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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... seed , that we have now scarlets , purples , and whites which , in colour , habit , profusion , and long - continued blooming , are perfectly unique . Of these , five - sixths invariably come double . Indeed it is difficult to get ...
... seed , that we have now scarlets , purples , and whites which , in colour , habit , profusion , and long - continued blooming , are perfectly unique . Of these , five - sixths invariably come double . Indeed it is difficult to get ...
Side 70
... seed sown in the early part of February , in a temperature of 65 ° to 70 ° . The seed should be steeped for several days before it is sown , and never allowed to become dry afterwards . It should be sown on an even surface of loam ...
... seed sown in the early part of February , in a temperature of 65 ° to 70 ° . The seed should be steeped for several days before it is sown , and never allowed to become dry afterwards . It should be sown on an even surface of loam ...
Side 71
... seed as when perpetuated by cuttings . Either way it is easily managed . When raised from seed , this should be carefully selected from the plants that are most twiggy in habit , and that yield the greatest amount of bloom of the best ...
... seed as when perpetuated by cuttings . Either way it is easily managed . When raised from seed , this should be carefully selected from the plants that are most twiggy in habit , and that yield the greatest amount of bloom of the best ...
Side 72
... seed , which should not be sown very thickly , and not covered with any soil . The surface should be equally pressed down with the palm of the hand or a piece of smooth wood ; then water gently through a fine rose , and cover over with ...
... seed , which should not be sown very thickly , and not covered with any soil . The surface should be equally pressed down with the palm of the hand or a piece of smooth wood ; then water gently through a fine rose , and cover over with ...
Side 79
... seed the same way as recommended for Lobelia speciosa , but they cannot be relied upon as true . By cuttings they propagate very freely in spring and autumn . The best way is to prepare a few store - pots in autumn , and force for ...
... seed the same way as recommended for Lobelia speciosa , but they cannot be relied upon as true . By cuttings they propagate very freely in spring and autumn . The best way is to prepare a few store - pots in autumn , and force for ...
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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 |
Handy Book of the Flower-garden: Being Practical Directions for the ... David Thomson Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1871 |
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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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