. Alpine flowers for English gardens. Mountain plants; Flower gardening. Part I. ALPINE PLANTS IN POTS. 63 of temperature, and less liable to be excited into growth at that season. The most suitable kind of pots for alpine plants that I have yet seen are those used by Mr. G. Maw, in his gardens at Benthall Hall, near Brosely. These pots are 'of a pecu- liar size—eight inches broad by four inches deep. They seem peculiarly well suited to the wants of alpine plants, securing, as they do, a good body of soil, not so liable to rapid changes as that in a small vessel; while in stature, being only f
. Alpine flowers for English gardens. Mountain plants; Flower gardening. Part I. ALPINE PLANTS IN POTS. 63 of temperature, and less liable to be excited into growth at that season. The most suitable kind of pots for alpine plants that I have yet seen are those used by Mr. G. Maw, in his gardens at Benthall Hall, near Brosely. These pots are 'of a pecu- liar size—eight inches broad by four inches deep. They seem peculiarly well suited to the wants of alpine plants, securing, as they do, a good body of soil, not so liable to rapid changes as that in a small vessel; while in stature, being only four inches high, they are exactly what is wanted for these dwarf plants. The common garden pan suits some alpine plants well; but is not so well suited to the stature of alpine plants, or the wants of their roots, as a pot of this pattern. For growing the Androsaces and some rare Saxifrages a modification of the common pot may be employed with a good result. This is effected by cutting a piece out of the. 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 Robinson, W. (William), 1838-1935; Bailey, William Whitman, 1843-1914. London : Murray
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