Jekyll, Gertrude, 1843-1932 · London, Offices of 'Country life', ltd. [etc.]; New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 69
ace-of-spades shaped 40 CHILDREN AND GARDENS leaves are Incarvillea Delavayi^ a handsome perennialplant. When the husks hold on to this they do it ina very clever way and stick rather tight. The coatingof the seed has a broad back on one side and a pointedtongue on the other, so that it rides… … INCARVILLEA SEEDLINGS. to keep your garden bright, but the plant wants tomake its seed as soon as possible. When seed-podsare forming the plant tries to give all its strength tothe seed-pods, but it is very patient, and if you go oncutting off the seed-pods it will make more flowers, inthe hope…
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