Horitucultural guide : spring 1892 . roducing in great abundance flowersof the most brilliant hues, ranging through the various f^<?™,j,,.,e. a ,»• j^- of white, pink, ..sJ^«i-r^ I^WiMifcw^)^^ ?^rjli red, and many varie-gated. The flowersare large and of fineform. A valuablefeature of it is, thecalyx never beauty is notsurpassed by anyflowering plant;and as a proof oftheir usefulnesswe need only men-tion the followingfacts : Seedlingplants begin tobloom about thefourth month fromthe time of sowing,so that by sowingseed about the firstof March, many of theplants wi
Horitucultural guide : spring 1892 . roducing in great abundance flowersof the most brilliant hues, ranging through the various f^<?™,j,,.,e. a ,»• j^- of white, pink, ..sJ^«i-r^ I^WiMifcw^)^^ ?^rjli red, and many varie-gated. The flowersare large and of fineform. A valuablefeature of it is, thecalyx never beauty is notsurpassed by anyflowering plant;and as a proof oftheir usefulnesswe need only men-tion the followingfacts : Seedlingplants begin tobloom about thefourth month fromthe time of sowing,so that by sowingseed about the firstof March, many of theplants will begin flower-ing in June and continue tobloom in great profusionuntil frost comes, when makguerite caknations. they can be takenlout of the ground and potted, and they will give a profusion offlowers throughout the winter. Furthermore, as many as 80 per cent, of seed-lings may be relied upon to produce double flowers, which is an unusually largeproportion. The plants are dwarf, comi act and robust in habit. Per , 10. 46
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