. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. THE BLUE RA(}E. - HE light of otlier daj's is faded, and the blue salvia is no long-er in liiyli I'enown as a wonder among-st bedding plants. It has filled as many pages of print as the crimson flax, bnt now the horticultural writers have nothing to say aliout it, and appear, indeed, to have for- gotten its gay existence. It might lia^'c been famous to this day if it could Ijut have stooped to eon(pier, but it was alwa3-s too tall for its jilnce, and carried its colours care- lessly, as if seeking tlie bubble reputation wer
. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. THE BLUE RA(}E. - HE light of otlier daj's is faded, and the blue salvia is no long-er in liiyli I'enown as a wonder among-st bedding plants. It has filled as many pages of print as the crimson flax, bnt now the horticultural writers have nothing to say aliout it, and appear, indeed, to have for- gotten its gay existence. It might lia^'c been famous to this day if it could Ijut have stooped to eon(pier, but it was alwa3-s too tall for its jilnce, and carried its colours care- lessly, as if seeking tlie bubble reputation were a pastime for such meaner ones as without seeking \\'onld never outwin reputation at all. But ^ve must be wise about it, and endca^â our to earn our wages. Tlie blue salvia is a tall-growinn', loosely-branched, un- tidy plant that may be grown equally well in the green- house or the stove. For suuimer bloom the greenhouse suffices, and during the warmer portions of the summer. 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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