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Plant on a warm border in a rathersandy, well-drained soil. Give protection in severe weather, and supply with water during the growing season. Take up and divide every second or third year. The flowe...
A fine half-hardyannual ornamental grass, the foliage being striped green and white, and growing to the height of 3 ft. The cultivation is the same as the foregoing.
This is best raised in a hotbed early in spring,but it will germinate in ordinary soil in May. It requires a sunny situation. Height, 2 ft. to 3 ft.
A Californian half-hardy perennial plant which bearsa profusion of scarlet tube-shaped flowers from June to October. It grows freely in a sunny position in any dry, light, gravelly, rich soil, and is...
This plant, popularly known as Adam's Needle thrives best indry, sandy loam. It is quite hardy, and does well on rock-work, to which it imparts a tropical aspect, Yucca Recurva has fine drooping leave...
For landscape gardening the old gold-striped (BaccataAurea Variegata) is most effective. The Japanese variety, T. Adpressa, is a pleasing evergreen having dark green leaves and large scarlet berries;...
Herbaceous plants, which thrive well in any light, richsoil, and are readily increased by dividing the roots. They flower in June. Height, 2 ft. Y
A showy hardy perennialwith tufts of graceful, curving, slender foliage. From May to July, when it bears spikes of white flowers, it is very handsome. It does best in a peat border, and may be increas...
These charming everlasting annuals retain, in a driedstate, their form and colour for several years. They are of the easiest culture, merely requiring to be sown in spring in light, rich soil to produ...