. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. ON BEDDING PLANTS. 201 thera versicolor ;. No. 3 with Alt. paronychioides, having a small plant of Ficus elastica at each of the four corners; No. 4 Avith Mentha; No. 5 with Echeveria secunda glaiica; No. 6 with Alternaiithera amana, having centre dot plants of Centaiu-ea ragiisi?ia compada or Santolina incana : No. 7 with Alternan- thera aurea nana; No. 8 with Echeveria metallica: No. 9 with Cerastiiim toiJientosum, having dot plants of Iresine in the centre; No. 10 with Mesembryanthemum ; No. 11 with Alfernan- ther
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. ON BEDDING PLANTS. 201 thera versicolor ;. No. 3 with Alt. paronychioides, having a small plant of Ficus elastica at each of the four corners; No. 4 Avith Mentha; No. 5 with Echeveria secunda glaiica; No. 6 with Alternaiithera amana, having centre dot plants of Centaiu-ea ragiisi?ia compada or Santolina incana : No. 7 with Alternan- thera aurea nana; No. 8 with Echeveria metallica: No. 9 with Cerastiiim toiJientosum, having dot plants of Iresine in the centre; No. 10 with Mesembryanthemum ; No. 11 with Alfernan- thera major aiirea, having dot plants of Chamgepeuce; No. 12. Fig. 103.—Design for Carpet Bed (I). with Antennaria or Spergula, interspersed with Semperviv2im tabiilcEforme or S. triste. The beauty of the bed will be improved if the whole of the central portion from No. 5 inwards is raised about 8in., and the Echeveria planted in a double row on the edge. In Bed I (Fig. 103), No. i should have a centre plant of Grevillea robusta or Eucalyptus globulus^ and be carpeted with Alternanthera magtiifica or Alt. versicolor: No. 2 would be best filled in with Mesembryanthemum or Sagina pilifera au7-ea; No. 3 with Herniaria or Mentha ; No. 4 with Alternanthei-a major: No. 5 with. 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
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