. My garden, its plan and culture together with a general description of its geology, botany, and natural history. Gardening. Fig. 731 rt.—Soldanella alpina. Fig. 732.—French Everlasting. Fig. 733.—Geum montanum. The Lton's-paw Cudweed [Gnaphalium , fig. 742«) is a perennial species which grows at a considerable altitude on the Alps. It is completely covered with white silky cotton. It is said that in some parts of the Continent young ladies, on their betrothal, always expect to receive, as one of their earliest presents, flowers of this plant, as a proof of the activity of the
. My garden, its plan and culture together with a general description of its geology, botany, and natural history. Gardening. Fig. 731 rt.—Soldanella alpina. Fig. 732.—French Everlasting. Fig. 733.—Geum montanum. The Lton's-paw Cudweed [Gnaphalium , fig. 742«) is a perennial species which grows at a considerable altitude on the Alps. It is completely covered with white silky cotton. It is said that in some parts of the Continent young ladies, on their betrothal, always expect to receive, as one of their earliest presents, flowers of this plant, as a proof of the activity of the gentleman, who must ascend to a considerable height in order to procure it. The G. dioicum is another interesting dwarf alpine species, having red flowers. Amongst the general flowering plants which like air and light, the Geums (as the G. montanum, fig. 733) are 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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