Fine evergreen shrubs, of hardy habit andquick growth. They may be grown in any soil, but prefer a sheltered situation, and are very suitable for planting near the sea. R. Latifoli...
Plant the bulbs in November, or in February or March, inrows 9 in. apart, and the bulbs 6 in. one from the other. In July, when the tops are dying down, lift the bulbs, lay them in...
A graceful and charming cool greenhouseplant, with Fern-like evergreen foliage and pure white flowers, which are borne from April to November. The soil most suitable for it is a mi...
Ivy, St. John's Wort (HypericumCalycinum), early-flowering White Aconite.
These favourite hardy perennials prefera rich, light, sandy soil, and a dry situation. The seed may be sown where it is intended for them to bloom either in autumn or spring. Thin...
The Kaffir tree of South Africa. The wood is soft and so light as to be used for floating fishing nets. The scarlet seeds are employed for making necklaces. The Erythrinas, of whic...
The Tasmanian iron wood tree. It is of medium growth and furnishes wood that is extremely hard and dense, and used for making sheaves for ships' blocks, and for other articles that...
This plant belongs to the order _Euphorbiaceae_, and reaches the size of a small tree in the Indian Archipelago and southern Australia. From the surface of the trilobed capsules of...
This plant is cultivated in most warm countries for the sake of its rhizomes, which furnish the spice called ginger. It is prepared by digging up the roots when a year old, scrapin...
A very pretty half-hardy annual which flowers inJuly. Sow the seed early in spring on a slight hotbed covered with glass, and transplant to the flower border at the end of May. Hei...
See "Violets."
Suitable for mountainpastures.
A pretty little hardy trailing plantbearing flesh-coloured flowers in June and July. It grows in sandy loam, and is raised from seed sown in spring. Height, 3 in.
The tall variety is a very stately plant,suitable for the background or a corner of the border. Well-grown flowers have measured 16 in. in diameter. The miniature kinds make fine v...
P. Arundinacea is the well-known perennial Ribbon Grass;it is easily grown from seed, and the root allows division. P. Canariensis is the useful canary seed: it may be propagated f...
Well-known shrubs, growing in any soil,and flowering early in spring. The colours vary from crimson to white. They may be raised from cuttings either in autumn or early spring. Hei...
Sow the seed in any good gardensoil--deep sandy loam is best--towards the end of April in drills 1 ft. apart, and thin the plants out to a distance of 6 in. from each other. The ro...
A charming spring-flowering plant, bearing pretty whitestar-like flowers on slender stalks. It is used largely for edgings. It looks well in clumps on the front of borders. Plant i...
This beautiful flowering leguminous plant is a native of the East Indies, but is cultivated in all the tropics. In Jamaica it is called the "Barbados flower." The wood is sought af...
The lace-bark tree of Jamaica. The inner bark consists of numerous concentric layers of fibers, which interlace in all directions, and thus present a great resemblance to lace. Art...
Cut the weeds down to the ground, and run a skewerdipped in vitriol through the roots.
These beautiful evergreen shrubs require greenhouseculture, and to be grown in sandy loam and leaf-mould. The majority of them flower in spring. Height, 4 ft. to 6 ft.
See "Mathiola Bicornis." If Emperor,Imperial, or Intermediate Stocks are sown in March or April, they will flower in the autumn; if sown in June or July they will flower during the...
The shrubby kinds will grow well in any rich soil; loamand decayed leaves form a good compost for them. They require good drainage and plenty of air and light while in a vigorous s...
A stove evergreen shrub which produces lovelycrimson bracts in the winter. Plant in sandy loam, give plenty of water to the roots, and syringe the leaves frequently. In early sprin...
See "Viburnum."
See "Zephyranthes."
See "Bravoa."U
This shrub is the algarrobo of the Chilians. It belongs to the pea family. Its pods are short and thick, and when unripe contain about 80 per cent of tannic acid; the ripe pods bec...
A tree belonging to _Lauraceae_, which furnishes the best cinnamon. It is prepared by stripping the bark from the branches, when it rolls up into quills, the smaller of which are i...