Archive image from page 45 of The culture of pot-plants in. The culture of pot-plants in rooms, greenhouses, & frames cultureofpotplan00davi Year: greenhouses ( 34 THE CULTURE OF POT-TLANTS Agathaea CCElestis (Blue Marguerite).—A pretty pot- plant, which should be treated in the same manner as a cineraria. See also Chrysanthemum frutescens. Anthericum.—The two best species are A. liliastmni (St Bruno's lily) and A. liliago (St Bernard's lily). The flowers of both are white, those of the former being the larger, Fig. 14.—Anlhc liliastrum—a plantlet layered in a pot. and distinguished by a g
Archive image from page 45 of The culture of pot-plants in. The culture of pot-plants in rooms, greenhouses, & frames cultureofpotplan00davi Year: greenhouses ( 34 THE CULTURE OF POT-TLANTS Agathaea CCElestis (Blue Marguerite).—A pretty pot- plant, which should be treated in the same manner as a cineraria. See also Chrysanthemum frutescens. Anthericum.—The two best species are A. liliastmni (St Bruno's lily) and A. liliago (St Bernard's lily). The flowers of both are white, those of the former being the larger, Fig. 14.—Anlhc liliastrum—a plantlet layered in a pot. and distinguished by a green spot on each segment. They are well-known border plants, but are also very fine as pot- plants. They do not require artificial heat. In good soil, with plenty of water, they grow rapidly in summer ; even in winter they should not be dried off. When they get too large they can be divided. They can also be propagated by pegging down in small pots the plantlets which are formed on the long stalks after flowering. Bought seed is sometimes disappointing, but if it can be procured as soon as it is
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