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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... sowing , Sowing , • Thinning , etc. , Staking , · Select list of them , 141 148 • 143 Select list of them , 149 • 143 Biennials , 150 150 · 146 Soil and transplanting , 151 147 List of them , 152 153 Their culture , • 159 ROSES ...
... sowing , Sowing , • Thinning , etc. , Staking , · Select list of them , 141 148 • 143 Select list of them , 149 • 143 Biennials , 150 150 · 146 Soil and transplanting , 151 147 List of them , 152 153 Their culture , • 159 ROSES ...
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... sown under a common handglass in spring , and they are generally in flower from the end of July till December . Many can remember when our dwarf pale - blue Lobelia , such as gracilis , was a cherished pot - plant for front shelves in ...
... sown under a common handglass in spring , and they are generally in flower from the end of July till December . Many can remember when our dwarf pale - blue Lobelia , such as gracilis , was a cherished pot - plant for front shelves in ...
Side 70
... 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 , leaf ...
... 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 , leaf ...
Side 71
... sown , if possible , in September , and wintered in a cool dry place near the glass : a green- house temperature is sufficient . Autumn sowing is the most desirable when early blooming is an object . When sown in heat the first week in ...
... sown , if possible , in September , and wintered in a cool dry place near the glass : a green- house temperature is sufficient . Autumn sowing is the most desirable when early blooming is an object . When sown in heat the first week in ...
Side 72
... 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 a bell - glass or piece of ...
... 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 a bell - glass or piece of ...
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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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