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Title: The American garden
Identifier: americangarden121891broo (find matches)
Year: 1873 (1870s)
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Subjects: Horticulture; Gardening
Publisher: Brooklyn, N. Y. : (s. n. )
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SUB-TROPICAL GARDENING. 405 when well grown. It is most useful when grown on a single stem, but in warmer countries it attains the size of a small tree. A bed of it looks well, but when plant- ed with other smaller plants it gives too much shade. It is eas- ily raised by seed in heat. Amongst the many palms now used for sub-tropical work, Sca- forthia elegans proves one of the most useful, and is equally impos- ing in the winter-garden. Many others stand well out of doors and make a grand effect, such as: Cliamcerops exceha, C. hiimilis^ C. paletto, Areca iutesceiis, Caryota ui-ens, C. sobolifera, Phcenix dacti- lifei-a, P. Canariensis, P. tejiuis, P. sylvestris, Livistonia ajistralis, Latania Borhoiiica. C/iamwrops Fortuiiei stands out unprotected all the winter at Kew, and C. excelsa grown by the riverside in the Royal Botanical Gardens, Regent's Park, London, has stood out unprotected for over twenty years and looks in good health. Uhdea h i - p i n n a lijida, with its rich mass of ele- gant leaves, has t h e ap- pearance of a great cow- parsnip. The silvery tone of the leaves remains unti late in the autumn. Cut- tings may be taken from the old plants in the au- tumn. So I annuls. Of the won- derful varied family of sol- anums, there are many fine and imposing species that may be used with advan- tage. Most of the varie- ties used, such as 5. robustum, ?iiarginatiijii, IVarscezuii-zii, macraiithniii, macrophyUu)n, Fontainesianiim, o cnipcs and
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several others, are best planted in a young and growing state, and being annuals, may be raised easily from seed. Wigandia uiairophylla, well-known as it is, requires little description. It must feave a warm position to be seen in its full beauty. M\ Vigicri is also fine, and ow- ing to its habit is considered by some to even surpass W. Diacrophylla. Ahophila exceha, if plant- ed in a warm and shady position, will give a striking eftect in contrast with the surrounding foliage. It is one of the very best tree- ferns. Amongst all these men- tioned, a good selection may be made, but such plants as Ara2tcafia excelsa, Grevillea rolntsta, Verbesina gigantea, Seiiecio grandifoliiim and 5. Giesbrechtii, Eucalyptus glob- ulus, Huniea elegans, Nico- tiaiia Wigandioides and N. colossea should be included. Nicotiaua colossea, the giant tobacco plant, although com- paratively new, has for size and habit found favor with many. Of the hardy plants used in sub-trop- ical gardening, . /r- alia spijiosa and Japonica are very useful for variety. Anindo Diinax, the great reed of southern Europe, looks well when planted as a single specimen and. A. Don ax, versicolor gives a fine effect with its varied col- oring amongst a group of choice shrubs. A.donax, conspiciia is also a good companion to the pampas grass, with its long silvery plumes of foliage. Many of the bamboos give contrast, some of which are nearly hardy, but those generally used are Bavibusa nigra, vir- idis var. glaiicescens, aiirea, mctake, and Fortunei. Prunus Japonic.^.

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