. My garden, its plan and culture together with a general description of its geology, botany, and natural history. Gardening. 3i6 MY GARDEN. Specimens of some of the different varieties of Alliums, such as Allium nutans (fig. 682), ought to have a place in every fernery. The Oxalidcs are numerous in species and beautiful in flower. The O. Acetosella, ox Shamrock, grows with me freely in shaded damp places. The O. rosea (fig. 683) has a great abundance of fine flowers ; these open in the morning, and close in the afternoon. The frost destroys the bulbs. " Oh the Shamrock, the green immorta
. My garden, its plan and culture together with a general description of its geology, botany, and natural history. Gardening. 3i6 MY GARDEN. Specimens of some of the different varieties of Alliums, such as Allium nutans (fig. 682), ought to have a place in every fernery. The Oxalidcs are numerous in species and beautiful in flower. The O. Acetosella, ox Shamrock, grows with me freely in shaded damp places. The O. rosea (fig. 683) has a great abundance of fine flowers ; these open in the morning, and close in the afternoon. The frost destroys the bulbs. " Oh the Shamrock, the green immortal Shamrock, Chosen leaf Of bard and chief, Old Erin's native Shamrock !"—Moore's Irish 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 Smee, Alfred, 1818-1877. London, Bell and Daldy
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