These useful conifers prefer dry chalk orsandy soils, but will thrive in any ground that is not too heavy. J. Japonica, Sabina, and Tamariscifolia do well on steep banks and rock-w...
P. Arundinacea is the well-known perennial Ribbon Grass;it is easily grown from seed, and the root allows division. P. Canariensis is the useful canary seed: it may be propagated f...
A stove evergreen shrub which produces lovelycrimson bracts in the winter. Plant in sandy loam, give plenty of water to the roots, and syringe the leaves frequently. In early sprin...
Plant in autumn in a moist but well-drained soil. Cuttingsof stout stems 6 or 8 in. long, firmly and deeply planted in a shady situation, mulched with leaf-mould, and kept watered...
Sow the seed in any good gardensoil--deep sandy loam is best--towards the end of April in drills 1 ft. apart, and thin the plants out to a distance of 6 in. from each other. The ro...
A hardy and very ornamental perennial with roundbronzy foliage and spikes of white flowers at midsummer. It succeeds best in peat, but will grow in any rich, light soil. To increas...
See "Xerophyllum."
A showy hardy perennialwith tufts of graceful, curving, slender foliage. From May to July, when it bears spikes of white flowers, it is very handsome. It does best in a peat border...
The Carnuba, or wax palm of Brazil. It grows about 40 feet high, and has a trunk 6 or 8 inches thick, composed of very hard wood, which is commonly employed in Brazil for building...
The fruit of this tree is called, from its appearance, the cannon-ball fruit; its shell is used as a drinking vessel, and when fresh the pulp is of an agreeable flavor.
These beautiful evergreen shrubs require greenhouseculture, and to be grown in sandy loam and leaf-mould. The majority of them flower in spring. Height, 4 ft. to 6 ft.
This small alpine creeper is a profuse bloomer,its glistening white flowers being produced at all seasons. It grows in moist vegetable mould, and bears transplanting at any season....
See "Mathiola Bicornis." If Emperor,Imperial, or Intermediate Stocks are sown in March or April, they will flower in the autumn; if sown in June or July they will flower during the...
A handsome hardy plant, suitable for a moist, shadysituation. It is raised from seed, or will bear dividing, but is rather hard to grow. Height, 6 in.
Well-known shrubs, growing in any soil,and flowering early in spring. The colours vary from crimson to white. They may be raised from cuttings either in autumn or early spring. Hei...
Plant the bulbs in November, or in February or March, inrows 9 in. apart, and the bulbs 6 in. one from the other. In July, when the tops are dying down, lift the bulbs, lay them in...
A graceful and charming cool greenhouseplant, with Fern-like evergreen foliage and pure white flowers, which are borne from April to November. The soil most suitable for it is a mi...
See "Bravoa."U
The Tasmanian iron wood tree. It is of medium growth and furnishes wood that is extremely hard and dense, and used for making sheaves for ships' blocks, and for other articles that...
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. Hei...
See "Violets."
Dwarf-growing; excellent forsheep.
An evergreen twining plant, requiring a greenhousefor its cultivation and a soil of sandy loam and peat. It flowers in July, and is increased by cuttings taken in spring or summer...
The shrubby kinds will grow well in any rich soil; loamand decayed leaves form a good compost for them. They require good drainage and plenty of air and light while in a vigorous s...
Fine evergreen shrubs, of hardy habit andquick growth. They may be grown in any soil, but prefer a sheltered situation, and are very suitable for planting near the sea. R. Latifoli...
See "Fritillarias."
A charming spring-flowering plant, bearing pretty whitestar-like flowers on slender stalks. It is used largely for edgings. It looks well in clumps on the front of borders. Plant i...
These favourite hardy perennials prefera rich, light, sandy soil, and a dry situation. The seed may be sown where it is intended for them to bloom either in autumn or spring. Thin...
This beautiful flowering leguminous plant is a native of the East Indies, but is cultivated in all the tropics. In Jamaica it is called the "Barbados flower." The wood is sought af...
This West Indian tree yields a small fruit which has a strong smell of garlic, hence it is called the garlic pear. The bark is bitter and used as a tonic.