Elegant greenhouse shrubs, delighting in a mixture ofturfy loam, peat, and sand. They are evergreen, flower in June, and are propagated by cuttings of the young wood under glass. H...
Very elegant and beautiful hardy annuals,which are slightly fragrant. They must be grown in a moist and shady situation. The seeds ripen freely, and should be sown in autumn to pro...
See "Buphthalmum."
The mezquite tree, of Texas, occasionally reaching a height of 25 to 30 feet. It yields a very hard, durable wood, and affords a large quantity of gum resembling gum arabic, and an...
This is the West Indian bead tree, or necklace tree, the seeds of which are roundish, beautifully polished, and of a bright scarlet color, with a black spot at one end resembling b...
Handsome, half-hardy, evergreen shrubs, possessing richglaucous leaves and bunches of tubular flowers. A peat and sandy loam soil suits them best. They may be planted against, and...
The banana plant. This has been cultivated and used as food in tropical countries from very remote times, and furnishes enormous quantities of nutritious food, and serves as a stap...
This is the purple guava from China. The fruits are filled with juicy, pale flesh, of a very agreeable acid-sweet flavor.
A cinchonaceous shrub, having strong astringent properties. The roots are employed in cases of diarrhea, also in ophthalmia and certain forms of ulcers. It is a native of Japan and...
These low-growing perennials are suitable fordry positions on rock-work. They are not particular as to soil, and may be increased by division of roots, while some scatter seed in a...
See "Tiarella."
The sack tree; so called from the fibrous bark being used as sacks. For this purpose young trees of about a foot in diameter are selected and cut into junks of the same length as t...
The indigo plant, a native of Asia, but cultivated and naturalized in many countries. The use of indigo as a dye is of great antiquity. Both Dioscorides and Pliny mention it, and i...
An Australian cycad, the seeds of which contain a large amount of farina, or starchy matter, which formerly supplied a considerable amount of food for the natives of that country....
This hardy herbaceous plant hassweetly-fragrant foliage, and bears rose-coloured flowers from May to September. Any loamy soil suits it, and it is easily increased by suckers. Heig...
A rich, loamy soil is most suitable for their growth. Sowframe varieties in a heat of 75 degrees or 85 degrees during February and March for summer use, and when the plants are of...
See "Myosotis."
Dwarf, creeping evergreen shrubs, having dark foliageand producing white flowers in May, June, or July. They require to be grown in peat, and are increased by layers. G. Procumbens...
Pitch and resin four parts each,beeswax two parts, tallow one part. Melt and mix the ingredients, and use when just warm. It may be rolled into balls and stored in a dry place. Cla...
The White Paris Daisiesare very effective when placed against scarlet Geraniums or other brightly-coloured flowers, and likewise make fine pot-plants. They will grow in any light s...
A very beautiful palm from the Mauritius. The fruit contains a small quantity of pulp, which is eaten by the natives, but is not considered very palatable by travelers.
A tall climbing plant of the West Indies and other warm climates. It is called the cowage, or cow-itch, on account of the seed pods being covered with short brittle hairs, the poin...
A hardy trailing perennial which will grow inany light soil, and may be increased by suckers. It flowers in June. Height, 6 in.
A greenhouse climbing or trailing plant, which thrives in amixture of loam, peat, and sand. Cuttings will strike in heat, but it is more readily grown from seed.
A superb, rich blue, hardy annual. It willgrow in any soil, and is easily raised from seed sown in spring. Flowers are borne in June. Height, 1-1/2 ft.
Beautiful hardy perennials, producing drooping flowers fromMay to July. They succeed best in a light, sandy soil, and may be increased by dividing the roots. Height, 1 ft. V
The Pali-mara, or devil tree, of Bombay. The plant attains a height of 80 or 90 feet; the bark is powerfully bitter, and is used in India in medicine. It is of the family of _Apocy...
The ebony wood of Queensland. The heart wood is black, and the outside wood of a bright red color. It is close-grained, hard, heavy, elastic and tough, and takes a high polish.
The name is intended to imply that the plant is as dangerous as Cerberus. The plant has a milky, poisonous juice. The bark is purgative; the unripe fruit is used by the natives of...
This plant is found in many warm countries, such as in southern Florida. It is called cahinca in Brazil, where a preparation of the bark of the root is employed as a remedy for sna...