Greenhouse Stove Plants

Author : Thomas Baines
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330295472
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (954 download)

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Download or read book Greenhouse Stove Plants written by Thomas Baines and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-14 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Greenhouse Stove Plants Success in the cultivation of the large number of Stove and Greenhouse Plants now known in British gardens, to a great extent depends on an acquaintance with the particular wants of each individual kind, as not only do many allied species require different treatment, but it frequently happens that individual varieties of the same parentage want something in their management quite different from each other, without which they fail to thrive. With this view, in preparing the accompanying treatise, the intention has been, so far as possible, without resorting to unnecessary repetition, to avoid giving directions that are too general in their application, but rather to state fully the treatment which each species or variety has been found to do best with. In such cases, where several kinds of plants succeed under like conditions, the details are given to one, the others being referred thereto. In describing the general character and appearance of the plants treated of, Botanical details have been omitted, but the purpose to which each is best adapted, whether for planting out, growing in pots, as roof climbers, or trained specimens, ordinary decorative use, the supply of cut flowers, &c., &c., is given, and this, it is hoped, will assist those but little acquainted with plants in the selection of the kinds best suited to their requirements. The best new plants that have appeared up to date are included, as well as the large numbers of older kinds possessing sterling merit. When any plant holds a relatively inferior position, this is stated in the description accompanying it. Notes are given of the particular kinds of insects each species is subject to, and instructions as to the safest means for their destruction; also, hints on the form, construction, and heating of Greenhouses and Stoves. Cultural details on a portion of the plants here treated of have appeared in "The Garden" and "The Gardeners Chronicle"; these have been revised and added to so far as found necessary. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.