See "Kerria."
Sow early in February on a slight hotbed, and prick out intoa well-manured and warm border, having the soil broken down fine on the surface. For early summer supplies sow outdoors...
Also known as St. Agnes' Flower. Handsomeplants. The flowers are pure white, every petal being tipped with green, dropping in a cluster of from six to eight blooms, each nearly 1 i...
A handsome evergreen Oak, delighting in a deep, loamysoil. It is propagated by seed sown as soon as it is ripe.
A species of jalap is obtained from this convolvulaceous plant; this is a resinous matter contained in the juices.
Handsome hardy perennials; most effectivein beds or borders. They stand remarkably well both drought and excessive rainfall, and succeed in any common soil. Seeds sown early in spr...
See "Peas, Everlasting."F
Hardy perennial. Young leaves and tops usedfor stuffing, also in soups and sauces.
A low-growing tree of the East Indies, which is cultivated to some extent for its fruit, which is known in Java and Malacca as lanseh fruit, and is much esteemed for its delicate a...
Fine plants, suitable for the greenhouse, sitting-room, orhanging baskets. Plant six tubers in a 5-in. pot, with their growing ends inclining to the centre and the roots to the edg...
Pretty hardy annuals, the silvery leaves of theplant being very effective on rock-work. Sow the seed in spring where it is to flower. Height, 6 ft. Artemisia Arborea. See "Southern...
An early spring-blooming hardy perennial. Very ornamentaleither in the garden or on rock-work, the flowers lasting a long time. An open and dry situation suits it best. May be read...
Very ornamental hardy shrubs, bearing rich yellow flowersin spring and attractive fruit in the autumn. Most handsome when trained to a single stem and the head allowed to expand fr...
The annuals may be sown in the open in April to flower inJuly. The greenhouse evergreens may be propagated by cuttings under glass. These produce flowers in June.
The small leaves are eaten as watercress.
This very elegant evergreen is a native of Norfolk Island. Few plants can compare with it in beauty and regularity of growth. The wood is of no particular value, although used for...
A native of the Malayan Islands, which yields the Gambir, or Terra Japonica of commerce. This is prepared by boiling the leaves in water until the decoction thickens, when it is po...
The Pumilum is a very pretty hardy perennial that may begrown in any soil, and increased by dividing the roots. It produces its golden flowers in August. Height, 1-1/2 ft. H. Autum...
Showy greenhouse succulent plants. A light, turfy loamis suitable for them, and they may be increased by placing cuttings of the young shoots in a sandy soil on a slight hotbed in...
Hardy annuals that are suitable for the border, as they arevery showy when in flower. The seed should be sown in spring on a gentle hotbed, and the plants transferred to the garden...
See "Tritoma."
See "Acorus."
The wood of this tree is called Lignum Vitae. A resin, called gum guaiacum, exudes from the stem, and is otherwise obtained from the wood by artificial means. It is of a greenish-b...
A very ornamental and beautiful kind of Thistle. They aremostly quite hardy, and will grow in any garden soil, though they thrive best in a light, sandy one. The greenhouse and fra...
Exceedingly pretty hardy annuals. Sow the seed in light soilearly in spring where it is to flower, and thin out so that the plants have plenty of room. They bloom in July. Height,...
These plants will grow in any good soil. The hardyperennials flower in July. The greenhouse varieties merely require protecting in the winter. They all bear division of the root, a...
A plant common to many tropical countries. Its wood is extremely light when dry, and is employed by the Polynesians for getting fire by friction, which is said to be a very tedious...
An elegant and graceful greenhouse plant,giving forth a delicious aromatic odour. It grows best in a compost of turfy loam and peat, but thrives in any light, rich soil. Take cutti...
Pure white hardyperennial, which is valuable for spring bedding. Not particular to soil, and easily raised from seed sown from March to June, placed under a frame, and transplanted...
Sow two or three seeds together in clumps 1 ft. apart, intrenches prepared as for Celery, in April or May. When 6 in. high pull up the superfluous plants, leaving the strongest one...