. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. v^mmmmv.^vmwtmmvmi'e 5i S'»'!Wt'.W»!WWW»M»V/a -^^ ^ CAN CREATE CALL s^ FOR CALCEOLARIA }^cxt (o novdbj, variety is most sought for by the public in plaAs and flowers. It is the part of policy, as ivdl as the path to prosperity, to revive old favorites rather than to kill off present ones by maiciny them too eoiii- )non. People often yet "too much of a good thing," even in flowers. Here is a good plant that is ih serving of greater popularity. LANTS, like pcoplo, liavo tlioir upa and downs in pub- lic estimation, their times of pop
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. v^mmmmv.^vmwtmmvmi'e 5i S'»'!Wt'.W»!WWW»M»V/a -^^ ^ CAN CREATE CALL s^ FOR CALCEOLARIA }^cxt (o novdbj, variety is most sought for by the public in plaAs and flowers. It is the part of policy, as ivdl as the path to prosperity, to revive old favorites rather than to kill off present ones by maiciny them too eoiii- )non. People often yet "too much of a good thing," even in flowers. Here is a good plant that is ih serving of greater popularity. LANTS, like pcoplo, liavo tlioir upa and downs in pub- lic estimation, their times of popularity and their times of obscurity. The varieties of plants that are now in great demand may be friendless and for<'otten in the ncaV. future, and waiting in vain for a piir- cnaser. The plants that now are the "ins" may soon bo the "outs," and florists who would always have salable stock must be as watchful as politicians in regard to the ever-changing opinions of the public. .Sumetimes it is easy to explain wiiy a plant—or a person—has luUen into disrepute. The plant—like many per- sons—has been guilty of some sort of misbehavior, or some new favorite has rudely pushed it to one side ami taken its place in tlic limelight. In the case oL' some other i)lants—tlic calceolaria, for instance—the reason for their down- fall is not so clearly apparent. Has Seen Better Days. For the calceolaria certainly is ndt so popular as it once was, and prcjiialdy not so popular as it (ieser\es tu be, since it is both showy and attractive; and seems to be well adapted for use as a decorative plant in the show house, the conservatory or the home. There may be various reasons for its dethronement; a com- Idnation of circum- stances may have acted against it, but one wcll-i n f o r m e d grower says the chief reason is that the cal- ceolaria, though not really difficult to grow, is easily ruined by neglect. That state- ment may not mean that the plant is esp
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