See "Bergamot."
The leaves of this plant spread themselveslaterally just over the soil, forming a rosette, in the centre of which spring up large violet-like flowers. It is a continuous bloomer. A...
A tropical plant which yields abundantly of a tenacious resin from its stem, which is used for the same purpose as pitch. It is first of a green color, but when exposed to the air...
The Moriche, or Ita palm, very abundant on the banks of the Amazon, Rio Negro, and Orinoco Rivers. In the delta of the latter it occupies swampy tracts of ground, which are at time...
A biennial. Leaves used in soups, and the seeds inconfectionery and medicine.
A Brazilian species, highly ornamental in its long, arching leaves, and producing quantities of orange-colored nuts, in size about as large as a chestnut, inclosed in an edible pul...
Half-hardy perennial Thistle plants of little merit. Anysoil suits them, and they may be increased by seed or division. Flower in June. Height, 2 ft. to 3 ft.
A popular white-foliaged bedding plant, which maybe increased by dibbling cuttings in sandy soil and placing them in a cool frame.
A numerous family of hardyherbaceous perennials. Some few are very pretty, while others can only be ranked with wild flowers. They thrive in any soil or position, but flourish best...
A pretty hardy perennial which may be grown from seedsown in autumn, choosing a sheltered site, or in March in a frame or under a hand-glass, transplanting it in the autumn into a...
The fruit of this tree, under the name of mammee apple, is very much esteemed in tropical countries. It often attains a size of 6 or 8 inches in diameter and is of a yellow color....
A hardy evergreen shrub, which is very suitablein its early stages for pot-culture. A light, loamy soil is what it likes. Cuttings taken in August and placed in sand under a hand-g...
Take dead leaves and stable-straw, with the dung,in the proportion of two double loads for a three-light frame. Turn it over four or five times during a fortnight, watering it if i...
Those intended to be grown in the openshould be raised from seed sown the first week in March in pots of very rich, light mould. Place them in a cucumber-house or other gentle heat...
This plant belongs to the cinchona family, and contains tonic properties. The Peruvian bark gatherers adulterate the true cinchona bark with this, but it may be detected by its whi...
A plant of the order _Musaceae_, from South America. The young shoots are eaten by the natives, and the fruits are also collected and used as food. It also furnishes a useful fiber...
This is eminently suitablefor trellis-work or for walls. Its elegant foliage and bright yellow flowers make it a general favourite. It may be raised from seed on a hotbed in spring...
Bears very fragrant purplish flowers.
The Khus-Khus, or Vetiver grass of India. The fibrous roots yield a most peculiar but pleasing perfume. In India the leaves are manufactured into awnings, blinds, and sunshades; bu...
On the river banks of Guiana this grows to a large-sized tree. It yields the butter-nuts, or souari-nuts of commerce. These are of a flattened kidney shape, with a hard woody shell...
A greenhouse evergreen shrub. It will growin any soil, and may be increased by cuttings of half-ripened wood. March is its flowering season. Height, 3 ft.
See "Ornithogalum."Statice (Sea Lavender).--The greenhouse and frame varieties succeed best in sandy loam and peat, and may be increased by cuttings placed under a bell-glass or in...
This plant has been recommended for profitable culture in this country for its edible root-stock. It is cultivated in the Sandwich Islands under the name of Tara. The young leaves...
A plant belonging to _Euphorbiaceae_, a native of India. In Borneo the bark and young shoots are used to dye cotton black, for which purpose they are boiled in alum. The fruits are...
A native of Mexico, where it is largely cultivated in what are called the Nopal plantations for the breeding of the cochineal insect. This plant and others are also grown for a sim...
Showy hardy biennials, which may be raised fromseed sown in the spring. Transplant in the autumn to the border where they are intended to flower. The seed may also be sown in a she...
These hardy annuals make a pretty display in the bordersduring summer. Seed ripens plentifully, and merely requires sowing in the open in March, or in September if protected in win...
An ornamental,but not handsome, hardy perennial, with leaves 1 ft. in length and 9 in. in breadth. It is of neat habit and enjoys the sunshine. A deeply-dug, sandy loam suits it, a...
A very effective deciduous shrub, withlarge, curiously-cut leaves. It likes an open soil, and is propagated by cuttings. February is its blooming time. Height, 12 ft.
Singular plants, which to grow to perfection should beplaced in a mixture of loam, peat, and sand. They require no water while in a dormant state, and may be increased by seed or b...