. Cyclopedia of practical floriculture. Floriculture; Flower language. â ^^^t CULTLRE OF FAVORITE PLAXTS. of frost, being often seen piercing soil, but will not disdain to grow dice to the strength and beauty ol \ idcd only that it be not stagnant. 'h the te-lying snow. c\ en a poor one, though of eaf and Hower.' The more In outdoor growth thev niai like good, rich The_ â ourse with some preju- moisture the better, pro- ly be left undisturbed for \ears; and such anniurls as jSIignonettes, Petunias and the like, may be sown in the same lieds while the Scillas are having their season of rest thr
. Cyclopedia of practical floriculture. Floriculture; Flower language. â ^^^t CULTLRE OF FAVORITE PLAXTS. of frost, being often seen piercing soil, but will not disdain to grow dice to the strength and beauty ol \ idcd only that it be not stagnant. 'h the te-lying snow. c\ en a poor one, though of eaf and Hower.' The more In outdoor growth thev niai like good, rich The_ â ourse with some preju- moisture the better, pro- ly be left undisturbed for \ears; and such anniurls as jSIignonettes, Petunias and the like, may be sown in the same lieds while the Scillas are having their season of rest throughout the whole summer. They are self-propagating by the outgrowth of their tubers, or by their ripened seeds, if tiu- soil be not too much disturbed; and can of course be propagated by the cultivator in line same way. The effect of a mass of their flowers blooming in the early spring amidst the belated snow is picturesquely beautiful; they will bloom all the earlier for having been planted in some quiet, sheltered nook. 'I'he Inillis can be taken up and cared for as in the Crocus, but it is really of no advantage, as thev \\ill take care of themselves and do better. SK I) r M. OMMOXLY known by the name of \\'all-]5e]5per, or Pepper-moss, the Sedum acre is a low -growing, thick-lea\ ed plant of the Orpine family. The Sedum Sieboldii is another species of a higher growth, brought from Japan by the eminent traveler and Japanese explorer. Dr. P. F. Von Siebold. Both are favorite rock plants, and extensively cultivated in w indow s as a\ ell as for rock work, being of a hardy requiring hut little care. The S. acre is much used for edgings or and withstands the frost of e\en our northern latitudes. Spreading dly along the ground, and rising to a height of from one to two inches, it resembles a carpeting of moss, but surpasses these plants in bearing a very con- siderable number of bright-yellow flowers during the season of bloom. Some rocky, barren districts in Europe are render
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