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Very beautiful, compact, and free-growing greenhouseeverlasting shrubs. The most suitable soil consists of three parts sandy peat and one part loam, with good drainage. June or July is their flowering...
For richness of colour and duration of bloom there are fewplants that can rival either the annual or perennial Phlox. The trailing kinds are very suitable for small pots or rock-work, C. Drummondi for...
A greenhouse herbaceous plant which succeeds best inrich loam. It flowers in August, and may be propagated by dividing the roots. Height, 3 ft.
A greenhouse perennial bearing carmine and yellowflowers in June, but is hardy enough to be grown on a warm border. It is increased by off-sets from the root, taken off in May. Height, 2 ft.
A rich, light soil is most suitable forthe stove and greenhouse kinds, cuttings of which root freely under glass. The hardy kinds will grow in any soil, and are increased by seed. P. Francheti produce...
Ornamental hardy herbaceous plants, ranging in colourfrom white to purple. They like a rich soil, and can be raised from seed sown in March. They also bear division. July and August are their flowerin...
This evergreen climber is a good plant fortraining to the rafters of a greenhouse. It grows well in a mixture of sandy loam and peat, and should receive bold treatment. Its white flowers are produced...
A very pretty hardy perennial. It will thrive inany soil, blooms from May to August, and can be readily increased by seed or division. Height, 1-1/2 ft.
A very fine herbaceous plant,bearing bunches of pretty black berries. It requires a rich soil and plenty of room for its widespreading branches. Cuttings will strike under glass, or the seed may be so...
A charming hardyevergreen of a shrubby nature. It will grow in any ordinary garden soil, and is increased by seed, sown as soon as it is ripe. It is most effective in clumps, and blooms from June to S...