Catalogue Of Annual Biennial And Perennial Flower Seeds 1835 Classic Reprint PDF Download

Excerpt from J. M. Thorburn and Co. 'S Descriptive Annual Catalogue of Flower Seeds With Practical Directions for Their Culture and Treatment, 1872: Also, a Choice List of Beautiful French Hybrid Gladiolus, and Other Spring Bulbous Roots The second sowing to succeed the first, should be a month or six weeks after it. They may also be sown in pots the beginning of April, if they can have the protection of a cucumber frame or green-house. The soil for pots in which to sow them, should be light and rich; and when sown in the garden, the earth should be made fine, and if light compost, such as a mixture of garden soil and old manure in equal parts it will advance the growth and strength of the plants if a spadeful is placed where each patch of seed is to be sown. The most effective way is, to sow the seed in patches where they are intended to bloom. All small seeds should only be covered with soil an eighth of an inch deep but large seeds, such as Sweet Peas, should be planted at a depth of an inch or so. Care must be taken to give support to such Annuals as require it, whether climbers or not as soon as they are three or four inches high, otherwise they will trail on the ground and not grow strong. The earth around each patch of Flowers must be kept loose and open by the hoe, and free from weeds. In dry weather, some may require water but none need be given at the time of sowing, unless the soil is very dry. Where there is the convenience of garden frames with glass lights, Hardy Annuals and also Biennials, may be sown in September, in small patches, six inches apart - to be removed by taking each patch up in the following May (being careful to remove them with a good ball of earth, and immediately giving water, when they can be placed in the borders. In this case, the frames should not be covered with glass after sowing until the Fall rains or Frost render it necessary, - and in mild weather, during Winter, air should be given by elevating the light in the middle of the day, whenever the temperature is above the freezing point. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.