. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. 20 OASJ)i:X FLUWEIIS. It should Ije free i'rom wunnsj and moist enough without being wetâin fact^ a good test ot a potting eomjiost is that it vciAY be handled without soiling the lingers. Where there is no aceommodation for raising half-hardy annuals under glass^ the seed may be sown where the plants are required in the open groundj but this should not be done until the end of April. In the " Loves of the Plants/' by the elder Darwin^ the tropieolum is the subject of a fanciful description, in which the po
. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. 20 OASJ)i:X FLUWEIIS. It should Ije free i'rom wunnsj and moist enough without being wetâin fact^ a good test ot a potting eomjiost is that it vciAY be handled without soiling the lingers. Where there is no aceommodation for raising half-hardy annuals under glass^ the seed may be sown where the plants are required in the open groundj but this should not be done until the end of April. In the " Loves of the Plants/' by the elder Darwin^ the tropieolum is the subject of a fanciful description, in which the poet contrives to inform us that the flower has eight stamens and one pistil, and that it occasionally emits flashes of phosphoric light ;â â¢â Eri; till.' bright stiir which tends the mornini;- sky Hangs o'er the flushing east his diamond eye, The chiisto Tropa'O leaves her secret hod; A saint-like glory trembles round her head â , Eight watchful swains along the lawns of night With aiiinriius steps pursue the virgin light; O'er her fair form the electric lustre plays, And VIAA she moves amid the lambent blaze. iSo shines the glow-lly whin the sun retires. And gems the niglit air with phosphoric fires; Thus o'er the marsh arrial lights betray And rliariu llu' uin\ar\- wandrii r fiiau his wa}'.". 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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