. The floral kingdom : its history, sentiment and poetry : A dictionary of more than three hundred plants, with the genera and families to which they belong, and the language of each illustrated with appropriate gems to poetry . Flower language; Flowers in literature. CULTIVATION AND ANALYSIS OF PLANTS. apart, in some quiet, sheltered place, the weeds and grass kept well subdued, and a lib- eral supply of water given when required. It will be of great advantage to mulch them with leaf-mold, sawdust or manure, according to circumstances, filling up the interstices between the plants, and comple
. The floral kingdom : its history, sentiment and poetry : A dictionary of more than three hundred plants, with the genera and families to which they belong, and the language of each illustrated with appropriate gems to poetry . Flower language; Flowers in literature. CULTIVATION AND ANALYSIS OF PLANTS. apart, in some quiet, sheltered place, the weeds and grass kept well subdued, and a lib- eral supply of water given when required. It will be of great advantage to mulch them with leaf-mold, sawdust or manure, according to circumstances, filling up the interstices between the plants, and completely covering the soil to the depth of two or three inches. As soon as frost makes its appearance, frames should be set over the beds and covered with glazed sashes, and in cold latitudes these frames should be banked with stable manure. In extremely cold weather the sashes will require to be covered with mats or shutters, which should be made close-fitting and weatherproof. Thus protected, they will bloom early in spring, otherwise the flowers will come later, or not at all. The extra labor and expense will be recompensed by the earlier flowering of these plants; and the frames, sashes, mats and shutters can be used for many other less hardy plants after having done service for the Violets. In warm climates these precautions are of course unneces- sary, as there they will bloom all the year round if desired. Indoors, the flowers begin to appear in autumn, and continue to bloom through the winter and ANDSOME, hardy and accommodating, the Weigela, so called in honor of the German botanist, Weigel, is a desirable shrub of the Bignonia family. The original species, introduced from China, was designated W. rosea, because of its rose-colored flowers. It is one of the prettiest of the shrubs that have, through the zeal of collectors within the last fifty years, been made to enrich the Flora of Europe and America. The large, trumpet-shaped flowers, appearing generally in pair
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