Handy-Book of the Flower-Garden, being practical directions for the propagation, culture, and arrangement of plants in flower-gardens all the year round. [With illustrations.]W. Blackwood and sons, 1868 - 364 sider |
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... sandy soil , and as soon as they are rooted , lift them and pot them , either singly in small pots , or a few together in larger ones . This is a very good method , but it has the disadvantage of requiring more labour , AUTUMN ...
... sandy soil , and as soon as they are rooted , lift them and pot them , either singly in small pots , or a few together in larger ones . This is a very good method , but it has the disadvantage of requiring more labour , AUTUMN ...
Side 35
... sandy loam , moderately enriched with either well- rotted dung or leaf - mould , and resting upon a dry gravelly bottom , is the best for producing a moderately strong growth and profusion of bloom . The stronger varieties , especially ...
... sandy loam , moderately enriched with either well- rotted dung or leaf - mould , and resting upon a dry gravelly bottom , is the best for producing a moderately strong growth and profusion of bloom . The stronger varieties , especially ...
Side 43
... sandy . In taking off the cuttings , all crushing or bruising of either stems or leaves should be carefully avoided . not necessary , although desirable . freely in any house or pit where the temperature ranges from 65 ° to 70 ° , where ...
... sandy . In taking off the cuttings , all crushing or bruising of either stems or leaves should be carefully avoided . not necessary , although desirable . freely in any house or pit where the temperature ranges from 65 ° to 70 ° , where ...
Side 44
... sandy loam . They are , however , exceedingly impatient of stagnant water , and will not thrive in ill - drained beds . Indeed , some of the more tender sorts do not thrive well in districts which are wet , and where the soil is cold ...
... sandy loam . They are , however , exceedingly impatient of stagnant water , and will not thrive in ill - drained beds . Indeed , some of the more tender sorts do not thrive well in districts which are wet , and where the soil is cold ...
Side 58
... sandy soil , and follow with an inch or two of finely - sifted sandy and light rich earth in equal proportions , and over all an inch or two of pure sand . Cuttings of Verbenas , and many other plants , inserted in the sand and covered ...
... sandy soil , and follow with an inch or two of finely - sifted sandy and light rich earth in equal proportions , and over all an inch or two of pure sand . Cuttings of Verbenas , and many other plants , inserted in the sand and covered ...
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Handy-Book of the Flower-Garden, being practical directions for the ... David Thomson Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1868 |
Handy Book of the Flower-garden: Being Practical Directions for the ... David Thomson Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1868 |
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Alyssum annuals April Arabis Aubrietia autumn banded beautiful bloom blue Lobelia Blue Pansy bulbs Calceolaria Canna 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 frost 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 Perilla pink pots Primula vulgaris propagation Purple King purple Pansy recommended red Daisy require Rhododendron 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 violet winter yellow Pansy Yucca aloifolia
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