Flower grower's guide . w ; 4 to 5 feet. V. nigrum album (white black-rooted), white; 3 to 5 feetV. olympicum (Mount Olympus), yellow ; 6 to Sfeet. (Biennial.) Seed or division of perennialspecies. Sun or half-shade. Good —A large genus, of well-known habit. Forshrubby species see Shrubs. V. Candida (white-leaved), blue ; li- feet. V. corymbosa, blue ;- feet. V. longifolia (long - leaved), alba, rosea, pink long-leaved, and V. 1. sub-sessilis, blue, 2 to 3 feet. V. spicata (spiked) andV. s. alba, blue and white ; 2 feet. V. fceucrium,2 feet; blue. V. virginica, blue.
Flower grower's guide . w ; 4 to 5 feet. V. nigrum album (white black-rooted), white; 3 to 5 feetV. olympicum (Mount Olympus), yellow ; 6 to Sfeet. (Biennial.) Seed or division of perennialspecies. Sun or half-shade. Good —A large genus, of well-known habit. Forshrubby species see Shrubs. V. Candida (white-leaved), blue ; li- feet. V. corymbosa, blue ;- feet. V. longifolia (long - leaved), alba, rosea, pink long-leaved, and V. 1. sub-sessilis, blue, 2 to 3 feet. V. spicata (spiked) andV. s. alba, blue and white ; 2 feet. V. fceucrium,2 feet; blue. V. virginica, blue. See also RockPlants. Seed or division. Any soil. Sun orshade. Viola. See Florists Flowers and Rock Plants. Waldsteinia. Neat yellow flowers in June. Trail-ing habit. W. fragarioides, W. geoides and (Fig. 129). Light sod. Sun or partialshade. Division. XEROrHYLLDM ASPIIODELOIDES (Asphodel-like). — Very beautiful plant with narrow leaves andracemes of white flowers; to 4 feet. Lightsod. Seed. Partial Fig. 129. Waldsteinia trifolia. 264 THE FLOWER GROWERS GUIDE. AUTUMN to November. At this period of the year much depends upon the weather experienced, as pro-longing or otherwise the flowering of many plants. Should the season be a mild andopen one, the flowering of many of those named in the preceding list will be con-tinued into September and October. Some of the flowers which are given below bloomearlier, but are included now, as being in good condition in average years duringSeptember. Asters or Starworts, of which a separate list is given, should be largelyemployed in mixed borders for late bloom. Dahlias, as well as annuals and chrys-anthemums, will also be found of very great value, so long as frost keeps , gladioli, Galtonia candicans, Meadow Saffrons (Colchicums), and autumn-floweringcrocuses should also be largely grown. The very late bloomers should have a shelteredposition, so that they ma}7 not be destroyed by the firs
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