. Alpine flowers for English gardens. Mountain plants; Flower gardening. Pot lor Androsaces, etc. Alpine Plant growing between stones in a Pot. side of the pot, one and a half or two inches deep. The head of the plant potted in this way is placed outside of the pot, leaning over the edge of the oblong opening, its roots within in the ordinary way, among sand, grit, stones, etc. (See fig.). Thus w-ater cannot lie about the necks of the plants to their destruction. This method, which I first observed in M. Boissier's garden, near Lausanne, in 1868, is undoubtedly an advantageous one for delicate
. Alpine flowers for English gardens. Mountain plants; Flower gardening. Pot lor Androsaces, etc. Alpine Plant growing between stones in a Pot. side of the pot, one and a half or two inches deep. The head of the plant potted in this way is placed outside of the pot, leaning over the edge of the oblong opening, its roots within in the ordinary way, among sand, grit, stones, etc. (See fig.). Thus w-ater cannot lie about the necks of the plants to their destruction. This method, which I first observed in M. Boissier's garden, near Lausanne, in 1868, is undoubtedly an advantageous one for delicate tufted plants which are liable to perish from this cause. The pots used there were taller proportionately than those we com- monly use, so that there was plenty of room for the roots after the rather deep cutting had been made in the side of the pot. A yet more desirable mode than the preceding one 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 Robinson, W. (William), 1838-1935; Bailey, William Whitman, 1843-1914. London : Murray
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