These must be sown on a hotbed, or in rather stronger heatthan is necessary for half-hardy descriptions. As soon as they are large enough to be shifted, prick them off into small p...
A blue hardy annual which may be sown in theopen in spring.
Black.--A rich, deep soil and a moist situation, togetherwith partial shade, are most suitable for their growth. They succeed better as bushes than as espaliers or trained to walls...
Remarkably pretty and graceful Cape flowers, possessing amost agreeable perfume. The plants grow about 9 in. high and produce six or eight tubular flowers on a stem. They are easil...
Hardy perennial. Cultivated for its flowers, for thedistillation of lavender water, for flavouring sauces, and for medicinal purposes.
Plants of this description arrive at maturity, bloom,produce seed, and die in one season.
These showy plants, sometimes called Arum, are worthcultivating. They make handsome pot-plants, bearing fine white flowers in the spring. May be grown from seeds, or roots may be d...
The cultivation of Grapes in the open in our cloudy andchangeable climate cannot be looked forward to with any certainty of success. Two successive favourable seasons are indispens...
A good soil for these deciduous shrubs ismade by mixing a fair quantity of silver sand with good fibrous peat. The plants must never be allowed to become too wet nor too dry, and m...
All aquatics grow best in wicker-baskets filled with earth.Cover the surface of the earth with hay-bands twisted backwards and forwards and round the plant, and lace it down with t...
The seeds of these tender annuals require to be sown inearly spring in a hot-house or a warm frame having a temperature of 65 to 75 degrees. When 2 or 3 in. high, or large enough t...
The Chrysanthemum will grow in any good mould, anaturally good soil being often preferable to an artificial one. Where the ground is not in good condition a compost may be made of...
A greenhouse herbaceous plant which succeeds best inrich loam. It flowers in August, and may be propagated by dividing the roots. Height, 3 ft.
Hardy annual. Used for flavouring soups and salads.
Seed may be sown thinly during April in drills 1 ft. apart.Thin out the plants 12 in. from each other, and let them grow on till the following April, then plant them out 4 ft. apar...
Pretty hardy perennials suitable for theborder. Produce drooping pale blue flowers on branching spikes in July. Any soil suits them. They may be grown from seed, but will not allow...
Pretty hardy perennials which may be very easily raisedfrom seed on a sandy soil. Flower in June. Height, 2 ft.
A hardy herbaceous perennial, suitable for the frontof borders. It will grow in any soil, and may be propagated by seeds or division. May is its flowering season. Height, 6 in.
Ornamental, hardy herbaceous perennials, with large handsomefoliage, and dense plumes of flowers, requiring a peaty soil for their successful cultivation. They may be grown from se...
See "Aralia."
These plants bear large drooping bell-shaped lily-likeblossoms. They thrive best in a compost of turfy loam and peat, with a fair quantity of sand. The pots must in all cases be we...
See "Hemerocallis."
Splendid evergreen climbers, suitable either for thegreenhouse or in a sheltered position out of doors. Plant in rich, loamy soil mixed with peat, and, if grown in the open, give p...
See "Stipa Pennata."
See "Echinops."
The carob bean. This leguminous plant is a native of the countries bordering on the Mediterranean. The seed pods contain a quantity of mucilaginous and saccharine matter, and are u...
For the production of heavy summer and autumn crops a rich anddeeply-stirred soil is essential, one of the best fertilisers being well-decayed farmyard manure; but for the earliest...
Low-growing American evergreen shrubs,thriving best in sandy peat, and may be increased by layers.
Charming winter and spring blooming bulbous greenhouseplants, which thrive in a mixture of sandy loam and vegetable mould. They require a moist atmosphere and a uniform temperature...
A twining plant from Chili. The flowers are very beautiful, and are succeeded by berries, which are said to be sweet and eatable. The root has qualities closely resembling sarsapar...