A GARDENING CHART 



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NAME. 



Physalis Franchetti . 



COLOUR, AND 



TIME OF 

 FLOWERING. 



HEIGHT. 

 FEET. 



WINTER CHERRY 

 (Physalis Alkekengi) 



GENERAL REMARKS. 



chetti is larger in all its 

 parts. These stems of 

 showy "bladders" are 

 useful for indoor decora- 

 tions. Warm, fairly 

 light soils. 



Pinks 



Platycodon grandiflorum 



Plumbago Larpentae . 



Polemonium caeruleum 



(Jacob's Ladder) 

 , , Richardsoni 



himalaicum 



Bluish Purple 

 Summer 



Blue; 

 Autumn 



Blue ; also 



White varieties 



Blue, and also 



White form 



See separate article. 



A well-drained, deep, loamy 

 soil. Good border plant. 

 Mariesi is a quite dwarf 

 variety, same colour ; but 

 there is a white form. 

 Propagate by root division 

 in the spring. 



Neat plant ; warm soil ; 

 sunny place ; good for 

 sunny rockwork. 



The Jacob's Ladders are a 

 very pleasing group of ! 

 hardy plants, requiring 

 well-drained soil, other- 

 wise they will certainly 

 damp off in winter. 



