Hardy perennial The introduction of the well-known double variety, Mrs. Bradshaw, which may easily be flowered from seed in the first season, has brought the Geum into prominence i...
Zinnia elegans. Half-hardy annual THE double varieties of Zinnia have entirely eclipsed the single form of this flower. They grow to an immense size and are extremely valuable for...
This is the great season for garden work, and the gardener must be up with the lark and go to bed with the robin, which is the latest of birds to bid farewell to a sunny day. The f...
Sea Lavender. Hardy and half-hardy annuals and hardy perennial It would be difficult to decide whether the Sea Lavenders are more highly valued as border flowers or as cut material...
Horticulture has a full share in the progressive character of the age. Changes have been effected in the Kitchen Garden which are quite as remarkable as the altered methods of loco...
Snapdragon. Hardy perennial In bygone years Antirrhinums were seldom seen beyond the limits of old-fashioned cottage gardens. But even then the Snapdragon was a popular flower, and...
The Climbing French Bean has all the merits of the Dwarf French Bean, and the climbing habit not only extends the period of bearing but results in a yield such as cannot be obtaine...
An elegant plant which is not quite hardy enough to be trusted in the open ground; but it is the easiest matter possible to grow it well in the greenhouse. The bulbs should be pott...
Half-hardy perennial To raise Fuchsias from seed will be new practice to many; but it is both interesting and inexpensive, and every year it secures an increasing number of adheren...
Brassica oleracea capitata The Cabbage is a great subject, and competes with the Potato for pre-eminence in the cottage garden, in the market garden, and on the farm, sometimes wit...
Half-hardy perennial The Freesia is another of the bulbous flowers easily raised from seed, and it may be had in bloom within six months from date of sowing. Use a rich compost, an...
Allium ascalonicum The old-fashioned mode of culture is to plant on the shortest, and lift the crop on the longest, day; but that is only applicable to the milder parts of the coun...
Lathyrus odoratus. Hardy climbing annual The history of the Sweet Pea can be traced back for more than two hundred years; and it is almost as fascinating as an exhibition of the fl...
Beta vulgaris As a food plant the Beet scarcely obtains the attention it deserves. There is no lack of appreciation of its beauty for purposes of garnishing, or of its flavour as t...
Tufted Pansy. Hardy perennial This plant well merits its popularity for use in beds and borders. It is perfectly hardy, the habit is good, and it continues in bloom for several mon...
Weeds and falling leaves are the plagues of the season. It may seem that they do no harm, but assuredly they are directly injurious to every crop upon the ground, for they encourag...
Hardy annual and half-hardy perennial From a genus including 450 species a small number of Salvias have won deserved popularity for beds and borders. In summer and early autumn the...
The Allium neapolitanum is the finest white-flowered variety, and is exceedingly valuable for bouquets and vase decoration. The large umbels of blossoms are of the purest white. It...
Indian Shot. Half-hardy perennial Cannas have ceased to be regarded simply as sub-tropical foliage plants, adapted only for the adornment of beds and borders. They have not lost th...
Cynara Cardunculus This plant is nearly related to the Globe Artichoke, and it makes a stately appearance when allowed to flower. Although the Cardoon is not widely cultivated in t...
Annual and perennial; half-hardy There are several distinct classes of Lobelia, differing materially in height and habit. For dwarf beds or edgings the compact varieties should alo...
Hardy perennial In the early months of the year few subjects in the garden present so gay an appearance as Aubrietias, for with the first approach of genial weather the cushion-lik...
Callistephus sinensis. Half-hardy annual In high summer so many flowers are available that no difficulty arises in making a varied display. The real trouble is in discarding, espec...
The remarks already made on the necessity for tidiness and the quick disposal of all decaying refuse apply as forcibly to this month as to October. The leaves are falling, the atmo...
Half-hardy greenhouse perennial Handsome plants, two feet or more in height, can be produced from seed and flowered in a single season. They are useful for training to greenhouse w...
Sultan's Balsam. Tender perennial Early sowing should be avoided for two reasons. The seed germinates but slowly in dull weather, and the seedlings when raised are almost certain t...
Chinese Primrose. Greenhouse annual The history of the Chinese Primula since it first reached this country has an almost romantic interest. As originally received the flower was, a...
The Blue Squill may be grown in exactly the same manner as the Roman Hyacinth for indoor decoration, and it makes a charming companion to that flower. It is perfectly hardy, and fo...
The importance of summer-sown Vegetables and Salads is dealt with under July, and seeds of most of the subjects there named may still be put in as ground becomes vacant. The suppli...
Hardy perennial Nearly all the perennial varieties may be raised from seed, and where large numbers are required this is the best method of obtaining them. They make handsome borde...