. The best homes in America plant my flowers, why not you? : they grow and bloom. Seed industry and trade; Seeds; Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Bulbs (Plants). ASPAKAGUS SPRE.^GERI. -»fr4 n evv4-j-g- Asparagus Sprengeri. WHEN introduced, at a high price, a little over a year ago, this plant was received with some hesitation as to its desirability, but after on'y a limited trial it has come forward with such prominence that the supply will be inadequate to the demand for some time to come. Not only is it useful for cutting in sprays for cut-flower work, but grown in suspended pots it makes one o
. The best homes in America plant my flowers, why not you? : they grow and bloom. Seed industry and trade; Seeds; Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Bulbs (Plants). ASPAKAGUS SPRE.^GERI. -»fr4 n evv4-j-g- Asparagus Sprengeri. WHEN introduced, at a high price, a little over a year ago, this plant was received with some hesitation as to its desirability, but after on'y a limited trial it has come forward with such prominence that the supply will be inadequate to the demand for some time to come. Not only is it useful for cutting in sprays for cut-flower work, but grown in suspended pots it makes one of the prettiest decora- tive house plants we know of. It is really handsomest seen drooping gracefully from a pot or basket. Sprays from four to five feet long, of a bright green feathery foliage, and as it will withstand dry atmosphere and grow well ia shade or sunlight it is decidedly the most useful and suitable parlor plant. The flowers are white and very fragrant, follow- ed by bright red berries. Mr. H H. Battles, the well-known floral art- ist, says: ''Grow all you possibly can of it; it's a grand ; It is not only a plant that will be used extensively by florists for cut-flower work, but it is decidedly a useful and decorative parlor, table and window plant. It is hardier than any other Asparagus, can even be grown in open ground, and under good treatment will r^ake specimens four to five feet across in one year—plants which have sold at $5. We have so much faith in it that we are growing 10,000 plants of it now. Price, strong plants, 15 cents each; two for 25 cents. BOSTON F£RN. (Nephrolepis Exaltata Bostoniensis.) THIS new Fern has become the most popular decorative plant of the year. In and around Boston no other plant is so extensively-used for table or window decoration as this graceful Fern. It is one of the very few plants that will thrive under ordinary house care; it grows and improves in size; where most all other Ferns go back. The fronds
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