Gardening for Ladies; and Companion to the Flower-garden |
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abundance annual annual plants autumn bark beautiful biennial plants branches British gardens bulbs Cacti called Camellias Cape climate of London colour common garden soil common Hawthorn common soil covered culture deciduous drained earth England EPIPHYTES evergreen flower-garden frost fruit genus glass grafting gravel green greenhouse grow freely grown in pots grown in sandy half-hardy half-hardy plants handsome hardy heat herbaceous plants hotbed inches insects kinds layers leaves Leguminosa light rich soil loam and peat manure mixed mode moist moisture moss mould open air open border open ground Orchidacea ornamental parterres perennial perennial plants pink placed produce propagated by cuttings quire racemes Rhododendrons ripen rockwork Roses sand sandy loam sandy peat scion season seeds shoots showy shrubbery shrubby shrubs situation sown species spring stem succulent plants surface taken thrive transplanted tubers varieties vegetable wall white flowers winter wood yellow flowers