Handbook of Hardy Herbaceous and Alpine FlowersBlackwood, 1871 - 321 sider |
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Side xxxiii
... loam or clay should be added to the fullest extent practicable , incorporating carefully the new with the old soil in the process of working it . In soils of this sort , herbage of a luxuriant and valuable kind does not exist in nature ...
... loam or clay should be added to the fullest extent practicable , incorporating carefully the new with the old soil in the process of working it . In soils of this sort , herbage of a luxuriant and valuable kind does not exist in nature ...
Side xxxvii
... loam in about equal proportions , may be annually applied to the sur- face during early winter , any time before that in which the earliest spring flowers begin to throw up . Winter being the period most suitable for effecting any ...
... loam in about equal proportions , may be annually applied to the sur- face during early winter , any time before that in which the earliest spring flowers begin to throw up . Winter being the period most suitable for effecting any ...
Side 2
... loam and leaf - mould , or by division of the roots just as growth commences . A. apennina ( Apennine A. ) does not appear very distinct from A. vernalis in character , but as it begins to flower as that species ceases , it is valuable ...
... loam and leaf - mould , or by division of the roots just as growth commences . A. apennina ( Apennine A. ) does not appear very distinct from A. vernalis in character , but as it begins to flower as that species ceases , it is valuable ...
Side 3
... loam . They succeed well , however , in many light soils ; but in the more tenacious clays many of the smaller species refuse to grow , and a very liberal incorporation of gritty matter and leaf - mould is the only sure means of recon ...
... loam . They succeed well , however , in many light soils ; but in the more tenacious clays many of the smaller species refuse to grow , and a very liberal incorporation of gritty matter and leaf - mould is the only sure means of recon ...
Side 13
... loam , rather moist than dry , and make but a poor figure in very dry light soils , unless liberally manured and copiously supplied with water during all stages of growth . To enjoy their beauty as long as possible , it is of much im ...
... loam , rather moist than dry , and make but a poor figure in very dry light soils , unless liberally manured and copiously supplied with water during all stages of growth . To enjoy their beauty as long as possible , it is of much im ...
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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