Archive image from page 121 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches cyclopediaofam01bail Year: 1900 92 ARDISIA a pea. Lvs. entire, dentute or crenate, thick and ever- green : Hs. white or rose, usually in cymes. Ardisias are grown in hothouses or conservatories, and bloom most of the year. There are about a doz
Archive image from page 121 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches cyclopediaofam01bail Year: 1900 92 ARDISIA a pea. Lvs. entire, dentute or crenate, thick and ever- green : Hs. white or rose, usually in cymes. Ardisias are grown in hothouses or conservatories, and bloom most of the year. There are about a dozen Ardisias in cultivation ; only two, however, are grown in quantity in America, â.4. cremilata (red-berried) and .1. ,l,iiin,ii,-,i iwliit<--lj«-r- ried). The former is the nmn- li.,iiiiitnl It is one of the handsomest berr\ aj in- pLmt-. ami is very popular, particularly at rini 'mki- imih. .1. Japonica is not nearl;- .. 'i r li;, as ,1. c'/-e«»/art, an<l for thi - ':ill\ thrown. Ardisias are readily L-1 , shouKI be sown in the spring ; il. ,.;,_ .; i the fol- lowing spring, and the a ill uu well culurtd by the next Christmas. They will thrive in almost any good potting compost and in a winter night temperature of about 50°. They are most beautiful when about 2 feet high, after which they generally lose their bottom fo- liage, and present a naked or ' leggy' appearance. When they get in this state it is well to root the tops over again, which may best be done without removing them from the plant, by making an iucision in the stem and covering the womidril part with moss, which should be tightly wrapp. ,| with .-irini.' and kept damp; the moss will be filled wiili in .ihout a month, when the tops may be cut off and pciti-d, ilms obtainingmost beautiful young plants, cuvcred with t'uliage to the bottom. This process will not interrupt the blooming at all; they fre- quently set an abundan
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