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Has gigantic leaves, 4 to 5 ft. in diameter, onpetioles 3 to 6 ft. in length. It prefers a moist, shady position, and bears division. Makes a fine addition to a sub-tropical garden, where it will flow...
This unquestionably is the grandest of allgrasses, and is sufficiently hardy to endure most of our winters. It is, however, desirable to give it some protection. It requires a deep, rich, alluvial soi...
Of value for table bouquets, etc. They will grow in anysoil, but prefer a chalky one. The herbaceous kinds are increased by cuttings; the annuals are sown in the open either in autumn or spring. They...
These beautiful evergreen shrubs require greenhouseculture, and to be grown in sandy loam and leaf-mould. The majority of them flower in spring. Height, 4 ft. to 6 ft.
A hardy perennial, producing very fine yellowflowers in the autumn. It will grow in any good garden soil, and may be propagated by seed sown in early autumn, or by division of the roots. Height, 3 ft.
Sow at the end of March or the beginning of April on aslight hotbed; pot off when the plants are sufficiently advanced, and transplant to the open border in June. They are well adapted for arbours, tr...
The seed should be sown thinly in the open bordersduring March, April, or May in fine soil, covering slightly with well-prepared mould--very small seeds require merely a dusting over them. When the pl...