Handy-Book of the Flower-Garden, being practical directions for the propagation, culture, and arrangement of plants in flower-gardens all the year round. [With illustrations.]W. Blackwood and sons, 1868 - 364 páginas |
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... natural forms is a delight , and all the works of God have a general grace diffused over them . And while it is assumed that if a gorgeous and imposing picture is to be attained , it must be by massing and blending distinct colours ...
... natural forms is a delight , and all the works of God have a general grace diffused over them . And while it is assumed that if a gorgeous and imposing picture is to be attained , it must be by massing and blending distinct colours ...
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... natural warmth . They are , however , greatly im- proved by a few weeks in heat after they are potted - off in spring . - Spring Propagation . - Variegated Pelargoniums can be as easily increased in spring as the other sorts . The ...
... natural warmth . They are , however , greatly im- proved by a few weeks in heat after they are potted - off in spring . - Spring Propagation . - Variegated Pelargoniums can be as easily increased in spring as the other sorts . The ...
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David Thomson. will keep down the temperature of the soil , prevent the natural action of the atmosphere , and lessen the chances of getting the soil pulverised and sweetened . Every flower - bed that is wet should therefore be well ...
David Thomson. will keep down the temperature of the soil , prevent the natural action of the atmosphere , and lessen the chances of getting the soil pulverised and sweetened . Every flower - bed that is wet should therefore be well ...
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... natural soil . It need scarcely be said that , when the soil is naturally unsuitable , the most effectual way of remedying the evil is to entirely remove it to the depth of 20 inches or 2 feet , and replace with two parts fresh loam and ...
... natural soil . It need scarcely be said that , when the soil is naturally unsuitable , the most effectual way of remedying the evil is to entirely remove it to the depth of 20 inches or 2 feet , and replace with two parts fresh loam and ...
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... natural soil , and replacing it with a mixture of rotten leaves , road grit , and a little common garden soil , and plant the common shield Fern Lastræa , of which the varieties filix - mas and the Lady Ferns are the most suitable ...
... natural soil , and replacing it with a mixture of rotten leaves , road grit , and a little common garden soil , and plant the common shield Fern Lastræa , of which the varieties filix - mas and the Lady Ferns are the most suitable ...
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Alyssum annuals April Arabis Aubrietia autumn banded beautiful bloom blue Lobelia Blue Pansy bulbs Calceolaria Canna 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 frost 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 Perilla pink pots Primula vulgaris propagation Purple King purple Pansy recommended red Daisy require Rhododendron 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 violet winter yellow Pansy Yucca aloifolia
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