Handy book of the flower-gardenW. Blackwood, 1868 - 364 páginas |
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... root . One or two more plants are candi- dates for favour in this class , among which are Alter- nanthera and the hardy Ajuga reptans rubra . The Coleus and Amaranthus succeed well outdoors only in the southern part of the kingdom ...
... root . One or two more plants are candi- dates for favour in this class , among which are Alter- nanthera and the hardy Ajuga reptans rubra . The Coleus and Amaranthus succeed well outdoors only in the southern part of the kingdom ...
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... root than plants with firmer tissues , and on that account more warmth is necessary to guard against damping - off . Spring Treatment . - The middle of February is early enough to begin potting off ... roots as possible SPRING TREATMENT . 31.
... root than plants with firmer tissues , and on that account more warmth is necessary to guard against damping - off . Spring Treatment . - The middle of February is early enough to begin potting off ... roots as possible SPRING TREATMENT . 31.
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David Thomson. boxes with as little breakage to their roots as possible . To this end the soil should be rather dry ... root , as much air as can be admitted on all favourable occasions as the opening of the whole top and front sashes ...
David Thomson. boxes with as little breakage to their roots as possible . To this end the soil should be rather dry ... root , as much air as can be admitted on all favourable occasions as the opening of the whole top and front sashes ...
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... roots . Managed thus , they do not flower so early ; and in damp cold soils they have a greater tendency to grow to leaf at the expense of flower than when potted off . But in dry soils I have planted them out from the cutting - pots ...
... roots . Managed thus , they do not flower so early ; and in damp cold soils they have a greater tendency to grow to leaf at the expense of flower than when potted off . But in dry soils I have planted them out from the cutting - pots ...
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... roots , they are topped for cuttings . A few leaves should always be left on the parent plants ; and all the ... roots . I very frequently pot off as soon as the roots are just formed ; and when room can be commanded , put the cuttings ...
... roots , they are topped for cuttings . A few leaves should always be left on the parent plants ; and all the ... roots . I very frequently pot off as soon as the roots are just formed ; and when room can be commanded , put the cuttings ...
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Alyssum annuals April Arabis Aubrietia autumn banded beautiful bloom blue Lobelia Blue Pansy bulbs Calceolaria Centaurea Centaurea Ragusina centre Cerastium tomentosum Chrysanthemum Sensation Coleus colour contrast Crimson King Crocus cuttings Dactylis glomerata double dwarf early easily edged with blue effective evergreen Fcap feet feet-June and July flore-pleno flower-garden flowering plants foliage foot-April frost garden Gazania Gazania splendens golden Pelargonium green ground ground-work group of beds grow hardy heat Hedera Iresine Herbstii Japonica June King Verbena Lastræa leaf-mould leaves light lilac loam Lobelia Lobelia speciosa manure mixed borders Narcissus orange panel pendula Perilla pink pots propagation Purple King purple Pansy recommended red Daisy require Rhododendrons rich soil rock-work roots rose rosy rows scarlet Pelargonium season shade shrubs Silene pendula silver variegated sowing sown spring spring-flowering Stock summer surface Tulip variegated Pelargonium variety Verbena Viola cornuta Viola lutea violet winter yellow Pansy Yucca aloifolia
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