. The century book of gardening; a comprehensive work for every lover of the garden. Gardening. HONEYSUCKLE be struck under a bell-glass 'ol off these to thoroughly out. The best time to cut. BOSCHURCH: SHOWING BEAUTY OF IVi atro-purpurea. The last-named is very handsome in colour, the leaves almost purple, so dark is the tone, and when planted near the winter- flowering Jas- mine the effect is distinct and bright. The variegated Ivies a r e t e n d e r. Madeirensis is as useful as any. and Lee's Silver is pretty also. Jasmines are w e 11 - k n o w n climbing plants, leafy and frag- rant, espe
. The century book of gardening; a comprehensive work for every lover of the garden. Gardening. HONEYSUCKLE be struck under a bell-glass 'ol off these to thoroughly out. The best time to cut. BOSCHURCH: SHOWING BEAUTY OF IVi atro-purpurea. The last-named is very handsome in colour, the leaves almost purple, so dark is the tone, and when planted near the winter- flowering Jas- mine the effect is distinct and bright. The variegated Ivies a r e t e n d e r. Madeirensis is as useful as any. and Lee's Silver is pretty also. Jasmines are w e 11 - k n o w n climbing plants, leafy and frag- rant, especially the familiar ]. officinale, which has white sweet- smelling flowers. A f f i n e is a larger-flowered form of it. The Jasmine will succeed almost anywhere, requires very little pruning, and is as happy smothering an arbour as covering a house front. A pretty yellow species seldom seen is J. revolutum, which is ever- green and bears a wealth of golden - yellow f ] o w e r s . Although a native of India, it is hardy in England. As precious as the white Jasminum officinale is J. nudifloru m, which flowers in winter, in mild seasons making clouds of colour when everything around is bare. 11 is deciduous, but every leafless shoot is lined with blossom, the trails of flc iwers lasting many weeks. It the shoots gathered before the flowers are fully open, they may be used for table decora- tions, as 1 he- buds open per- fectly in water, distilling a plea- sant perfume. Very little prun- ing is necessary, merely cutting away worn-out 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 Cook, E. T. (Ernest Thomas), 1867-1915, ed. London, The Offices of "Country life" [etc. ]
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