These beautiful Alpine perennials delight in a light,sandy soil, and are easily propagated by seed or division. It is most convenient to grow the rare and tender kinds in pots, as...
This Indian plant is cultivated in many parts under the name of Otaheite gooseberry. The fruits resemble those of a green gooseberry. They have an acid flavor; are used for preserv...
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 aut...
See "Doronicum."
A pandanaceous plant from Panama and southward. Panama hats are made from the leaves of this plant. The leaves are cut when young, and the stiff parallel veins removed, after which...
These tender annuals should be sown on a moderate hotbedin March or April, in pans of leaf-mould and sand, covering with 1/4 in. of soil. When a couple of inches high place them in...
This free-flowering, hardy, herbaceous plant willthrive in any light, rich soil. It bears elegant spikes of white flowers from May onwards, followed by red bracts in September, and...
This is the South American papaw tree, but is cultivated in most tropical countries. It is also known as the melon-apple. The fruit is of a dingy orange-color, of an oblong form, a...
This plant furnishes cascarilla bark, used as an aromatic bitter tonic, having no astringency. It has a fragrant smell when burnt, on which account it has been mixed with smoking t...
These hardy plants are well adapted fortrellis-work, but are more effective when grown as bushes, and flower more freely than when trained to the wall, the bloom often lasting to t...
These Nuts will succeed on any soil that isnot cold or wet. The bushes should be planted in October, when the leaves have nearly all fallen. Make the soil firm about the roots and...
A favourite hardy perennial, which grows freely fromseed in any garden soil. It may also be increased by dividing the roots. Height, 1 ft.
A greenhouse perennial bearing carmine and yellowflowers in June, but is hardy enough to be grown on a warm border. It is increased by off-sets from the root, taken off in May. Hei...
A greenhouse evergreen climber, thriving best in aloamy soil. It flowers in June, and may be increased by cuttings. Height, 15 ft.
Very showy hardy annuals. They merelyrequire sowing in the open in autumn for an early display of bloom, or in spring for a later show, but the autumn sowing gives the more satisfa...
A hardy perennial bearing bluish-purple flowers.It will grow in any decent soil, and can be propagated from seed sown in spring or autumn, or by division. Height, 6 ft.
These all do best in a light, sandy loam, and make goodplants for rock-work. L. Bipartita is suitable for an autumn sowing. The other annuals are raised in spring. L. Triornithopho...
Handsome foliage plants. They are quite hardy, and delightin a rich soil. July is the month in which they flower. They may be raised from seed, or propagated by division. Height, 5...
This palm is cultivated in all the warmer parts of Asia for its seed. This is known under the name of betel nut, and is about the size of a nutmeg. The chewing of these nuts is a c...
See "Cornus Mas."
A hardy perennial which producesa profusion of heads of blue flowers in June, and continues to bloom till August. It enjoys a peat soil, and should have the protection of a frame d...
The Marajah palm, of Brazil, which grows upon the banks of the Amazon River. It has a succulent, rather acid fruit, from which a vinous beverage is prepared. _B. minor_ has a stem...
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 situatio...
This very handsome hardy perennial thrives bestin sandy peat with a little loam. It produces yellow flowers in July, and is propagated by offsets from the bulbs. Height, 1 ft.
This hardy deciduous shrub doeswell in common soil if a fair amount of moisture be given. Its yellow flowers are produced on bare stems from February to April. It may be increased...
See "Fraxinella."Dielytra Spectabilis (Venus's Car, Bleeding Heart, or Lyre
A prostrate, creeping perennialwhich bears white Anemone-like flowers from July to September. It thrives in peat, and is increased by seeds, cuttings, or division. Not being quite...
Take cuttings in July or August, and let them he topartially dry for twenty-four hours before planting. When rooted pot them off in 60's, and keep them under glass during the winte...
See "Jacobaea."
A medium-sized tree from Australia; one of the many so-called tea trees of that country. The wood, which is very hard, is known as stone wood and has been used for wood engraving....