. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. d given the protection of \\ire-netting andcanvas. A fine collection of Auriculas filled one house,and judging by the successful way these are IRIS K^MPFERI AND OTHERBOG PLANTS. It is not generally known with what ease thesebeautiful plants can be grown. Anyone pos-sessing a garden of the meanest order can growthem, provided the plants are supplied withabundance of water during their growing andflowering seasons. The dampest part of thegarden should be selected for their culture, andthey must be plan
. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. d given the protection of \\ire-netting andcanvas. A fine collection of Auriculas filled one house,and judging by the successful way these are IRIS K^MPFERI AND OTHERBOG PLANTS. It is not generally known with what ease thesebeautiful plants can be grown. Anyone pos-sessing a garden of the meanest order can growthem, provided the plants are supplied withabundance of water during their growing andflowering seasons. The dampest part of thegarden should be selected for their culture, andthey must be planted in rich, well-preparedground. At Aston Rowant we grow them in the waterclose to the lakes bank, where they are plantedin triangular boxes formed of two pieces of stoutthick Elm or Oak, protruding from the bank inthe shape of a /\ and fastened at the apex of thetriangle by a stout square stake driven into thebottom of the lake, which at the edges is onlyabout 2 feet deep. The bank itself forms thethird side of the triangle. These boxes projectabout 6 inches above the water-line, and are. Fig. 129.—a clump of Trillium grandiflorum ilhoiigniiik ly ]\\J. PURE WHITF. being cultivated we shall hear more about themanother season. The frames adjacent to theCarnation-houses were filled with thousands ofstrong plants. The lawns and shrubs and Rosesappeared in the best possible condition. W. , Shirley House, Surrey. TRILLIUM GRANDIFLORUM. This plant is a native of North America, whereit abounds in the woods from Quebec to is a singularly handsome plant, and one thatis easily grown in the rock-garden or in thewild pleasure grounds, where it requires a moistsheltered position. If placed in too sunny orexposed position, the large soft green leaves willnot develop properly. A deep, well-drained bedof peaty soil is the most suitable medium inwhich to grow the plants, which may be increasedrather slowly by dividing the roots, or by seeds. Trillium grandiflor
Size: 2108px × 1185px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bo, bookdecade1870, booksubjectgardening, booksubjecthorticulture
