Handbook of Hardy Herbaceous and Alpine FlowersBlackwood, 1871 - 321 páginas |
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... sort , herbage of a luxuriant and valuable kind does not exist in nature , nor can it reasonably be expected to do so in cultiva- tion ; and as we should aim at the best results in this as in all kinds of work , it is well to bear in ...
... sort , herbage of a luxuriant and valuable kind does not exist in nature , nor can it reasonably be expected to do so in cultiva- tion ; and as we should aim at the best results in this as in all kinds of work , it is well to bear in ...
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William Sutherland. tion of grit of any sort to the necessary extent , or char- ring the earth itself , if practicable , are the obvious corrections ; but efficient drainage ought to be first attended to in such cases . In preparing a ...
William Sutherland. tion of grit of any sort to the necessary extent , or char- ring the earth itself , if practicable , are the obvious corrections ; but efficient drainage ought to be first attended to in such cases . In preparing a ...
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... sort put in the bottom . This may be soil , leaf - mould , sand , or coal - ashes ; but for the seed - frame the latter is perhaps best , and it is generally convenient to obtain . The next requisite is soil to sow in any good light ...
... sort put in the bottom . This may be soil , leaf - mould , sand , or coal - ashes ; but for the seed - frame the latter is perhaps best , and it is generally convenient to obtain . The next requisite is soil to sow in any good light ...
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... sort are sufficiently large to be handled con- veniently , it is time to set about pricking them off or transplanting them . This is a most important point , and attention to it will not admit of delay without loss of time in the object ...
... sort are sufficiently large to be handled con- veniently , it is time to set about pricking them off or transplanting them . This is a most important point , and attention to it will not admit of delay without loss of time in the object ...
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... sort in a line , or part of a line , by itself ; but unless the cultivator , from long experience , is enabled pretty accurately to sort and sow those kinds INTRODUCTION . lxiii.
... sort in a line , or part of a line , by itself ; but unless the cultivator , from long experience , is enabled pretty accurately to sort and sow those kinds INTRODUCTION . lxiii.
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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