A tree of northern India, the timber of which is known as Sissum wood. This wood is strong, tenacious, and compact, much used for railway ties and for gun-carriages.
This Indian plant belongs to the myrtle family. It produces a good-sized edible fruit known as the Malay apple.
These dwarf carpeting plants are of easy culture.Grow from seed in spring and transplant into sandy soil. Height, 1-1/2 in.
See "Acer."
This may be grown on any damp or marshy soil, andincreased by dividing the roots.
This little Alpine plant should occupy a warm,sheltered, and dry situation, and be protected with an overhead screen in wet seasons. The soil it most enjoys is a mixture of peat an...
The sweet-scented lemon grass, a native of Malabar. An essential oil is distilled from the leaves, which is used in perfumery. It is a favorite herb with the Asiatics, both for med...
The brownish-red wood of this Indian tree furnishes the Sappan wood of commerce, from which dyers obtain a red color, principally used for dyeing cotton goods. Its root also afford...
This plant is widely dispersed over tropical Asia and the islands of the Eastern Archipelago. Its leaves and young branches abound in a viscid juice, and in Cochin-China the native...
Bees are very fond of this blue hardy annual,which may readily be grown from seed sown in the spring. Height, 1 ft.
This is the only European species of palm, and does not extend farther north than Nice. The leaves are commonly used in the south of Europe for making hats, brooms, baskets, etc. F...
Fine greenhouse plants, delighting in arich, loamy soil. Height, 10 ft.
See "Scale."
See "Glaux."
This is one of the palms that furnish the canes or rattans used for chair bottoms, sides of pony-carriages, and similar purposes. It is a climbing palm and grows to an immense leng...
See "Callirhoe."
Sow this pretty hardy annual in April in the open border,or in March in slight heat. It may also be sown in autumn for early flowering. It will succeed in any light soil, blooming...
This evergreen climber is a good plant fortraining to the rafters of a greenhouse. It grows well in a mixture of sandy loam and peat, and should receive bold treatment. Its white f...
Hardy annuals bearing yellow and red and white flowers. Amixture of loam and peat is most suitable for their growth. They are easily raised from seed sown in March, and bloom from...
Called Huon pine, because of its being found near the Huon River, in Tasmania. It belongs to the yew family. It furnishes valuable timber, very durable, and is used for ship and ho...
This magnoliaceous plant is a native of China, and its fruit furnishes the star anise of commerce. In China, Japan, and India it is used as a condiment in the preparation of food,...
This plant is a native of Madagascar, and of the family _Apocynaceae_. Formerly, when the custom of trial by ordeal was more prevalent than now, the seeds of this plant were in gre...
This palm grows all over South America. It is known as the great macaw-tree. A sweetish-tasted oil, called Mucaja oil, is extracted from the fruit and is used for making toilet soa...
These shrubs are often called Sensitive Plants, on accountof the leaves of several of the species of this genus shrinking when touched. They grow well in loam and peat with a littl...
Hardy perennials that require but littleattention; may be grown in any common soil, and propagated by division at any time. They flower in April and May. Height, 1 ft.
The wax palm of New Grenada, first described by Humboldt and Bonpland, who found it on elevated mountains, extending as high as the lower limit of perpetual snow. Its tall trunk is...
The anchovy pear of Jamaica. The fruit is pickled and eaten like the mango, having a similar taste.
Pretty little hardy annuals, thriving best in sandy loamand peat. Sow the seed early in spring in pots placed in a gentle hotbed, and plant out in May. They flower in June. Height,...
Very pretty hardy trailing perennials, covered from Mayto July with golden Pea-shaped flowers. They will grow in any light, sandy soil, and may be increased by cuttings, which root...
These are favourite plants for training over arbours ortrellis-work, and for growing against walls. The hardy kinds will flourish in ordinary soil. The stove and greenhouse sorts s...