Gardening for the Million

uire to be grown in peat or very sandy loam. In April or May they produce fl

s very attractive in autumn. A rich, light, sandy soil, moist but well drained, is necessary, and the position should be s

and merely requires the same treatment as ordinary perennials. It is readily i

night for the first week or so with a handglass or large flower-pot. Do not allow the roots to feel the want of water, and keep a sharp look-out for slugs. Seed may also be sown in May in the open. The best way of proceeding in this case is to dig a pit 2 ft. deep and the same in width, fill i

sown early in March on a slight hotbed, and grown in turf

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pots, hanging baskets, or rock-work. It flourishes most in a compost of sandy loam and peat. The seeds are best sown in autumn and wintered

for rock-work. The seed should be sown early

ght in a rich soil. July is the month in which they flower. They

July, and is very suitable for the backs of borders. It will thrive in a

ing. Place a score of cuttings in a 48-sized pot containing 1/3 of drainage material, covered with 1 in. of rough leaf-mould, then filled to within 1-1/2 in. of the rim with equal parts of loam, leaf-mould, or peat and sand, with 1/3 in. of san

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out of doors in a sheltered position with a dry sub-soil. The annual varieties may be sown in autumn for spring flowering. Any light, rich, moist soil suits them. The hardy pe

It may be propagated by seeds, which are freely produced; but the readiest way to increase it is by cuttings of the side-shoots, tak

duous shrub, which will grow in any soil, and may be increased by layers, or b

inter months, at which season it is especially ornamental. It is generally propagated by layers, but where a number of the pl

growth and producing deep crimson flowers in May and June. It will grow in any soil, and

ed from seed sown early in spring in a warm situation, or may be increased by runners, which strike root at the joints like the Strawberry. They may be planted un

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hen grown in pots in a mixture of loam, peat, and sand. The herbaceous kinds are increased by seed or division of the roots, t

m pit. Dog-toothed Violets will grow in any light soil. Autumn is the best time to plant them, and 1 in. of silver sand round the roots prevents decay; they are hardy and early, but will not bloom unless planted 9 in. deep. White

planted in sandy loam and covered with glass will strike. The hardy kinds, such as V. Lutea, grow in any light soil, and a

ngs, and will grow in any common garden soil. The plant is also known as the F

eadily raised from seed sown on a border in autumn or

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r. Other varieties of Viscaria are graceful and effective in beds, masses, or lines, and only require

re propagated by cuttings, and also by layers. V. Purpureus has purple leaves, wh

oil in which should be kept moist. The annuals, which are raised o

in flower from May to August by making two sowings, one in September and the other in February, and keeping them in the greenhouse. When large enough to handle, pot off into 3-in. pots, putting two plants in each pot close to the sides, and shift them int

green foliage. From March to May it bears yellow Strawberry-like flowers. A

e sown where it is intended for them to bloom either in autumn or spring. Thin out to 2 ft. apart. They may also be increased by

tem 8 to 10 ft. high, removing all the side branches as soon as they make an appearance. The following year they may be planted in their permanent position, whic

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principal entrance to their nest, stopping up all the other holes to prevent their escape. In a few da

waterings. It may also be grown in a frame in September from cuttings placed 6 in. apart, sprinkling them daily, but keeping the frame closed for two or t

ry in sandy loam with a little peat. T

en hot. Or mix ? lb. of oil of vitriol with 6 gallons of water, an

oots in April, and varying in colour from white to deep crimson. The plants will grow in any soil, and

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in autumn, and protected during winter in a frame, or it may be raised

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in a mixture of loam and peat. Cuttings in sand will strike if pl

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d with its gilt spangles. Plant in early autumn. Any soil or situation suits it, but it does best in a light mould and a moist, shady position, or under trees. Most effective when planted

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ly and pick out any Wire-worms that are in it. For the border the best traps are small po

cuttings of the plant and root. Though of slow growth at first, when well established it is very free-growing and perfectly h

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d. The foliage is small, but very dense and of a dark green, the flowers being white. It may be raised from seed, and when once est

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ndred parts; powdered chalk, forty parts; resin, fifty parts; linseed oil, four parts. Heat these together in a boiler, then add red lead, one part; sulphuric acid, one part

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portion, and with it water the surface of the lawn, etc. The Worms will come to the top and may be swept up. Worms in pots may

kes of blue flowers from May to July. During winter place it in a frame, as it is liable to rot in the open. It needs a light, rich, san