. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Horticulture. 706 THE BOOK OF GARDENING. propagate by either seeds or cuttings. Feeding may be practised to advantage with nearly all when a good size and in full growth ; this may be effected either by using some of the artificial manures (of which Clay's Fertiliser is very good) as a top-dressing, or dissolved in water, or by manure-water, obtained by placing cow-dung or other manure in water. Abutilon.—This is a most useful large bell-shaped flowers beautifully genus veined of plants, having and of various colours: orange, whit
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Horticulture. 706 THE BOOK OF GARDENING. propagate by either seeds or cuttings. Feeding may be practised to advantage with nearly all when a good size and in full growth ; this may be effected either by using some of the artificial manures (of which Clay's Fertiliser is very good) as a top-dressing, or dissolved in water, or by manure-water, obtained by placing cow-dung or other manure in water. Abutilon.—This is a most useful large bell-shaped flowers beautifully genus veined of plants, having and of various colours: orange, white, yellow, and • red. Propagate by cuttings taken in April, struck in the warm pit, and afterwards grown cool, pinch- ing once or twice. Young plants are best for pot work, and should be raised every year. Flowers all the summer. The best sorts are Boule -de - Neige, B o u 1 e d' O r, Tancred, Golden Fleece, Sanglant, insigne (A. ig- neum) (Fig. 455), and Scarlet Gem. A G A T H M A coelestis is a beautiful little Cape plant, having blue flowers, and known as the Blue Marguerite, owing to their resemblance to that flower. It is readily raised from seed sown in March or from cuttings in June, and should be grown cool during winter. Flowers all the summer. Height 6in. Alonsoa linifolia and A. gracilis are useful for summer flowering, having bright scarlet flowers and graceful foliage. Raise from seed sown in March or by cuttings struck in autumn, and grow cool. Height from ift. to i£ft. Balsams (Impatiens hybrids).—These beautiful annuals, although largely used for outdoor work, are really greenhouse plants,. Fig. 455.—Abutilon 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 Drury, William D. , 1857-1928; Abbott, J. M. London, L. U. Gill; New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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