Handbook of Hardy Herbaceous and Alpine FlowersBlackwood, 1871 - 321 sider |
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Side xlii
... interesting home for such plants ; and if well constructed - that is , if so made as to provide that perfection of drainage which is essen- tial to alpines generally , along with good means to supply moisture abundantly , but at will ...
... interesting home for such plants ; and if well constructed - that is , if so made as to provide that perfection of drainage which is essen- tial to alpines generally , along with good means to supply moisture abundantly , but at will ...
Side xlviii
... interesting , and brings the cultivator into more direct intimacy with his subjects than when they are spread more promiscuously and in greater independence over rockwork , and it ad- mits of a better adaptation of the means , such as ...
... interesting , and brings the cultivator into more direct intimacy with his subjects than when they are spread more promiscuously and in greater independence over rockwork , and it ad- mits of a better adaptation of the means , such as ...
Side 9
... interesting group of plants . They are all of moderate height , are neat in habit , and possess beautiful foliage , and in most cases the colours of the flowers are bright and striking , and the structure most interesting . There is a ...
... interesting group of plants . They are all of moderate height , are neat in habit , and possess beautiful foliage , and in most cases the colours of the flowers are bright and striking , and the structure most interesting . There is a ...
Side 10
... interesting plant , though not so strikingly showy as some of the preced- ing . It grows about 18 inches or 2 feet high , with ample glaucous foliage and large numerous flowers , the spurs of which are shortish and red , and shading ...
... interesting plant , though not so strikingly showy as some of the preced- ing . It grows about 18 inches or 2 feet high , with ample glaucous foliage and large numerous flowers , the spurs of which are shortish and red , and shading ...
Side 11
... interesting border - plants , and are very useful for cut - flowers , as they stand long fresh , and may be sent a great distance in the cut state . There are white , pink , lilac , blue , purple , dark - crimson , red , yellow , and ...
... interesting border - plants , and are very useful for cut - flowers , as they stand long fresh , and may be sent a great distance in the cut state . There are white , pink , lilac , blue , purple , dark - crimson , red , yellow , and ...
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Handbook of Hardy Herbaceous and Alpine Flowers William Sutherland (Gardener to the Earl of Minto.) Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1871 |
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18 inches high 9 inches adapted alpine plants Alps appear in June beautiful beds blue border-plant branches clothed cold frame colour corolla corymbs cultivation culture cuttings deep dense distinct dwarf early summer easily egg-shaped erect Fcap feet high flower-garden flower-heads flower-stems flowers are large Flowers in April Flowers in June foliage foot high freely garden-soil gardens genus glaucous habit hairy handsome hardy height herbaceous plants increased by division inflorescence July and August June and July lance-shaped loam lobes masses mixed border moist Native of Britain Native of North naturalising North America numerous oblong ornamental ornamental plants pale panicles peat perennial petals pink places plant grows pots pretty propagated by division purple Pyrenees racemes rich rockwork roots sandy loam seed sepals shade showy shrubs Siberia soil southern Europe species grows spikes spring stalks stems succeed terminal toothed tufts umbels variegated varieties warm well-drained winter