. Cyclopedia of practical floriculture. Floriculture; Flower language. r OF FAVORITE PLANTS. and from seeds. For parlor culture it is best to secure good, healthy plants that are just about to start into leaf; as, if too far advanced in growth when removed, they are ver}- liable to suffer from the change of situation unless in the hands of some one thoroughly skilled in their management. They are much helped by a daily syringing of the leaves, <ir, if inaccessible, the free use of a feather duster is a partial substitute. When raising the Smilax from the seed, the amateur must wait
. Cyclopedia of practical floriculture. Floriculture; Flower language. r OF FAVORITE PLANTS. and from seeds. For parlor culture it is best to secure good, healthy plants that are just about to start into leaf; as, if too far advanced in growth when removed, they are ver}- liable to suffer from the change of situation unless in the hands of some one thoroughly skilled in their management. They are much helped by a daily syringing of the leaves, <ir, if inaccessible, the free use of a feather duster is a partial substitute. When raising the Smilax from the seed, the amateur must wait at least two years for his plant, though skilled cultivators have developed it in one year. The time for planting is in October, though greenhouse-men manage to keep two sets — one for summer and one for winter growth, planting a second time in midwinter. It does not require a \ery sunnv place, and when at rest should have but little water until the vines begin to start. It needs frequent syringings to repel the red spider, its most formidable and destructive 4^f3 .S T E FHA^ 2\^C) T T S. ADAGASCAR is the native home of the Stephanotis floribunda, a lovely plant of the Milkweed family. It is called Stephanotis fiom two Greek words denoting crown and ear, because of the lesemblance in the shape of the anther, the crown of the stamen, to the human ear; and floribunda, from the wealth of its bloom. ^ Most of the Milkweed family are not climbers, but the Stephanotis, the Hoya and some others, are exceptions. The flowers are from one to two inches long, with a waxen, pearly appearance, and grow in clusters around the stems of the axils, and being also very fragrant and of rather a J handsome shape, they are of course much used for bouquets and floral decora- tions. The leaves are thick, fleshy and waxy, with a dark-green midrib, and are themselves a source of much beauty. The Stephanotis, though commonly ranked with hothouse plants, is easily cultivated in a parlor, and w
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