautiful, and are succeeded by berries, which a...
A very beautiful palm from the Mauritius. The fruit contains a small quantity of pulp, which is ea...
This is the celebrated henna of the East. The use of the powdered leaves as a cosmetic is very gen...
This tree produces the hard urn-shaped fruits known in Brazil as monkey cups. The seeds are eatabl...
A plant known throughout Australia as Captain Cook's tea tree, from the circumstance that, on the ...
This palm is a native of the island of Pulo-Penango, and yields canes known by the curious name of...
An East India shrub which produces round fruits about the size of damson plums, of a yellowish col...
This is one of the few palms found in Australia. The unexpanded leaves, prepared by being scalded ...
This sapotaceous plant is cultivated for its fruit, which is called marmalade, on account of its c...
The ebony wood of Queensland. The heart wood is black, and the outside wood of a bright red color....
An Australian tree which produces an edible nut called the Queensland nut. This fruit is about the...
A South American tree which furnishes a portion of the rosewood of commerce. Various species of th...
The fustic tree. Large quantities of the bright yellow wood of this tree are exported from South A...
A plant of the pepper family, which furnishes the root called Ava by the Polynesians. It has narco...
An Australian cycad, the seeds of which contain a large amount of farina, or starchy matter, which...
A low-growing tree of the West Indies, which produces an edible fruit called the Barbadoes cherry....
The fruit of this tree, under the name of mammee apple, is very much esteemed in tropical countrie...
This climbing-plant is a native of South America, and belongs to the family of _Cinchonaceae_. The...
The mango, in some of its varieties esteemed as the most delicious of tropical fruits, while many ...
Bussu palm of South America. Its large leaves are used for thatching roofs, for which purpose they...
This euphorbiaceous plant yields cassava or mandiocca meal. It is extensively cultivated in tropic...
The arrowroot plant, cultivated for its starch. The tubers being reduced to pulp with water, the f...
The Moriche, or Ita palm, very abundant on the banks of the Amazon, Rio Negro, and Orinoco Rivers....
An Amazonian palm called Inaja. The spathes are so hard that, when filled with water, they will st...
A native of Australia and the islands of the Indian Ocean. The leaves, being fermented, are distil...
This sapindaceous tree is plentiful in tropical America and the West Indies, and is known as the G...
Commonly called the Turk's Cap cactus, from the flowering portion on the top of the plant being of...
The ice plant, so called in consequence of every part of the plant being covered with small water...
A composite plant which has gained some notoriety as the supposed Cundurango, the cancer-curing ba...
The Bully tree. This sapotaceous plant attains a great size in Guiana and affords a dense, close-g...
A native of Ceylon, where its hard, heavy, durable timber is used for building purposes. The seed ...
An African plant belonging to the Anonaceae. It produces large fruit, which contains a large quant...
This is a native of southern Mexico and yields a delicious fruit with luscious pineapple flavor. T...
A native of the East Indies, where it bears the name of horse-radish tree. The seeds are called be...
The hog gum tree, which attains the height of 100 feet. A fluid juice exudes from incisions in the...
A tall climbing plant of the West Indies and other warm climates. It is called the cowage, or cow-...
A Chinese plant of the orange family. The fruit is succulent, and the white flowers are very fragr...
This is a valuable dwarf species of the banana from southern China. It bears a large truss of fine...
This Abyssinian species forms large foliage of striking beauty. The food is dry and uneatable; but...
The banana plant. This has been cultivated and used as food in tropical countries from very remote...
This furnishes the fiber known as manilla hemp, and is cultivated in the Philippine Islands for th...
This cinchonaceous plant is a native of Ceylon. The bark and leaves are esteemed as tonic and febr...
The nutmeg tree. The seed of this plant is the nutmeg of commerce, and mace is the seed cover of t...
This plant yields the drug known as balsam of Peru, which is procured by making incisions in the b...
A South American tree, also called Myroxylon, which yields the resinous drug called balsam of Tolu...
native of western Asia, but now grows abundantly in Italy, Spain, and the south of France. Among t...
A shrub belonging to the family of berberries. It is a native of China and Japan, where it is exte...
A native of the Malayan Islands, which yields the Gambir, or Terra Japonica of commerce. This is p...
The greenheart, or bibiru tree of British Guiana, furnishing bibiru bark, which is used medicinall...
This pitcher plant is a native of Ceylon. The pitchers are partly filled with water before they o...
This sapindaceous tree produces one of the valued indigenous fruits of China. There are several va...
This is a well-known plant, often seen in cultivation, and seemingly a favorite with many. It belo...
The Tasmanian iron wood tree. It is of medium growth and furnishes wood that is extremely hard and...
A tree that grows about 40 feet high, along the seashores in the West Indies and Central America, ...
The European olive, which is popularly supposed to furnish _all_ the olive oil of commerce. It is ...
The snake nut tree of Guiana, so called on account of the curious form of the embryo of the seed, ...
A plant belonging to the cinchona family, the roots of which are reputed to cure snake bites. They...
A native of the East Indies, where the roots are used in medicine as a febrifuge and alexipharmic....
A native of Mexico, where it is largely cultivated in what are called the Nopal plantations for th...
This plant is a native of Mexico and South America generally. It reaches a height of 15 to 20 feet...
The mountain laurel, or spice bush, of California. When bruised it emits a strong, spicy odor, and...
The West Indian cabbage palm, which sometimes attains the height of 170 feet, with a straight cyli...
This is the West Indian bead tree, or necklace tree, the seeds of which are roundish, beautifully ...
This plant has long been cultivated as _Olea fragrans_. The flowers have a fine fragrance, and are...
A South American tree the inner bark of which furnishes a strong useful fiber, employed in the man...
The screw pine of the Mauritius, where it is largely cultivated for its leaves, which are manufact...
A small tree of the soapberry or sapindaceous family, a native of the Cape of Good Hope, where the...
The paper-reed of Asia, which yielded the substances used as paper by the ancient Egyptians. The u...
The mountain mahoe, a malvaceous plant, that furnishes the beautiful lace-like bark called Cuba ba...
The African locust tree, producing seeds which the natives of Soudan roast, and then bruise and al...
This leguminous plant is called Jerusalem Thorn. Although a native of Southern Texas and Mexico, i...
In the Isthmus of Panama this plant is termed the Candle tree, because its fruits, often 4 feet lo...
The fruit of this plant is the Granadilla of the tropics. The pulp has an agreeable though rather ...
The seeds of this climbing sapindaceous plant furnish the famous guarana of the Amazon and its pri...
This belongs to the quinine family. The roots are bitter, and are employed as a purgative; the lea...
This euphorbiaceous plant has an acrid, milky, bitter juice; the root is emetic, and the dried br...
The Barbadoes gooseberry, which belongs to the family _Cactaceae_. It grows about 15 feet in heigh...
The avocado or alligator pear, a common tree in the West Indies. The fruits are pear-shaped, cover...
This plant is called New Zealand flax, on account of the leaves containing a large quantity of st...
The Japanese Medlar, or Chinese Lo-quat. It bears a small oval fruit of an orange color when ripe,...
A strong leguminous plant, the seeds of which are highly poisonous, and are employed by the native...
The vegetable ivory plant, a native of the northern parts of South America. The fruit consists of ...
The date palm, very extensively grown for its fruit, which affords the principal food for a large ...
This yields the bitter wood known as Jamaica Quassia. The tree is common in Jamaica, where it atta...
This cinchonaceous plant is a native of the Southern States and has a reputation as an antiperiodi...
This plant belongs to the _Piperaceae_. Immense quantities of the leaves of this plant are chewed ...
This twining shrub yields the pepper of commerce. It is cultivated in the East and West Indies, Ja...
The mastic tree, a native of southern Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia. Mastic is the res...
The Cyprus turpentine tree. The turpentine flows from incisions made in the trunk and soon becomes...
The pistacia tree, which yields the eatable pistachio nuts. It is a native of western Asia. The nu...
This leguminous plant yields eatable pods, which are fed to cattle in Brazil. Some Mexican species...
A plant from New Zealand, which reaches a considerable size, and furnishes a wood similar to boxwo...
The inner bark of the young branches of this plant yields a very fine fiber, sometimes called New ...
A Brazilian tree which bears a fruit known in that country as Pacoury-uva. The pulp of this fruit ...
The root of this plant is called Herbe du Diable in San Domingo; it is acrid in the highest degree...
A South American plant. The flowers are used in perfumery, and furnish the scent known as Frangipa...
This plant affords the celebrated patchouli perfume. The peculiar odor of patchouli is disagreeabl...
Some years ago this tree was recommended as suitable for avenue-planting in the south of France. I...
This plant belongs to the cinchonaceous family, and is said to possess properties similar to those...
This is the purple guava from China. The fruits are filled with juicy, pale flesh, of a very agree...
The West Indian guava, a well-known fruit in the tropics, but only known here in the shape of guav...
A plant belonging to the cinchona family. Emetic properties are assigned to the roots, which are a...
This tree affords gum-kino, which is obtained by making incisions in the bark, from which the juic...
The pomegranate, a native of northern Africa and western Asia. The fruit is valued in warm countri...
The wood of this plant furnishes Surinam quassia. It is destitute of smell, but has an intensely b...
The Quillai or Cully of the Chilians. Its bark is called soap-bark, and is rough and dark-colored ...
A small tree native of the West Indies, also found in southern Florida. In the West Indies the fru...
The Jupati palm. The leaf-stalks of this plant are used by the natives of the Amazon for a variety...
This plant is called the Traveler's tree, probably on account of the water which is stored up in t...
The ground rattan palm. This is supposed to yield the walking-canes known as rattan, which is doub...
This plant is known as the mangrove, possibly because no man can live in the swampy groves that ar...
This plant belongs to the order _Euphorbiaceae_, and reaches the size of a small tree in the India...
This small bush is extensively cultivated in China for the preparation of a blue coloring-matter o...
This dwarf palm is a native of the Southern States. The leaves are made into fans, and the soft in...
This is a West Indian palm; the leaves are used for various purposes, such as making mats, huts, e...
The sugar cane. Where the sugar cane was first cultivated is unknown, but it is supposed to have b...
The arenga palm, which is of great value to the Malays. The black horsehair like fiber surrounding...
This palm produces the sago of commerce, which is prepared from the soft inner portion of the trun...
This is supposed to be the plant that produced the mustard seed spoken of in the Scriptures. ...
A tropical tree, sometimes called the Indian sandal tree, which produces a fruit like an apple, of...
Called the African bowstring hemp, from the fibers of the leaves being used for bowstrings. ...
This tree yields the true sandalwood of India. This fragrant wood is in two colors, procured from ...
The soapberry tree. The fruit of this plant is about the size of a large gooseberry, the outer cov...
A widely distributed Asiatic tree which yields an acrid, milky juice, which, as also the leaves of...
The fruit of this plant is known in the West Indies as the sapodilla plum. It is highly esteemed b...
The bully or balata tree of British Guiana, which furnishes a gum somewhat intermediate between In...
The root of this plant is used medicinally and the resin that exudes from the tree is employed to ...
A small tree of South Africa called Boerboom at the Cape of Good Hope. The seeds or beans are cook...
This palm is a native of the northern part of Australia, where it is utilized by the natives. The ...
This species of club moss is found in southern California, and has remarkable hygrometric qualitie...
The marking nut tree of India. The thick, fleshy receptacle bearing the fruit is of a yellow color...
A cinchonaceous shrub, having strong astringent properties. The roots are employed in cases of di...
This tree produces the Saul wood of India, which has a very high reputation, and is extensively em...
A plant of the mallow family; the bark contains fibrous tissues available for the manufacture of c...
A native of New Grenada, where it attains the size of a small tree, and bears a large fruit contai...
This tree yields the drug known as Simaruba bark, which is, strictly speaking, the rind of the roo...
The South American rubber plant, from which a great portion of the caoutchouc of commerce is obtai...
This plant yields _Mexican_ sarsaparilla, so called to distinguish it from the many other kinds of...
This yields an eatable fruit called hog plum in the West Indies. The taste is said to be peculiar,...
A plant of the Musa or banana family. The flowers are very beautiful for the genus. It is a native...
This is a native of the Coromandel coast and Cochin-China. It bears an orange-like fruit, containi...
This South American plant furnishes the timber known in commerce as mahogany. The bark is consider...
This is sometimes called South Sea arrowroot. The tubers contain a great amount of starch, which i...
The tamarind tree. There are two varieties of this species. The East Indian variety has long pods,...
This plant is a native of Madagascar, and of the family _Apocynaceae_. Formerly, when the custom o...
The bark of this plant possesses aromatic qualities, closely resembling Winter's bark. The small b...
The teak tree. Teak wood has been extensively employed for shipbuilding in the construction of mer...
The astringent fruits of this tropical plant are employed for tanning and dyeing, and are sometime...
This plant is widely dispersed over tropical Asia and the islands of the Eastern Archipelago. Its ...
This is the China tea plant, whose native country is undetermined. All kinds and grades of the tea...
This plant produces the well-known cacao, or chocolate, and is very extensively cultivated in Sout...
A native of St. Domingo, where it is sometimes called Le petit Coca. The fruit is succulent, and b...
A tropical tree, belonging to the mallow family. The inner bark of the young branches yields a tou...
This shrubby plant is common in the West Indies and in many parts of Central America. Its bark abo...
This beautiful palm is called the Silver Thatch palm of Jamaica, and is said to yield the leaves s...
A South American plant of the pineapple family; the bottle-like cavity at the base of the leaves w...
A climbing plant, so tenacious of life that when the stem is cut across or broken, a rootlet is sp...
A Chinese shrub, with fruit about the size of hazelnuts, red-skinned, and of an agreeable sweet ta...
A myrtaceous plant from Australia, called the turpentine tree, owing to its furnishing a fluid res...
A plant belonging to the _Apocynaceae_, a native of the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, where its m...
A malvaceous plant, possessing mucilaginous properties, for which it is used medicinally. The bark...
An Indian plant which is supposed to yield the essential oil called Ylang-Ylang, or Alan-gilan. Th...
A cinchonaceous plant, the fruits of which are eaten in Madagascar under the name of Voa-vanga. Th...
The vanilla plant, which belongs to the orchid family. The fruit is used by confectioners and othe...
This plant yields a useful gum resin, called Indian copal, piney varnish, white dammar, or gum ani...
A New Zealand tree called Towhia by the natives of that country. Its bark is used for tanning purp...
The leaves of this plant furnish an inferior kind of indigo. The wood is beautifully white, close-...
The grass gum tree of Australia, also called black boy. This is a liliaceous plant, which produces...
A small tree, found in many warm regions; among others in southern Florida. In Brazil it is called...
The yucca leaves afford a good fiber, and some southern species are known as _bear's grass_. The r...
This plant belongs to the order _Cycadaceae_, and is grown to some extent for the starchy matter c...
The coontie plant of Florida. The large succulent roots afford a quantity of arrowroot, said to be...
This plant is cultivated in most warm countries for the sake of its rhizomes, which furnish the sp...
A South American palm, which yields a colorless, sweet-tasted oil, used in Para for adulterating o...
This plant is a native of Bengal. Its seeds were formerly mixed with hair powder, and are still us...
Wild liquorice. This twining, leguminous plant is a native of the East, but is now found in the We...
This plant furnishes fiber fit for the manufacture of ropes. Its leaves contain a large quantity o...
This malvaceous plant is common in collections, as are others of the genus. They are mostly fiber-...
This plant furnishes the Brazil wood, which yields a red or crimson dye, and is used for dyeing si...
The drug known as catechu is principally prepared from this tree, the wood of which is boiled down...
The silver wattle tree of Australia. The bark is used for tanning purposes. It is hardy South. ...
This tree furnishes the scented myall wood, a very hard and heavy wood, of an agreeable odor, rese...
The wood of this tree is called mayall wood in New South Wales. It is also called violet wood, on ...
The black wattle tree of Australia, which furnishes a good tanning principle. These trees were fir...
This palm grows all over South America. It is known as the great macaw-tree. A sweetish-tasted oil...
The baobab tree, a native of Africa. It has been called the tree of a thousand years, and Humboldt...
A tree that furnishes red sandal wood. A dye is obtained simply by rubbing the wood against a wet ...
This plant is extolled for its charcoal in the manufacture of powder. The flowers, leaves, roots, ...
This plant belongs to the orange family, and its fruit is known in India as Bhel fruit. It is like...
This plant is commonly known as American aloe, but it is not a member of that family, as it claims...
Granada, and Murcia by the Moors. In the fifteenth century it was introduced into the Canary Islan...
Jesuit's bark. It was brought most particularly into notice when Louis XIV of France purchased of ...
See "Solidago."...
Very ornamental evergreen shrubs, bearing tubular,funnel-shaped flowers. They succeed in any ordinar...
Among these ornamental conifers mention may bemade of the beautiful Japanese Spruce Ajanensis, which...
Handsome half-hardy annual trailers. Grow in sandy peat andmultiply by root division. Flowers in Apr...
Evergreen greenhouse shrubs of great beauty and easycultivation. May be raised from seed, or by cutt...
Winter and spring flowering greenhouse shrubs with charmingflowers and graceful foliage. May be grow...
These shrubby plants are herbaceous and mostly hardy, of acreeping nature, fast growers, and suitabl...
This is a frame evergreenperennial, thriving in any light, rich soil. It can be increased by dividin...
A coarse, yet stately hardy perennial, which has largeornamental foliage, and flowers in August. It ...
Very vigorous plants, suitable when young for pots,and afterwards for the shrubbery. The A. Negundo ...
A pure white hardy perennial whichblooms in August. The dried leaves, powdered, produce sneezing. An...
Fine plants, suitable for the greenhouse, sitting-room, orhanging baskets. Plant six tubers in a 5-i...
Very pretty and very hardy,and succeeds under the shade of trees; but being very poisonous should no...
Daisy-like everlastings. Half-hardy annuals suitablefor cutting during summer, and for winter bouque...
A greenhouse evergreen shrub. It will growin any soil, and may be increased by cuttings of half-ripe...
These are mostly hardy herbaceous plants from South Africa.The soil should consist of two parts loam...
A hardy herbaceous perennial whichdelights in a shady position, and will even grow under trees. It i...
A showy herbaceous plant, bearing largeorange-coloured flowers in July. It is not particular as to s...
This hardy and ornamental herbaceous plantbears heads of bright yellow flowers, resembling small sun...
See "Yucca."...
An evergreen shrub suitable for the greenhouse.It thrives best in a mixture of sandy peat and turfy ...
Pretty hardy perennials suitable for theborder. Produce drooping pale blue flowers on branching spik...
Interesting hardy climbers. Will grow in any soil,and are readily increased by seeds sown in a damp ...
Showy crimson summer flowers, requiring only thesimplest treatment of hardy annuals. Sow in March or...
A rare but charming Pyrenean perennial species,with thick ornamental foliage, and producing large go...
A favourite hardy perennial, which grows freely fromseed in any garden soil. It may also be increase...
This little Alpine plant is a hardy evergreenthat is very suitable for rock-work, as it will grow in...
This is a noble plant, which succeedswell in the open if placed in a rich, deep, moist loam in a sun...
Effective half-hardy annual bedding plants, thriving bestin a light, rich soil. Seed should be sown ...
Required per statute acre.Carrot 5 to 6 lb. Cabbage (to transplant) 1" Cabbage (to drill) 2 to 3" Ko...
A hardy annual that is very pretty when in flower;suitable for borders. Flourishes in any soil, and ...
A very elegant and graceful species of Bent-Grass. It is ahardy annual, and is largely used for bouq...
Useful for dampmeadows. ...
A hardy herbaceous perennial, suitable for the frontof borders. It will grow in any soil, and may be...
This greenhouse evergreen twining plant delights in asoil of loam and peat; flowers in March, and is...
A useful hardy perennial forrock-work. It will grow in any soil, if not too wet, and may be increase...
A hardy, bulbous perennial. Plant in October orNovember in any garden soil, and the flowers will be ...
This is popularly known as the "Star." It bearslarge heads of pure white flowers, and is suitable fo...
See "Calycanthus" and "Chimonanthus."...
A pretty and free-blooming half-hardy annual, which producesfine spikes of orange-scarlet flowers in...
Strong-growing and verynutritious. ANTHOXANTHUM ODORATUM (True Sweet Vernal),--Hardy and gives fragr...
This favourite lemon-scented verbena should begrown in rich mould. If grown in the open, it should b...
This pretty little herbaceous plant, with its cushionsof green growth, makes a very fine display on ...
These beautiful summer-floweringhardy perennials produce large heads of lily-like blossoms in great ...
Cuttings of this greenhouse herbaceous plant may bestruck in autumn, though they are usually taken f...
Well adapted for rock-work or the front of flower-beds,and is best sown in autumn. The annual, or Sw...
The foliage of these half-hardy annual plants areextremely beautiful, some being carmine, others gre...
These plants bear large drooping bell-shaped lily-likeblossoms. They thrive best in a compost of tur...
A hardy annual of the simplest culture. Sow theseed in spring in any fine garden soil. Height, 1-1/2...
These thrive most in a peat or bog soil, but wherethis cannot be obtained a good fertile loam, with ...
Pretty hardy perennials which may be very easily raisedfrom seed on a sandy soil. Flower in June. He...
Handsome and rapid climbers, with noble foliage, somechanging to a deep crimson in autumn. The Veitc...
Anchusa Capensis is best raised in a frame and treated asa greenhouse plant, though in reality it is...
An ornamental evergreen shrub, commonly known as the MarshCystus, and thriving in a peat soil with p...
Pretty little plants, mostly hardy, but some require theprotection of a frame. They grow best in sma...
These are highly ornamental, producing a brilliant displayof flowers. The scarlets make very effecti...
A rather scarce but remarkably handsomeperennial, producing lilac-purple flowers with yellow stamens...
A biennial. Leaves and stalks are eaten raw or boiled;the seeds are aromatic, and used to flavour sp...
An elegant and graceful greenhouse plant,giving forth a delicious aromatic odour. It grows best in a...
Leaves used for garnishing, and for seasoning, like fennel;the seeds are medicinal. ...
Sow the seeds in February, March,April, and May for succession; those sown in May will continue to f...
Plants of this description arrive at maturity, bloom,produce seed, and die in one season. ...
This produces an abundance of bright red flowerswith a dark blotch and a low growth of grass-like fo...
Hardy perennial plants, requiring a rich, light soil.They flower in June and July, and may be increa...
These perennials arealmost hardy, needing protection merely in severe weather. They are readily rais...
One of the finest of hardyplants, and easy to grow. Planted in deep, free, sandy soil, it will grow ...
This hardy perennial is aprofuse bloomer, throwing up spikes of starry white flowers from May to Jul...
Sweet vernal grass. It is graceful andornamental, and is used for edgings. Sow in spring, keeping th...
A fine hardy perennial for rock-work. It is of aprocumbent habit, and has a woody nature. A vegetabl...
Handsome hardy perennials; most effectivein beds or borders. They stand remarkably well both drought...
Contrary to general belief, ants do more goodthan harm to a garden; but as they are unsightly on flo...
A charming and graceful evergreen shrub, whoseslender branches are covered with small pea-like flowe...
An American climbing plant whichproduces in the autumn bunches of purple flowers of an agreeable odo...
See "Aquatics."...
Apples delight in a moist, cool climate. All apples will notsucceed on the same soil, some preferrin...
Early in November is the most favourable time for plantingApricots. The soil--good, sound loam for p...
All aquatics grow best in wicker-baskets filled with earth.Cover the surface of the earth with hay-b...
Very ornamental and easily-grown hardyperennials. Sow seed in March in sandy soil, under glass, and ...
Pure white hardyperennial, which is valuable for spring bedding. Not particular to soil, and easily ...
Fine foliage plants, very suitable for ashady situation in a living-room. They may be raised from se...
This shrub is an evergreen, and isgenerally given stove culture, though it proves quite hardy in the...
Thisstrikingly handsome conifer is very suitable for a forecourt or for a single specimen on grass. ...
Elegant evergreen shrubs with darkfoliage of great beauty during October and November, when they pro...
These evergreen shrubs need the same treatment asArbutos. A. Uva-ursi, or Creeping Arbutos, is a pre...
A showy and interesting half-hardy annual. Raise the seedin a frame in March, and transplant in May....
A very handsome, half-hardy annual producing largedaisy-like flowers on long wiry stems, the upper p...
An evergreen shrub which delights in a mixture ofloam and peat. Cuttings will strike if planted in s...
A hardy evergreen trailing plant ofeasy culture, provided it is favoured with a sandy soil. Its cush...
Interesting hardy annuals, succeeding well in any commongarden soil. Are increased by suckers or by ...
This hardy, deciduous climbergrows best in peat and sandy loam with the addition of a little dung. I...
Handsome hardy perennials for rock-work or pots.They require an open, rich, sandy soil. Bloom June t...
Ornamental hardy annuals, closely allied to the Anchusa.The seeds are sown in the open in spring, an...
Pretty hardy annuals, the silvery leaves of theplant being very effective on rock-work. Sow the seed...
A hardy perennial whose graceful sprays offinely-cut silvery foliage are very useful for mixing with...
The Jerusalem variety will flourish in light sandy soilwhere few other things will grow. Plant the t...
In warm districts these beautiful plants may be grownin damp places out of doors, with a south aspec...
Remarkably handsome plants with fine foliage and curiousinflorescence more or less enclosed in a hoo...
This curious hardy perennial will grow in almostany soil, and may be increased by taking off portion...
Showy hardy perennials which requireplenty of room to develop. They may be grown from seed sown in A...
Sow in March or April, in rich light soil, allowing theplants to remain in the seed-beds until the f...
This delightful greenhouse climber is seen tobest advantage when suspended in a hanging basket, but ...
A. Azurea Setosa is a pretty, light-bluehardy annual, which is usually sown in the open in autumn fo...
Sift coarse gravel so as to remove the dusty portion,and mix it with boiling tar in the proportion o...
Bold hardy herbaceous plants; fine for borders; will growin common soil, and flower between May and ...
This greenhouse herbaceous perennial is a drawing-roompalm, and is interesting from the fact that it...
This splendid class of half-hardy annuals has been vastlyimproved by both French and German cultivat...
Ornamental, hardy herbaceous perennials, with large handsomefoliage, and dense plumes of flowers, re...
A hardy perennial bearing bluish-purple flowers.It will grow in any decent soil, and can be propagat...
A hardy deciduous trailing plant, producingpurple flowers in July. Sow the seed early in spring on a...
This pretty little trailer is of the same heightas A. Hypoglottis, and merely requires the same trea...
This herbaceous plant is quite hardy, and will thrive inany good garden soil, producing its flowers ...
Handsome, hardy climbers, which may be grown inany garden soil. They flower in August, and are incre...
Straggling hardy annuals of very little beauty. Will growin any soil if sown in spring, and only req...
See "Egg-Plant."...
An early spring-blooming hardy perennial. Very ornamentaleither in the garden or on rock-work, the f...
Hardy evergreen shrubs, some having blotched leaves. Theylook well standing alone on grass plots, an...
This is a species of primrose, and is sometimes calledBear's Ear from the shape of its leaves. It su...
Fine for sheep; grows freelyon light soils. ...
A very singular hardy-annual ornamental grass,generally known as Animated Oats. Very useful in a gre...
A good soil for these deciduous shrubs ismade by mixing a fair quantity of silver sand with good fib...
Charming, sweet-scented flowers, suitable for either potcultivation or the border. In August or Sept...
A hardy herbaceous plant of easy culture from seed sownin spring or autumn in any garden soil. It pr...
This hardy herbaceous perennial will grow in anykind of soil. It flowers in August, and can be incre...
A hardy perennial. Makes a useful tea and wine for fevers....
The seeds of these tender annuals require to be sown inearly spring in a hot-house or a warm frame h...
The dwarf-growing Bamboos Fortunei variegata andViridi-striata make graceful edgings to borders or p...
See "Actaea."...
This ornamental hardy perennial makes a goodborder plant, growing in any loamy soil, and producing i...
See "Rocket."...
Very ornamental hardy shrubs, bearing rich yellow flowersin spring and attractive fruit in the autum...
Beautiful hardy annuals, the flowers of which openat night and effuse a delightful odour. Sow the se...
Half-hardy annuals. The leaves and topsof the shoots, on account of their clove-like flavour, are us...
This half-hardy evergreen shrub likesa sheltered position. Protection from severe frosts is requisit...
A deep, strong loam is most suitable, but good cropscan be obtained from any garden soil. The first ...
The soil should be dug over to a depth of at least 12in. and liberally enriched with manure. In the ...
These are not particular as to position or soil, butthe best results are obtained by placing them in...
Land that has been well manured for the previous crop is thebest on which to obtain well-shaped root...
A somewhat succulent genus of conservatory plants. They allrequire a very rich loamy soil containing...
See "Amaryllis."...
See "Daisies."...
An ornamental half-hardy shrub. A profuse bloomer, theflowers of which are followed by edible strawb...
Distinct and very pretty evergreen climbingshrubs, which prove hardy in the south and west, but need...
This hardy perennial will grow almostanywhere, and may be increased by seed or by division of the ro...
A hardy annual which succeeds in any common soil. Itsdark crimson and yellow flowers are borne in Au...
See "Stachys."...
These plants take two years to flower, and then they dieaway altogether. The seed of the hardy varie...
This is admirably suitable for a southwall, but it requires plenty of room. It is propagated by cutt...
See "Thuya."...
See "Cerasus."...
To obtain good crops plant in a poor, dry soil onraised banks facing south. The bushes should be pla...
See "Staphylea."...
See "Gaillardia."...
See "Dielytra."...
Ornamental hardy perennials. They do best on aloamy soil, and may be increased by suckers taken from...
By planting a few of the more distinct speciesadapted for such positions, bogs or marshes may be mad...
This is a hardy perennial which flowers inSeptember. The same treatment that is given to Asters is s...
A useful greenhouse climber, the flowers of which arevaluable for cutting, as they last a long time ...
Hardy annual. Used for salads and garnishing, and as aningredient in cool drinks; excellent also for...
This very choice Boragewort is a trailing hardybiennial. It produces lovely pale pendent flowers fro...
Sow towards the end of March orearly in April. Plant out as soon as ready in moderately rich soil in...
Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. A single plant of B.Megastigma is sufficient to perfume a good-sized ho...
A greenhouse evergreen climber, thriving best in aloamy soil. It flowers in June, and may be increas...
A rapidly growing climber, beautiful bothin flower and foliage, the former of which is pure white, p...
Favourite stove plants. They are propagated by pieces ofthe thick fleshy roots, about 2 in. long, in...
A deep loam suits the box best. Cuttings should be takenearly in autumn. Dig a trench, and make the ...
Beautiful little half-hardy annualsbearing cineraria-like flowers that open well in the border in su...
This hardy bulbous plant bearslovely racemes of coral-coloured flowers in July. A rich loam suits it...
There are several varieties of thisornamental hardy annual grass. Briza Gracillis is slender, and ve...
Requires a heavy, deep, rich soil, and liquid manure duringgrowth. For earliest crop sow thinly in b...
Handsome plants for rock-work or the border. On adry, light, sandy soil, with plenty of sunshine, th...
Sow very thinly during the first week in May in a rich,light, sandy border, with an eastern aspect. ...
Hardy shrubs thriving in almost any soil. Cuttings willstrike if planted in sand under glass. (See a...
A very effective deciduous shrub, withlarge, curiously-cut leaves. It likes an open soil, and is pro...
Very handsome half-hardy annuals; will grow readily fromseed in any garden soil, but prefer a sandy ...
For a first crop sow early in March, and in Aprilfor succession. Transplant as soon as ready into de...
A hardy evergreen shrub, which will grow in anysoil if the situation is shady and damp. It thrives w...
Budding consists in raising an eye or bud from one part ofa bush or tree and transplanting it to ano...
Half-hardy, tall, deciduous greenhouse shrubs, delighting ina loamy soil mixed with peat. They may b...
This showy plant, bearing large blue flowers inJune, may be increased by division of the roots into ...
A miniature hardybulbous plant, which produces in February and March erect flowers about the size of...
This bulb produces early inspring, and preceding the foliage, a mass of rose-purple flowers close to...
Showyand ornamental hardy perennials. They will grow in any good soil, and flower from May to Septem...
See "Dictamnus" and "Fraxinella."...
A useful evergreen shrub which may be grown inany soil or situation. The B. Japonica Aurea is one of...
Sow from February to April for an autumn supply, and in Julyand August for spring cutting. As soon a...
Hardy annuals, remarkable for their awkward-looking stemsand discoloured leaves. They grow best in a...
A sandy loam with brick rubbish and a little peat or rottenmanure suits them. Echinopsis is a good p...
Favourite hothouse foliage plants, generally grown in peatsoil at a temperature of 70 degrees. They ...
This hardy herbaceous plant hassweetly-fragrant foliage, and bears rose-coloured flowers from May to...
A species of half-hardy climbing plants of great merit.They are elegant when in flower, and will end...
Very pretty hardy annuals. They grow well in sunnyplaces in a mixture of loam and peat, and may be r...
Many of the varieties are suitable for the greenhouseonly. They may be grown from seed, but as this ...
Very showy hardy annuals. They merelyrequire sowing in the open in autumn for an early display of bl...
Great care should be taken not to allow the sunto strike on the collar of any of the plants from Cal...
These showy plants, sometimes called Arum, are worthcultivating. They make handsome pot-plants, bear...
A hardy annual which well deserves a place in the gardenborder, both on account of its dwarf and sle...
See "Coreopsis."...
Hardy annuals demanding but little attention.The seed is sown in the open in March. Height, 1 ft. ...
This very handsome hardy perennial thrives bestin sandy peat with a little loam. It produces yellow ...
Early-flowering, showy perennials, all thriving in a moist orboggy situation. C. Leptosepala is espe...
This hardyherbaceous perennial is very useful for mixing with cut flowers. It will grow anywhere, bu...
This shrub likes an open loamysoil; flowers in July, and is propagated by layers. Height, 6 ft. ...
A perfectly hardy climbing convolvulus, and a beautifulplant for covering arbours, etc., growing 20 ...
A handsome, hardy, bulbous plant, bearingclusters of beautiful blue flowers in July. It needs a sand...
The best soil for these beautiful greenhouse evergreens isa mixture of rough peat, plenty of sand, a...
A showy genus of plants, mostly hardy perennials, whichneed no special treatment. They are readily r...
This is eminently suitablefor trellis-work or for walls. Its elegant foliage and bright yellow flowe...
The white Cape Hyacinth, or Spire Lily.A hardy, summer-flowering, bulbous plant 3 ft. to 4 ft. in he...
Very pretty hardy annuals. Sow the seed inautumn in a light, rich soil, or in spring if a less prolo...
For pot-plants on terraces, gravelwalks, and such like places, few things can equal and none surpass...
This half-hardy Hemp is grown forits ornamental foliage, and is treated as above described. Height, ...
Showy hardy biennials, which may be raised fromseed sown in the spring. Transplant in the autumn to ...
See "Streptocarpus."...
See "Honeysuckle."...
Sow early in March in well-drained pots of rich, light,free mould; cover the seed with 1/2 in. of so...
A biennial. Leaves used in soups, and the seeds inconfectionery and medicine. ...
This hardyperennial thrives in a moist, shady situation. It produces its purple flowers from May to ...
A hardy herbaceous plant; will grow in any soil,flowers in May, and is easily raised from seed. Heig...
Sow two or three seeds together in clumps 1 ft. apart, intrenches prepared as for Celery, in April o...
Coarse hardy annuals; somewhat ornamental,but are hardly more than weeds. They grow freely from seed...
This is a graceful and very beautiful variegatedgrass, striped green, silver, and gold, and makes a ...
Ornamental, thistle-like, hardy perennials, which will growin any ordinary soil. Flowers are borne f...
May be sown in heat during February or March,pricked out when strong enough, and planted in the open...
These are divided into three classes, but they are allsaid originally to come from the clove: (1) Fl...
The white flowers of this evergreen shrub,which make their appearance in July, are delicately fragra...
To grow them to perfection carrots require a deep, rich,sandy soil, which has been thoroughly trench...
This stove shrub is an evergreen. It should begrown in a mixture of loam and peat, and may be increa...
See "Ricinus."...
Pretty hardy biennials that will grow in almost anysoil, and may be increased by seed or division. T...
See "Silene."...
A beautiful Himalayan poppy, possessing a rich,soft, hairy foliage and yellow flowers, borne in succ...
Sow thinly in pans or shallow boxes early in Februaryand March on a gentle bottom-heat. Make a large...
A genus of handsome and ornamental evergreen shrubs.They are free-flowering and suitable for the con...
Ornamental hardy perennials; will grow in any soil, butrequire a little protection in the winter. Th...
A beautiful and graceful conifer, its arched branchesbeing thickly set with long grey-coloured or wh...
Sow in February or early in March on a mild hotbed for theearliest crop. Prick the seedlings off int...
Sow the seed in early spring ina warm frame; prick off singly into small pots, and re-pot as they ad...
The hardy annual and biennial kinds merely require to besown in the open in the autumn. The half-har...
A blue hardy annual which may be sown in theopen in spring. ...
Ornamental hardy annuals. Sow in the open border inMarch in any good, well-drained soil. They flower...
Strong-growing hardy perennials,suitable for backs of borders. They succeed in any garden soil, and ...
Handsome conifers of the Yewtype. These shrubs are quite hardy, and in favoured localities will prod...
A hardy trailing perennial which will grow inany light soil, and may be increased by suckers. It flo...
An ornamental tree; useful in theshrubbery in its earlier stages, as it will grow in any soil. It ma...
Hardy annuals, suitable for any ordinary soil, and needingmerely ordinary treatment. A grand plant f...
Charming conservatory plants, flowering early in spring.Cuttings may be taken in autumn, placed in s...
Half-hardy perennial Thistle plants of little merit. Anysoil suits them, and they may be increased b...
Fine greenhouse plants, delighting in arich, loamy soil. Height, 10 ft. ...
A hardy perennial. Flowers used medicinally....
See "Wallflower."...
This hardy perennial will flourish in any garden soil;flowers in May, and may be increased by divisi...
Charming hardy herbaceous plants. Succeed well in a mixtureof peat and loam or any rich soil. Increa...
A light, rich soil is the one that Cherries succeed inbest, though they will grow in any fairly good...
See "Cornus Mas."...
See "Heliotrope."...
For summer use sow in March, and for winter requirements inJuly and August, in shallow drills 6 or 8...
An annual. Useful for salads....
To raise trees from seed sow the nuts in November, about2 in. deep. When two years old they may be t...
Sow in May or June in drills of rich soil, and thin out to6 in. apart. In autumn lift the roots and ...
Same treatment as Capsicum....
This delightfully fragranthardy shrub, known as the Winter Flower, produces its blooms in January be...
A curious shrub which is bestraised from seed. It succeeds in any soil, and bears white flowers in J...
A pretty hardyspring-flowering bulbous plant. The blossoms, from five to six in number, are produced...
Hardy perennial. The young tops used to flavour soups, etc....
A pretty evergreen wall plant,bearing sweet-scented white flowers in July. The bush is round, and ex...
These Australian plants delight in rich turfy peat mixedwith fibrous loam, leaf-mould, and coarse sa...
See "Helleborus."...
The Chrysanthemum will grow in any good mould, anaturally good soil being often preferable to an art...
A free-flowering, hardy, herbaceous plant,best grown in loam and peat. Its deep-golden, star-shaped ...
This is a hardy herbaceous plant producing blueflowers in July. It will grow in any soil and needs n...
These hardy herbaceous plants will flourish in any goodgarden soil and are easily raised from seed, ...
These grow well in a soil composed of equal parts of richloam, leaf-mould, and thoroughly rotted hor...
This is a stove or greenhouse plant, and requires aloam and peat soil. Cuttings of the ripe wood str...
Useful climbing plants which delight in a light,rich soil. They are increased by cuttings planted un...
A compost of loam and peat suits thesebeautiful evergreen shrubs. They may be increased by layers, r...
A greenhouse evergreen tree, requiring a rich loamysoil. Very little water should be given it while ...
The annuals may be sown in the open in April to flower inJuly. The greenhouse evergreens may be prop...
These hardy annuals make a pretty display in the bordersduring summer. Seed ripens plentifully, and ...
A hardy herbaceous plant which yields lightyellow flowers in June. It is not particular as to soil, ...
These plants like a dry situation. Theywill grow in smoky districts, and may be increased by cutting...
The species of this genus are very pretty and free flowering,some being half-hardy climbers notable ...
This hardy deciduous shrub bears in Septemberdeliciously scented pure white flowers on the side-shoo...
A genus of very elegant, free-flowering, evergreengreenhouse shrubs. They flourish in the border of ...
Very pretty half-hardy annuals; useful for beds, edging,pots, or rock-work. They produce an abundanc...
A greenhouse climbing or trailing plant, which thrives in amixture of loam, peat, and sand. Cuttings...
Most beautiful evergreen plants forthe greenhouse. The soil most suitable for them is a compost of l...
See "Filberts."...
This rapid climber is well adapted for theconservatory, but it will thrive in the open air if the ro...
These tender annuals should be sown on a moderate hotbedin March or April, in pans of leaf-mould and...
These hardy perennials are best grown in sandy peat andloam. They are easily raised from seed or cut...
A half-hardy, annual, ornamental grassbearing clusters of beautiful pearl-like seeds. Sow in a warm ...
Plant the bulbs in February inlight, loamy soil, placing them 2 in. deep and 3 in. apart. They are r...
Tender perennial shrubs of some merit, requiring theprotection of a greenhouse. Keep the plants root...
Ornamental evergreen shrubs. A mixture of peat and loam,with a sheltered position, is their delight....
Most elegant hardy annuals, doing well in any garden soil.The seed is sown in autumn for early flowe...
Hardy annuals, possessing little beauty. Treat asCollinsia. Flower in July. Height, 1 ft. to 2 ft. ...
This hardy perennial flowers before the leaves appear.It grows best in a moist, clayey soil, and may...
See "Aquilegia."...
A shrub with Acacia-likeleaves and producing yellow Pea-shaped flowers in July, followed with bladde...
A prettygreenhouse climber, bearing cobalt-blue flowers. It should occupy a sunny position, and be w...
Perfectly hardy plants, bearing in June blue orwhite flowers the size of a shilling. The bulbs may b...
Get a heap of dead leaves and press and jam them downas closely as possible. Then take as much manur...
This ornamental deciduous shrub is quitehardy, but requires a light, sandy loam or peat soil and a s...
See "Echinacea."...
Conifers (so called because they bear cones in place ofordinary seed) are mostly of tall growth, yet...
This is one of the most beautiful hardyperennials known. It has large, deep-green foliage, with erec...
Showy plants. The tender species arewell adapted for the stove or conservatory, and are best grown i...
See "Erythrina."...
See "Kerria."...
A stove evergreen shrub, which may be grown in any light,vegetable mould or in peat and loam, and is...
Very pretty and long-flowering. They all like a light,rich, and sandy soil. Cuttings of the stove ki...
A hardy annual. Cultivated for garnishing....
Sow in drills--the plants to stand 6in. apart--from March till August, in well-drained sandy loam. A...
See "Cornus."...
See "Cyanus."...
A pretty herbaceous plant,suitable for moist parts of rock-work. It is very hardy, likes a light soi...
This hardy deciduous shrub doeswell in common soil if a fair amount of moisture be given. Its yellow...
The greenhouse shrubs should be grown in peat and loam.They are raised by seeds and by cuttings. Mos...
A pretty creeping hardy perennial suitable forrock-work, on which its bright yellow flowers are very...
An evergreen greenhouse shrub. Place in equalparts of sand and loam, and propagate by cuttings, whic...
This ornamental hardy herbaceous plant thrivesbest in a mixture of peat and loam. It is advisable to...
These low-growing perennials are suitable fordry positions on rock-work. They are not particular as ...
A very pretty half-hardy annual which flowers inJuly. Sow the seed early in spring on a slight hotbe...
Pretty plants, the flowers resembling a single Dahlia. Theyare mostly hardy, but some need protectio...
Evergreen shrubs which will grow in any soil and areeasily increased by layers. C. Hookeriana attain...
Well-known hardy perennials. These require the sametreatment as Primulas. Plant in a mixture of loam...
See "Lachenalia."...
This hardyherbaceous plant is suitable for a wild garden. It likes a good, rich soil, and is easily ...
See "Geranium Argentium."...
This hardy, ornamental shrubwill grow in any soil. It should be planted early in spring on a south o...
See "Lysimachia Nummularia."...
An interesting hardy annual. It merely requiressowing in spring, and will grow in any soil. The flow...
Sow at intervals of a week from March to September in the openground, and during the winter months i...
Among our earliest spring flowers. These will grow in anygarden soil, but prefer rich, sandy earth. ...
Fine-foliaged hothouse plants. A mixture of peat and sandyloam suits their growth, and they require ...
Charming greenhouse evergreen shrubs, which sendforth their purple flowers in September. They grow b...
See "Fritillarias."...
A hardy perennial. Sow in August or September ina sheltered spot to stand the winter. The seed may a...
See "Cardamine."...
A rich, loamy soil is most suitable for their growth. Sowframe varieties in a heat of 75 degrees or ...
This hardy perennial produces heads ofpretty purple flowers from July to September. It is not partic...
Shrubs of a rather pretty description. The stove varietiesrequire a sandy loam to grow in, and may b...
Black.--A rich, deep soil and a moist situation, togetherwith partial shade, are most suitable for t...
See "Ribes."Cyanthus Lobatus--A small, but very beautiful procumbent perennial, well adapted to fill...
Very pretty and free-blooming hardy annuals.Sow the seed in the open in autumn for an early display ...
Charming winter and spring blooming bulbous greenhouseplants, which thrive in a mixture of sandy loa...
These hardy plants are well adapted fortrellis-work, but are more effective when grown as bushes, an...
Suitable for any soil....
A stove grass which will grow in any soil,but requires a plentiful supply of water. It is increased ...
Among these useful conifers C. Lawsoniana hasno superior as a single specimen for the decoration of ...
This plant is ofthe simplest culture and is well adapted for pots, ferneries, or rock-work. It is mo...
Elegant hardy shrubs with finely-cut leaves and terminalracemes of Pea-shaped flowers in July. They ...
Strong and coarse-growing; cattleare fond of it. ...
These will grow in any good, cool, moist, well-drainedgarden soil if sand be put round their roots, ...
These attractive plants require a deep, friable soil, notover rich. They may be grown from seed sown...
These pretty, little hardy perennialsare very useful as edgings. To grow them to perfection the grou...
Dandelions on lawns, etc., may be killed by cutting themdown as low as possible, and putting a littl...
Beautiful shrubs, mostly evergreens, bearing elegant flowersfollowed by bright-red poisonous berries...
Ornamental half-hardy annuals. The seeds of all the speciesmust be sown on a hotbed early in spring....
See "Commelina."...
See "Hemerocallis."...
The gorgeous spikes of flowers produced bythese plants render them invaluable for the border. They l...
This tuberous hardy perennial growswell in old leaf-mould, and is very suitable for the base portion...
A fine, evergreen wall shrub with holly-likeleaves, and long, pendulous scarlet and orange flowers i...
This is a fine border hardy perennial, producinglong racemes of rosy-purple flowers in June or July....
A hardy evergreen shrub, flowering in July.It thrives in sandy loam and peat. Cuttings planted in sa...
A beautiful conservatory shrub, bearing in spring a largequantity of flowers resembling the snowdrop...
See "Nigella."...
Very beautiful and fragrant flowers. The genus embracesCarnations, Pinks, Picotees, and Sweet Willia...
See "Fraxinella."Dielytra Spectabilis (Venus's Car, Bleeding Heart, or Lyre ...
Very showy, hardy, perennial border plants.They will grow in any garden soil, and are readily raised...
See "Callirhoe."...
A hardy perennial. Leaves used in soups and sauces, also inpickles. ...
The Dimorphantus Mandschuricus isone of the noblest of deciduous shrubs, the foliage being very larg...
This plant is not perhaps quite hardy, stillit may be grown out of doors in a sheltered, sunny situa...
A very pretty bog plant which blooms from June toAugust. Plant in rich, light soil, and give plenty ...
This elegant greenhouseshrub is an evergreen which delights in a rich, sandy loam. It flowers in Jun...
Dwarf-growing evergreen shrubs of pretty habit. Thegolden stems and leaves of D. Chrysophylla render...
Splendid evergreen climbers, suitable either for thegreenhouse or in a sheltered position out of doo...
See "Cunila."...
Cut the weeds down to the ground, and run a skewerdipped in vitriol through the roots. ...
A hardy perennial, which is very ornamental when inflower. It grows best in a loamy soil, and is eas...
See "Violets."...
Half-hardy annuals. The seed should be sown inspring in pots placed in heat, and kept in the hothous...
A very pretty and extremely hardy little perennial,suitable for either pot culture or rock-work. It ...
An ornamental hardy perennial. It willgrow in any garden soil, and may be propagated from seed sown ...
Pretty dwarf Alpine plants which bloom during April and May;very suitable for rock-work. They flouri...
A stove evergreen shrub much valued for itsfoliage and as a table plant. It requires a light, loamy ...
Ornamental plants, mostly bearinglilac or blue flowers. Many of the half-hardy kinds are grown in po...
Greenhouse evergreen shrubs of an ornamental character.The pots should be filled with an equal mixtu...
See "Dracocephalum."...
A prostrate, creeping perennialwhich bears white Anemone-like flowers from July to September. It thr...
An inverted flower-pot, containing a little drymoss or hay, placed on a stick, forms a good trap for...
These climbing half-hardy perennialswill grow in any garden soil, a light, loamy one being preferabl...
Choice greenhouse evergreen shrubs. They grow best in asandy loam, with a little peat, mixed with pu...
A stately hardy perennial,very pretty when in flower, but hardly suitable for cutting purposes. It l...
Coarse perennial plants, of stiff growth.Any soil suits them, and they may be increased by dividing ...
A scarlet-flowering hardy annual which should begrown wherever bees are kept. Sow in spring in any g...
See "Gnaphalium."...
A charming little herbaceous perennial whichproves quite hardy in our climate, and well deserves a p...
The fruit of the egg-plant is edible. Theseed is sown in March or April in pots of well-drained, lig...
Into 3 gallons of water stir 1/4 peckof lime, 1/2 lb. of sulphur, and 1/2 lb. of tobacco. When settl...
A pretty and curious plant which may begrown in bowls of water like the Chinese Lily. The stalks are...
See "Sambucus."...
Effective variegated shrubs which prove perfectly hardyin the south of England. They grow in any ord...
Hardy annuals of great value where there arebees, the flowers being very sweet. Sow in the open in s...
Small hardy evergreen shrubs requiring an elevated andexposed position, and a dry, barren soil. They...
Sow at intervals from May till the end of August, but theprincipal sowing, to stand the winter, shou...
Pretty Heath-like shrubs. They like a sandy peat soil, andplenty of moisture. The pots in which they...
This creeper is hardy andevergreen, and its flowers possess a delicious fragrance. It may be grown i...
An ornamental herbaceous plant which may begrown in any common soil from seed sown in autumn, or may...
An elegant hardy perennial, suitable for shaded bordersor rock-work. The best soil for it is sandy p...
One of the best of our hardy,annual, ornamental grasses. Sown in March, it will reach perfection in ...
See "Winter Aconite."...
This hardy perennial bears tall, handsome spikesof sweetly-scented, peach-coloured flowers in May. I...
It is useless to attempt to grow these beautifulshrubs unless proper soil is provided. The free-grow...
Very handsome hardy perennials, producing a copious displayof bloom. They will grow in any soil, and...
The hardy perennial kinds bloom in March, the greenhousevarieties in May. The latter are very pretty...
These pretty, hardy, herbaceous plants bloom in June. Theygrow best in a compost of loam and peat, a...
Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Grow in sandy peat with alittle loam added. Cuttings will strike in san...
An extensive genus of very beautiful plants, mostly hardy.They will grow in any soil, and merely req...
A very ornamental and beautiful kind of Thistle. They aremostly quite hardy, and will grow in any ga...
Flowers of little merit. The herbaceous kinds thrive incommon soil, but do best in a mixture of loam...
A showy, summer-bloominggreenhouse plant. Place it in turfy loam enriched with old manure. It may be...
See "Violets."...
Handsome, half-hardy, evergreen shrubs, possessing richglaucous leaves and bunches of tubular flower...
Pretty hardy annuals, especially during August, whenthey are in flower. Any rich soil suits them. Ea...
A useful window or greenhouse plant, withsmall, oblong, bright green leaves, furnished with appendag...
A greenhouse everlasting tree, commonly known asBlue Gum. It delights in a mixture of peat, loam, an...
Pretty little hardy annuals, nearly allied to theClarkia. The seed may be sown in autumn for early f...
A fine, autumn-blooming plant, bearing long spikesof fragrant creamy-white flowers and curiously-spo...
A dwarf evergreen shrub with flowersresembling a white St. John's Wort. It grows best in a compost o...
An evergreen shrub which produces white flowers in May,succeeded by round, edible berries. It should...
A hardy perennial Giant Grass. It is very handsomeas single specimens on lawns, or used in groups on...
A hardy evergreen shrub which, given asunny situation, will grow in any soil, though a rich, sandy o...
A greenhouse shrub which bears sweet-scentedwhite flowers in August, continuing in bloom for a long ...
An elegant class of plants. The stove and greenhousevarieties are generally succulent, and require b...
A fine, variegated, large-leavedevergreen, very suitable for covering a low wall, or for conservator...
Very pretty flowering shrubs for walls, borders, orrockeries. They require a light, rich soil, and m...
Pretty evergreen shrubs, suitable for thegreenhouse. They thrive best in a mixture of peat and loam,...
Exceedingly pretty hardy annuals. Sow the seed in light soilearly in spring where it is to flower, a...
See "Oenothera."...
See "Peas, Everlasting."F ...
See "Thermopsis."...
See "Aralia."...
See "Stipa Pennata."...
Sow the seed in April, cover lightly with fine mould, andwhen the plants are strong enough set them ...
Hardy perennial. Used in salads and in fish sauce, also forgarnishing dishes. ...
Elegant half-hardy annuals. Sow the seed on a peat soil. Ifthis be done in autumn, they will flower ...
Most Ferns delight in a loose soil, an abundance of moisture,and a warm, humid atmosphere. The stove...
Collect the spore-fronds towards the end of summer,just as the spore-cases begin to open. Place them...
See "Tigridia."...
Strong-growing, hardy, herbaceous plants.F. Gigantea has bright, glistening foliage, changing to a b...
An annual ornamental grass, which is grown best on a loamysoil. Sow the seed in March, and keep mois...
Dwarf-growing; excellent forsheep. ...
Useful for cold, strong soils....
Fine for dry, sandy soils....
Suitable for mountainpastures. ...
Good permanent grass for rich,moist soil. ...
This hardy perennial will grow in any soil and ripen itsseed freely. Young plants, obtained by sowin...
A hardy perennial which thrives well whenplanted under the shade of trees. It is increased by separa...
This thrives well in anylight, rich soil, or in loam and peat. Keep it moderately moist throughout t...
See "Aralia."...
Though in some parts of our country Figs are cropped onstandards, as a rule they require to be train...
These Nuts will succeed on any soil that isnot cold or wet. The bushes should be planted in October,...
See "Crataegus."...
See "Inula" and "Stenactis."...
One of the most elegant hardy perennials for forcingfor table decorations, or cutting for vases. The...
Various practices prevail at differentpotteries, but the appended names and sizes are generally adop...
See "Tiarella."...
This shrub will grow in any soil, butneeds protection in severe weather. It may be propagated by lay...
See "Myosotis."...
Any good soil suits these pretty shrubs. F. Suspensathrives best under greenhouse treatment, but F. ...
See "Digitalis."...
A rich or peaty mouldsuits this half-hardy perennial. It may be saved through the winter by protecti...
Hardy perennials bearing white flowers from June toSeptember. They like a good, warm soil. The only ...
This ornamental hardy perennial is commonlyknown as the Burning Bush. It succeeds in any garden soil...
Remarkably pretty and graceful Cape flowers, possessing amost agreeable perfume. The plants grow abo...
A beautiful and somewhat singular wall shrub,with large yellow flowers. Any soil is suitable for it,...
See "Chionanthus."...
Soil, sandyloam, or well-drained, deep, rich mould. Plant in the open ground in autumn; take the bul...
Cut away all growths that have an inwardtendency, and do not allow any shoot to cross over or come i...
These like a warm and moist atmosphere. The hardy sorts dowell out of doors in rich, light soil. On ...
See "Corydalis."...
Ornamental plants which delight in a deep, light soil and awarm, moist situation, without which they...
Enjoys a sandy soil. Increased by cuttings taken in springor autumn and placed in a shady border und...
The cultivation of Gages is similar to that of Plums. In theopen they may be grown as dwarfs or pyra...
Very ornamental flowers, which willgrow in any common soil, but thrive most in a light, rich one. Se...
See "Snowdrops."...
The Heart-shaped Galax is a charminglittle plant for rock-work. It is perennial, and does not lose t...
Ornamental hardy perennials, requiring plentyof room. They are readily increased by seed or division...
This hardy herbaceous plant blooms in July. It will grow inany soil, and can be increased by divisio...
Plant in a hothouse in fibrous peat mixed with a largeproportion of sand. Give plenty of heat and mo...
Plant small cloves from February to April in rows 9 in. apartand 6 in. from each other in the row. L...
A hardy evergreen shrub, which is very suitablein its early stages for pot-culture. A light, loamy s...
This plant grows best in pots of turfy loam andleaf-mould, to which has been added a little old mort...
Elegant evergreen shrubs which flower in April and May.They are most suitable for adorning the green...
Dwarf, creeping evergreen shrubs, having dark foliageand producing white flowers in May, June, or Ju...
This free-flowering, hardy, herbaceous plant willthrive in any light, rich soil. It bears elegant sp...
A showy greenhouse plant. It may be planted in theopen in warm positions, but will require protectin...
Greenhouse evergreen shrubs which thrive best in sandyloam and peat. Cuttings of the young wood plan...
G. Canariense is an exceedingly ornamental andfree-flowering greenhouse shrub. It should be planted ...
The herbaceous kinds do best in a light, rich soil, such asloam and peat mixed with vegetable mould....
This hardy perennialalpine is very effective on rock-work, especially in front of dark stones; but p...
Take cuttings in July or August, and let them he topartially dry for twenty-four hours before planti...
These hardy perennials form pyramidal bushes bearingPentstemon-like flowers, thickly set and varying...
These require to be sown in a cold frame in seed-pans,in the greenhouse, or under a handglass, in go...
Handsome greenhouse perennials. They thrive in any light,rich soil. Cuttings will strike readily eit...
Very handsome hardy perennials. They grow well in any light,rich, loamy soil, and may be increased e...
Sow the seed the first week in April in small pots, andcover it lightly with fine soil. Plunge the p...
Extremely pretty and free-flowering hardy annuals, deservingof a place in every garden. They are ver...
The Three-Leaved Gillenia is a hardy herbaceousperennial which is very useful as a cut flower for th...
Dig the ground out to a depth of 1 ft. or 15 in.; put ina layer of leaf-mould or rotted manure, and ...
The large, brilliant,orange-red flowers of this plant are very effective in the border, and the bloo...
A pretty little hardy trailing plantbearing flesh-coloured flowers in June and July. It grows in san...
This tender annual is well known forits clover-like heads of everlasting flowers. It will grow in an...
See "Trollius."...
See "Echinops."...
A pretty dwarf perennial rock-plant bearingpale blue flowers in May and June. It is hardy, thrives i...
See "Chionodoxa."...
A very ornamental family of tuberous-rooted hothouseplants. They are of two classes, the drooping an...
See "Wistaria" and "Apios."...
Hardy everlasting flowers, which arecovered with a woolly substance. They may be grown in any light,...
See "Galega."...
Very pretty hardy annuals, that may be grown in any gardensoil. Sow in the autumn for early flowerin...
Hardy annual foliage plants. They are not particularas to soil, and are easily raised from seed sown...
See "Solidago."...
Delicate greenhouse evergreen shrubs requiring a soilof sandy loam and peat and but little water. Th...
See "Globe Amaranthus."...
From the middle of October to the end of November isthe best time for planting. To produce good crop...
To prevent caterpillars attackingGooseberries syringe the bushes with a decoction of common foxglove...
See "Ulex."...
Sow at the end of March or the beginning of April on aslight hotbed; pot off when the plants are suf...
The objects of Grafting are to bring a bush or tree into anearlier state of bearing than it would do...
Pitch and resin four parts each,beeswax two parts, tallow one part. Melt and mix the ingredients, an...
The cultivation of Grapes in the open in our cloudy andchangeable climate cannot be looked forward t...
Fine for mixing in a green state with cutflowers, or in a dried condition for the decoration of vase...
This hardy herbaceous plant bears light blueflowers in July. A rich, moist soil is its delight. It i...
Fumigate the infected plants with tobacco, and afterwardssyringe them with clear water; or the plant...
Handsome greenhouse shrubs, which require a mould composedof equal parts of peat, sand, and loam. Gi...
A dwarf-growing, light-coloured evergreenshrub, which will thrive near the sea. It requires a light,...
See "Viburnum."...
Soil, strong, rich loam withsand, well drained. Plant the bulbs deeply in a warm, sheltered position...
Scrape the gum off, wash the place thoroughly withclear water, and apply a compost of horse-dung, cl...
This hardy plant bears largeleaves on stout foot-stalks, and is very ornamental in the backs of bord...
Has gigantic leaves, 4 to 5 ft. in diameter, onpetioles 3 to 6 ft. in length. It prefers a moist, sh...
This unquestionably is the grandest of allgrasses, and is sufficiently hardy to endure most of our w...
Of value for table bouquets, etc. They will grow in anysoil, but prefer a chalky one. The herbaceous...
These beautiful evergreen shrubs require greenhouseculture, and to be grown in sandy loam and leaf-m...
This elegant shrub will grow inany soil, and may be propagated by cuttings of the roots or by layers...
An ornamental shrub which will grow inordinary soil, but thrives best in a sandy one. It is increase...
The seed should be sown thinly in the open bordersduring March, April, or May in fine soil, covering...
A hardy perennial, producing very fine yellowflowers in the autumn. It will grow in any good garden ...
See "Crepis" and "Hieracium."...
See "Pansies."...
For their successful growth Heaths require awell-drained soil, composed of three parts finely pulver...
See "Ivy."...
A hothouse herbaceous plant, delighting in arich, light soil, plenty of room in the pots for the roo...
Hardy perennials, requiring a light, rich soil, or loamand peat. They may be raised from seed, or in...
The Pumilum is a very pretty hardy perennial that may begrown in any soil, and increased by dividing...
These hardy perennials are bestgrown in sandy loam and peat, and may be increased by cuttings placed...
The tall variety is a very stately plant,suitable for the background or a corner of the border. Well...
Fine everlasting hardy annuals, that grow best in amixture of three parts peat and one part sandy lo...
Pretty little hardy annuals, thriving best in sandy loamand peat. Sow the seed early in spring in po...
This hardy perennial is useful for cutting purposes, theflowers being borne on long stalks, and last...
Commonly called Cherry Pie. Sow the seed early in springin light, rich soil in a little heat, and pl...
A half-hardy annual, bearing everlasting flowers. Itshould receive the same treatment as Helichrysum...
As its name implies, the Helleboreflowers about Christmas, and that without any protection whatever....
A pretty herbaceous plant, bearing dense racemes ofpurple-rose flowers from June to August. It grows...
Old-fashioned plants of great merit.Planted in large clumps they produce a grand effect. They are ea...
See "Canna" and "Cannabis."...
This enjoys a rather light, sandy soil and a shadysituation. The roots should be taken up and divide...
Coarse hardy biennials, that may be grown in any kind ofsoil, and are readily raised from seed. They...
Thyme, Marjoram, Chervil, Basil, Burnet, Hyssop, Savory, etc.,should be sown early in spring, in dry...
These dwarf carpeting plants are of easy culture.Grow from seed in spring and transplant into sandy ...
See "Rocket."...
Very neat, but not showy, hardy American perennials. Theymay be grown in any ordinary light garden s...
An evergreen twining plant, requiring a greenhousefor its cultivation and a soil of sandy loam and p...
A handsome hardy annual Mallow. Sow in Marchin slight heat, and plant out in May 10 in. apart. Grows...
A hardy, deciduous,autumn-flowering shrub, which will grow in common soil, and may be propagated by ...
A free-growing hardy perennial, suitable fora sunny bank or border. It is not particular as to soil....
See "Amaryllis."...
Very pretty hardy trailing perennials, covered from Mayto July with golden Pea-shaped flowers. They ...
Ornamental shrubs, thriving in ordinary soil, andincreased by layers or cuttings of the roots. H. Rh...
See "Stauntonia Latifolia."...
This pleasing hardy evergreen shrub thrives best ona deep, sandy loam, but will grow in any good soi...
May be raised from seed or cuttings. Sow the seed aboutthe second week of March in very rich soil, a...
Beautiful little South African plants. For out-doorcultivation plant the bulbs in a dry, warm situat...
Hardy herbaceous plants flowering in April. Any soilis suitable for them, and they may be increased ...
Interesting hardy biennials. When dried, theshining seed-pods make a handsome addition to winter bou...
These rapid twiners thrive in any loamy soil, and maybe increased by putting down layers in the autu...
A useful hardy climber for covering verandahs, summer-houses,etc. Plant in rich, loamy soil, and inc...
A very pretty speciesresembling miniature barley. Sow seed in March, covering it very lightly, and k...
Hardy perennial. Leaves and young shoots used for makinga beverage for coughs. ...
This hardy perennial produces erect whiteflowers with blue corolla in June or July. It will grow in ...
See "Glaucium."...
Plant in October or February in deep, rich soil; or itmay be grown on a heap of cinder-ashes, or on ...
Take dead leaves and stable-straw, with the dung,in the proportion of two double loads for a three-l...
See "Sempervivum."...
These hardy little evergreens are more generallyknown as Bluets. They make charming ornaments for ro...
A greenhouse shrub, which is evergreen and elegant whenin flower in June. A sandy loam and peat soil...
A remarkably handsome and graceful plant, the leaves of whichwhen slightly bruised yield a strong od...
(Japanese Hop).--A hardy annual Hop of rapidgrowth, the leaves of which are splashed with white. Use...
This small alpine creeper is a profuse bloomer,its glistening white flowers being produced at all se...
Very pretty and hardy, bearing fine spikes of deep,rich blue flowers in compact clusters on a stem 6...
May be grown in pots, in glasses, or in beds and borders.The soil should be rich and light. Good loa...
A very hardy race of spring-flowering bulbs.Though the varieties are very dissimilar in appearance, ...
This shrub delights in a moist, sheltered position andrich soil. It may be increased at any time fro...
Ornamental evergreen shrubs, thriving bestin a compost of loam and peat. They are increased by cutti...
Pretty little hardy annuals that may be easily raisedfrom seed sown early in March in any garden soi...
Favourite dwarf shrubs. Any soil suitsthe hardy kinds, but they prefer shade and moisture. These may...
Hardy evergreen shrub. Leaves and young shoots used formaking tea; also as a pot herb. ...
See "Candytuft."...
See "Mesembryanthemum."...
See "Holly."...
Half-hardy perennials. May be raised from seedsown early in spring on a hotbed, or later on in a sha...
become general in warm climates and its use universal. ...
Ornamental hardy herbaceous plants, of easy culture.They are suitable for the border or the rockery,...
See "Ficus."...
See "Zea."...
See "Canna."...
Beautiful evergreen shrubs. I. Australis has elegant,fern-like foliage and racemes of pink or purple...
Select strong bulbs of the seedling varieties, andplant them in succession, commencing early in autu...
To destroy insects on plants wash the plant withTobacco-Water (which see). Or put 1 oz. of quassia c...
A hardy perennial which flowers inNovember. It will grow in any garden soil, and can be increased by...
These hardy annuals grow freely in any rich, damp soil;a shady position is indispensable. Height, 1/...
These beautiful climbing plants are very suitable forcovering trellis-work, or for the pillars or ra...
A very beautiful half-hardy biennial, but difficult tocultivate. Some gardeners steep the seed in ho...
Take cuttings of these greenhouse plants in autumn; insertthem thinly in 48-size pots filled with co...
The Iris is the orchid of the flower garden; its blossoms arethe most rich and varied in colour of h...
A gorgeous flower of exceptional beauty. Plant the bulbs inthe sunniest spot out of doors during Mar...
A deep, rich soil suits the common Ivy; the moretender kinds require a lighter mould. To increase th...
Plant out of doors from September to December, in asunny, sheltered position, in light, rich, sandy ...
See "Polemonium."...
May be raised from cuttings in the same way asVerbenas, and will grow freely from seeds sown in autu...
A hardy perennial which producesa profusion of heads of blue flowers in June, and continues to bloom...
These are favourite plants for training over arbours ortrellis-work, and for growing against walls. ...
See "Coix Lachryma."...
These are quite hardy, and may be grown in the open in thesame manner as Hyacinths. Five or six bulb...
See "Chinese Sacred Narcissus."...
These useful conifers prefer dry chalk orsandy soils, but will thrive in any ground that is not too ...
This is a beautiful creeper for a south or westaspect. It thrives best in loam and sandy peat. Cutti...
See "Borecole."...
This hardy, dwarf evergreen shrub is deservedly agreat favourite. It produces a wealth of flowers in...
Showy greenhouse succulent plants. A light, turfy loamis suitable for them, and they may be increase...
Sow this pretty hardy annual in April in the open border,or in March in slight heat. It may also be ...
A greenhouse evergreen twining plant of a verybeautiful order, which thrives best in a compost of sa...
Beautiful hardy shrubs, which may be grown inany garden soil, and can be propagated by cuttings of t...
This is an ornamental tree bearing longspikes of yellow flowers in July. It will grow in any soil, b...
Though mostly grown as a farmcrop, this vegetable is strongly recommended for garden cultivation, as...
Charming greenhouse plants for potor basket culture. Pot in December in a compost of fibrous loam, l...
An ornamental,but not handsome, hardy perennial, with leaves 1 ft. in length and 9 in. in breadth. I...
See "Cypripedium."...
See "Alchemilla."...
This hardy annual is commonly known as Hare's-TailGrass. It is distinctly ornamental, producing eleg...
Bees are very fond of this blue hardy annual,which may readily be grown from seed sown in the spring...
These plants are mostly of a hardy herbaceous description andof little value. They will grow well in...
These dwarf, bushy, half-hardy perennial shrubs bearVerbena-like blossoms. They like a dry and warm ...
A beautiful climbing plant which bears largerose-coloured flowers in May. It can be grown in any lig...
This climbing shrub has fine ornamentalfoliage. It is most suitable for a south or west aspect, wher...
The Stock-flowered Larkspur is of the same habit as theDutch Rocket, but has longer spikes and large...
Stove evergreen shrubs, flourishing best in a mixture ofequal parts of loam, peat, and sand. They ar...
A hardy annual of a rather pretty nature, suitable forflower-beds or borders. Autumn is the best tim...
Handsome plants when in flower, the larger kinds being welladapted as backgrounds to other plants in...
Laurels will grow in any good garden soil. They are grownboth as bushes and standards, and require b...
See "Viburnum Tinus."...
See "Bay, Sweet."...
The greenhouse and frame kinds grow in any light soil, andare increased by cuttings of the ripened w...
Hardy perennial. Cultivated for its flowers, for thedistillation of lavender water, for flavouring s...
A hardy shrub whose sweetly-scentedflowers, which are produced in August, are much prized. A dry, gr...
See "Shrubs for Lawns."...
See under "Carnations."...
Low-growing American evergreen shrubs,thriving best in sandy peat, and may be increased by layers. ...
Sow early in March, and prick out the plants in rich soil, in asheltered position, to strengthen. As...
Hardy perennials, succeeding best in peat soil. Theyare most suitable for rock-work, and may be incr...
See "Doronicum."...
Charming hardy annuals which make nice pot-plants. Theseed should be sown in rich, light soil--peat ...
Neat greenhouse evergreen shrubs, most at home in equalportions of loam, peat, and sand. Cuttings ma...
Elegant greenhouse shrubs, delighting in a mixture ofturfy loam, peat, and sand. They are evergreen,...
Sow early in February on a slight hotbed, and prick out intoa well-manured and warm border, having t...
Same treatment as Chrysanthemum....
Also known as St. Agnes' Flower. Handsomeplants. The flowers are pure white, every petal being tippe...
A popular white-foliaged bedding plant, which maybe increased by dibbling cuttings in sandy soil and...
This makes a pretty rock-plant. It is a perennialand quite hardy, but requires plenty of sun. During...
Ornamental plants, the flowers resembling Hopsof a purple colour. They will grow in any soil, but ne...
A curious old herbaceous perennial, now seldommet with, sending up late in summer a dense cylindrica...
The narrow foliage and spikes of pure whiteflowers, produced in May and June, render this hardy pere...
This is a winter-flowering plant, and is easilygrown in a cool greenhouse. It is very useful for tab...
The Lily is admirably adapted for pot culture, theconservatory, and the flower border, and will flou...
Set the roots in bunches 1 ft. apart, and beforesevere weather sets in cover them with a dressing of...
Very elegant and beautiful hardy annuals,which are slightly fragrant. They must be grown in a moist ...
These all do best in a light, sandy loam, and make goodplants for rock-work. L. Bipartita is suitabl...
A rare, native, evergreen creeping perennial.From July to September it bears pale pink flowers; it m...
This succeeds best in rich, light mould. The LinumFlavum, or Golden Flax, is very suitable for pot c...
A frame creeping perennial which flowers in June. Itrequires a light soil. Cuttings of the young woo...
A hardy perennial, evergreen trailer,needing no special culture, and adapting itself to any soil. It...
The flowers are both beautiful and curiously formed, but theplants have a stinging property. They gr...
Elegant dwarf climbers, suitableeither for the conservatory or for outdoor culture. They may also be...
These effective plants may be raised from seed sown inJanuary or February in fine soil. Sprinkle a l...
See "Silene."...
See "Saxifrage."...
Hardy deciduous shrubs, which will grow in any ordinarysoil, and produce their flowers in April or M...
Very elegant half-hardy climbers. Planted against awall in the open air, or at the bottom of trellis...
See "Tomatoes."...
See "Eragrostis."...
See "Nigella."...
A hardy annual bearinggraceful drooping racemes of crimson blossom. The seed should be sown in the o...
A fine plant either for the wall or border. Itgrows well in a compost of peat and light, turfy loam,...
See "Honesty."...
Though old-fashioned flowers, these still rank among our mostbeautiful annual and herbaceous border ...
Hardy perennials which, though rather straggling, deserveto be cultivated on account of the brillian...
See "Dielytra."...
This hardy perennial has something of theappearance of a tall Speedwell. When in flower it is attrac...
This plant is extremelyhardy, and is eminently suitable either for rock-work or pots. It is of the e...
Very handsome hardy perennials which thrive in any gardensoil, and may be raised from seed or increa...
A hardy annual of a rather handsome order. The seed should besown in May in a shady situation. The p...
A handsome, hardy evergreen, with largeshining, Laurel-shaped leaves, and highly-scented, Tulip-shap...
Handsome evergreen shrubs, useful for covert planting or forgrouping with others. They grow best in ...
The flowers of this hardy perennial areproduced in April and May, and somewhat resemble miniature Li...
See "Zea."...
Very beautiful hardy annuals having soft leaves. They may beraised from seed sown in April in any ga...
Very ornamental plants, more especially the greenhousevarieties. The hardy perennials succeed in any...
A fine climbing plant bearing very sweetwhite flowers in June. It is rather tender, and more suitabl...
One of the best fertilisers of the soil is made bysaturating charred wood with urine. This may be dr...
See "Acer."...
The White Paris Daisiesare very effective when placed against scarlet Geraniums or other brightly-co...
A charming littleevergreen, of procumbent growth, bearing throughout the whole summer a number of be...
Hardy annual. Flowers used in soups....
Handsome and free-flowering half-hardy annuals. Thegreenhouse varieties thrive in a mixture of loam ...
Hardy annuals. Aromatic andsweet flavour. Used for stuffings and as a pot herb; leaves dried for win...
Handsome half-hardy, fragrant annuals. The seed should besown on a hotbed in March. When the plants ...
Half-hardy perennials, which are veryhandsome when in flower, and adorn equally the greenhouse or th...
Singular plants, which to grow to perfection should beplaced in a mixture of loam, peat, and sand. T...
See "Stocks."...
A favourite hardy annualwhose lilac flowers are fragrant towards evening. They may be grown from see...
This is a half-hardy annual of little interest so far asits flowers are concerned, and is mostly gro...
This elegant twining plant is best grown inpots, so that it can more conveniently be taken indoors i...
A pretty diminutive herbaceous plant. When grown inpeat and sand in an open situation it survives fr...
An ornamental hardy perennial,often found on English rocks. It may be grown in any light, rich soil,...
These trees will grow on any well-drained soil. The DutchMedlar is most prized, as it bears the larg...
This hardy herbaceous plant flowers from April to June.A light, sandy soil suits it best. It may be ...
A hardy perennial, flowering in July. Any soilsuits it. It is increased by division of the root. Hei...
Thishandsome perennial is not often seen, but it deserves to be more generally grown, especially as ...
Sow from January to June in pots plunged in a hotbed, thetemperature of which should not be under 80...
A pretty slender-branched,hardy, climbing, deciduous shrub, with yellow flowers in June, followed wi...
A hardyperennial, which may be grown in any soil, and is easily increased by dividing the roots. It ...
Treat as other hardy aquatics....
This evergreen thrives best in fibrouspeat to which a fair quantity of silver sand has been added. W...
These hardy perennials flower from March to July. Theywill grow in any garden soil, but do best in p...
These half-hardy, annual succulentshave a bright green foliage covered with ice-like globules. They ...
For treatment, see "Medlars."...
A hardy perennial with graceful, feathery greenfoliage, but of no special beauty. It is a native of ...
A numerous family of hardyherbaceous perennials. Some few are very pretty, while others can only be ...
This is an attractive border biennial,bearing from March to June white campanula-like flowers tinged...
For summer-flowering plants sow the seed in spring, andthin out to a distance of 9 in. apart. To obt...
Syringe with a strong decoction of green leaves and tenderbranches of the elder-tree, or with a solu...
See "Carduus."...
See "Cardamine."...
These shrubs are often called Sensitive Plants, on accountof the leaves of several of the species of...
Showy half-hardy perennials which thrivein moist and shady situations and in almost any soil. They m...
A charming half-hardy annual climber, bearing singularlyshaped flowers, produced on long racemes. Wh...
May be grown in any garden soil. It is increased by runners,which, if not held in check, become very...
Raise the bark of an apple, pear, or oak tree on theunderneath part of a branch and insert some well...
A hardy perennial which bears slender racemes ofwhite flowers in April. It makes a pretty rock plant...
These pests may be destroyed by placing in their runs wormsthat have been kept for some time in moul...
See "Bergamot."...
An ornamental shrub, suitable for thegreenhouse or stove. It requires to be grown in loam and peat, ...
See "Aconite."...
See "Mimulus."...
See "Araucaria."...
Very graceful and showy plants. The flowers, which arelike small Gladioli, are produced on long bran...
These plants flower in May, and require the sametreatment as Ixias. ...
An ornamental hardy perennial, which isseldom met with. It forms rosettes of large, deep green, shin...
This is a pretty hardy perennial for rock-work. Itflowers in May, and is raised from seed sown as so...
Beautiful half-hardy annuals. For early flowering sowthe seed in September: for later blooms sow in ...
See "Convolvulus."...
A good twining plant for the greenhouse, producingfragrant cream-coloured flowers in July. It will g...
Bears very fragrant purplish flowers....
To eradicate moss from fruit-trees wash the branches withstrong brine or lime water. If it makes its...
See "Dryas."...
A very decorative climber, hardy in nature butrequiring a good amount of sunshine to make it bloom. ...
Any good soil will grow the Mulberry. The tree is hardy,but the fruit wants plenty of sunshine to br...
See "Soil."...
See "Hyacinthus."...
See "Hyacinthus."...
Take partially dry horse manure and lay it in a heapto ferment. Turn and mix it well every few days,...
A well-known sweet-scented, half-hardyperennial, well adapted for pot culture. A moist, shady positi...
For sowing in the open choose a shady border, makethe surface fine and firm, and water it well befor...
The perennial varieties of thesebeautiful plants grow best in moist places, such as the edges of pon...
This hardy deciduous shrub isvery ornamental, and its foliage is scented like the myrtle. It will gr...
See "Smilax."...
Will strike readily if the cuttings be placed in abottle of water till roots grow, and then planted;...
See "Daffodils."...
These are among the most useful of our hardy annuals,producing a display of the brightest of colours...
Require the same treatment as the Peach. In fact, theNectarine stone sometimes produces a Peach, and...
These shrubs thrive in ordinary soil, and are increased bycuttings of the young wood. They flower in...
A most beautiful half-hardy annual of the Antirrhinum class.Sow the seed early in spring on a hotbed...
Pretty, neat, and compact hardy annuals, well worthcultivating. They succeed best in a moist and sha...
A very useful plant for hanging baskets.It can be trained as a pyramid or allowed to hang down; in m...
See "Guernsey Lily."...
This pretty Moss-like plant isfairly hardy, and is eminently suited for a sheltered position on the ...
A tamarix-like shrub, bearing clusters of whiteflowers early in spring. Will grow in any soil or sit...
Very showy half-hardy annuals. N.Affinis bears long, tubular, sweet-scented, white flowers in July, ...
These elegant half-hardy annualsgrow well in any light soil, but prefer a mixture of sandy loam and ...
This herbaceous plant is of a creepingnature; it has deep green ovate foliage and large saucer-shape...
These hardy annuals, a species of Fennel-flower, are bothcurious and ornamental. Perhaps the best kn...
See "Mathiola."...
See "Mathiola Bicornis." If Emperor,Imperial, or Intermediate Stocks are sown in March or April, the...
Hardy annuals that are suitable for the border, as they arevery showy when in flower. The seed shoul...
Hardy Camellias, Chrysanthemums,black and green Tea Plant, Rhododendrons, Ferns, Red Currants, Morel...
This early-flowering shrub is only hardy in the south andsouth-west of our country. It requires a li...
Exquisite little half-hardy plants, suitable for pots orrock-work. The seed should be sown early in ...
A hardy aquatic perennial, frequently found in ourponds. It flowers in June, and may be increased by...
A most beautiful orchid, delighting in atemperature of from 60 to 70 degrees and an abundance of wat...
The Evening Primroses are most useful and beautifulplants, well suited for ornamenting borders, beds...
These evergreen shrubs thrive in peat and loam, and may beincreased by division of the roots. O. Haa...
A hardy perennial which may be grown under theshade of trees in ordinary soil. It produces its flowe...
Plant these Orchids firmly in well-drained pots,using equal parts of live sphagnum and fibrous peat....
Require a deep, rich, heavy soil. Where the ground is notsuitable it should have had a good dressing...
A charming hardyevergreen of a shrubby nature. It will grow in any ordinary garden soil, and is incr...
Half-hardy perennials of a rather interesting nature andof easy cultivation. Sow the seed any time b...
This hardy herbaceous plant is verypretty when in flower, and suitable for rock-work. It requires a ...
A dwarf hardy Cactus withsulphur-coloured flowers, produced from June to August; very suitable for d...
See "Choisya."...
The four classes into which these charming and interestingplants are divided may be described as (1)...
Popularly known as the Beautiful Marjoram, thisplant is useful for cutting for vases. It is perennia...
O. Arabicum bears a large white flower with a shinyblack centre. It is a fine plant for pot culture,...
These hardy perennials bear elegant Pea-shaped blossoms. Theplants will grow readily in any light so...
These elegant hardy evergreen shrubs succeed best inlight, sandy loam, and like a dry situation. The...
A newly introduced evergreen shrub very similar tothe Holly. It is perfectly hardy and may be treate...
A hardy herbaceous, surface-creeping perennial ofsingular beauty as regards both leaf and flower. Th...
See "Bugloss."...
A genus of very pretty bulbous plants that thrive well in amixture of loam, peat, and sand, or will ...
A hardy perennial with lemon-yellow flowers inJune and July. It will grow in any good garden soil, a...
This early hardy perennial has ornamental foliage andblooms in April. It will succeed in almost any ...
These beautiful flowering plants are mostly hardy enough toendure our winters. The herbaceous kinds ...
Soak the seed in tepid water for twenty-four hours,then put them singly 1 in. deep in 2-in. pots fil...
See "Gynerium."...
See "Withania."...
A handsome class of plants. Their habit of growth issomewhat like that of the Amaryllis. They are ad...
For table decoration orvases this is a most useful plant. It requires a warm greenhouse where a temp...
Handsome ornamental grasses. They will grow in any soilor situation. P. Capillare is an annual, suit...
Grow well from seed sown in July or August ona raised bed of light earth. They may also be increased...
These showy flowers are most at home in a rich,light soil. They are easily raised from seed sown whe...
See "Iris."...
In order to grow Parsley to perfection it is necessary thatthe ground be well drained, as the roots ...
These succeed best in a rich soil, but the application offresh manure should be avoided, as it induc...
Cuttings of the young shoots strike readily in sandunder glass. The plant likes a good loamy soil mi...
This is a deciduous hardy shrub or tree whichbears elegant racemes of white Chestnut-like flowers in...
These are best grown on a strong loam mixed with old mortar;though any soil that is well drained wil...
Wherever Apples are a success Pears will grow. As a rule, theyare best grown dwarf. On light soils t...
For the production of heavy summer and autumn crops a rich anddeeply-stirred soil is essential, one ...
These well-known andfavourite hardy perennials are very useful for covering trellises, etc. They wil...
These most beautiful and profuse blooming hardy annualswill grow almost anywhere, but they prefer a ...
The shrubby kinds will grow well in any rich soil; loamand decayed leaves form a good compost for th...
This charming hardy perennial is deserving of a place inevery garden. It may be grown in any good so...
This may be grown on any damp or marshy soil, andincreased by dividing the roots. ...
These are plants that die down during the winter, butspring up and produce new stems annually. Some,...
Very fragrant twining plants, suitable for trellis-work,arbours, etc. A rich soil suits them best. T...
A plant of little merit, except for its foliage,which is of a rich bronze purple. It bears a cream-c...
A hardy, deciduous, twining shrub, which will growin any soil, and may be increased by layers or by ...
See "Vinca."...
An American evergreen shrub, which, like all of its class,thrives best in sandy peat; it delights in...
These ornamental half-hardy perennials prefer a mixture ofsandy loam and vegetable mould, but will g...
A superb, rich blue, hardy annual. It willgrow in any soil, and is easily raised from seed sown in s...
P. Arundinacea is the well-known perennial Ribbon Grass;it is easily grown from seed, and the root a...
Among the best of our flowering shrubs, producing awealth of sweetly-scented flowers. For cultivatio...
An American evergreen shrub which grows best in peat, butwill thrive in any light soil. It should oc...
This effective border evergreen will grow in any ordinarygarden soil, and may be increased either by...
Suitable for strongsoils; nutritious and hardy. ...
This effective hardy perennial will grow inany rich, light soil in a warm position, and is a fine la...
For richness of colour and duration of bloom there are fewplants that can rival either the annual or...
A greenhouse herbaceous plant which succeeds best inrich loam. It flowers in August, and may be prop...
A greenhouse perennial bearing carmine and yellowflowers in June, but is hardy enough to be grown on...
A rich, light soil is most suitable forthe stove and greenhouse kinds, cuttings of which root freely...
This evergreen climber is a good plant fortraining to the rafters of a greenhouse. It grows well in ...
Ornamental hardy herbaceous plants, ranging in colourfrom white to purple. They like a rich soil, an...
A very pretty hardy perennial. It will thrive inany soil, blooms from May to August, and can be read...
A very fine herbaceous plant,bearing bunches of pretty black berries. It requires a rich soil and pl...
See "Carnations."...
Very beautiful, compact, and free-growing greenhouseeverlasting shrubs. The most suitable soil consi...
See "Anagallis."...
This handsome,hardy bog-plant produces deep violet-blue flowers in August and September. It may be g...
Will live in almost any soil, but if large blooms are requiredrich earth is essential. They are incr...
As a tall specimen tree nothing is more graceful than theCorsican Pine (Pinus Laricio). P. Strobus N...
This consists in drawing out the young grass, or shoots, fromthe joints of Pinks, etc., from May to ...
Hardy and elegant herbaceousplants, requiring a sandy soil. They may be raised either from seeds or ...
Pretty hardy annuals which thrive in asandy soil. They are easily raised from seed sown in March or ...
A beautiful evergreen shrub for a greenhouse. Pot inequal parts of loam, peat, and sand. It flowers ...
These pretty evergreens will grow in any soil, and can bepropagated in September by cuttings of half...
Almost any soil will grow this useful fruit. Young trees maybe planted at any time, when the ground ...
A fine, hardy, dwarf plant suitablefor any soil. Its massive sprays of fine blue flowers, arranged i...
Good for poor soils....
Grows well on light,dry soil, and also in water-meadows. ...
A very pretty, dwarf-growing, variegated grass. Plantin a moist situation in a rich, light, loamy so...
Fine for damp soil....
See "Cephalotaxus."...
Hardy annuals bearing yellow and red and white flowers. Amixture of loam and peat is most suitable f...
Grown chieflyfor its foliage and berries, this hardy herbaceous perennial forms a pleasing spectacle...
A stove evergreen shrub which produces lovelycrimson bracts in the winter. Plant in sandy loam, give...
Hardy perennial border plants of anornamental character and of the easiest culture. Any soil suits t...
Sow the seed late in autumn in well-drained boxes oflight, rich mould; cover it very lightly, place ...
A hardy evergreen trailing plant requiringa peat soil in which to grow. It may be increased from see...
This showy evergreen shrub needs a greenhousetreatment. Soil--three parts peat, one part turfy loam,...
These pretty herbaceous plants are quite hardy. Theflowers, which are borne in May or June, are most...
This strong-growing creepingperennial plant is not particular as to soil so long as it can enjoy ple...
This requires a deep, loamy soil and a warm, airysituation. May be propagated by cuttings of the shr...
See "Papaver" and "Stylophorum."...
The seeds of the hardy annual species of this genus may besown in a sheltered open spot in spring. T...
Ground intended for Potatoes should be dug deeply in theautumn, thoroughly drained, well manured and...
Handsome herbaceous plants with Strawberry-like foliage.They will grow in any common soil, and may b...
Great attention must be paid to this important gardeningoperation. It is necessary that the pots use...
This pretty little creepingperennial is very suitable for the front of rock-work. It requires a well...
See "Primulas," and "Streptocarpus."...
This genus embraces the Auricula, the Polyanthus, and thePrimrose. The greenhouse varieties are amon...
An ornamental hardy annual, producing tallspikes of dark crimson flowers and purple-tinted foliage. ...
See "Ligustrum."...
See "Arnebia."...
A pretty hardy perennial, suitable for a frontborder or rock-work, bearing dense spikes of flowers f...
The main objects to bear in mind in Pruning any kind of bushor tree are to prevent a congested growt...
Beautiful early-flowering trees, which will grow in any soil,and can be increased by seeds or sucker...
This is very suitable for planting onthe borders of still waters, where its long frond-like leaves, ...
Hardy perennials that require but littleattention; may be grown in any common soil, and propagated b...
See "Heleniums."...
Valuable for soups and pies in winter, and in summer theyoung shoots are an excellent substitute for...
A greenhouse deciduous shrub which flowers inAugust. The soil in which it is placed should be a ligh...
This charming bulbous plant may begrown in any light, rich mould, provided it is drained well. The b...
The greenhouse kinds grow in any rich soil, and youngcuttings planted under glass root readily. The ...
A handsome hardy plant, suitable for a moist, shadysituation. It is raised from seed, or will bear d...
See "Cydonia."Q ...
See "Briza."...
A handsome evergreen Oak, delighting in a deep, loamysoil. It is propagated by seed sown as soon as ...
Plant in autumn in a moist but well-drained soil. Cuttingsof stout stems 6 or 8 in. long, firmly and...
Rich dark-blue or reddish-purpleflowers. Very free-flowering and fine for massing. It is similar to ...
For an early supply sow on a gentle hotbed under a frame inJanuary, February, and March. For success...
See "Lychnis."...
See "Jacobaea."...
A pretty dwarf perennial, suitable for moistinterstices of rock-work. It should be planted in a slan...
Hardy perennial. Roots used as a radish; they have a nuttyflavour. ...
The roots are used in cooking, and also for salads. Forwinter use sow in April in rows 12 in. apart,...
These prefer a good stiff, rather moist, but well-drainedloam, enriched with well-rotted cow-dung, a...
Beautiful evergreen shrubs, producing long spikesof white flowers in June. A compost of loam, peat, ...
A rich, moist, loamy soil is most suitable for theircultivation. Suckers are drawn by the hand from ...
See "Scale."...
introduced into the islands of Sicily, Crete, Rhodes, and Cyprus by the Saracens, as abundance of ...
These troublesome pests which appear in the heat ofsummer, may be got rid of by constantly syringing...
See "Tritoma."...
A large-growing, hardy evergreen shrub. It maybe grown in any light soil, and increased by seed, or ...
Fine evergreen shrubs, of hardy habit andquick growth. They may be grown in any soil, but prefer a s...
This species of rhubarb makes an effective plant forthe back portion of a border. It does well in ri...
These beautiful everlastingflowers are half-hardy annuals and are suitable for beds or ribbons, and ...
Plant in October in peat, or in a compost of sandy,turfy loam, with a good proportion of decayed lea...
Seed may be sown thinly during April in drills 1 ft. apart.Thin out the plants 12 in. from each othe...
See "Gunnera."...
Lovely shrubs, growing in any ordinary soil. Theyoung shoots of R. Cotinus are clothed with round le...
A pretty, evergreen,woody climber for the conservatory, which succeeds best in a compost of light lo...
Well-known shrubs, growing in any soil,and flowering early in spring. The colours vary from crimson ...
A fine herbaceous perennial with very boldleaves. It needs a good supply of water, and on dry soils ...
The foliage ofthese half-hardy annuals is very ornamental. The plants like a rich soil. Sow the seed...
All these shrubs have fine, Fern-like foliage which changescolour in autumn. The Pea-shaped flowers ...
See "Arabis."...
See "Cistus" and "Helianthemum."...
The hardy perennials like a light, rich soil,and need to be frequently divided. The best time to div...
A hardy perennial having immense bronzefoliage. It thrives best in a moist, peaty soil; flowers from...
A pretty evergreen stove shrub, which is oftentrained to a single stem so as to form a standard. It ...
This grand white-flowered Poppy Tree is quitehardy, and will grow in any light, rich soil. It blooms...
A pretty hardy perennial which may be grown from seedsown in autumn, choosing a sheltered site, or i...
See "Viscaria Coeli Rosa."...
See "Hibiscus Syriacus."...
Hardy ornamental shrub. Sprigs used for garnishing andthe leaves in drink. ...
This hardy evergreen shrubshould occupy a dry and sheltered position. Its fragrant purple flowers ar...
A good, deep, loamy soil, well drained, but which retains acertain amount of moisture, is the most s...
See "Blackberries."Rudbeckia (Cone Flower.)--Hardy annuals yielding yellow flowers in July. They are...
Hardy evergreen shrub. Leaves used for medicinal drinks;useful for poultry with croup. ...
A hardy evergreen shrub whichthrives in any rich soil, and may be increased by division of the root....
This hardy evergreen shrub is a species of Rue.It enjoys a good, rich soil, in which it flowers free...
For rock-work this hardy perennial isvery useful. It likes a dry yet rich and light soil. At midsumm...
See "Bulbocodium."...
Hardy perennial. Decoction of leaves drank as tea; used alsofor stuffing, meats, and sauces. ...
This useful herb likes a rich, light soil, and is propagated bydivision of the root, by cuttings, or...
The leaves of this plant spread themselveslaterally just over the soil, forming a rosette, in the ce...
A dwarf creeping plant whose dark green leaveseminently fit it for the rock-work or carpet bedding. ...
Very beautiful half-hardy annuals which are greatlyprized for cut bloom. A light but not over-rich s...
Sow the seed in any good gardensoil--deep sandy loam is best--towards the end of April in drills 1 f...
Very showy flowers, well worth cultivating, and easily grownin a rich, light soil. The annuals and b...
Useful deciduous shrubs. S. Nigra Aureahas golden foliage, and is suitable for town gardens. The sil...
See "Arenaria."...
A hardy perennial, curiousboth in leaf and flower. It requires a light, sandy soil, shade, and moist...
This hardy evergreen shrub grows freely in any soil. Itflowers in July, and is increased by cuttings...
Interesting, hardy annual trailers, which may be readilyraised from seed sown in March or April, and...
These grow best in a mixture of sandy loam and peat ordecayed vegetable soil. The annuals may be sow...
Curious herbaceous plants, requiring to be grown in potsof rough peat, filled up with sphagnum moss,...
This makes a good window or cool greenhouseplant. Pot the tuber in good loam and leaf-soil, and keep...
Hardy annual. Used for flavouring soups and salads....
Hardy evergreen shrub. Its aromatic flavour makesit valuable as a pot herb. ...
Sow the seed in March or April, and when the plants are 2 in.high remove them to a nursery-bed, sele...
These beautiful Alpine perennials delight in a light,sandy soil, and are easily propagated by seed o...
Ornamental and floriferous hardy biennials, which growfreely in common soil. The seed may be sown at...
Red Scale may be easily overcome with a strong solution ofsoft soap applied with a sponge. White Sca...
Extremely beautiful and showy annuals. A rather poor,light soil is most suitable for their growth. F...
This singular and delightfully fragrant annualdoes best in a mixture of loam, peat, and sand, or san...
A most lovelyautumn-blooming plant, producing abundant spikes of Izia-like flowers about 2 ft. high....
Very useful spring-flowering bulbs. They arehardy, and do well in any position in light soil. When m...
Sow in March in light soil in rows 18 in. apart. Thinthe plants out to about 7 in. one from the othe...
The small leaves are eaten as watercress....
These plants will grow in any good soil. The hardyperennials flower in July. The greenhouse varietie...
An elegant and curious trailer, which is best grown ina loamy soil. It may be increased from seed so...
See "Crambe Cordifolia."...
See "Statice."...
See "Glaux."...
The readiest way of propagating this useful vegetable is byoff-sets, but it may be raised from seed ...
This well-known hardy perennial is suitable forpots or rock-work. It delights in a light, sandy soil...
Two of the most important points in the sowing of seedare the proper condition of the ground and the...
In order to protect seeds against birds,insects, and rodents, soak them in water containing 20 or 25...
The hardy kinds are well known, and mayoften be seen growing on the roofs of cottages and on walls. ...
A warm position and adeep, rich, well-drained soil are needed for this flower. It may be propagated ...
See "Colutea."...
See "Mimosa."...
Plant the bulbs in November, or in February or March, inrows 9 in. apart, and the bulbs 6 in. one fr...
See "Trifolium Repens."...
See "Jasione."...
A hardy, creeping Alpine evergreen, having ovalleaves, slightly notched at the margins, which turn t...
Deciduous shrubs may be transplanted at any time during lateautumn or winter when the ground is not ...
Monkey Puzzle (Araucaria Imbricata)--mix woodashes and burnt refuse with the soil; Thujopsis Delabra...
This hardy annual somewhat resembles the Cucumber, but isscarcely worth growing except as a curiosit...
Very pretty hardy perennials, of easy culture. S. Candidahas pure white flowers closely arranged on ...
Elegant plants, delighting in a light, richsoil. Sow the seeds of the annual varieties early in Apri...
A good and hardy border perennial, whichproduces during July and August large deep orange-yellow flo...
A light loamsuits this plant, which is moderately hardy. The soil should be moist, but not wet. It d...
Neat-growing, dwarf evergreen shrubs having Laurel-likeleaves, and producing a profusion of scarlet ...
Hardy perennial. Sweet, white, and pleasant; the tubersare boiled and served up with butter. ...
A sharp watch should be kept over all slugs, and constantvisits paid to the garden at daybreak for t...
A greenhouse climbing plant that is admired for its foliagerather than its bloom. A mixture of peat ...
To prevent snails crawling up walls or fruit trees daub theground with a thick paste of soot and tra...
See "Fritillarias."...
See "Antirrhinum."...
See "Achillea."...
See "Arabis."...
See "Viburnum."...
See "Symphoricarpus."Snowdrops (Galanthus).--These are most effective in clumps. They may be planted...
See "Halesia."...
See "Leucojum."...
Loam is a mixture of clay and sand. Whenthe former predominates it is termed heavy loam, and when th...
Showy greenhouse shrubs, some of which have ornamentalfoliage. The soil in which they are grown shou...
These small herbaceous perennials should find a place inall Alpine collections. They grow best in sa...
A useful hardy perennial for the back ofborders. Throughout late summer and autumn it produces masse...
A graceful hardy plantbearing white pendulent flowers on long curving stems. Plant freely in light, ...
For room and window plants soot-water has this advantageover coarse animal manures, that while the l...
Sow in March or April in any garden soil, thin out to 1 ft.apart. It is desirable to cut away the fl...
Hardy perennial. Imparts an acid flavour tosalads and soups. ...
Any soil suits this odoriferousbush, and it is readily increased by cuttings or by division. ...
Closely allied to the Ixias, equally beautiful and variedin colour, but rather dwarfer and compact i...
An exceedingly handsome and attractivegreenhouse evergreen shrub, thriving best in loam and peat. Cu...
A hardy evergreen shrub which willgrow in any soil, and is propagated by seeds. It flowers in August...
Of wild, graceful, luxuriant and slendergrowth. Fine for covering walls and fences, festooning arche...
See "Venus's Looking-Glass."...
May be grown in any moist situation in sandy soil.It is of little value. ...
An elegant hardy annual. Sow the seed early inspring on a gentle hotbed in loam and peat, harden off...
See "Commelina" and "Tradescantia."...
From August to October this hardy perennialproduces tubular crimson and yellow flowers. It finds a c...
For summer use sow the round-seeded kinds at intervals oftwo or three weeks from February to the end...
Placed in the open ground these make splendid plants, andare not particular as to soil, though a moi...
See "Abies."...
See "Hypericum."...
This scarlet hardy annual is fine for bees. It maybe grown in any soil from seed sown in March or Ap...
A hardy perennial which will grow in any soil, andbears division. It flowers in July. Height, 2 ft. ...
See "Trientalis."...
See "Ornithogalum."Statice (Sea Lavender).--The greenhouse and frame varieties succeed best in sandy...
A greenhouse evergreen climbing plant, whichneeds a peat and loam soil and plenty of room for its ro...
Showy hardy perennials which make finebedding plants. They may be grown from seed, which is produced...
This pretty evergreen twining plant is most suitable forthe greenhouse, and flourishes in a mixture ...
A hardy perennial which produces bright yellowflowers in August. It likes a rich soil, and is propag...
One of the most graceful of ourornamental grasses, and most attractive in the border. The seed may b...
A hardy border plant with long spiny foliage, andbearing from July to September large light blue flo...
A handsome herbaceous perennial which is quitehardy, but owing to the late period at which it flower...
See "Sedum."...
The soil most suitable for the growth of this fruit isa rich, deep, adhesive loam. July or early in ...
See "Arbutus."...
This plant is a greenhouseperennial, showing great variety of colours, from white to violet and crim...
A good compost for this greenhouse evergreenshrub is two parts sandy loam, one part leaf-mould, and ...
Ornamental shrubs requiring a light soil for theircultivation. S. Japonica has Snowdrop-like flowers...
See "Helianthus."...
A graceful and charming cool greenhouseplant, with Fern-like evergreen foliage and pure white flower...
See "Asclepias."...
See "Zephyranthes."...
See "Brachycome."...
See "Alyssum."...
See "Acorus."...
See "Peas, Sweet."...
See "Rocket."...
See "Scabious."...
Sweet-scented, Thistle-shaped hardy annual flowers,which are very useful for cutting. They may be ra...
Well-known hardy perennials, and deservedly favouriteborder plants, which may be grown in any good s...
A handsome species of St. Peter's Wort.The shrubs will grow in any ordinary soil, are hardy, and rea...
Hardy perennials. They will grow in any soilor situation, even thriving under the shade of trees, an...
A beautiful twining shrub belonging to the Passiflorafamily. It should be provided with a rich soil,...
Half-hardy annuals, veryelegant when in flower, and deserve a place in the garden. The seed should b...
Neat feathery plants, very suitable for banks and thrivingat the seaside, as is evidenced by its lux...
A feathery-foliaged hardy perennial, useful for mixing withcut blooms. No special treatment is requi...
Hardy perennial. For flavouring vinegar; also used insalads, soups, and pickles. ...
See "Yew."...
Ornamental evergreen shrubs of a twining nature, needing agreenhouse for their cultivation. They req...
See "Buphthalmum."...
A hardy and very ornamental perennial with roundbronzy foliage and spikes of white flowers at midsum...
These must be sown on a hotbed, or in rather stronger heatthan is necessary for half-hardy descripti...
Pretty greenhouse evergreen shrubs which producepink flowers in July. They flourish in a soil consis...
This hardy herbaceous plant will grow in anyordinary garden soil. It flowers in July, and is easily ...
Hardy Fern-like perennials, suitable for the backs ofborders. They grow well in any light soil from ...
This is a very beautifulvariety of the Polyanthus Narcissus, and is grown to bloom at the advent of ...
A fine climbing plant with handsome foliage and anabundance of fine yellow flowers. Quite hardy. Sow...
See "Armeria."...
These slender, rapid-growing climbers are extremelypretty when in bloom during June, but they are on...
Very decorative conifers, mostly of conicalshape, and indispensable to the shrubbery. They thrive in...
Hardy perennial. Young leaves and tops usedfor stuffing, also in soups and sauces. ...
Effective little perennials for rock-work, growing best ina light, dry, sandy soil. The hardy kinds ...
These hardy herbaceous plants are very suitable forrock-work or the front of a border. They are not ...
A hardy herbaceous perennial,having fine foliage. It will grow in any good soil, but likes shade and...
See "Nicotiana."...
Boil 2 oz. of shag, or other strong tobacco, in a pintof water. Apply with a soft brush. This is a d...
Those intended to be grown in the openshould be raised from seed sown the first week in March in pot...
See "Dentaria."...
See "Tritoma."...
These stove and greenhouse plants require a rich soil. Theymay be increased by seed or division. The...
See "Crambe Cordifolia."...
A hardy herbaceous plant. Ina light, rich soil it will flower in July. Height, 1 ft. There are other...
Plants may be transplanted as soon as they are largeenough to handle. They must be lifted carefully ...
This hardy climbing plant growsbest in a light soil, flowers in August, and is increased by layers o...
Ivy, St. John's Wort (HypericumCalycinum), early-flowering White Aconite. ...
These greenhouse herbaceous plants bloom in May. A rich,light soil suits them. Height, 6 in. ...
To grow this native perennialto advantage, it should be planted in leaf-mould with which a large pro...
A showy, hardy, deciduous perennial.It thrives in ordinary soil, puts forth its white flowers in Jun...
This tuberous perennial is quitehardy, and flourishes in partial shade. The soil must be light and r...
A charming spring-flowering plant, bearing pretty whitestar-like flowers on slender stalks. It is us...
Requires a rich, sandysoil, and to be protected in a frame from wet and frost in the winter. Increas...
These somewhat resemble miniature Gladioli, and areamong the most useful bulbs for pot-culture. Plan...
A pretty, hardy herbaceousplant, with very handsome foliage. It likes a light but moist soil, may be...
A very pretty herbaceous plant, suitable for theborder. It may be raised from seed sown in the autum...
See "Bignonia."...
Plant the bulbs in January in a mixture of sandy loam androtten dung, or leaf-mould, using a small p...
Drainage may be considered as the chief means of success inthe cultivation of these showy spring flo...
Same treatment as "Dianthus."...
See "Xerophyllum."...
To obtain mild and delicately-flavoured Turnips a somewhatlight, sandy, but deep, rich soil is neces...
A very fragrant hardyperennial, flowering in January and February. It will grow in any good garden s...
See "Bravoa."U ...
This elegant, hardy,evergreen shrub likes a rich, sandy soil, and may be increased by cuttings plant...
This little Alpine plant should occupy a warm,sheltered, and dry situation, and be protected with an...
Beautiful hardy perennials, producing drooping flowers fromMay to July. They succeed best in a light...
Attractive deciduous shrubs.They require to be grown in peat or very sandy loam. In April or May the...
A neat native shrubwhich, with its flowers and clusters of bright red berries, is very attractive in...
An ornamental hardy perennial. It will succeed in anygarden soil, and merely requires the same treat...
Sow in pots during March or April, and place in acucumber frame or on a hotbed, and cover with a han...
Hardy annuals, which are best raised from seed sown earlyin March on a slight hotbed, and grown in t...
See "Dielytra."...
A pretty hardy annual,bearing a profusion of Campanula-like flowers in July. Suitable for beds, pots...
A charming hardy annual for rock-work. The seedshould be sown early in spring in good garden mould. ...
Handsome foliage plants. They are quite hardy, and delightin a rich soil. July is the month in which...
A hardy annual, which produces a profusion of showyflowers in July, and is very suitable for the bac...
This charming half-hardy perennial succeeds best in light,loamy soil. It seeds freely, and roots rap...
See "Aloysia."...
This graceful evergreen, commonly called Speedwell, bearshandsome spikes of autumn flowers, and make...
A small hardy evergreen shrub, suitable forrock-work or edgings. It likes a light, dry soil and an o...
A very elegantand hardy deciduous shrub, which will grow in any soil, and may be increased by layers...
This well-known and much-admiredevergreen shrub produces masses of white flowers through the winter ...
A hardy and good perennial for rock-work, havingcompact tufts of green growth and producing deep cri...
Many of these are variegated and very showy asrock-work plants, and will grow in any moist soil, enj...
See "Grapes."...
The hardy perennials are suitable for the front of flowerborders or rock-work, but the smaller speci...
Plant the runners or off-sets in May in loam and leaf-mould,choosing a damp, shady situation. Russia...
For the most part greenhouse shrubs, requiring to be grownin a compost of loam, peat, and sand. Youn...
See "Clematis."...
May be propagated bylayers or cuttings, and will grow in any common garden soil. The plant is also k...
This pretty little hardy annual is readily raisedfrom seed sown on a border in autumn or spring. It ...
Sow in April, or on awarm, dry, sheltered spot in September. Other varieties of Viscaria are gracefu...
These vines are hardy, and will grow in anyrich soil. They are propagated by cuttings, and also by l...
The hardy perennial kinds thrive best in pots, the soilin which should be kept moist. The annuals, w...
Very beautiful half-hardy annuals, but more suitable for thegreenhouse than the open flower-bed. The...
A hardy and pretty trailing rock plant, withdeep green foliage. From March to May it bears yellow St...
These favourite hardy perennials prefera rich, light, sandy soil, and a dry situation. The seed may ...
The Nuts for raising young trees may be planted at any timebetween October and the end of February, ...
See "Galax."...
To destroy Wasps rinse a large bottle with spirits ofturpentine, and thrust the neck into the princi...
Sow in prepared places, during spring, in sluggishbrooks and moist situations; or it may be grown on...
Plant the bulbs during January in sandy loam with a littlepeat. They flower in April. Height, 1-1/2 ...
These may be destroyed by strong brine, applied whenhot. Or mix 1/2 lb. of oil of vitriol with 6 gal...
Free-flowering, hardy, deciduous shrubs, the flowers beingproduced in profusion along the shoots in ...
See "Scale."...
A hardy annual, needing no special treatment. It may besown in autumn, and protected during winter i...
See "Vaccineum."...
A stove deciduous shrub which thrives best in amixture of loam and peat. Cuttings in sand will strik...
See "Anemones."...
This is one of the very firstof flowers to bloom, being in advance of the Snowdrop. In the bleakest ...
See "Physalis."...
See "Tussilago."...
Before using mould for potting purposes it is advisableto examine it carefully and pick out any Wire...
This noble wall plant may be abundantly produced, as a longlayer will root at every joint. It will a...
See "Hamamelis."...
A hardy climbingplant, attaining a height of 20 or 30 ft. in a very short period. The foliage is sma...
See "Aconite."...
See "Trillium."...
In order to prevent wooden posts, piles, etc.,from rotting, dip the parts to be sunk in the earth in...
See "Asperula."...
To each 5 lbs. of newly-slaked lime add 15 gallonsof water. Stir it well, let it settle, draw off th...
A hardy shrub. Beneficial to horses and poultry, and isused for medical purposes. ...
A pretty and hardy perennial from theCorinthian Alps, suitable alike for rock-work or the border, th...
These charming everlasting annuals retain, in a driedstate, their form and colour for several years....
A showy hardy perennialwith tufts of graceful, curving, slender foliage. From May to July, when it b...
Herbaceous plants, which thrive well in any light, richsoil, and are readily increased by dividing t...
For landscape gardening the old gold-striped (BaccataAurea Variegata) is most effective. The Japanes...
This plant, popularly known as Adam's Needle thrives best indry, sandy loam. It is quite hardy, and ...
A Californian half-hardy perennial plant which bearsa profusion of scarlet tube-shaped flowers from ...
This is best raised in a hotbed early in spring,but it will germinate in ordinary soil in May. It re...
A fine half-hardyannual ornamental grass, the foliage being striped green and white, and growing to ...
Plant on a warm border in a rathersandy, well-drained soil. Give protection in severe weather, and s...