. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. 58 FAMILIAR GARDEN FLOWERS. Returning to the garden b(jr(ler, where the more robust and fragrant wallHowers show their cheerful green all the winter^ and their golden, fiery, and sanguinary flowers in spring, mention should be made of two sj^ecies of Ery^iuiuiib that are renowned for the splendour of their flowers. One of these is the Persian treacle mustard [E. Perof- sJcUinum), a splendid annual, received at the Edinburgh Botanic Garden in 183S from Dr. Fisher as a native of Cubul, but in B. J/., •3,757, it is described,
. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. 58 FAMILIAR GARDEN FLOWERS. Returning to the garden b(jr(ler, where the more robust and fragrant wallHowers show their cheerful green all the winter^ and their golden, fiery, and sanguinary flowers in spring, mention should be made of two sj^ecies of Ery^iuiuiib that are renowned for the splendour of their flowers. One of these is the Persian treacle mustard [E. Perof- sJcUinum), a splendid annual, received at the Edinburgh Botanic Garden in 183S from Dr. Fisher as a native of Cubul, but in B. J/., •3,757, it is described, on the authority of Lady Mary Catheart, as a native of Persia, where it is as great a favourite as the wallHdwer is with us. This is usually gavjwii from seeds sown in autumn, but the seeds may be sown in Mai'cli and April. The other plant is Marshall's wallflower [Eri/.^imuiii MarishiiU'ianuin), also known as (_'he'iraiitliuii JLiriluiUi. This is always grown from cuttings, as it never or but rarely produces seed. It forms a neat little bush, which in early summer ^n'oduces a profusion of showy flowers of a buff-tinted apricot. In the early days of the bedding system it was much employed in geometrical 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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