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Erysimum

Flowers of little merit. The herbaceous kinds thrive incommon soil, but do best in a mixture of loam and peat. They may be increased by cuttings placed under glass. The annuals and biennials merely ne...

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Flowers of little merit. The herbaceous kinds thrive incommon soil, but do best in a mixture of loam and peat. They may be
increased by cuttings placed under glass. The annuals and biennials
merely need sowing in the open during autumn. They bloom in June and
July. Height, 1-1/2 ft. to 2 ft.

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