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These evergreen shrubs need the same treatment asArbutos. A. Uva-ursi, or Creeping Arbutos, is a pretty prostrate evergreen, which flowers in May, and is only 3 in. high.
A showy and interesting half-hardy annual. Raise the seedin a frame in March, and transplant in May. It succeeds best in a mixture of loam and peat. It flowers in June. Height, 1 ft.
A very handsome, half-hardy annual producing largedaisy-like flowers on long wiry stems, the upper part being white and the base yellow and lilac, while the reverse of the petals are of a light lilac....
An evergreen shrub which delights in a mixture ofloam and peat. Cuttings will strike if planted in sand under glass with a little bottom heat. It flowers in July. Height, 6 ft.
A hardy evergreen trailing plant ofeasy culture, provided it is favoured with a sandy soil. Its cushions of white flowers are produced in July, and it may be increased by seed or division. Height, 3 i...
Interesting hardy annuals, succeeding well in any commongarden soil. Are increased by suckers or by seed sown in spring. Height, 6 in. to 3 ft.
This hardy, deciduous climbergrows best in peat and sandy loam with the addition of a little dung. It may be raised from cuttings placed in sand under glass. Height, 30 ft.
Handsome hardy perennials for rock-work or pots.They require an open, rich, sandy soil. Bloom June to September. Height, 1-1/2 ft.
Ornamental hardy annuals, closely allied to the Anchusa.The seeds are sown in the open in spring, and flowers are produced in July. Height, 2 ft. There is also a dwarf hardy perennial variety (A. Echi...
Pretty hardy annuals, the silvery leaves of theplant being very effective on rock-work. Sow the seed in spring where it is to flower. Height, 6 ft. Artemisia Arborea. See "Southernwood."
A hardy perennial whose graceful sprays offinely-cut silvery foliage are very useful for mixing with cut flowers. It may be grown from seed on any soil, and the roots bear dividing; flowers from June...
The Jerusalem variety will flourish in light sandy soilwhere few other things will grow. Plant the tubers in March, 6 in. deep and 12 in. apart in rows 3 ft. asunder, and raise and store them in Novem...