. Gleanings from French gardens: comprising an account of such features of French horticulture as are most worthy of adoption in British gardens. Gardening; Gardens. 56 Hardy Plants for ing, so far as I have observed, in consequence of sending up its stems so very late in autumn. The best of all those dubious kinds is one called grandiflora, which is more distinct than the others, forming a sort of large corm-lilce base, and producing, when in good soil, large heads of finely coloured flowers. So much for these not often seen kinds or species. The important fact is that we have two kinds, glau
. Gleanings from French gardens: comprising an account of such features of French horticulture as are most worthy of adoption in British gardens. Gardening; Gardens. 56 Hardy Plants for ing, so far as I have observed, in consequence of sending up its stems so very late in autumn. The best of all those dubious kinds is one called grandiflora, which is more distinct than the others, forming a sort of large corm-lilce base, and producing, when in good soil, large heads of finely coloured flowers. So much for these not often seen kinds or species. The important fact is that we have two kinds, glaucescens and grandis, that make a splendid display on any soil, and only require tasteful planting and arrange- ment to produce a noble feature in the flower garden in Fig. 19.—Anemone japonica alba. The deep London clay is highly inimical to most kinds of herba- ceous plants, but by making some preparation in it for the Trito- mas I have found them do nobly, and they may be grown to per-. 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. London, F. Warne; New York, Scribner, Welford
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