. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. 286 THE BOOK OF GARDENING. be increased by either seeds or by division. Veronica gentia- 7ioides grows from gin. to i8in. high, and produces long racemes of pale blue or violet-coloured flowers during ]May and June. There is also a white-flowered variety, and one with variegated leaves. V. longifolia grows about 2ft. high, and bears racemes of lilac or blue flowers from July to September. Several varieties are in cultivation; the one known as subsessilis (Fig. 168) is an extremely pretty border-plant, growing from 2f
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. 286 THE BOOK OF GARDENING. be increased by either seeds or by division. Veronica gentia- 7ioides grows from gin. to i8in. high, and produces long racemes of pale blue or violet-coloured flowers during ]May and June. There is also a white-flowered variety, and one with variegated leaves. V. longifolia grows about 2ft. high, and bears racemes of lilac or blue flowers from July to September. Several varieties are in cultivation; the one known as subsessilis (Fig. 168) is an extremely pretty border-plant, growing from 2ft. to 4ft. high, having serrated leaves and long massive spikes of beautiful blue flowers. V. spicata is a good border-plant, producing dense spikes of bright blue flowers upwards of 3in. long. It grows from 9in. to i8in. high, and flowers during July and Statice 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 Drury, William D. , 1857-1928, ed. London, Eng. , L. U. Gill; New York, U. S. A. , C. Scribner's sons
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