. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 468 The American Florist. May IS, were occasionally thinned. In Septem- ber the plants were placed in a cool vinery, where they were kept till the house was started, by which time the trellis was evenly covered. The flowers, which had up to this date been regularly picked off, were then allowed to develop. Just before they began to unfold the shoots were all stopped and tied-in here and there as required, and the plants placed in a light position in the conserv- atory, where they receivtd plenty of water at the ro
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 468 The American Florist. May IS, were occasionally thinned. In Septem- ber the plants were placed in a cool vinery, where they were kept till the house was started, by which time the trellis was evenly covered. The flowers, which had up to this date been regularly picked off, were then allowed to develop. Just before they began to unfold the shoots were all stopped and tied-in here and there as required, and the plants placed in a light position in the conserv- atory, where they receivtd plenty of water at the roots, and a weekly sprinkling of Beeson's manure, and in return for the labor bestowed upon them are daily un- folding fine trusses of their charming flowers. It may occur to careful readers that the time taken to cover the trellises above described was rather long for these go a- head days. True, we might have covered them with growth in little more than half the time, but our object was to secure very short-jointed growth, which would yield a mass of flowers at a given time. The following varieties are all good and reliable : Furstin J. von Hohen- zollern, Abel Carriere, Jeanne d'Arc, Comte Horace de Choiseul, Isadore Feral, Comtesse Horace de Choiseul, A. F. Bar- ron and Sarah Bernhardt.—//. Dnnkitt, 171 Journal of HorticnUnre. A Queer Freak of the Geranium. By this mail I send you some Queen of the West geranium leaves. Mr. Bettman, a florist of New Albany, Ind., has about 200 plants of this geranium in 4-inch pots, and on every plant where the flower stem is thrown up it forms a round leaf such as I send you, instead of flowers. Can you tell what causes this or have you heard of any such case before ? These geraniums are vigorous, healthy young plants and have the full sun, and the plants from which they were propa- ted are blooming all right, as are also other varieties standing next to this lot. Louisville, Ky. Morat. [The leaves sent were funnel-form. A most i
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