. The book of water gardening;. Aquatic plants. [from old catalog]. THE BOOK OF WATER GARDENING Gunnera scabra is smaller than the preceding, with leaves four to five feet in diameter on strong prickly petioles three to six feet in length. The Gunneras thrive best in moist soil and will stand the Winters in the Northern States if protected with leaves or straw. They are noble plants when once established, but will not thrive in dry soil. They are propagated by division of the roots. Helenium autumnale produces flowers ranging in color from yellow to deep orange with a yellow disk. It grows to

. The book of water gardening;. Aquatic plants. [from old catalog]. THE BOOK OF WATER GARDENING Gunnera scabra is smaller than the preceding, with leaves four to five feet in diameter on strong prickly petioles three to six feet in length. The Gunneras thrive best in moist soil and will stand the Winters in the Northern States if protected with leaves or straw. They are noble plants when once established, but will not thrive in dry soil. They are propagated by division of the roots. Helenium autumnale produces flowers ranging in color from yellow to deep orange with a yellow disk. It grows to

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. The book of water gardening;. Aquatic plants. [from old catalog]. THE BOOK OF WATER GARDENING Gunnera scabra is smaller than the preceding, with leaves four to five feet in diameter on strong prickly petioles three to six feet in length. The Gunneras thrive best in moist soil and will stand the Winters in the Northern States if protected with leaves or straw. They are noble plants when once established, but will not thrive in dry soil. They are propagated by division of the roots. Helenium autumnale produces flowers ranging in color from yellow to deep orange with a yellow disk. It grows to a height of from three to six feet, flower- ing from July to October. Helenium autumnale superbum has nuich larger flowers than the type and grows from four to six feet high. The flowers are deep golden yellow. Helenium autumnale var. pumilum flowers profusely from July until October, reaching a height of eighteen inches.. â ^ -^ â i'f-'iif r'F GUNNERA SCABRA A noble plant when once established [151. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Bisset, Peter. [from old catalog]. New York, A. T. De La Mare printing and publishing co. , ltd.