A sandy loam with brick rubbish and a little peat or rottenmanure suits them. Echinopsis is a good plant for cool houses or windows. During the summer it should be syringed over-he...
See "Honesty."
A greenhouse climbing plant that is admired for its foliagerather than its bloom. A mixture of peat and loam or leaf-mould and sandy loam suits it. Train the shoots up string, and...
An interesting plant of the pea family, called the moving plant, on account of the rotatory motion of the leaflets. These move in all conceivable ways, either steadily or by jerks....
This plant grows in abundance in the Canary Islands and Teneriffe, in dry, rocky districts, where little else can grow, and where it attains a height of 10 feet, with the branches...
Sow at intervals of a week from March to September in the openground, and during the winter months in frames. A shady position is most suitable. By these frequent sowings, and by o...
A hardy evergreen trailing plant requiringa peat soil in which to grow. It may be increased from seed or by division of the roots. May is the time at which it blooms. Height, 6 in.
This tree yields balsam of copaiba, used in medicine. The balsam is collected by making incisions in the stem, when the liquor is said to pour out copiously; as it exudes it is thi...
This pitcher plant is a native of Ceylon. The pitchers are partly filled with water before they open; hence it was supposed to be produced by some distilling process. In Ceylon the...
This plant has long been cultivated as _Olea fragrans_. The flowers have a fine fragrance, and are used by the Chinese to perfume tea. It appears that they consider the leaves also...
A prettygreenhouse climber, bearing cobalt-blue flowers. It should occupy a sunny position, and be watered freely from March to September, after which very little should be given.
A very ornamental family of tuberous-rooted hothouseplants. They are of two classes, the drooping and the erect. Pot at any time during January and March in a mixture of equal quan...
Hardy deciduous shrubs, which will grow in any ordinarysoil, and produce their flowers in April or May. They are propagated by cuttings planted in a sheltered position. Prune as so...
The hardy perennial kinds thrive best in pots, the soilin which should be kept moist. The annuals, which are raised on a hotbed in March, may be planted out in May in a warm situat...
This small-foliaged myrtaceous plant is a native of Chili. It bears a glossy black fruit, which has an agreeable flavor and perfume, and is highly esteemed in its native country. T...
The sugar cane. Where the sugar cane was first cultivated is unknown, but it is supposed to have been in the East Indies, for the Venetians imported it from thence by the
Plant the bulbs in February inlight, loamy soil, placing them 2 in. deep and 3 in. apart. They are readily increased by off-sets from the bulb. September is their flowering season....
Half-hardy annuals, veryelegant when in flower, and deserve a place in the garden. The seed should be sown on a hotbed in March or April, the plants gradually hardened off, and pla...
Neat feathery plants, very suitable for banks and thrivingat the seaside, as is evidenced by its luxuriant growth along the parades at Eastbourne. The hardy kinds will grow in any...
This is called calaba tree in the West Indies, and an oil, fit for burning, is expressed from the seeds. In the West Indies these seeds are called Santa Maria nuts.
Beautiful little half-hardy annualsbearing cineraria-like flowers that open well in the border in summer. If well watered in autumn and removed to the greenhouse they will continue...
For a first crop sow early in March, and in Aprilfor succession. Transplant as soon as ready into deeply-trenched, well-manured soil, about 2 ft. apart. Hoe well, and keep clear fr...
See "Zea."
The satinwood tree of tropical countries. It is principally used for making the backs of clothes and hair brushes, and for articles of turnery-ware; the finest mottled pieces are c...
This is a well-known plant, often seen in cultivation, and seemingly a favorite with many. It belongs to a poisonous family and is a dangerous poison. A decoction of its leaves for...
Half-hardy annuals. The leaves and topsof the shoots, on account of their clove-like flavour, are used for seasoning soups and introduced into salads.
Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. A single plant of B.Megastigma is sufficient to perfume a good-sized house. B. Drummondi, Elatior, Heterophylla, and Serrulata are all good plants. The...
Handsome ornamental grasses. They will grow in any soilor situation. P. Capillare is an annual, suitable for bouquets or edgings; it is increased by seed. P. Altissimum, an annual,...
Sow in March or April in any garden soil, thin out to 1 ft.apart. It is desirable to cut away the flower-stems and to divide the roots every two or three years. The plants may be f...
This yields the bitter wood known as Jamaica Quassia. The tree is common in Jamaica, where it attains the height of 50 feet. The wood is of a whitish or yellow color, and has an in...