. Familiar flowers of field and garden;. Botany. CHAPTER VIII. JUNE, JULY, AND AUGUST. Nasturtium to Purple-flowering Raspberry. Nastnrtitim or ^HE nasturtium is perhaps one of the Indian Cress, most satisfactory of all the garden an- ropceo urn. nuals; it produces an immense num- ber of flowers with a small amount of attention from the gardener, and it withstands drought and the intense heat of midsummer better than any other denizen of the garden. The flower comes to us from South America, chiefly from Peru and Chili. No wonder that it is well adapted to a climate subject to hot waves and dr
. Familiar flowers of field and garden;. Botany. CHAPTER VIII. JUNE, JULY, AND AUGUST. Nasturtium to Purple-flowering Raspberry. Nastnrtitim or ^HE nasturtium is perhaps one of the Indian Cress, most satisfactory of all the garden an- ropceo urn. nuals; it produces an immense num- ber of flowers with a small amount of attention from the gardener, and it withstands drought and the intense heat of midsummer better than any other denizen of the garden. The flower comes to us from South America, chiefly from Peru and Chili. No wonder that it is well adapted to a climate subject to hot waves and drought. Although the fruit is pickled, and finds its way to our tables as an agreeable condiment, the flowers oftener appear tliere as a midsummer decoration. What a glory of color it brings us!—golden yellow, palest straw-color, the in. N. Prince 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. New York, D. Appleton and Co
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