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Title: The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects
Year: 1874 (1870s)
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Subjects: Ornamental horticulture Horticulture Plants, Ornamental Gardening
Publisher: London : (Gardeners Chronicle)
Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries
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worthy of the name. In nearlyall gardens there are found annually a few fruits moreor less, but this small quantity gives few indeed tothe million. It is when fruit is plentiful—when thetrees are heavy laden, and a dry time permits of the Nature is active. In the hope that the trees willbring forth this year a big crop, it will be well ifhousewives will get ready the jam-pots, and preparefor a busy preserving season. •—- Oroiius ai.pestris.—This species, which isa near ally of O. vernus, is now in company with thelatter, and several of its varieties, flowering at Kew.O. alpestris, a native of Hungary, has narrow leafletsand purplish-red flowers, and is a more slender plantthan the much commoner O. vernus. A very strikingvariety of the last named is cyaneus, which bears aprofusion of metallic blue blossoms ; albus is a formwith fine creamy-white flowers, and O. flore-pleno is adouble one, white suffused with red. There are fewmore charming border plants than these old-fashioned
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Fig, 94.—a JAPANESE NURSERY GARDE.N, (SEE P. 528.) the gardens, and minutely inspected the magnificentconservatory, which is the largest and handsomeststructure in Europe ; also the subterranean corridorsand t leatre, which have been erected at enormouscost, and furnished in good taste. Her Majestyseemed impressed with the appearance of the Palmsand Tree Ferns, which have been removed fromEnghien at such a heavy cost, and appreciated thenatural effect produced by the grandeur of the statelyPalms, and the natural setting of Ferns, Begonias,and various other ornamental plants. On leaving theconservatory, Mr. Wills, who has been engaged tocany out the decorations of the large conservatory,&c., was presented by His Majesty King Leopoldto the Queen Victoria, when Her Majesty waspleased to compliment Mr. Wills on his success.Mr. Wills was permitted by His Majesty to havehandsome bouquets, composed of Tea-scented Roses, fruit being sent to market in good condition—thatthe masses get

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