. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igio. The American Florist. 119. ASTER PLANTS. The- Fir^l Plant to thu Luft Shows an Asti-r in Normal Condition. The Sucond one. Which Was Stune Some Days .•\go by the Tarnished Plant Bug is Now Producing Laterals. The Third Has Been Recently Stung Showing Center Growth Has Stopped. What the results will be we are un- able to predict, but it is to be hoped that success may crown these efforts. The first plant to the left in the ac- companying illustration shows an aster in normal condition. The second one, which w


. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igio. The American Florist. 119. ASTER PLANTS. The- Fir^l Plant to thu Luft Shows an Asti-r in Normal Condition. The Sucond one. Which Was Stune Some Days .•\go by the Tarnished Plant Bug is Now Producing Laterals. The Third Has Been Recently Stung Showing Center Growth Has Stopped. What the results will be we are un- able to predict, but it is to be hoped that success may crown these efforts. The first plant to the left in the ac- companying illustration shows an aster in normal condition. The second one, which was stung some days ago by the tarnished plant bug, is now push- ing laterals. The third has been re- cently stung, showing center growth has sloped. Elmee D. Smith. Japanese Garilening. The recent visit of the president and ^ council of the Royal Horticultural So- ciety to the Japan-British exhibition, and the awards of silver cups they have made to the makers of the two Japanese gardens, and the Japanese exhibitors of various horticultural i products, have created some additional interest in Japanese gardening. The present time is therefore opportune for making a more detailed reference to the two gardens that so admirably represent Japanese taste and skill in garden design and construction, and contribute so largely to the manifold attractions at the white city. Lest there be any misapprehension upon the point we would mention that we have not ' been waiting for something to occur that would arouse additional interest in these gardens before giving a short description of them. What we have waited for has been a sufficient de- velopment of the growth of the trees, shrubs, and plants to enable us to have photographs taken that would give our readers an adequate idea of their distinctive character and great beauty, and do justice to the achieve- ment of those by whom they have been designed and constructed. We have now the pleasure of giving two illustrations, one of each gard


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