. The beautiful flower garden, its treatment with special regard for the picturesque. Written and embellished with numerous illustrations by F. Schuyler Mathews. With notes on practical floriculture by Fewkes. Floriculture. STOCKS. 143 Stocks, and I do not obtain one-half of the sweet scented blooms, that through patient care of the delicate plants, 1 think I deserve. Others, under mi^re prv[>'».ious circum- iEsthetic Stocks. stances, may find than successful with aesthetic, and sweet flower ; it amply all the labor and care bestowed The most beautiful colors are to the following varie


. The beautiful flower garden, its treatment with special regard for the picturesque. Written and embellished with numerous illustrations by F. Schuyler Mathews. With notes on practical floriculture by Fewkes. Floriculture. STOCKS. 143 Stocks, and I do not obtain one-half of the sweet scented blooms, that through patient care of the delicate plants, 1 think I deserve. Others, under mi^re prv[>'».ious circum- iEsthetic Stocks. stances, may find than successful with aesthetic, and sweet flower ; it amply all the labor and care bestowed The most beautiful colors are to the following varieties:— Boston Florists' Wliite, Cut and Come Again, Bright Rose, Canary Yellow, Blood Red, Coppery Brown. Chamois. themselves more this beautiful, repays one for upon il. be found iEsthetic and Strong Colors It must be borne in mind that these colors are de- cidedly sesthetic in quality, and that not one of them is bright or strong in tone. Indeed, the very beauty of stocks consists in their sobriety of color; the green is soft and olive in tone, and the red and. A Pyramid op Sweets purple are subdued to the last gree. In consequence, it is scarcely necessary for to warn all who wish to see this flower at its best in de- me 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 Mathews, F. Schuyler (Ferdinand Schuyler), 1854-1938; Fewkes, A. H. Philadelphia W. A. Burpee


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