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Title: The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects
Year: 1874 (1870s)
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Subjects: Ornamental horticulture Horticulture Plants, Ornamental Gardening
Publisher: London : (Gardeners Chronicle)
Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries
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ning than tocutting back the shoots. The flowers are only ofmoderate size and cherry-red in colour, with ayellow veining, but it makes a pretty button-hole Rose. Its strong points are its brightly-coloured buds and good foliage. 1897 gave us only one Ro6e of any note, butthat was Gruss an Teplitz, still without a rivalof its particular type. According to Mr.Arthur Paul it was raised by crossing a seedlingfrom Sir J. Paxton and Fellenberg with Papa LINUM SALSOLOIDES. This is one of the most satisfactory plantsfor a retaining wall exposed to full sun-shine. I planted a specimen three years ago,and in the middle of June it was literallysmothered with flowers. These are of thewhite colour called steely, with purplishveins, and are of the typical Linum shape,but hardly so large as the flowers of L. perenne.The plant is a native of the Mediterranean Alps,and appears to be represented by two forms.Mr. Farrer, in his delightful book, Among tlic■Hills, speaks of the close association of this
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Fig. 22.—linum salsoloides ; (From a photograph by Dr. Somerville.FLOWKRS WHITE WITH PURPLISH VEINS. Gontier. It is a very vigorous plant, of semi-climbing habit, and carries most beautiful foli-age; the flowers are bright crim&on, producedin small clusters in considerable quantity, andmore or less continuously throughout the season.Those who would see some quantity of it maydo so by visiting Harrow churchyard. It isuseful for a really big bed, or for a specimenstandard. When so grown it makes a huge headand must have plenty of room and a strong stake.Pruning should be only moderate. The following two years were rather barrenin regard to Rose novelties. I have nothing for1898, and Exquisite, which appeared in 1899,need not detain us, though it was a prettilypointed flower, with a tinge of magenta in thecrimson. White Rose. (To bo, continued.) plant with Hypericum Coris, and adds that thetwo plants have much the same habit, but thatthe Flax is laxer in growth. Clearly this doesno

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