Hardy Perennials And Rock Plants 1928 Classic Reprint PDF Download

Excerpt from Perennial Plants From All Over the World, Rock Plants and Floral Novelties: Fall 1928-Spring 1929 Epimedium alpinum. What the Vancouverias are for the Western United States, the Epimediums are for Europe. They have most beautiful shiny foliage a foot or so high, pretty yellow flowers, and spread by underground runners to slowly make colo nies. Most beautiful in lightly shaded locations. Go well with ferns. 50 cts. Each. Eremurus. These very unusual Indian Lilies are from semi-desert regions of South Asia. A dense circle of long and broad grassy leaves rise from the crown of the plant. Later a heavy, leafless stem rises to from 3 to 8 feet in height and bears a very large number of beautiful open little Lilies. A plant in bloom is a sight to remember. The flowers themselves cover as much as four feet of the stem, with hundreds in flower at the same time. The thick, fleshy roots are like an octopus, with arms spreading in a circle over a foot across. Pl., fall only. Soil, deep and perfectly drained. I find that a loose soil rich in leaf mold in full sun is best. In the Eastern states, after flowering the leaves die to the ground and the crown should be protected from early fall frosts with a box or barrel, and later a mound of coal ashes should be put over the plants or a box filled with dry leaves. 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.