A Chilian plant which yields small edible fruits; these, as well as all parts of the plant, are very aromatic. The bark is used for tanning, and the wood is highly esteemed for mak...
This sapotaceous plant is cultivated for its fruit, which is called marmalade, on account of its containing a thick agreeably flavored pulp, bearing some resemblance in appearance...
The Cyprus turpentine tree. The turpentine flows from incisions made in the trunk and soon becomes thick and tenacious, and ultimately hardens. Galls gathered from this tree are us...
A South American palm, which yields a colorless, sweet-tasted oil, used in Para for adulterating olive oil, being nearly as good for this purpose as peanut oil, so largely used in...
The well-known pineapple, the fruit of which was described three hundred years ago, by Jean de Lery, a Huguenot priest, as being of such excellence that the gods might luxuriate up...
A myrtaceous plant from Australia, called the turpentine tree, owing to its furnishing a fluid resembling that product.
The yucca leaves afford a good fiber, and some southern species are known as _bear's grass_. The root stems also furnish a starchy matter, which has been rendered useful in the man...
A rather scarce but remarkably handsomeperennial, producing lilac-purple flowers with yellow stamens in July and August. It will grow in ordinary soil, and may be increased by divi...
See "Cerasus."
A hardy herbaceous plant; will grow in any soil,flowers in May, and is easily raised from seed. Height, 1-1/2 ft.
This is a graceful and very beautiful variegatedgrass, striped green, silver, and gold, and makes a fine decoration for the table. It will grow in any moderately moist soil, and be...
See "Silene."
A hardy perennial. Flowers used medicinally.
The snake nut tree of Guiana, so called on account of the curious form of the embryo of the seed, which is spirally twisted, so as to closely resemble a coiled-up blacksnake. The f...
This euphorbiaceous plant has an acrid, milky, bitter juice; the root is emetic, and the dried branches are used medicinally.
An extensive genus of very beautiful plants, mostly hardy.They will grow in any soil, and merely require ordinary treatment. The bloom is produced in June or July. Height, 4 in. to...
May be raised from seed or cuttings. Sow the seed aboutthe second week of March in very rich soil, and cover it with 1 in. of dry earth. In June (having soaked the bed thoroughly o...
This effective hardy perennial will grow inany rich, light soil in a warm position, and is a fine lawn plant. Flowers are produced from June to August. It may be increased by seed...
To destroy Wasps rinse a large bottle with spirits ofturpentine, and thrust the neck into the principal entrance to their nest, stopping up all the other holes to prevent their esc...
A native of Ceylon, where its hard, heavy, durable timber is used for building purposes. The seed also affords a great amount of oil.
A. Azurea Setosa is a pretty, light-bluehardy annual, which is usually sown in the open in autumn for early flowering; if sown in the spring it will bloom in June or July. A. Odora...
To grow them to perfection carrots require a deep, rich,sandy soil, which has been thoroughly trenched and manured the previous autumn. For the main crop the seed should be sown in...
This is a fine border hardy perennial, producinglong racemes of rosy-purple flowers in June or July. It prefers a soil of sandy loam and peat, and may be increased by seed or by cu...
See "Crepis" and "Hieracium."
A handsome class of plants. Their habit of growth issomewhat like that of the Amaryllis. They are admirably adapted for growing in pots in the greenhouse. They may also be planted...
All these shrubs have fine, Fern-like foliage which changescolour in autumn. The Pea-shaped flowers vary in colour from cream to purple, and while in bloom the plants are very hand...
This Abyssinian species forms large foliage of striking beauty. The food is dry and uneatable; but the base of the flower stalk is eaten by the natives.
The teak tree. Teak wood has been extensively employed for shipbuilding in the construction of merchant vessels and ships of war; its great strength and durability, the facility wi...
This plant is a native of Bengal. Its seeds were formerly mixed with hair powder, and are still used to perfume pomatum. The Arabs mix them with their coffee berries. In the West I...
A charming little herbaceous perennial whichproves quite hardy in our climate, and well deserves a place in the rockery. Plant in deep, rich loam, and cover the surface of the crow...