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The greenhouse shrubs should be grown in peat and loam.They are raised by seeds and by cuttings. Most of the hardy perennials need protection in winter, therefore they are best grown in pots. These ar...
A pretty creeping hardy perennial suitable forrock-work, on which its bright yellow flowers are very attractive during June and July. It thrives best in a mixture of peat and loam, and may be increase...
An evergreen greenhouse shrub. Place in equalparts of sand and loam, and propagate by cuttings, which should have plenty of room, as they are liable to damp off. July is its flowering season. Height,...
This ornamental hardy herbaceous plant thrivesbest in a mixture of peat and loam. It is advisable to give protection to the roots in winter. It may be increased by seeds or by division of the roots. I...
These low-growing perennials are suitable fordry positions on rock-work. They are not particular as to soil, and may be increased by division of roots, while some scatter seed in abundance. Their flow...
A very pretty half-hardy annual which flowers inJuly. Sow the seed early in spring on a slight hotbed covered with glass, and transplant to the flower border at the end of May. Height, 2 ft.
Pretty plants, the flowers resembling a single Dahlia. Theyare mostly hardy, but some need protection. The annuals should be raised on a hotbed in February and be planted out in May. The perennials, t...
Evergreen shrubs which will grow in any soil and areeasily increased by layers. C. Hookeriana attains the dimensions of small trees, and produces a profusion of white flowers and bright crimson berrie...
Well-known hardy perennials. These require the sametreatment as Primulas. Plant in a mixture of loam and peat, and divide as soon as the bloom has died off. Height, 6 in.