See "Jasione."
A hardy, creeping Alpine evergreen, having ovalleaves, slightly notched at the margins, which turn to a brilliant crimson during the autumn and winter months. In April and May it p...
Any soil suits this odoriferousbush, and it is readily increased by cuttings or by division.
See "Venus's Looking-Glass."
This pretty evergreen twining plant is most suitable forthe greenhouse, and flourishes in a mixture of loam and leaf-mould. It flowers in May, and is increased by cuttings struck i...
See "Peas, Sweet."
This hardy herbaceous plant will grow in anyordinary garden soil. It flowers in July, and is easily raised from seed or increased by division. Height, 1-1/2 ft.
A charming hardy annual for rock-work. The seedshould be sown early in spring in good garden mould. Height, 6 in.
A hardy and good perennial for rock-work, havingcompact tufts of green growth and producing deep crimson flowers in May and June. It will grow in any soil, and is of easy culture....
This plant, popularly known as Adam's Needle thrives best indry, sandy loam. It is quite hardy, and does well on rock-work, to which it imparts a tropical aspect, Yucca Recurva has...
The velvet plant of tropical countries. The root furnishes the _Pareira brava_ of druggists, which is used in medicine.
This hardy perennial flowers before the leaves appear.It grows best in a moist, clayey soil, and may be increased by pieces of the running root.
Sow in drills--the plants to stand 6in. apart--from March till August, in well-drained sandy loam. Autumn sowings will stand the winter and prove useful in early spring. It must be...
See "Chionanthus."
A greenhouse shrub, which is evergreen and elegant whenin flower in June. A sandy loam and peat soil is most suitable, and it may be increased by cuttings planted in sand under a h...
A hardy perennial with graceful, feathery greenfoliage, but of no special beauty. It is a native of our shores, will grow in any soil, blooms in July or August, and is freely propa...
See "Dryas."
Very beautiful, compact, and free-growing greenhouseeverlasting shrubs. The most suitable soil consists of three parts sandy peat and one part loam, with good drainage. June or Jul...
Rich dark-blue or reddish-purpleflowers. Very free-flowering and fine for massing. It is similar to the Cape Hyacinth, but flowers in denser spikes.
These beautiful everlastingflowers are half-hardy annuals and are suitable for beds or ribbons, and make most graceful plants for pot culture, placing four plants in a 5-in. pot. T...
See "Hibiscus Syriacus."
This plant is a greenhouseperennial, showing great variety of colours, from white to violet and crimson, and is of neat habit. A light and rather rich soil or vegetable mould suits...
Free-flowering, hardy, deciduous shrubs, the flowers beingproduced in profusion along the shoots in April, and varying in colour from white to deep crimson. The plants will grow in...
See "Anemones."
See "Hamamelis."
This hardy perennial will grow almostanywhere, and may be increased by seed or by division of the root. It flowers in July. Height, 4 ft.
This is admirably suitable for a southwall, but it requires plenty of room. It is propagated by cuttings placed in sand, or by cuttings of the root. These should be planted out in...
See "Coreopsis."
This hardy perennial bears tall, handsome spikesof sweetly-scented, peach-coloured flowers in May. It will grow in any ordinary soil, and is easily propagated by young plants from...
This ornamental hardy perennial is commonlyknown as the Burning Bush. It succeeds in any garden soil, and is easily raised from seed, which ripens freely. If the flowers are rubbed...