. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 20l The American Florist. /'"'• '5. upon solely in this light, most of us will find satisfactorv- reasons for ignoring it, and tuni with eagerness to otlier plants more likelv to bring in the dollars for which we .ire all so zealously striving. Yet after a few years of experience I feel warranted in saying that the jilanl can be made to pay. Even if it cannot be proveu that this lovely climber is likely to be a gold mine to ' owner, I for one would lift up my voice against its banishment from our greenhou
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 20l The American Florist. /'"'• '5. upon solely in this light, most of us will find satisfactorv- reasons for ignoring it, and tuni with eagerness to otlier plants more likelv to bring in the dollars for which we .ire all so zealously striving. Yet after a few years of experience I feel warranted in saying that the jilanl can be made to pay. Even if it cannot be proveu that this lovely climber is likely to be a gold mine to ' owner, I for one would lift up my voice against its banishment from our greenhouses. Are we florists to become so sordid that plants of every kind must be examined only through gold and sil- ver spectacles? Surely there are a few corners in our hearts yet untouched by the reign of Mammon, and we can find some spot in our multitudinous houses where we can afford to gratify our indi- vidual taste for the beautiful, irrespective of profit and loss. To grow a lapageria well is neither a difficult nor a laborious undertaking. It is one of those plants which, given its needs, requires but little care to insure healthy growth ; but if, on the contrarj', one of Its simple requirements is withheld, all the care and attention which can pos- sibly be given would not suffice to escape failure. It was with some trepidation that I first commenced growing it, but a friend kindly offering a few hints, I adopted them,' and complete .success has resulted. The plants must be well shaded from the hot rays of the sun through the late spring and summer months. Strict at- tention must be paid to this requirement. It must also, during the same time, be well syringed and watered, in fact, in hot weather, syringing may be used to advan- tage two and three times every day. It is from the neglect of these two points that many of these plants perish. The tem- perature through the summer should be kept as low as possible, and through the winter a range of 45° to 55° will be ample.
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