. The Garden : an illustrated weekly journal of gardening in all its branches. is hardy enough to growand flower in the open air. As far as ray experience of this plantgoes, it does better in a cold house than in a warm one, which is anadditional advantage. There are many odd places in a garden inwhich a small tank or pond might be constructed for the culture ofthe Aponogeton, while if kept near an open window, where it couldhave abundanea of light and plenty of air on all suitable occasions,it would be found to make an excellent window-plant. A cold house—and there are many of them attached t
. The Garden : an illustrated weekly journal of gardening in all its branches. is hardy enough to growand flower in the open air. As far as ray experience of this plantgoes, it does better in a cold house than in a warm one, which is anadditional advantage. There are many odd places in a garden inwhich a small tank or pond might be constructed for the culture ofthe Aponogeton, while if kept near an open window, where it couldhave abundanea of light and plenty of air on all suitable occasions,it would be found to make an excellent window-plant. A cold house—and there are many of them attached to the villa residencesround London as well as all large towns, that are almost entirelynnfitted for the growth of plants—is well suited for the culture ofthe Aponogeton, while the exquisitely fragrant flowers, remindingone of those of the Hawthorn in early , amply repay the great advantage ia that it flowers most abundantly daringthe winter months. Qro. • ricturcscine Europe. Cassell, Tetter, & Calpin, London. M\H. I, 1S76.] THE GARDEN. 231. VIEW NEAR VIRfllNIA WATER. 232 THE GAEDEN. [Mar. 4, 1876. THE FLOWER GARDEN. to Mignonette no hardy annual enjoys so much popu-larity as the Nemophila. Before spring flower gardeningbecame so fashionable, it used to be a common practice to sowa pinch of Nemophila seed early in autumn, in order that amass of beautiful blue flowers might be forthcoming in thespring. For bedding purposes few hardy annuals excel theNemophila; its habit is dwarf and neat, and a quantity ofplants of it run into each other and form an even and compact
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