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Hardy annuals, suitable for any ordinary soil, and needingmerely ordinary treatment. A grand plant for bees. Height, 1 ft.
Charming conservatory plants, flowering early in spring.Cuttings may be taken in autumn, placed in small pots in a light compost of peat and sand, and given a little bottom-heat. The young plants may...
Half-hardy perennial Thistle plants of little merit. Anysoil suits them, and they may be increased by seed or division. Flower in June. Height, 2 ft. to 3 ft.
Fine greenhouse plants, delighting in arich, loamy soil. Height, 10 ft.
A hardy perennial. Flowers used medicinally.
This hardy perennial will flourish in any garden soil;flowers in May, and may be increased by division. Height, 2 ft.
Charming hardy herbaceous plants. Succeed well in a mixtureof peat and loam or any rich soil. Increased by division of root, or by seed treated like other hardy perennials. They are very effective for...
A light, rich soil is the one that Cherries succeed inbest, though they will grow in any fairly good dry ground. The position should be open, but at the same time sheltered, as the blossoms are liable...