. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. COMMON GARDEN FLOWERS. 257 also known as the Greek Valerian, which appears to be a name of uncertain origin. The generic name is from polemos, "war; " and according to Pliny a dispute about its discovery led to a war. P. coeruleum, which is usually regarded as the Jacob's Ladder, is an old garden favourite, with its tender that it has become a favourite bedding plant, also for the rockwork, and for edgings, but when used in this manner the flower-spikes should be kept cut away. In good garden soil, the variegated form, known as P. cceruleum v
. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. COMMON GARDEN FLOWERS. 257 also known as the Greek Valerian, which appears to be a name of uncertain origin. The generic name is from polemos, "war; " and according to Pliny a dispute about its discovery led to a war. P. coeruleum, which is usually regarded as the Jacob's Ladder, is an old garden favourite, with its tender that it has become a favourite bedding plant, also for the rockwork, and for edgings, but when used in this manner the flower-spikes should be kept cut away. In good garden soil, the variegated form, known as P. cceruleum variegatum, is easily cultivated, but it is apt to go off on a very wet clayey grouna,. DODECATHEON JeFFRETI. green leaves, and rather showy blue flowers, and is widely diffused over the northern regions of the world. It is a British plant, but abounds also in Siberia and Northern Europe. It is a fine border plant, prodiicing panicles of blue flowers in early summer, and doing well in ordinary garden soil. There are several varieties of this species, and one has white flowers [P. coeruleum album) and forms a handsome and attractive plant. The striking beauty of the variegated variety is so generally recognised 41 while it will flourish in a deep, rich, well-drained loam. As regards its propagation, it is effected by simply digging up well-established old plants, pulling them in pieces, and then planting them immediately in a nursery bed of good soil. This is best done in early autumn, so that the young plants may be nicely established before mid-winter. P. reptans, the creeping Polemonium, is a low spreading kind, and a valuable spring-flowering species, with panicles of blue flowers. This is a native of North America,. 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 Fish, David Taylor, 1824-1901; Fish, D. T.
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