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Charming winter and spring blooming bulbous greenhouseplants, which thrive in a mixture of sandy loam and vegetable mould. They require a moist atmosphere and a uniform temperature not lower than 50 d...
These hardy plants are well adapted fortrellis-work, but are more effective when grown as bushes, and flower more freely than when trained to the wall, the bloom often lasting to the winter. They will...
Suitable for any soil.
A stove grass which will grow in any soil,but requires a plentiful supply of water. It is increased by dividing the roots. Height, 2 ft.
Among these useful conifers C. Lawsoniana hasno superior as a single specimen for the decoration of the lawn. Of free growth and perfectly hardy, it succeeds in almost any soil or situation. C. Fraser...
This plant is ofthe simplest culture and is well adapted for pots, ferneries, or rock-work. It is most at home in a well-drained yet moist peaty soil, and kept in a frame or on a shady border, where i...
Elegant hardy shrubs with finely-cut leaves and terminalracemes of Pea-shaped flowers in July. They will grow in any soil, and are readily raised from seed or layers. Height, 3 ft. to 4 ft. D
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, but thrive best in a moderately rich loam. They may remain in the ground for years, for large bulbs...
These attractive plants require a deep, friable soil, notover rich. They may be grown from seed sown on a hotbed in March and lightly covered with fine mould. As soon as they are up give all the air w...
These pretty, little hardy perennialsare very useful as edgings. To grow them to perfection the ground should be highly manured, and the roots divided every year, planting them out 6 in. apart in a co...
Dandelions on lawns, etc., may be killed by cutting themdown as low as possible, and putting a little gas-tar or a pinch of salt on the wound. Or they may be dug up and blanched for mixing with salad....