. The beautiful flower garden, its treatment with special regard for the picturesque. Written and embellished with numerous illustrations by F. Schuyler Mathews. With notes on practical floriculture by Fewkes. Floriculture. â ^LTHOUGH this popular flower is not an annual, it is a ready bloomer the first season from seed sown early in the spring. Besides, in order to have what might be called fully developed perfect flowers, seed should be each year. It must be remem- bered that in order to have fine large blooms the plants must not be allowed to grow scraggly and long; they should be comp
. The beautiful flower garden, its treatment with special regard for the picturesque. Written and embellished with numerous illustrations by F. Schuyler Mathews. With notes on practical floriculture by Fewkes. Floriculture. â ^LTHOUGH this popular flower is not an annual, it is a ready bloomer the first season from seed sown early in the spring. Besides, in order to have what might be called fully developed perfect flowers, seed should be each year. It must be remem- bered that in order to have fine large blooms the plants must not be allowed to grow scraggly and long; they should be compact, and have luxuriant dark green leaves. All sprouts which reach out beyond a certain limited space should be pinched back; herein lies the secret of handsome, great flowers. My own special preference is confined to the French varieties, although the German ones will be found very satisfactory. The best pansies, I think, are found in the following strains:â Bugnot's selected. Cassier's Odier, giant. Improved Trimardeau, giant. Imperial German. A beautiful bed of pansies, whether confined to two or three colors or mixed without reference to a particular harmony, is a very necessary adjunct to an artistic garden. There is no need of mixing them with other flowers; the. 123. 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 Mathews, F. Schuyler (Ferdinand Schuyler), 1854-1938; Fewkes, A. H. Philadelphia W. A. Burpee
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