. Gleanings from French gardens: comprising an account of such features of French horticulture as are most worthy of adoption in British gardens. Gardening; Gardens. Subtropical Gardening. f it is presentable throughout the summer. Prefer therefore dwarf, stocky plants when planting it in early summer. It should have rich deep soil and plenty of water during the hot summer months. The open air of our country suits it better than the stove, and chiefly no doubt because it is very liable to the mealy bug when kept indoors—in the free air this pest is washed away by the rain. For the public garde
. Gleanings from French gardens: comprising an account of such features of French horticulture as are most worthy of adoption in British gardens. Gardening; Gardens. Subtropical Gardening. f it is presentable throughout the summer. Prefer therefore dwarf, stocky plants when planting it in early summer. It should have rich deep soil and plenty of water during the hot summer months. The open air of our country suits it better than the stove, and chiefly no doubt because it is very liable to the mealy bug when kept indoors—in the free air this pest is washed away by the rain. For the public gardens of Paris it is kept under ground in caves during the winter J but in private gardens with us it will doubtless be worthy of a place in the greenhouse throughout that season. It is. Fig. 2.—^Aralia papyrifera, easily increased by cuttings of the root. It is usually planted in masses, edged with a dwarfer plant; but as a small group in the centre of a bed of flowers, or even as an isolated specimen in a like position, it is capital. The stems of this plant have a very fine pure white pith, which, when cut into thin strips and otherwise prepared, forms the article known as rice paper. It is rare for a plant to be so useful both in an ornamental and economic Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Robinson, W. (William), 1838-1935. London, F. Warne; New York, Scribner, Welford
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