. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. 108 FAMILIAR GARDEN FLOWERS. on a wire balloon, or any kind of trellis that may be pre- ferred. Having flowered, they should be destroyed, and the stock of specimens kept up by a succession of young plants. It is a simple matter, and especially worthy of the attention of amateur cultivators, that the verbena may be grown as an annual from seed, and will afford a de- lightful display of colour in the summer and autumn. The seed may be sown in autumn, and the plants may be wintered on a shelf near the glass, and being shifted
. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. 108 FAMILIAR GARDEN FLOWERS. on a wire balloon, or any kind of trellis that may be pre- ferred. Having flowered, they should be destroyed, and the stock of specimens kept up by a succession of young plants. It is a simple matter, and especially worthy of the attention of amateur cultivators, that the verbena may be grown as an annual from seed, and will afford a de- lightful display of colour in the summer and autumn. The seed may be sown in autumn, and the plants may be wintered on a shelf near the glass, and being shifted in March to insure vigour of growth, may be planted out in May for flowering. But where this routine might be inconvenient, sowing in March will suffice; a moderate heat will soon bring up the seed, and the young plants will need only the usual treatment of half-hardy annuals to insure the most satisfactory 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 Hibberd, Shirley, 1825-1890; Hulme, F. Edward (Frederick Edward), 1841-1909. London : Cassell
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