The American journal of horticulture and florist's companion . \-.^-^S,.imiy -Jh i^j^ ^. r Mr. Editor, — As I intimated in my former communication that I mightcontinue it if acceptable, I send you a few criticisms on your April number : — Sub-tropical Gardening is a subject exciting much attention at the presenttime, and justly a matter of interest. What can be more effective than massesof cannas, than the broad leaves of the colocasia, or the tall, stately ricinus iBut pray tell us, Mr. Hovey, which of the caladiums are of value for bedding,and if they preserve their rich and varied shadings
The American journal of horticulture and florist's companion . \-.^-^S,.imiy -Jh i^j^ ^. r Mr. Editor, — As I intimated in my former communication that I mightcontinue it if acceptable, I send you a few criticisms on your April number : — Sub-tropical Gardening is a subject exciting much attention at the presenttime, and justly a matter of interest. What can be more effective than massesof cannas, than the broad leaves of the colocasia, or the tall, stately ricinus iBut pray tell us, Mr. Hovey, which of the caladiums are of value for bedding,and if they preserve their rich and varied shadings in the full blaze of our sum-mers sun. I doubt their value or effectiveness for this purpose, and, till fur-ther evidence is adduced, must think that the stove is the place to see caladiumsin perfection. What is the value of bananas for bedding when the first windyday tears the foliage into shreds ? Of the new Mitsa ensete we as yet knownothing, save that it is hardy enough to live in the open ground, with slight win-ter-protection, in the latitude of Paris, and costs at present
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