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Title: The English flower garden and home grounds : design and arrangement shown by existing examples of gardens in Great Britain and Ireland, followed by a description of the plants, shrubs and trees for the open-air garden and their culture
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Robinson, W. (William), 1838-1935
Subjects: Flower gardening Plants, Ornamental Cottage gardening Gardens
Publisher: London : J. Murray
Contributing Library: The LuEsther T Mertz Library, the New York Botanical Garden
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tive Primrose formed by a friend of mine, whothus describes it:— A Primrose Garden.—No flower better deserves a garden toitself than the Primrose. It is so old a favourite, and has been culti-vated into so many forms, that any one determined to have a Primrosegarden may choose the kind he likes best, and set to work accordingly.There are the single-stalked Primroses, the earliest of all, floweringfrom the middle of March onwards, while some may be had in bloomas soon as the end of February. They range in colour from purewhite to deep primrose, and from palest pinky-lilac through strongred-purples to a colour nearly approaching blue, and there are alsorich reds of many shades. There is not as yet any Primrose of a truepink colour, nor, though the type colour is yellow, are there as yet anystrong yellows of the orange class. There are also double Primrosesin nearly all the same colourings. The Polyanthus, with its neattrusses of small flowers, though beautiful in the hand and indis-
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THE REVERSE AND CUT-FLOWER GARDENS. 97 pensable in the good garden of hardy flowers, is not a plant forthe Primrose garden, as it makes no show in the mass. The grandPrimroses for garden effect are the large bunch-flowered kinds, white,yellow, and orange-coloured, red, crimson, and rich brown ; of infinitevariety in form, texture, habit, and colouring, easy to raise to anyamount by seed, as also by division of the older plants. A Primrosegarden (part of which is here illustrated), that for some years has-been an ever-increasing source of pleasure and interest to its owners,was formed a few years ago by making an opening about 70 yardslong, and varying from 10 yards to 15 yards wide, through a wildcopse of young Birch trees. The natural soil was very poor andsandy, so it was prepared by a thorough trenching and a liberaladdition of loam and manure, which has to be renewed every year.No formal walks are made, but one main track is trodden downabout 2 feet wide near the middle of the spa

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