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Title: The Gardener's monthly and horticulturist
Year: 1876 (1870s)
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Subjects: Gardening
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : Charles H. Marot
Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries
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y renewing pleasure invarying their appearance. One week, snow-drops and crocuses will cluster among the mossyedges: then will come groups of dancing daf- 1879. AND HORTICULTURIST. 43 fodils and hazel catkins, which, mixed with ivyleaves, make almost the prettiest dressing thatcan be found for it. In another Week or twoanemones, h3\acinths and jonquils will crave ad-mittance into the place of honor; and long beforethe basket is decayed, roses, lillies, jasmine, andeven carnations, will have sprung into beauty,and had their day in the favorite moss basket.—Gardner^s Record. pie color, which makes a very striking contrastto the pleasing green color of the leaves. Wehave only at present seen this palm in a youngstate, having raised it from seed received fromMadagascar. It is very distinct, at least in thesmall state, from any palm in cultivation, and onaccount of its dwarf and compact habit, and itsgraceful appearance, will be found to be admira-bly adapted for dinner-table decoration.
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ARECA PURPUREA. NEW OR RARE PLANTS. Japan PRiMROSE.—The newest phase of prim- rose improvemeat is the new Japan strain. We had a few years ago a Primula Japonica, but theseAreca purpurea.—Mr. B. S. Williams, of are near relatives of the Chinese Primrose, Prim-Upper Holloway, London, thus describes this ula sinensis. By a colored plate in the Garden^pretty new palm : where varieties of numerous shades are illus- An elegant neat growing palm ; leaves pin- trated, it is very difficult to see any great differ-nate ; the stem and petioles are of a bronzy pur- ence between them and the Chinese Primrose. 44 THE GARDENERS MONTHLY ^February, Sweet Violet, The White Czak.—This is■a new variety of the well-known violefThe Czarso largely grown for the market on account ofthe size of its flowers and the length of theirstalks, their fragrance and their abundance. Tothese advantages the new variety adds the meritof having white flowers, which come into marketat a season when white flowers ar

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