. The amateur's practical garden-book;. Gardening. amateur's practical garden-book. Sweet Alyssum Althaea. See Hollyhock. Alyssum, Sweet. A low-growing, hardy, white- flowered, very fragrant annual which is much used for edg- ings, window boxes, and the like. It is of the easiest culture in any soil, but thrives best in a garden loam of moderate fertility. Seeds may be sown as early as the ground can be well prepared in spring. The plant will begin to bloom when 2 or 3 inches high, and continue to bloom, as it grows, until after the first hard frosts. It makes a mat 1 to 2 ft. across. If immed
. The amateur's practical garden-book;. Gardening. amateur's practical garden-book. Sweet Alyssum Althaea. See Hollyhock. Alyssum, Sweet. A low-growing, hardy, white- flowered, very fragrant annual which is much used for edg- ings, window boxes, and the like. It is of the easiest culture in any soil, but thrives best in a garden loam of moderate fertility. Seeds may be sown as early as the ground can be well prepared in spring. The plant will begin to bloom when 2 or 3 inches high, and continue to bloom, as it grows, until after the first hard frosts. It makes a mat 1 to 2 ft. across. If immediate effects are not desired, the plants should be thinned out or transplanted to stand half a foot apart. It rarely stands more than a foot high. In the fall, plants may be cut back and put into pots or boxes, and they will bloom in the window. Better results in winter blooming are secured by starting seeds in boxes in August, September or October. There are certain hardy perennial yellow-flowered Alyssums which are useful for prominent edgings and for rockwork. Amarantus. Decorative ainiuals. One species (with erect spikes) is known as Prince's Feather, another (with variegated foliage) as Joseph's Coat, and still another (with drooping spikes) as Love-lies-bleeding. Probably the finest of the list is A. salicifoUus, often called Fountain Plant. This has graceful willow-shaped leaves, banded and tipped with carmine, bronze and orange. The tall kinds make fine screens for unsightly objects. They may also be used against masses of green to add color. The Amaranths are half-hardy or tender . „ ^ Prince's Feather plants, and should be sown in boxes in March or April, to be planted out after all danger of frost is past. Seeds may also be sown where the plants are to stand. They were once among the most popular of garden plants,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance o
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