. School and home gardens. Gardening; School gardens. ANNUAL FLOWERING PLANTS 77 The Castor Bean The castor-oil plant (Hicimts), commonly called the castor bean, grows very rapidly to a height of five or six feet. It is often used as a screen and often also as the. Fig. 47. A Screen for a Barnyard Fence Castor beans near the fence, with caladium and other low-growing plants in the foreground principal plant in groups where a rich, luxuriant growth is required. The variety of color in the foliage of differ- ent sorts of castor beans is valuable in giving con- trast. When they are grown in combi


. School and home gardens. Gardening; School gardens. ANNUAL FLOWERING PLANTS 77 The Castor Bean The castor-oil plant (Hicimts), commonly called the castor bean, grows very rapidly to a height of five or six feet. It is often used as a screen and often also as the. Fig. 47. A Screen for a Barnyard Fence Castor beans near the fence, with caladium and other low-growing plants in the foreground principal plant in groups where a rich, luxuriant growth is required. The variety of color in the foliage of differ- ent sorts of castor beans is valuable in giving con- trast. When they are grown in combination with the canna, caladium, coleus, salvia, and aster, a pleasing effect may be 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 Meier, William Herman Dietrich, 1868-. Boston, New York [etc. ] Ginn and Co


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