. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. I'Jti l-'AMJIAAl; h-UimX ILUU'EHS. may be btuek iu Luuon^st them aslant; or a canvas ox net may be stretched over tlie bed, and supported with stakes in such a way that it does not anywhere touch the plants. For this culture ten-week stocks are most appropriate. For earljr-Howering stocks another routine must be adopjted. The seed should be sown iu Jul}', and the pans sliould be put in a cool pit or frame, and the seed be allowed to sprout without artihcial heat. If the soil of the gardeu is well drained, and the situation
. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. I'Jti l-'AMJIAAl; h-UimX ILUU'EHS. may be btuek iu Luuon^st them aslant; or a canvas ox net may be stretched over tlie bed, and supported with stakes in such a way that it does not anywhere touch the plants. For this culture ten-week stocks are most appropriate. For earljr-Howering stocks another routine must be adopjted. The seed should be sown iu Jul}', and the pans sliould be put in a cool pit or frame, and the seed be allowed to sprout without artihcial heat. If the soil of the gardeu is well drained, and the situation dry and sheltered, the young plants may be planted out as soon as they are large enough, and they will stand tlie winter well. But in cold, damp localities and on heavy and undraiued soils it is sheer waste of time to plant them out, for unless the winter is exceptionally mild they a\ ill certainl}' pei'ish. In this case they may be potted into small pots and have the shelter of a frame or pit. The Brompton and Queen varieties are well adapted for this 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 Hibberd, Shirley, 1825-1890; Hulme, F. Edward (Frederick Edward), 1841-1909. London : Cassell
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