Has gigantic leaves, 4 to 5 ft. in diameter, onpetioles 3 to 6 ft. in length. It prefers a moist, shady position, and bears division. Makes a fine addition to a sub-tropical garden...
See under "Carnations."
Any good soil will grow the Mulberry. The tree is hardy,but the fruit wants plenty of sunshine to bring it to perfection. It may be propagated by cuttings of wood one year old with...
This is a Mexican tree, which yields a milky juice, forming caoutchouc, but is not collected for commerce except in a limited way.
See "Aquatics."
Soil, sandyloam, or well-drained, deep, rich mould. Plant in the open ground in autumn; take the bulbs up as soon as the leaves decay, and preserve them in a rather moist place. In...
The flowers of this hardy perennial areproduced in April and May, and somewhat resemble miniature Lily of the Valley. Seed may be sown at the end of July. The plant will grow in an...
This hardy herbaceous plant is verypretty when in flower, and suitable for rock-work. It requires a well-drained vegetable mould, and to be planted where it can obtain plenty of su...
Beautiful early-flowering trees, which will grow in any soil,and can be increased by seeds or suckers.
A tree of tropical America growing in damp forests, especially in the Amazon valley, which, together with other trees called siphonia furnish the Para rubber, or American caoutchou...
A small tree of South Africa called Boerboom at the Cape of Good Hope. The seeds or beans are cooked and eaten as food. The bark is used for tanning purposes and as an astringent i...
A hardy herbaceous plant of easy culture from seed sownin spring or autumn in any garden soil. It produces bright orange flowers from June to August. Height, 1 ft.
Beautiful hardy annuals, the flowers of which openat night and effuse a delightful odour. Sow the seed in autumn on a gentle hotbed; pot off, and protect in a greenhouse during the...
See "Aquilegia."
A fine hardy perennial for rock-work. It is of aprocumbent habit, and has a woody nature. A vegetable soil is best suited for its growth, and its roots should be in contact with la...
This bulb produces early inspring, and preceding the foliage, a mass of rose-purple flowers close to the ground. It is perfectly hardy, and valuable for edgings or rock-work. Plant...
This hardyherbaceous plant is suitable for a wild garden. It likes a good, rich soil, and is easily increased by seed or division. August is its flowering period. Height, 3 ft.
Every part of this South American palm is covered with sharp spines. It is cultivated to some extent by the Indians of Brazil for the sake of its young leaves, which furnish a stro...
The coontie plant of Florida. The large succulent roots afford a quantity of arrowroot, said to be equal to the best of that from Bermuda. The fruit has a coating of an orange-colo...
This hardy and ornamental herbaceous plantbears heads of bright yellow flowers, resembling small sunflowers, from June to August. It thrives in any loamy soil, and is easily increa...
This greenhouse herbaceous perennial is a drawing-roompalm, and is interesting from the fact that it produces its flowers beneath the surface of the soil. It thrives in any fairly...
This beautiful tree fern is a native of Australia, where it attains a height of 25 to 30 feet, having fronds from 10 to 15 feet in length. It contains a pulpy substance in the cent...
Very pretty and long-flowering. They all like a light,rich, and sandy soil. Cuttings of the stove kinds root freely under glass. Hardy perennials may be divided at the roots. The a...
See "Tigridia."
Very neat, but not showy, hardy American perennials. Theymay be grown in any ordinary light garden soil, are increased by dividing the root, and bloom in May. Height, 1 ft. to 2 ft...
The sisal hemp, introduced into Florida many years ago, for the sake of its fiber, but its cultivation has not been prosecuted to a commercial success. Like many other of the best...
A very singular hardy-annual ornamental grass,generally known as Animated Oats. Very useful in a green state for mixing with cut flowers. Sow in March or early in April. Height, 3...
The hardy perennial kinds bloom in March, the greenhousevarieties in May. The latter are very pretty. They all like a sandy soil, and may be increased by seed or by division. Heigh...
Plant the bulbs during January in sandy loam with a littlepeat. They flower in April. Height, 1-1/2 ft.
Malaguetta pepper, or grains of paradise; belonging to the ginger family, _Zingiberaceae_. The seeds of this and other species are imported from Guinea; they have a very warm and c...