. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. 144 CAEDEX FLOU'JCRS. Smirose Uli'Vididlieiniim riilgdri'), Major Thrift [Aniicria cephidute'i), Mouiit;iiii A't'tch [J:il/n/IH-s iinuilain/), Crimson Storksbill(6V/v////«/// .saiigiiiiieum), V\ ooiW&nA Foi-get-mo-Xot [Mj/osoiis xi/lriilicii), Woolly Th^'ine [T/ij/iinis lannyiiioxn). For all the commoner kinds of rock plants, which for the most part are extremely l)eautiful, a good body of soil is requisite, for they soon perish when planted in mere " pockets" or on shallow ledges. The kind of soil
. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. 144 CAEDEX FLOU'JCRS. Smirose Uli'Vididlieiniim riilgdri'), Major Thrift [Aniicria cephidute'i), Mouiit;iiii A't'tch [J:il/n/IH-s iinuilain/), Crimson Storksbill(6V/v////«/// .saiigiiiiieum), V\ ooiW&nA Foi-get-mo-Xot [Mj/osoiis xi/lriilicii), Woolly Th^'ine [T/ij/iinis lannyiiioxn). For all the commoner kinds of rock plants, which for the most part are extremely l)eautiful, a good body of soil is requisite, for they soon perish when planted in mere " pockets" or on shallow ledges. The kind of soil is not of much consequence, jorovided the plants can root freely in a considera))Ie bulk of it; but when a soil has to be made for the purpose, it may with advantage consist of good loam three parts, lime ruljbish (from which large stones and bricks have been remov^ed) one part, and sharp grit one part. Where there is any considerable extent of gravel walks, the sweepings should be regularly sifted and saved, as they constitute the best of "grit^' for rock plant?, and to mix with loam in 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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