. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. "^'h .* ' fOi»v ? 74 The Florists^ Review NOVBMBEB 9. 1922. FANCY AND DAGGER FERNS IN LOTS OF 10,000 $ par 1000 IN LOTS OF 5000 p*r 1000 LESS THAN 5000 LOTS par 1000 We have completed arrangements for a supply of thirty million of the finest quality ferns grown in the woods. We can supply your fern wants the year round. Prices subject to change. HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO., Inc. 2 Winthrop Square :: 32 Otis St. BOSTON, MASS. Wild Smilax, $ per case THE E. F. WINTERSON CO., IStSi^i^^'^iJSSS^. Chicago, BL utilized. Some growers
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. "^'h .* ' fOi»v ? 74 The Florists^ Review NOVBMBEB 9. 1922. FANCY AND DAGGER FERNS IN LOTS OF 10,000 $ par 1000 IN LOTS OF 5000 p*r 1000 LESS THAN 5000 LOTS par 1000 We have completed arrangements for a supply of thirty million of the finest quality ferns grown in the woods. We can supply your fern wants the year round. Prices subject to change. HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO., Inc. 2 Winthrop Square :: 32 Otis St. BOSTON, MASS. Wild Smilax, $ per case THE E. F. WINTERSON CO., IStSi^i^^'^iJSSS^. Chicago, BL utilized. Some growers advocate pot culture through the summer for berried solanums, but field culture has always given us far better results and nearly all successful growers adopt this method of culture. C. W. TO GROW ATRICAN VIOLETS. Will you advise us as to how we can best handle African violets? How much light should they have? How should they be watered? What temperature do they require? R. G. C.—Kan. Saintpaulia ionantha, the African vio- let, is a native of tropical Africa. Its cultural requirements are similar to those of gloxinia. It is a member of the natural order gesneriace«e and suc- ceeds well in a temperature of i)5 to 60 degrees in winter. Some growers partially rest Saint- paulia ionantha in summer, but, if it is kept watered, it will flower the whole year round. It needs a moderate shade and a light soil containing some leaf- mold and sand. It succeeds best in small pots three to five inches in diame- ter, and it must have ample drainage. It proves specially useful with us in October, November and December. Its propagation is simple. Cut off one inch of stalk with the leaves and insert this in a good bottom heat. Every leaf will root, with careful treat- ment. Leaf cuttings are preferable to seedlings; the latter are much more variable in type. Avoid dampening the leaves when watering. C. W. EAB, SWEET PEAS. What sweet peas should be planted in the fall to have tl
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