. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. -Geum montanum. from flowers cuttings, or division. are Iberis.—See dins; ; Spring-Bed-. Leontopodium alpinum (GnaphaliiDn Leontopodium), the Edelweiss, is a remark- able alpine, growing 6in. high, and producing terminal heads of flowers enveloped in white, woolly bracts (Fig. 174) in June and Jul}^ It should be planted in sandy, stony soil, in exposed positions. Pro- pagation is eff'ected by seeds or by careful division of the old plants. LiNARIA alpina is a charming little rock plant of neat, trailing h
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. -Geum montanum. from flowers cuttings, or division. are Iberis.—See dins; ; Spring-Bed-. Leontopodium alpinum (GnaphaliiDn Leontopodium), the Edelweiss, is a remark- able alpine, growing 6in. high, and producing terminal heads of flowers enveloped in white, woolly bracts (Fig. 174) in June and Jul}^ It should be planted in sandy, stony soil, in exposed positions. Pro- pagation is eff'ected by seeds or by careful division of the old plants. LiNARIA alpina is a charming little rock plant of neat, trailing habit, growing from 3in. to 6in. high, and flowering from June to September. The flowers are of a purple colour, with orange centres. Fig. 174. -Leontopodium 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, ed. London, Eng. , L. U. Gill; New York, U. S. A. , C. Scribner's sons
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