. The American farmer. A hand-book of agriculture for the farm and garden ... Agriculture. FLOWKRS, ORNAMENTAL TRKES, ETO. 495 the centre. Scent slight, but agreeable. There are varieties of this spe- cies which produce both single and double flowers, of white, brown and purple colors. The Bird's-Eye Primrose, which bears beautiful 'rose- colored flowers, fringed with a notched, yellow, glandular border. Pyreniim Partheninm (commonly called DoMe Feverfeiv) —A hardy perennial, producing large quantities of white flowers, and continuing in bloom a long time. It is easily propagated by the seed.
. The American farmer. A hand-book of agriculture for the farm and garden ... Agriculture. FLOWKRS, ORNAMENTAL TRKES, ETO. 495 the centre. Scent slight, but agreeable. There are varieties of this spe- cies which produce both single and double flowers, of white, brown and purple colors. The Bird's-Eye Primrose, which bears beautiful 'rose- colored flowers, fringed with a notched, yellow, glandular border. Pyreniim Partheninm (commonly called DoMe Feverfeiv) —A hardy perennial, producing large quantities of white flowers, and continuing in bloom a long time. It is easily propagated by the seed. " Poppy.~An annual plant, admired for its great variety in size and in flower. The double are very showy, but of short duration. Easily grown by seed. -^ ^ Pvrple Hyacinth Bean.~An annual runner, bearing large clusters of purple flowers, much admired. Plant the seeds early, and preserve from frost. Phynchospermtim jasminoides is a beautiful climbing-plant, of Chinese origin, peculiarly adapted to green-house cultivation in the United States The flower very much resembles that of the jasmine, and exhales a deli^ cious odor. It IS an evergreen, and sends out rootlets along the stem when brought in contact with the ground, rendering it of easy propaga- tion by cuttings. It commences flowering in April in the green-house and continues to bloom for six weeks or two months _ Rose-Onh\, deservedly-popular flower there are many varieties, as to size foliage, beauty, and fragrance. They may be propagated from seed or by suckers-the latter being the most certain and easy mode. The Fig. suckers should be those which come out near the old stems, during the summer, and, when planted, should be cut down to four or five inches?rom the ground. Plant :n October. November, or April. Keep the ground gooT and dig u every autumn. They should, except when trained agains a. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for read
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