. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. i887. The American F'lorist. 107. BtGOH\k UKn\CMI>, KUWtk. them ; they are neither artistic nor pleas- ing to the senses. Occasionally one of those burlesques is ordered by a cus- tomer, when of course the florist must do the best he can ; but too frequentl}' they are evolved from the fertile brain of some florist who prides himself on his originality. Originality is a gift, and the florist possessing it is bound to step up front—always, providing, however, that his originality of ideas be abundantly savored wi
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. i887. The American F'lorist. 107. BtGOH\k UKn\CMI>, KUWtk. them ; they are neither artistic nor pleas- ing to the senses. Occasionally one of those burlesques is ordered by a cus- tomer, when of course the florist must do the best he can ; but too frequentl}' they are evolved from the fertile brain of some florist who prides himself on his originality. Originality is a gift, and the florist possessing it is bound to step up front—always, providing, however, that his originality of ideas be abundantly savored with gooi common sense. The simpler a piece of floral work, the more attractive it is, and the more remunera- tive to the florist, for, as a rule, the prices paid for ponderous designs do not compensate for the time and material consumed in their construction. I have tried several methods of propa- gating alternantheras, but the plan which I have followed for the past two or three years pleases me best. I use boxes of convenient size and three or four inches in depth; a little rough soil is put in the bottom, and the boxes filled up with sand, watered and pressed firmly; the cuttings are inserted pretty thickly in the boxes, which are then placed on some convenient shelf or bench ; except the necessary watering, they have no further attention till along about March, when they are taken out of the boxes, the tops and roots cut back, and potted in 2><-inch pots. They make fine plants by the time they are required for bedding purposes. If a few of the old plants are lifted before frost and planted under the benches in a warm corner, they will fur- nish through the winter a supply of bright-colored foliage, which I find ex- tremely useful in some kinds of cut flower work. A, W. M. Baltimore, Md. (Myrsiphylhim Aspai: ndcs.) Ever since smilax came into general use by those employed in the cut flower business, the demand for it has continued to increase, notwithstanding that sev
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