. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 240 The American Florist. Jan. /, Musa Ensete. I send with this a photograph of a jjlant of Musa ensete grown on the groitnds of Mr. N. L. Zabriskie. The seed was jjlanteii in March ISSO, the first vear it was wintered in the greenhouse and last Avinter in a warm cellar, to which place it was again taken when it was lifted October 20 last. The leaves were all cut off except the center which was not unfolded. When photo- graphed the plant measin'ed over fifteen feet in heiglit and some of the leaves were ten feet&q
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 240 The American Florist. Jan. /, Musa Ensete. I send with this a photograph of a jjlant of Musa ensete grown on the groitnds of Mr. N. L. Zabriskie. The seed was jjlanteii in March ISSO, the first vear it was wintered in the greenhouse and last Avinter in a warm cellar, to which place it was again taken when it was lifted October 20 last. The leaves were all cut off except the center which was not unfolded. When photo- graphed the plant measin'ed over fifteen feet in heiglit and some of the leaves were ten feet" long. It was planted last sum- mer in a very rich bed with cannas and given liquid manure twice a week. The leaves of this plant have a crimson midrib and it is more vigorous than the plain green form. Martin C. BiiCK. Aurora, N. Y. [The photograjjh shows a handsome specimen of this' banana growing in the center ofa bed of ]' J. C. VAUGHAN, OFFERS \ CHICAGO. .I.\N. 1 : ) Chinese Narcissus,. $„ oo. Spireaand Dielytra. ^ssoperuo. Lily of Valley „dClumps. Narcissus, Tuberose Bulbs, Pearl, per M $1250 Gladiolus, Tall, same prices. New "Snow White," Jan. i. CoUalli Alba and English Forcing. )0. A very Dahlias, fz ^L"^: ^" ""'? *'°'' Rose, Duchess of Albany, .inch $,s. " C. SOUpert, February ,st, .in, Pampas Plumes, t\''^:;i'^z-T^o°li inches, per loo, J7 50. Bouquet Green, F,esh. ..m ..no. NEW SEEDS. CANNA, New French Hybrids, per oz. 75c. GLOXINIA, Defiance, new scarlet, pkt. 50c. CENTAUREA Gymnocarpa, pkt. 25c., 02. 75c. " Candidissima, 1000 seeds 60c. DRACi€NA Indivisa lin. 1000 seeds 75c. COBCEA Scandeiis, pkt. 15c , oz 60c. MOON FLOWER, lb. $5 00. oz. 50c. SMILAX, lb. ?, oz. $ SALVIA Splendens, pkt. 25c. CYCLAMEN Persicum, large-flowering, pkt. 25c. DAHLIA (-racilis, pkt. 15c. VERBENA, very choice mixed, pkt. 25c., oz. $3. " White, Purple, Scarlet, each, pkt. 25c. " Mammoth, pkt.
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