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FESTUCA ELATIOR (Tall Fescue)
Useful for cold, strong soils.
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FESTUCA DURIUSCULA (Hard Fescue)
Dwarf-growing; excellent forsheep.
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Festuca
An annual ornamental grass, which is grown best on a loamysoil. Sow the seed in March, and keep moist till it germinates. Height, 1 ft.
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Ferula (Giant Fennel)
Strong-growing, hardy, herbaceous plants.F. Gigantea has bright, glistening foliage, changing to a brilliant orange, and attains a height of 8 ft or 10 ft. F. Tingitana is very stately and graceful, g...
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Ferns from Seed
Collect the spore-fronds towards the end of summer,just as the spore-cases begin to open. Place them on a sheet of paper in a box for a few days, keeping it in a dry place. Most of the spores will fal...
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Eutoca
Exceedingly pretty hardy annuals. Sow the seed in light soilearly in spring where it is to flower, and thin out so that the plants have plenty of room. They bloom in July. Height, 1-1/2 ft.
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Eutaxia Myrtifolia
Pretty evergreen shrubs, suitable for thegreenhouse. They thrive best in a mixture of peat and loam, and require the pots to be well drained. To have nice bushy plants they must be pinched back well....
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Eurybia
Very pretty flowering shrubs for walls, borders, orrockeries. They require a light, rich soil, and may be increased by seeds sown early in spring on a gentle hotbed. Height, 2 ft.
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