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Excerpt from Hardy Perennials and Herbaceous Borders: Illustrated in Colour The time is past when the term hardy plants can be used indiscriminately. Alpine flowers and hardy herbaceous plants have both developed enormously, and their culture has become speci alised on differing lines. It is true that Alpines are sometimes admitted to the border, often to furnish a rocky edging; and conversely, certain hardy herbaceous perennials are occasionally used in the rock garden; but those who know most about gardening will be the first to agree that it is desirable to consider them as separate sections. 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.

Excerpt from Hardy Perennials The advanced student who honours this work with his attention, and finds that which he deems too Simple and elementary, will, we trust, bear patiently with us, remembering our desire to guide the first steps of the newest recruit to the ranks of gardeners, whilst Should there be among the latter those who find difficulty among the inevitable technicalities, botanical names, and problems that must find a place in a book of this character, let us assure him that patience and perseverance will in due time suffice to enable him to secure a firmer grasp and clearer insight, and to achieve success that will abundantly repay him for the study and effort involved. The subject throughout will be treated from the general, practical gardening standpoint, rather than from the Scientific or Botanical point of view thus, whilst we in the main interpret our title as applying to hardy herbaceous plants, we Shall not exclude a desirable and serviceable subject for the flower border Simply because its stems do not die down annually in the manner that characterizes true herbaceous perennials and distinguishes them from shrubby or sub-shrubby plants on the one hand and from biennials on the other. 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.