Dreer's novelties and specialties 1943 Dreer's novelties and specialties 1943 for a more beautiful flower garden : V is for your victory vegetable garden . dreersnoveltiess1943henr Year: 1943 Phlox, Red Glory Zinnia, Royal Purple Ifs Easy To Plan Your Garden By Following The Symbols Used Throughout This Book The symbols shown below with explanations will help you much to plan your garden. They stand out from the text and therefore make it easy to pick out the kinds suited to specific conditions. First of all most gardeners want to know if a plant is an annual, biennial, or perennial. In th
Dreer's novelties and specialties 1943 Dreer's novelties and specialties 1943 for a more beautiful flower garden : V is for your victory vegetable garden . dreersnoveltiess1943henr Year: 1943 Phlox, Red Glory Zinnia, Royal Purple Ifs Easy To Plan Your Garden By Following The Symbols Used Throughout This Book The symbols shown below with explanations will help you much to plan your garden. They stand out from the text and therefore make it easy to pick out the kinds suited to specific conditions. First of all most gardeners want to know if a plant is an annual, biennial, or perennial. In the case of perennials we have further identified them as half hardy, hardy, and tender, so that you may know about any winter protection required. Climbing plants are wanted by many gardeners because they take so little space and add incom- parable beauty to garden houses, trellises, fences, posts, etc. With rock gardens still of major interest to thousands of gardeners the little triangle (A) will quickly direct the eye to those suited to this purpose. Very important to success is the knowledge as to the amount of light required by certain plants in order to make the best display. There are comparatively few which will grow well in dense shade, but those suited to semi-shade will serve in most instances. Of course practically all those which do well in semi-shade also give a fine display in an exposure with full sun. / Annual flowers complete their life circle within one growing season. They must be sown every year. (B)=Biennial. These require two years to bloom. Seed sown during one season will produce flowering plants the second year. Occasionally they live longer than two years. [HHp]=Half-Hardy Perennial. These cannot stand much frost but may be kept alive by bringing indoors, placing in the cold frame, or covering securely during the winter. [HP]=Hardy Perennial. These last for several years, with- standing considerable frost provided the soil is well drained. [T
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