. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 834 The American Florist. Nov. II. splendid condition and the houses started at different times to give a suc- cession throughout the season, the growths now coming into bud showed the best of culture and promised flow- ers of high quality. White Killarney was fully equal to its parent and the flowers now being cut are of excellent quality. Richmond is timed for later in the season, a few benches just com- ing into bloom, but the larger part of the crop grown to be in bloom at Christmas. My Maryland and Mrs. Jardi
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 834 The American Florist. Nov. II. splendid condition and the houses started at different times to give a suc- cession throughout the season, the growths now coming into bud showed the best of culture and promised flow- ers of high quality. White Killarney was fully equal to its parent and the flowers now being cut are of excellent quality. Richmond is timed for later in the season, a few benches just com- ing into bloom, but the larger part of the crop grown to be in bloom at Christmas. My Maryland and Mrs. Jardine are both in fise shape, some florus oculatus is a large-flowered variety with purple and mauve blos- soms. S. pinnatus affords numerous shades of color, and is capable of be- ing grown into quite large specimens, plants six or eight feet in height being by no means uncommon in some gar- dens. To have specimens of good size for early spring flowering seeds should be sown at the present time in an un- heated frame, writes a correspondent in the Gardeners' Magazine, taking care to shade the seed pans lightly un- 'TT"**** i|iii;««ii. take care not to allow the soil to be- come very w^et, it being advisable to keep it rather on the dry side until root action becomes active in the spring. The plants can be stopped by pinch- ing out the points when about four inches high, and again later, to form extra sized specimens, or to regulate the flowering period. During the win- ter a perfectly cool house suits them best, a temperature of 45° being quite sufiicient, and a position near the glass is essential to insure a short-jointed, vigorous growth. During the spring it is an advantage to syringe between tho pots on bright days, and occasional doses of liquid manure and soot-water are helpful. Stake the specimens with neat bamboo canes, and tie carefully with green raflia. taking care not to draw the strands too tightly. It is not advisable to shade the schizan- thuses until they
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