. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. More Popular Year by Year, the Cyclamen Is Now^ Indispensable. you do not sell all your plants during the holidays, remember that they can be kept, if necessary, for three months and that they can even be kept in presentable condition for an Easter as early as we shall have in 1921. Begonias. Begonias come next to cyclamens in favor. More of them may be sold tlian of cyclamens, but, while they may carry .a greater profusion of flowers, they have less variety of colorings and art- poorer keepers in the store or home than cyclamens. Of the several ki
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. More Popular Year by Year, the Cyclamen Is Now^ Indispensable. you do not sell all your plants during the holidays, remember that they can be kept, if necessary, for three months and that they can even be kept in presentable condition for an Easter as early as we shall have in 1921. Begonias. Begonias come next to cyclamens in favor. More of them may be sold tlian of cyclamens, but, while they may carry .a greater profusion of flowers, they have less variety of colorings and art- poorer keepers in the store or home than cyclamens. Of the several kinds in commerce, Melior now seems to be in the lead, with Cincinnati next and Mrs. Peterson and Lorraine in smaller numbers, and with a fair quantity of Chatelaine, Mrs. Patten and others of the fibrous-rooted, ever-blooming sec tion. A more limited number of the magnificent English winter-blooming section are offered. These need more heat than our American varieties. Their flowers are as large as those of the summer-blooming tuberous bego- nias and have a fine range of colors. They are propagated readily from leaves and have better keeping quali lies than Cincinnati or Melior. Once their culture is better understood and they become more abundant, they will outclass even cyclamens as Christmil^ plants. Tlie Yuletide Flower. Poiuscttias cannot well be dispenseil with at Christmas. Their brilliant scarlet bracts are alwaj-s associated with the yuletide. Their culture, while not especially difficult, is more so than that of many other plants. Vagaries of temperature, careless watering and injudicious feeding will ruin a fine batch in short order. There is no beauty in poinsettias minus most nt' their foliage, and bungling attempts tu hide naked stems with various green j)lants mend matters but little. Careful watering is especially needed for :\ few weeks before Christmas. Avoid cold flrafts, but gradually lower the teniiK'rnture for plants with well devel- u|ic(l ;. Some
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