. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. For a number of 3'ears the cultivation of stove plants has held a high place in British Gardening, and no wonder when one considers the pleasure of growing, enjoying, and studying the beautiful, curious, and useful plants of tropical countries in our own gardens, and the instruction derived therefrom. The extensive commercial relations Great Britain enjoys in trading with foreign countries, together with her numerous colonies in all parts of the world, places her people in a unique position for investigating the reso
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. For a number of 3'ears the cultivation of stove plants has held a high place in British Gardening, and no wonder when one considers the pleasure of growing, enjoying, and studying the beautiful, curious, and useful plants of tropical countries in our own gardens, and the instruction derived therefrom. The extensive commercial relations Great Britain enjoys in trading with foreign countries, together with her numerous colonies in all parts of the world, places her people in a unique position for investigating the resources of the Vegetable World, and procuring the beautiful and curious plants of the tropics. This has been taken advantage of and extended by the liberality of private individuals and enterprising commercial firms, in sending plant- collectors to all parts of the world. Our Government has also established botanic gardens at home and in many of the colonies, with ardent directors to develop the resources of nature and to extend our knowledge of both economic and decorative plants. Stove plants are those which are natives of tropical countries, and their successful cultivation requires considerable heat, and generally a large amount of moisture, in order to approximate to the conditions under which they grow naturally. Nevertheless. 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 Drury, William D. , 1857-1928, ed. London, Eng. , L. U. Gill; New York, U. S. A. , C. Scribner's sons
Size: 1933px × 1293px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjec, booksubjectgardening
