Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals
_________________________________________ | | | The "Beautiful" Series. | | By JOHN WEATHERS, F.R.H.S., N.R.S. | | | | _With 33 Coloured Plates by John Allen, | | Large Crown 8vo., Cloth Gilt, 6/-each._ | | | | =Beautiful Roses= for Garden and | | Greenhouse. Culture, Propagat...
In connection with the question of planting, attention may be directed to a very interesting and remarkable power possessed by the roots of many bulbs and corms. A glance at the...
8. Part 8=ORNITHOGALUM= (_Star of Bethlehem_).--Although a large genus, only a few species are considered worth growing, except in botanical collections. The best known representative of...
2. Part 2It is curious to note in this respect that almost every part of the temperate and sub-tropical regions of the globe have contributed some class of bulbous plants now to be found...
4. Part 4The water in which flowers are stood should be fresh and clean. If some time has elapsed before the flowers are placed in it, about an inch or so of the stems may be cut off wit...
6. Part 6=HABRANTHUS pratensis.=--A pretty Chilian plant, with ovoid bulbs about 1-1/2 inches through, and narrow leaves 1 to 1-1/2 feet long. The funnel-shaped, orange-red or scarlet bl...
9. Part 9The yellow-centred flowers (_b_) are called _Bizarres_, with various shades of orange, scarlet, crimson, purple-black, brown, &c. These various classes of "rectified" Tulips hav...
5. Part 5=CHLOROGALUM pomeridianum= (_Soap Plant_).--A distinct looking plant about 2 feet high, with blue-green leaves and spikes of whitish purple-veined flowers, that usually open in...
7. Part 7_Auratum_, a well-known Lily, 2 to 6 feet high, with ivory-white flowers, often 9 to 12 inches across, with a conspicuous yellow band down the centre, and deep purple blotches a...
1. Part 1_________________________________________ | | | The "Beautiful" Series. | | By JOHN WEATHERS, F.R.H.S., N.R.S. | | | | _With 33 Coloured Plates by John Allen, | | Large Crown 8v...