A cinchonaceous plant, the fruits of which are eaten in Madagascar under the name of Voa-vanga. The leaves are used in medicine.
Plant these Orchids firmly in well-drained pots,using equal parts of live sphagnum and fibrous peat. Give one good watering as soon as the potting is finished, and stand them in a...
This hardy evergreen shrubshould occupy a dry and sheltered position. Its fragrant purple flowers are produced in February. Cuttings of the ripened wood, if planted in spring, will...
Curious herbaceous plants, requiring to be grown in potsof rough peat, filled up with sphagnum moss, in a moderately cool house having a moist atmosphere. They flower in June, and...
This singular and delightfully fragrant annualdoes best in a mixture of loam, peat, and sand, or sandy loam and leaf-mould. Sow the seed in pots in the spring, place in a greenhous...
The fruits of this West Indian tree are known in commerce as allspice; the berries have a peculiarly grateful odor and flavor, resembling a combination of cloves, nutmeg, and cinna...
The incense tree of Guiana, a tall-growing tree, furnishing wood of great durability. It is called cedar wood on account of its fragrant odor. The balsam from the trunk is highly o...
This is a valuable dwarf species of the banana from southern China. It bears a large truss of fine fruit, and is cultivated to some extent in Florida, where it endures more cold th...
The vegetable ivory plant, a native of the northern parts of South America. The fruit consists of a collection of six or seven drupes; each contains from six to nine seeds, the veg...
A tropical tree, belonging to the mallow family. The inner bark of the young branches yields a tough fiber, fit for cordage, and used in Demerara for making coffee bags, and the fi...
A genus of handsome and ornamental evergreen shrubs.They are free-flowering and suitable for the conservatory or outdoor decoration if placed in warm situations. They flourish best...
Beautiful evergreen shrubs. I. Australis has elegant,fern-like foliage and racemes of pink or purple Pea-shaped flowers in April. I. Decora Alba bears its white flowers in July. Th...
Very graceful and showy plants. The flowers, which arelike small Gladioli, are produced on long branched spikes and are excellent for cutting. Plant 3 in. deep and 2 in. apart in s...
See "Iris."
Sow in prepared places, during spring, in sluggishbrooks and moist situations; or it may be grown on a shady border if kept moist by frequent waterings. It may also be grown in a f...
These charming everlasting annuals retain, in a driedstate, their form and colour for several years. They are of the easiest culture, merely requiring to be sown in spring in light...
Known in the West Indies as the seaside grape, from the peculiarity of the perianth, which becomes pulpy and of a violet color and surrounds the ripe fruit. The pulpy perianth has...
This palm is a native of the northern part of Australia, where it is utilized by the natives. The seeds have a granular fibrous rind, and are spotted and marked like a nutmeg.
This plant furnishes fiber fit for the manufacture of ropes. Its leaves contain a large quantity of mucilage.
This stove shrub is an evergreen. It should begrown in a mixture of loam and peat, and may be increased by cuttings planted in sand under glass in a little heat. It flowers in July...
These pretty, hardy, herbaceous plants bloom in June. Theygrow best in a compost of loam and peat, and are easily raised from seed. Height, 1-1/2 ft.
A dwarf evergreen shrub with flowersresembling a white St. John's Wort. It grows best in a compost of loam and peat, and is propagated by cuttings planted in sand, and subjected to...
Set the roots in bunches 1 ft. apart, and beforesevere weather sets in cover them with a dressing of well-rotted manure. They should not be disturbed, even by digging among the roo...
A very pretty hardy perennial. It will thrive inany soil, blooms from May to August, and can be readily increased by seed or division. Height, 1-1/2 ft.
See "Primulas," and "Streptocarpus."
A hardy perennial having immense bronzefoliage. It thrives best in a moist, peaty soil; flowers from May to July, and may readily be increased either by seed or division. Height, 3...
Loam is a mixture of clay and sand. Whenthe former predominates it is termed heavy loam, and when the latter abounds it is called light. Marl is a compound of chalk and clay, or ch...
Showy hardy perennials which make finebedding plants. They may be grown from seed, which is produced in great quantities, and merely requires the same treatment as other perennials...
An ornamental hardy perennial. It will succeed in anygarden soil, and merely requires the same treatment as ordinary perennials. It is readily increased by dividing the roots, and...
This plant is called the Traveler's tree, probably on account of the water which is stored up in the large cup-like sheaths of the leaf-stalks, and which is sought for by travelers...