. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. WINTER HEATH. PICAS are less in fasliiou than they were fw'ty or lit'ty j-ears ay(ij tor then they were to bo seen in every garden that could boast of a glasshouse and a careful gardener. Plants that make more show and give less trouble have superseded them to a very great extent. This may be matter for regret, but it is easier to make mistakes in such matters than to hit upon a true view of philosophical vexation. The one before us, however, does not count as an erica in the highest sense of the llorist; it is a " mar
. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. WINTER HEATH. PICAS are less in fasliiou than they were fw'ty or lit'ty j-ears ay(ij tor then they were to bo seen in every garden that could boast of a glasshouse and a careful gardener. Plants that make more show and give less trouble have superseded them to a very great extent. This may be matter for regret, but it is easier to make mistakes in such matters than to hit upon a true view of philosophical vexation. The one before us, however, does not count as an erica in the highest sense of the llorist; it is a " market llower," a "table iiower,^^ a flnwer f(]r e\er}djod\', and therefore it is never seen in an exhiljition, and nnbody raves about it. ThL're are three lovely heaths that had favour with the clever cultivators who supjdy the markets with winter llowcrs. They are Kricu hijoiialis, the best variety of which, named nii/jrrljn, has been selected for the illustration ;. 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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