Handy book of the flower-gardenW. Blackwood, 1868 - 364 sider |
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Side 27
... sand . This should be passed through a half - inch sieve , to separate the roughest part , and thoroughly mix the whole . A thin layer of the siftings should be placed over the bottom of the box , and then fill up to the rim , and press ...
... sand . This should be passed through a half - inch sieve , to separate the roughest part , and thoroughly mix the whole . A thin layer of the siftings should be placed over the bottom of the box , and then fill up to the rim , and press ...
Side 31
... dry , and sifted through a half - inch sieve -or leaf - mould , and about an eighth part of the whole of sand . The young plants should be removed from the boxes with as little breakage to their roots as possible SPRING TREATMENT . 31.
... dry , and sifted through a half - inch sieve -or leaf - mould , and about an eighth part of the whole of sand . The young plants should be removed from the boxes with as little breakage to their roots as possible SPRING TREATMENT . 31.
Side 34
... sand , sifted through a quarter- inch sieve , form an excellent medium for striking in . After the cuttings are put in , a watering of lukewarm water should be given , to settle the soil about the cut- tings . They should be placed in a ...
... sand , sifted through a quarter- inch sieve , form an excellent medium for striking in . After the cuttings are put in , a watering of lukewarm water should be given , to settle the soil about the cut- tings . They should be placed in a ...
Side 36
... sand , and cinders with the heavy soil , to make it dry and porous . It is a good plan to go over Pelargonium beds , which have a tendency to strong growth , about the be- ginning of August , and pinch just the terminal bud out of each ...
... sand , and cinders with the heavy soil , to make it dry and porous . It is a good plan to go over Pelargonium beds , which have a tendency to strong growth , about the be- ginning of August , and pinch just the terminal bud out of each ...
Side 39
... sand ; and the pots are filled up firmly with loam , leaf - mould , and sand , in equal propor- tions . The whole is mixed thoroughly by being passed through a half - inch sieve before the pots are filled up . The number of cuttings put ...
... sand ; and the pots are filled up firmly with loam , leaf - mould , and sand , in equal propor- tions . The whole is mixed thoroughly by being passed through a half - inch sieve before the pots are filled up . The number of cuttings put ...
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Alyssum annuals April Arabis Aubrietia autumn banded beautiful bloom blue Lobelia Blue Pansy bulbs Calceolaria Centaurea Centaurea Ragusina centre Cerastium tomentosum Chrysanthemum Sensation Coleus colour contrast Crimson King Crocus cuttings Dactylis glomerata double dwarf early easily edged with blue effective evergreen Fcap feet feet-June and July flore-pleno flower-garden flowering plants foliage foot-April frost garden Gazania Gazania splendens golden Pelargonium green ground ground-work group of beds grow hardy heat Hedera Iresine Herbstii Japonica June King Verbena Lastræa leaf-mould leaves light lilac loam Lobelia Lobelia speciosa manure mixed borders Narcissus orange panel pendula Perilla pink pots propagation Purple King purple Pansy recommended red Daisy require Rhododendrons rich soil rock-work roots rose rosy rows scarlet Pelargonium season shade shrubs Silene pendula silver variegated sowing sown spring spring-flowering Stock summer surface Tulip variegated Pelargonium variety Verbena Viola cornuta Viola lutea violet winter yellow Pansy Yucca aloifolia
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