. Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches. the one who introduces a plantor the introducer to wide use of the same, afterit has for a long time been next to out of culti-vation? We have in mind the case of the SmilaxMyralphyllum axijaragoides, now everywhereknown as the most useful of all greenhouseplants in yielding foliage for decorative purposes. This plant was introduced to cultivation as farback as 1702, but never made much headway ingaining popular favor. About twenty-five yearsago, however, Mr. Louis Davenport, of Milton
. Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches. the one who introduces a plantor the introducer to wide use of the same, afterit has for a long time been next to out of culti-vation? We have in mind the case of the SmilaxMyralphyllum axijaragoides, now everywhereknown as the most useful of all greenhouseplants in yielding foliage for decorative purposes. This plant was introduced to cultivation as farback as 1702, but never made much headway ingaining popular favor. About twenty-five yearsago, however, Mr. Louis Davenport, of MiltonMass., saw enough merit in the foliage and bloomof the rare old climber that he ventured on cul-tivating it on a small scale to sell to florists. Thebeautiful garlands or strings produced foundappreciative buyers, and soon he engaged inSmilax culture for commercial purposes on aconsiderable scale. From that time on the useof the plant developed rapidly wherever therewas a trade in cut flowers, and this gentlemanlived to see the day when hundreds of greenhouseswere devoted exclusively to growing the vine. YELLOW-THROATED PETUNIA. The Throat Rayed on Yelloiv Ground as inSalpiijlossls. See opposite pane. for cutting. The beauty and lasting characterof the clean-cut, shining foliage, the delicacyand sweetness of the bloom, and withal the grace-ful habit of growth, were found to render theplant unequalled for nearly every purpose wherefoliage or garlands were needed for fact that the handsome plant is easily grownfrom seed is not the least of recommends for are lead to indulge in these reminisencesthrough having learned with sorj-owof the deathof Mr. Davenport recently at the advanced ageof 83 years. Two Kinds of Rose Cultsre. Let us point outa few of the differences between the course pur-sued by the grower of Roses who raises millionsof matchless blooms for market, and the averageamateur who complains of only tolerablesuccess with Roses. The former lays great
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