. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. 56 FAMILIAR GARDEN FLOWERS. chrysanthemums in London gardens being spared frost, fog, and heavy rain, made a wondrous display, and compelled all observers to note the exceeding rarity of such a November festival. Then we saw the colours of the flowers in their highest perfection, far exceeding in depth, purity, and brilliancy the best specimens as seen in exhibitions, for these last are necessarily flowered under glass. The severest winters do not indeed kill the plants, hut one or two days of " dirty weather " in
. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. 56 FAMILIAR GARDEN FLOWERS. chrysanthemums in London gardens being spared frost, fog, and heavy rain, made a wondrous display, and compelled all observers to note the exceeding rarity of such a November festival. Then we saw the colours of the flowers in their highest perfection, far exceeding in depth, purity, and brilliancy the best specimens as seen in exhibitions, for these last are necessarily flowered under glass. The severest winters do not indeed kill the plants, hut one or two days of " dirty weather " in November may damage the bloom so far as to deprive it of all 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 Hibberd, Shirley, 1825-1890; Hulme, F. Edward (Frederick Edward), 1841-1909. London : Cassell
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