The English Flower Garden: Style, Position, and Arrangement ; Followed by a Description of All the Best Plants for It, Their Culture and Arrangement |
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Page 158
... bearing the same kind of relation to them as the warm- coloured foliage of some plants does to their strong red flowers , as in the case of the Cardinal Flower and double crimson Sweet William . The bright clear blue of Forget - me ...
... bearing the same kind of relation to them as the warm- coloured foliage of some plants does to their strong red flowers , as in the case of the Cardinal Flower and double crimson Sweet William . The bright clear blue of Forget - me ...
Page 177
... bearing very large corymbs of yellow flowers . A. ægyptiaca is , perhaps , the most graceful of the family . A. pectinata is a pretty snow - white flowered plant , and and grown almost in gravel ; it is a native of one which should be ...
... bearing very large corymbs of yellow flowers . A. ægyptiaca is , perhaps , the most graceful of the family . A. pectinata is a pretty snow - white flowered plant , and and grown almost in gravel ; it is a native of one which should be ...
Page 178
... bearing a couple of flowers that may be described as delicate pink Snowdrops , drooping elegantly on short reddish footstalks , of a deep red co- lour round the seed - vessel , and blooming in autumn before the leaves appear . It is a ...
... bearing a couple of flowers that may be described as delicate pink Snowdrops , drooping elegantly on short reddish footstalks , of a deep red co- lour round the seed - vessel , and blooming in autumn before the leaves appear . It is a ...
Page 185
... bearing from 150 to 200 flowers . The colour is a pure gentian blue , while the buds are of a still deeper hue . If it proves as hardy as the other species , this will be a very valuable plant . Agapanthus umbellatus candidus , pure ...
... bearing from 150 to 200 flowers . The colour is a pure gentian blue , while the buds are of a still deeper hue . If it proves as hardy as the other species , this will be a very valuable plant . Agapanthus umbellatus candidus , pure ...
Page 198
... bearing noble umbels of white blossoms , turning to pale rose , not scented , blooming in summer . There are several other varieties all worthy of cultivation in similar positions . Amaryllis Ackermanni is found to be hardy in various ...
... bearing noble umbels of white blossoms , turning to pale rose , not scented , blooming in summer . There are several other varieties all worthy of cultivation in similar positions . Amaryllis Ackermanni is found to be hardy in various ...
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