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Spigelia Marilandica.

From August to October this hardy perennial produces tubular crimson and yellow flowers. It finds a congenial home in damp peat, shaded from the sun, and may be propagated by   … Read more

Californian Plants.

Great care should be taken not to allow the sun to strike on the collar of any of the plants from California, as they readily succumb if it does so.  … Read more

Pratia Repens (Lobelia Pratiana).

This pretty little creeping perennial is very suitable for the front of rock-work. It requires a well-drained vegetable soil and all the sun it can get. It is self-propagating. Though   … Read more

Lewisia Rediviva.

This makes a pretty rock-plant. It is a perennial and quite hardy, but requires plenty of sun. During April and May it produces large flowers varying in colour from satiny   … Read more

Onosma Taurica (Golden Drop).

This hardy herbaceous plant is very pretty when in flower, and suitable for rock-work. It requires a well-drained vegetable mould, and to be planted where it can obtain plenty of   … Read more