. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 774 The American Florist. Jtme 4, times, but are liable to have their leaflets broken when placed in a location that is fully exposed to the wind, and if one has has plants in suitable size and condition of Kentia Forsteriana it would be not only more satisfactory, but also more ornamental than either of the ptycho- spermas. There are also two sturdy fan- leaved palms from the islands off the coast of southern California in the form of the erytheas, both E. armata and E. edulis, being quite ornamental dwarf palms,
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 774 The American Florist. Jtme 4, times, but are liable to have their leaflets broken when placed in a location that is fully exposed to the wind, and if one has has plants in suitable size and condition of Kentia Forsteriana it would be not only more satisfactory, but also more ornamental than either of the ptycho- spermas. There are also two sturdy fan- leaved palms from the islands off the coast of southern California in the form of the erytheas, both E. armata and E. edulis, being quite ornamental dwarf palms, though seldom found in commercial col- lections, possibly owing to their compar- paratively slow growth while young rather than to any difficulty in getting seeds of these palms, for the erytheas pro- duce seeds in great abundance in the gar- dens of southern California. But what- ever be the species of palms that are placed outdoors for the summer, the need of regular and copious supplies of water must always be kept in mind, for without attention in this particular the plants will soon go backward. Many of our common ferns may also be planted out in shaded and sheltered places for the summer, and will add much to the beauty and variety of the garden, among those that are especially happy under such conditions being the Boston fern, that generally useful plant, one of the ways in which to use it having been noted last summer in the form of a large circular bed filled solidly with the Boston fern and edged with a line of Mme. Salleroi geranium. This bed was placed in front of a large public institution in Philadel- phia, where the plants were exposed to the morning sun, but were shaded by a large building from the rays of the after- noon sun, and under these conditions the ferns flourished and grew luxuriantly. Some of the strong growing pterises, such as P. tremula and P. argyrsa may also be used to advantage outdoors, as may Dicksonia Antarctica, several of the woodwardias a
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