. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Horticulture. ON BEDDING PLANTS. thera versicolor ; No. 3 with Alt. paronychioides, having a small plant of Ficus at each of the four corners; No. 4 with Mentha; No. 5 with Echeveria secunda glauca; No. 6 with Alternantkera amcena, having centre dot plants of Centaurea ragusina compacta or Santolina incana; No. 7 with Alternan- tkera aurea nana; No. 8 with Echeveria metallica; No. 9 with Cerastium tomentosum, having dot plants of Iresine in the centre; No. 10 with Mesembryanthemum ; No. n with Alternan- tkera major aurea
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Horticulture. ON BEDDING PLANTS. thera versicolor ; No. 3 with Alt. paronychioides, having a small plant of Ficus at each of the four corners; No. 4 with Mentha; No. 5 with Echeveria secunda glauca; No. 6 with Alternantkera amcena, having centre dot plants of Centaurea ragusina compacta or Santolina incana; No. 7 with Alternan- tkera aurea nana; No. 8 with Echeveria metallica; No. 9 with Cerastium tomentosum, having dot plants of Iresine in the centre; No. 10 with Mesembryanthemum ; No. n with Alternan- tkera major aurea, having dot plants of Cbamsepeuce; No. 12. Fig. 103.—Design for Carpet Bed (I). with Antennaria or Spergula, interspersed with Sempervivum tabulaforme or 5. triste. The beauty of the bed will be improved' if the whole of the central portion from No. 5 inwards is raised about 8in., and the Echeveria planted in a double row on the edge. In Bed I (Fig. 103), No. 1 should have a centre plant of Grevillea robusta or Eucalyptus globulus, and be carpeted with Alternantkera magnifica or Alt. versicolor; No. 2 would be best filled in with Mesembryanthemum or Sagina pilifera aurea; No. 3 with Herniaria or Mentha; No. 4 with Alternanthera major: No. 5 with. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Drury, William D. , 1857-1928; Abbott, J. M. London, L. U. Gill; New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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