The Flower-Garden: Or, Breck's Book of Flowers; in Which are Described all the Various Hardy Herbaceous Perennials, Annuals, Shrubby Plants, and Evergreen Trees, Desirable for Ornamental Purposes, with Directions for their Cultivation

First published in 1851, this volume contains a detailed guide to planting and maintaining a variety of hardy plants in a garden, including herbaceous perennials, annuals, shrub plants, and evergreen trees. Clear and concise, this handy little guide will prove invaluable to anyone wishing to introduce hardy ornamental plants into their gardens. Contents include: "Annuals, Cultivation of", "Annuals, Sowing Seed of", "Annuals, Biennials, Culture of", "Biennials, Descriptive list of, "Bulbs, d...