. Vick's floral guide. The Digitalis is quite a stately plant, whenwith flower stems at least three feet in heighcemes of flowers, as shown in the engravir well grown,t. The ra-ff, are often two feet in length, containing scores of the prettily spot-ted, thimble-shaped flowers. Perfectly hardy, and seedmay be sown in the spring in the garden, and transplant-ed as desired. In the autumn large plants can be divid-ed, and thus plants may be increased indefinitely, but itis well to secure a few fresh plants from seed occasion-ally, as in this way new varieties are obtained. Digitalis purpurea, pur
. Vick's floral guide. The Digitalis is quite a stately plant, whenwith flower stems at least three feet in heighcemes of flowers, as shown in the engravir well grown,t. The ra-ff, are often two feet in length, containing scores of the prettily spot-ted, thimble-shaped flowers. Perfectly hardy, and seedmay be sown in the spring in the garden, and transplant-ed as desired. In the autumn large plants can be divid-ed, and thus plants may be increased indefinitely, but itis well to secure a few fresh plants from seed occasion-ally, as in this way new varieties are obtained. Digitalis purpurea, purple flowers ; 3 feet, ... 5 purpurea alba, white, 5 Nevadensis, red. purple spots ; 3 feet, .... 5 gloxinaeflora, new; beautifully spotted; 4 feet, 5 Mixed varieties, 5 The perennial Delphiniums, commonly known as Lark-spurs, are valuable plants, the foliage clean and pretty,habit strong and good, the flowering branches often fourfeet in height, the spikes of flowers six inches or morein length. Sow seed in the spring, and strong plantswill be produced by autumn that flower the next spring. Delphinium formosum, brilliant blue; whiteeye, 10formosum ccelestinum, celestial blue; flowers large, spikes long, . 10 nudicaule, a beautiful bright scarlet variety; native of Californian mountains ; new, .... 10 Chinense, fine ; blue, white and pink, mixed, . 5 New varieties mixed, 5 DICTAMNUS. Dictamnus Frax-inella is a desirablehardy perenn ial,with racemes oflarge, showy flow-ers, often a foot inlength. There aretwo varieties, pinkand white. Theplant attains a hightof two or three feet,the leaves beautifulin color and form. It is desirable in the border for asummer hedge or screen, and for decorative purposes,where large flowers are admissible. Seeds germin
Size: 1808px × 1381px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorhenryggilbertnurserya, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880
