. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 806 The American Florist. Dec. lo, as may be grown to Solanum capsicas- trum at this season. Owing to a three years' course of preparation Ardisia crenulata keeps among the more select stock, this also being a subject for a medium temperature course of treatment. Ardisias cannot be hurried to any great extent either in growth or in ripening their berries, the best plan at this season being to keep them at 50° and in full light if the berries are fully colored, and not to water them overhead, but if the Iruit is no
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 806 The American Florist. Dec. lo, as may be grown to Solanum capsicas- trum at this season. Owing to a three years' course of preparation Ardisia crenulata keeps among the more select stock, this also being a subject for a medium temperature course of treatment. Ardisias cannot be hurried to any great extent either in growth or in ripening their berries, the best plan at this season being to keep them at 50° and in full light if the berries are fully colored, and not to water them overhead, but if the Iruit is not quite ripe, they may have 5° to 10° higher temperature, in which the coloring will proceed more rapidly but after which the berries will drop sooner than they will from the plants that have been kept cool. Aucubas and hollies in tubs are also to be considered among the berried stock for the festive season, and these may be kept in good condition under the same treatment as that accorded the bay trees, that is, placed in an unheated house, or rather in one sufficiently heated to only keep the frost out, being careful to watch that these plants do not get dry at the root, for all such plants in fruit evapor- ate a good deal of moisture in a day. Dracaena terminalis is another Christ- mas subject, the brilliant coloring of a well grown plant being especially appro- priate for that season, and to get that coloring the plants must not be allowed to become starved, nor must they suffer from lack of heat, a night temperature of65°to68° being about right. Snails are particularly fond of these plants and must be watched for continually, and greenflyis quite partial tovounggrowth. Crotons are also needed to a greater or less extent, those having much red in the variegation being most in demand, though nice young plants of some of the yellow varieties will also prove useful. These plants are not difficult to manage, but must have heat in order to keep them growing and in color duri
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