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A pure white hardy perennial whichblooms in August. The dried leaves, powdered, produce sneezing. Any soil. Best increased by rooted off-sets. Flowers from July to September. Height, 1-1/2 ft.
Fine plants, suitable for the greenhouse, sitting-room, orhanging baskets. Plant six tubers in a 5-in. pot, with their growing ends inclining to the centre and the roots to the edge of the pot, and co...
Very pretty and very hardy,and succeeds under the shade of trees; but being very poisonous should not be grown where there are children. Increased by division or by seeds. Flowers June to July. Height...
Daisy-like everlastings. Half-hardy annuals suitablefor cutting during summer, and for winter bouquets. Sow in pots in February or March, cover lightly with fine soil, plunge the pot in gentle heat, p...
A greenhouse evergreen shrub. It will growin any soil, and may be increased by cuttings of half-ripened wood. March is its flowering season. Height, 3 ft.
These are mostly hardy herbaceous plants from South Africa.The soil should consist of two parts loam and one part leaf-mould, and the situation should be dry and sunny. Seed may be sown early in March...
A hardy herbaceous perennial whichdelights in a shady position, and will even grow under trees. It is increased by division of the roots, or it may readily be raised from seed in ordinary soil. May is...
A showy herbaceous plant, bearing largeorange-coloured flowers in July. It is not particular as to soil, and is increased by dividing the roots. Height, 1 ft.
This hardy and ornamental herbaceous plantbears heads of bright yellow flowers, resembling small sunflowers, from June to August. It thrives in any loamy soil, and is easily increased by dividing the...