The American Flower Garden Directory: Containing Practical Directions for the Culture of Plants in the Flower Garden, Hot-house, Garden-house, Rooms, Or Parlour Windows, for Every Month in the Year ... Instructions for Erecting a Hot-house, Green-house, and Laying Out a Flower Garden. Also, Table of Soils Most Congenial to the Plants Contained in the Work. The Whole Adapted to Either Large Or Small Gardens, with Instructions for Preparing the Soil, Propagating, Planting, Pruning, Training, and Fruiting the Grape Vine. With Descriptions of the Best Sorts for Cultivating in the Open Air |
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... profuse ; yet many of their directions , when practised in the United States , prove almost a dead letter - not so with their architectural and horticultural designs . The estates of the wealthy are susceptible of great im- provement ...
... profuse ; yet many of their directions , when practised in the United States , prove almost a dead letter - not so with their architectural and horticultural designs . The estates of the wealthy are susceptible of great im- provement ...
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... . Like a rich soil , and a cool and partial- ly shaded situa- tion . Shortia californica , yellow Shortia , very profuse flowering . Tagetes , Mary - gold , the new varieties of 26 [ March . LIST OF CHOICE ANNUALS , & c .
... . Like a rich soil , and a cool and partial- ly shaded situa- tion . Shortia californica , yellow Shortia , very profuse flowering . Tagetes , Mary - gold , the new varieties of 26 [ March . LIST OF CHOICE ANNUALS , & c .
Page 27
... profuse flower- ing plants gene- rally of a pro- cumbent habit . Thrive best in a warm , dry , situa- tion with rich soil . Very showy plants , and coccinea , scarlet . alba , white . pauciflora , yel- low . do best when they are well ...
... profuse flower- ing plants gene- rally of a pro- cumbent habit . Thrive best in a warm , dry , situa- tion with rich soil . Very showy plants , and coccinea , scarlet . alba , white . pauciflora , yel- low . do best when they are well ...
Page 39
... profuse blooming plant , with bluish pink flowers , and grows about four feet high . D. arguménse , is a superb dwarf , with large dark blue flowers . Eupatoriums . These generally are native plants , not wor- thy of notice here ...
... profuse blooming plant , with bluish pink flowers , and grows about four feet high . D. arguménse , is a superb dwarf , with large dark blue flowers . Eupatoriums . These generally are native plants , not wor- thy of notice here ...
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... profuse , cupped and double . Imperial blush , delicate blush , expanded , large , and double . Juliana , delicate pink , compact and double . King of Rome , deep red , very large , compact , and exquisite- ly double . King of the reds ...
... profuse , cupped and double . Imperial blush , delicate blush , expanded , large , and double . Juliana , delicate pink , compact and double . King of Rome , deep red , very large , compact , and exquisite- ly double . King of the reds ...
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