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Half-hardy, tall, deciduous greenhouse shrubs, delighting ina loamy soil mixed with peat. They may be grown out of doors during the summer, but need the protection of a house in winter.
This showy plant, bearing large blue flowers inJune, may be increased by division of the roots into as many plants as there are heads, from slips, or from seed sown in the open border in spring. It is...
A miniature hardybulbous plant, which produces in February and March erect flowers about the size of snowdrops. Set the bulbs in sandy loam or leaf-mould, choosing a sunny situation. The bulbs may be...
This bulb produces early inspring, and preceding the foliage, a mass of rose-purple flowers close to the ground. It is perfectly hardy, and valuable for edgings or rock-work. Plant in autumn in light...
Showyand ornamental hardy perennials. They will grow in any good soil, and flower from May to September; may be increased by suckers. Height, 1-1/2 ft.
A useful evergreen shrub which may be grown inany soil or situation. The B. Japonica Aurea is one of the best golden plants known for edgings to a walk. The closer it is clipped the brighter it become...
Sow from February to April for an autumn supply, and in Julyand August for spring cutting. As soon as the plants have made four or five leaves, transplant into soil that has been liberally manured and...
Hardy annuals, remarkable for their awkward-looking stemsand discoloured leaves. They grow best in a mixture of sandy loam, brick rubbish, and decomposed dung, well reduced. They require very little w...