This is a noble plant, which succeedswell in the open if placed in a rich, deep, moist loam in a sunny situation or in partial shade. In pots it requires a strong loamy soil with p...
Scrape the gum off, wash the place thoroughly withclear water, and apply a compost of horse-dung, clay, and tar.
This greenhouse evergreen twining plant delights in asoil of loam and peat; flowers in March, and is increased by dividing the roots. Height, 10 ft.
Sow at the end of March or the beginning of April on aslight hotbed; pot off when the plants are sufficiently advanced, and transplant to the open border in June. They are well ada...
These are mostly hardy herbaceous plants from South Africa.The soil should consist of two parts loam and one part leaf-mould, and the situation should be dry and sunny. Seed may be...
Strong-growing hardy perennials,suitable for backs of borders. They succeed in any garden soil, and are propagated by seed or division of root. Height, 3 ft. to 5-1/2 ft.
See "Ribes."Cyanthus Lobatus--A small, but very beautiful procumbent perennial, well adapted to fill moist places on rock-work if the situation is open and sunny. A mixture of vege...
A showy greenhouse plant. It may be planted in theopen in warm positions, but will require protecting in winter. Grow it in peat and loam. Cuttings will strike if placed in sand un...
These beautiful summer-floweringhardy perennials produce large heads of lily-like blossoms in great profusion, which are invaluable for cutting for vase decorations as the bloom la...
Handsome half-hardy, fragrant annuals. The seed should besown on a hotbed in March. When the plants are sufficiently advanced transplant them singly into pots of light, rich earth,...
The mountain mahoe, a malvaceous plant, that furnishes the beautiful lace-like bark called Cuba bast, imported by nurserymen for tying their plants. It was at one time only seen as...
These are highly ornamental, producing a brilliant displayof flowers. The scarlets make very effective beds. They are mostly hardy, and may be grown in any moist, light, rich garde...
Hardy shrubs thriving in almost any soil. Cuttings willstrike if planted in sand under glass. (See also "Genista" and "Spartium.")
A composite plant which has gained some notoriety as the supposed Cundurango, the cancer-curing bark. It has long been supposed to supply a powerful antidote for the bite of venomo...
Hardy annuals, suitable for any ordinary soil, and needingmerely ordinary treatment. A grand plant for bees. Height, 1 ft.
This plant is ofthe simplest culture and is well adapted for pots, ferneries, or rock-work. It is most at home in a well-drained yet moist peaty soil, and kept in a frame or on a s...
See "Thermopsis."
See "Polemonium."
These plants are mostly of a hardy herbaceous description andof little value. They will grow well in any kind of soil, flowering from March to July, according to their varieties, a...
This hardy herbaceous plant flowers from April to June.A light, sandy soil suits it best. It may be grown from seed or multiplied by division. Height, 1 ft.
Daisy-like everlastings. Half-hardy annuals suitablefor cutting during summer, and for winter bouquets. Sow in pots in February or March, cover lightly with fine soil, plunge the p...
See "Actaea."
These perennials arealmost hardy, needing protection merely in severe weather. They are readily raised from seed sown in gentle heat early in spring or by slips during the summer m...
Hardy annual. Used for salads and garnishing, and as aningredient in cool drinks; excellent also for bees.
Charming greenhouse evergreen shrubs, which sendforth their purple flowers in September. They grow best in loam and peat. Cuttings may be struck in sand under bell-glasses. Height,...
A strong leguminous plant, the seeds of which are highly poisonous, and are employed by the natives of Old Calabar as an ordeal. Persons suspected of witchcraft or other crimes are...
A showy genus of plants, mostly hardy perennials, whichneed no special treatment. They are readily raised from seed, or division of roots. The less hardy kinds may be sown on a hot...
A compost of loam and peat suits thesebeautiful evergreen shrubs. They may be increased by layers, ripe cuttings covered with a hand-glass, or seed. Though the plants are pretty ha...
Plant in a hothouse in fibrous peat mixed with a largeproportion of sand. Give plenty of heat and moisture during growth, with a thin shade to keep off the sun's midday rays. Lower...
Take partially dry horse manure and lay it in a heapto ferment. Turn and mix it well every few days, and when well and equally fermented, which will be from ten to fourteen days, m...