The Botanic Garden: Consisting of Highly Finished Figures of Hardy Ornamental Flowering Plants, Cultivated in Great Britain, with Their Names, Orders, History, Qualities, Culture, and Physiological Observations, Volume 2G. Bell and Sons, 1878 - Botany |
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allusion alpine amongst ARNICA MONTANA autumn beauty blossoms botanical botanists branches bulbs colour Cultivated in 1596 DAHLIA derived Duration annual Duration perennial ERICA MULTIFLORA fleur-de-lis flower garden Flowers from June Flowers in April Flowers in June foliage freely GENTIANA ASCLEPIADEA genus Geum Geum coccineum Greek Greek word growth hardy Height eighteen inches Height nine inches Height one foot Height six inches Height two feet herbaceous hotbed increase Introduced in 1826 IRIS June and July June to August June to September Latin leaves Linnĉus loam Loasa LUPINUS MALOPE TRIFIDA MIMULUS MOSCHATUS NARCISSUS Native of North Natural Order-COMPOSITE Natural Order-SCROPHULARINEĈ North America ONONIS ROTUNDIFOLIA origin ornamental peat PENTSTEMON PHLOX PLATE POLYGONATUM MULTIFLORUM POTENTILLA pots produced propagated protection raised from seeds Ranunculus Rhododendron SAXIFRAGA SAXIFRAGA ROTUNDIFOLIA shoots showy shrub signifying soil South Europe sown species spring stamens stems strike root term variety vegetable VERBENA VINCA HERBACEA whilst winter young plants