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Among the best of our flowering shrubs, producing awealth of sweetly-scented flowers. For cultivation, see "Syringa."
A superb, rich blue, hardy annual. It willgrow in any soil, and is easily raised from seed sown in spring. Flowers are borne in June. Height, 1-1/2 ft.
These ornamental half-hardy perennials prefer a mixture ofsandy loam and vegetable mould, but will grow in any rich, light soil. Seeds sown in March or April, at a temperature of from 65 to 75 degrees...
An American evergreen shrub, which, like all of its class,thrives best in sandy peat; it delights in partial shade, and a moist but well-drained position. It is increased by layers in September, which...
A hardy, deciduous, twining shrub, which will growin any soil, and may be increased by layers or by cuttings placed under glass. It flowers in July. Height, 10 ft.
A plant of little merit, except for its foliage,which is of a rich bronze purple. It bears a cream-coloured flower in July. It may be raised in the same manner as other half-hardy annuals, and prefers...
Very fragrant twining plants, suitable for trellis-work,arbours, etc. A rich soil suits them best. They are easily increased by cuttings sown in sand under glass. They flower at midsummer. Height, 8 f...
These are plants that die down during the winter, butspring up and produce new stems annually. Some, as for instance Antirrhinums and Pansies, flower the first season, but usually they do not bloom ti...
This is a deciduous hardy shrub or tree whichbears elegant racemes of white Chestnut-like flowers in July. Any soil suits it. It is propagated by layers or by grafting it on to the Horse-chestnut. Hei...
Cuttings of the young shoots strike readily in sandunder glass. The plant likes a good loamy soil mixed with peat. A sheltered position with a south or south-western aspect should be assigned those gr...