. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. 720 THE BOOK OF GARDENING. also furnish flowers in early spring. Grow in the cool pit or frame in rich fibrous loam and sand. Those that are to be grown through the winter should be kept in small pots and have a place near the glass, potting them before coming into blossom in spring. The blossoms, which are purple and white, having fringed petals, make a most pleasing effect resembling a purple ground covered with white muslin. Height 2ft. Sparmannia africana (Fig. 467) makes a fine specimen plant, suitable either fo
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. 720 THE BOOK OF GARDENING. also furnish flowers in early spring. Grow in the cool pit or frame in rich fibrous loam and sand. Those that are to be grown through the winter should be kept in small pots and have a place near the glass, potting them before coming into blossom in spring. The blossoms, which are purple and white, having fringed petals, make a most pleasing effect resembling a purple ground covered with white muslin. Height 2ft. Sparmannia africana (Fig. 467) makes a fine specimen plant, suitable either for large pots or for planting out. Propagate by cuttings of young shoots in spring, and grow on, stopping Sorts : S. anisophyllus, S. isophyUus^ and S. Wallichii. Blossoms blue. Height 2ft. Trachelium cceruleum makes a handsome pot-plant for autumn flowering, having loose feathery panicles of blue flowers. Propagate by seeds sown in warmth in March, and by cuttings in autumn, and grow in loam, leaf-soil, and sand in a cool frame. Hard=wooded Flowering Plants. Under this heading are included those plants which have hard woody stems, and do not die down after having a season's growth, but form shrubs. Many are most useful and. several times to form good plants. Use rich loam and sand, and feed in summer with liquid or artificial manure. Blossoms white, with yellow centre, small, borne in clusters. The foliage is also very elegant. Height varies, according to condi- tions, from 4ft. to 10ft. Statice.—There are sev- eral species of this genus suitable for the greenhouse, having either white or purple flowers. Propagate by divi- sion or seeds in early spring, and grow in the cool pit. For soil use loam, peat, and sand. Sorts : S. Halfordii, S. imbj^icata^ and S. pi'ofusa. Fig. 467.—Sparmannia africana. Strobilanthes are peren- nials useful for summer flowering. Propagate by cut- tings in summer in bottom, heat, and grow in the warm pit in loam, peat, and Please
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