. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. 100 FA2I1LIAR GASDEX FLOlTEItS. earth? "What they really want is protection. These and many more sweet things are systematically destroyed by the spade, for they die down and leave no mark that the untaught eye can see. Then comes the sjsade, the ground is dug, their bulbs are cast forth as rubbish, and they are seen no more. This kind of destruction is always in progress, and comes into full operation when a new occupant enters an old garden, wherein for years, perhaps, collections of choice things have been assiduous
. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. 100 FA2I1LIAR GASDEX FLOlTEItS. earth? "What they really want is protection. These and many more sweet things are systematically destroyed by the spade, for they die down and leave no mark that the untaught eye can see. Then comes the sjsade, the ground is dug, their bulbs are cast forth as rubbish, and they are seen no more. This kind of destruction is always in progress, and comes into full operation when a new occupant enters an old garden, wherein for years, perhaps, collections of choice things have been assiduously accumu- lated. Beware of the spade in the garden of hardy plants. Nine times in ten it has no business there. For every hardy plant a suitable station should be prepared, unless the natural soil is well adapted for it; but that being done, mere digging is akin to a crime, for it is likely to make mincemeat of peony roots and the bulbs of lilies and daffodils, and, generally speaking, oljliterates all the beauties that are just sleeping to prepare themselves for the jubilations of the 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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