Handbook of Hardy Herbaceous and Alpine FlowersBlackwood, 1871 - 321 páginas |
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Página xxxii
... pots . General Culture of Herbaceous Plants . - The mass of herbaceous plants , being found in varieties of alluvial soil , may be grown successfully in the ordinary soil of gardens , or in such as general field and garden cultiva- tion ...
... pots . General Culture of Herbaceous Plants . - The mass of herbaceous plants , being found in varieties of alluvial soil , may be grown successfully in the ordinary soil of gardens , or in such as general field and garden cultiva- tion ...
Página xxxviii
... pots in a cold frame , or merely laid into it in a little soil , where they will be safe for the winter . When the operation is begun , the stock left in the border should be lifted , and laid carefully in in some spot convenient to the ...
... pots in a cold frame , or merely laid into it in a little soil , where they will be safe for the winter . When the operation is begun , the stock left in the border should be lifted , and laid carefully in in some spot convenient to the ...
Página xlii
... pots and pits devoted to themselves ; and while stock is limited , it is the safest and most success- ful way to manage them . But rockwork is unquestion- ably the most characteristic and interesting home for such plants ; and if well ...
... pots and pits devoted to themselves ; and while stock is limited , it is the safest and most success- ful way to manage them . But rockwork is unquestion- ably the most characteristic and interesting home for such plants ; and if well ...
Página xlviii
... pots . Indeed , in very humid localities , it is often the only practicable way of keeping them . Pits are not ab- solutely necessary except in wet places when they are grown in pots , though it is desirable to have them if required ...
... pots . Indeed , in very humid localities , it is often the only practicable way of keeping them . Pits are not ab- solutely necessary except in wet places when they are grown in pots , though it is desirable to have them if required ...
Página xlix
... pots are to be kept . The pit should be shallow and narrow , about 4 feet wide , and be provided with a con- crete bottom , so as to prevent worms taking possession of the plunging material , and thence finding their way into the pots ...
... pots are to be kept . The pit should be shallow and narrow , about 4 feet wide , and be provided with a con- crete bottom , so as to prevent worms taking possession of the plunging material , and thence finding their way into the pots ...
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Handbook of Hardy Herbaceous and Alpine Flowers William Sutherland (Gardener to the Earl of Minto.) Visualização integral - 1871 |
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18 inches high 9 inches adapted alpine plants Alps appear in June beautiful beds blue border-plant branches clothed cold frame colour corolla corymbs cultivation culture cuttings deep dense distinct dwarf early summer easily egg-shaped erect Fcap feet high flower-garden flower-heads flower-stems flowers are large Flowers in April Flowers in June foliage foot high freely garden-soil gardens genus glaucous habit hairy handsome hardy height herbaceous plants increased by division inflorescence July and August June and July lance-shaped loam lobes masses mixed border moist Native of Britain Native of North naturalising North America numerous oblong ornamental ornamental plants pale panicles peat perennial petals pink places plant grows pots pretty propagated by division purple Pyrenees racemes rich rockwork roots sandy loam seed sepals shade showy shrubs Siberia soil southern Europe species grows spikes spring stalks stems succeed terminal toothed tufts umbels variegated varieties warm well-drained winter