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Page 106
... ( PANSY ) —BLUE KING , Pale Blue , 6 to 8 inches - YELLOW PRINCE , Yellow , 6 inches- PURPLE KING , Purple , 6 to 8 inches - WHITE QUEEN , White , 6 inches — IMPERIAL BLUE , Purple , 6 to 8 inches . These have hitherto been chiefly ...
... ( PANSY ) —BLUE KING , Pale Blue , 6 to 8 inches - YELLOW PRINCE , Yellow , 6 inches- PURPLE KING , Purple , 6 to 8 inches - WHITE QUEEN , White , 6 inches — IMPERIAL BLUE , Purple , 6 to 8 inches . These have hitherto been chiefly ...
Page 250
... blue shaded white — April and May . This pretty little plant is quite hardy , and , from the great substance of its flowers , remains in bloom a long time , and is a beautiful ... PANSY ) . Imperial blue , 250 TULIPS - TRITELEJA - VINCA .
... blue shaded white — April and May . This pretty little plant is quite hardy , and , from the great substance of its flowers , remains in bloom a long time , and is a beautiful ... PANSY ) . Imperial blue , 250 TULIPS - TRITELEJA - VINCA .
Page 251
David Thomson. VIOLA TRICOLOR ( THE PANSY ) . Imperial blue , 8 in . , deep blue - Less or more all winter and spring . Purple King , 9 inches , dark purple . Trentham or Clieveden Blue , 8 inches , light blue . White Queen , 6 inches ...
David Thomson. VIOLA TRICOLOR ( THE PANSY ) . Imperial blue , 8 in . , deep blue - Less or more all winter and spring . Purple King , 9 inches , dark purple . Trentham or Clieveden Blue , 8 inches , light blue . White Queen , 6 inches ...
Page 292
... blue in No. 1 ; a band of crimson King Verbena round the light band in bed 2's and 3's ; an edge of gold Pelargonium ... Pansy , would be suitable . To plant effectually such a garden as this with plants that require much less trouble to ...
... blue in No. 1 ; a band of crimson King Verbena round the light band in bed 2's and 3's ; an edge of gold Pelargonium ... Pansy , would be suitable . To plant effectually such a garden as this with plants that require much less trouble to ...
Page 311
... blue Lobelia ; 3 . Golden Chain or Cloth of Gold Pelargonium , allowed to flower . Another very effective way is to put in 1 , Centaurea ; and the scrolls , 2 , Golden Chain , or any bright golden Pelargoniums , and blue ... Pansy , would do ...
... blue Lobelia ; 3 . Golden Chain or Cloth of Gold Pelargonium , allowed to flower . Another very effective way is to put in 1 , Centaurea ; and the scrolls , 2 , Golden Chain , or any bright golden Pelargoniums , and blue ... Pansy , would do ...
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Alyssum annuals April Arabis Aubrietia autumn banded beautiful bloom blue Lobelia Blue Pansy bulbs Calceolaria Centaurea Centaurea Ragusina centre Cerastium tomentosum Chrysanthemum Sensation Coleus colour contrast Crimson King Crocus cuttings Dactylis glomerata double dwarf early easily edged with blue effective evergreen Fcap feet feet-June and July flore-pleno flower-garden flowering plants foliage foot-April frost garden Gazania Gazania splendens golden Pelargonium green ground ground-work group of beds grow hardy heat Hedera Iresine Herbstii Japonica June King Verbena Lastræa leaf-mould leaves light lilac loam Lobelia Lobelia speciosa manure mixed borders Narcissus orange panel pendula Perilla pink pots propagation Purple King purple Pansy recommended red Daisy require Rhododendrons rich soil rock-work roots rose rosy rows scarlet Pelargonium season shade shrubs Silene pendula silver variegated sowing sown spring spring-flowering Stock summer surface Tulip variegated Pelargonium variety Verbena Viola cornuta Viola lutea violet winter yellow Pansy Yucca aloifolia
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