. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. 714 THE BOOK OF GARDENING. early spring, flowering in May. In summer it will be advan- tageous to thin out the young growths, which are very luxuriant. Grow in good loam and sand, and feed well. D. Knightii, D. meteloides (Fig. 462), D. sanguinea, and D. suaveolens are the best species. The first has large double white flowers, 3in. long, very strongly scented. The second is white, the third scarlet, and the fourth white; flowers single. The heights vary ac- cording to con- ditions, but from loft. to 15ft. is easily
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. 714 THE BOOK OF GARDENING. early spring, flowering in May. In summer it will be advan- tageous to thin out the young growths, which are very luxuriant. Grow in good loam and sand, and feed well. D. Knightii, D. meteloides (Fig. 462), D. sanguinea, and D. suaveolens are the best species. The first has large double white flowers, 3in. long, very strongly scented. The second is white, the third scarlet, and the fourth white; flowers single. The heights vary ac- cording to con- ditions, but from loft. to 15ft. is easily attained in an ordinary green- house. The annual species and their double forms may be raised from seed sown in March in a cool frame; they make very useful plants for .the shelves when grown in 6in. pots. The most suitable are D. cornucopia, D. fasftwsa, and JD. chloranthe. D. cornucopia, double white flowers, marbled purple, and beau- tifully scented; D. fastuosa, white and purple flowers; and B. chloranthe is yellow, with scented trumpet-shaped flowers. Heights of all from i8in. to 2ft. DiPLACUS.—The hybrids of D. glutinosus make very pretty pot- plants. Propagate by cuttings in early spring, and grow in the cool pit in loam, leaf-soil, and sand, giving plenty of moisture. The blossoms greatly resemble Mimulus (Musk), to which they are allied, and vary in shades of red and Fig. 462.—Datura meteloides. 2ift Height. 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
Size: 1365px × 1830px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjec, booksubjectgardening
