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GARDENING FOR BEGINNERS 



NAME. 



Trollius 



Tropaeolum polyphyllum 



Tropaeolum speciosum 

 (Flame Nasturtium) 



Tussilago fragrans (Winter 

 Heliotrope) 



Veronicas . 



COLOUR, AND 



TIME OF 

 FLOWERING. 



Various ; 



Spring and 



Summer 



Yellow ; 

 Summer 



HEIGHT. 

 FEET. 



Various 



Trails 



Crimson ; 

 Summer 



Trails 



Greyish ; 

 Winter 



Various 



Various 



GENERAL REMARKS. 



better than have the rich 

 yellow T. napellifolius, 

 deep orange T. Fortunei, 

 (japonicus fl. pi.), golden 

 coloured Asiaticus, and 

 a variety called Orange 

 Globe; all very hand- 

 some. 



This is a noble plant, and 

 is not always happy in 

 gardens. It likes to 

 wind about and through 

 shrubs, and in loamy 

 soil. The leaves are 

 greyish. Where the gar- 

 den is of sufficient size for 

 such plants as this, every 

 effort should be made to 

 establish it. 



Every enthusiastic amateur 

 almost tries to establish 

 this Tropaeolum, but it is 

 fickle. This is the climber 

 that covers many a High- 

 land cottage with beauty, 

 and it enjoys the bracing 

 mountain air. Plant it 

 where its graceful shoots 

 can overhang some ledge, 

 and wind through some 

 shrubbery. The best soil 

 is moist loam mixed with 

 some peat, and shade is 

 important. Put the roots 

 half a foot deep, and do 

 not disturb them. 



This is a flower of winter, 

 with nutty perfume, and 

 grows in ordinary soils. 

 Only of value for its per- 

 fume. 



The Veronicas are a pretty 

 family. V. longifolia sub- 

 sessilis, which is about 

 3 feet high, is one of 

 the most important : its 

 flowers are blue. V. ru- 

 pestris and V. repens are 

 creeping, and form quite 

 a green mat, covered with 

 blue bloom in summer. 

 V. incana is welcome 

 for its silvery foliage. 

 V. gentianoides and its 

 varieties are suitable too, 

 but the best for the ordi- 

 nary border is longifolia 

 subsessilis. They succeed 

 in ordinary soil. 



