. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. 754 THE BOOK OF GARDENING. beds. Propagate by division in spring, give plenty of water during summer, and sufficient to keep the soil just moist in winter. Cut down, and start again in the warm pit in February. This plant very much resembles fine bright green grass. Yuccas.âMany of these are useful ornaments in the green- house. Propagate by suckers, removed when large enough in early summer. Grow in loam, sand, brick rubbish, and mortar mixed; in breaking the bricks, the size of the pieces should be varied according
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. 754 THE BOOK OF GARDENING. beds. Propagate by division in spring, give plenty of water during summer, and sufficient to keep the soil just moist in winter. Cut down, and start again in the warm pit in February. This plant very much resembles fine bright green grass. Yuccas.âMany of these are useful ornaments in the green- house. Propagate by suckers, removed when large enough in early summer. Grow in loam, sand, brick rubbish, and mortar mixed; in breaking the bricks, the size of the pieces should be varied according to the size of the plants. Give very little water except whilst growing in spring and summer. When water is given the plants should receive a thorough soaking, and then they should be allowed to go till nearly dry again. Do not repot very often. These plants throw up handsome spikes of flower; but they are such uncertain blos- somers that they are best grown solely as foliage plants. Sorts: V. aloifolia and var. variegaia, Y. fila- inentosa (Fig. 500), Y. f. aureo-variegata^ Y. f. variega'ta, Y. glauca, and Y. fili- fera. Zebrina pendula (Tradescantia â tri- an extremely pretty creeping plant, most useful for hanging-baskets and also for covering the soil of large pots and tubs containing specimen plants. Propagate by cuttings at any time in the warm pit, and grow in any hght Fig. 499.âPhormium tenax. Climbing- Plants. A judicious selection of climbing plants adds very much to the beauty of the greenhouse when they are well looked after and carefully trained, but a great deal depends on these two. 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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