. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. i8g4. The American Florist. 1037. THE EASTER DISPLAY IN THE SHOW HOUSE IN REAR OF THE STORE OP PENNOOK BROS,. PHILADELPHIA. tinctly covered with the powder on the underside of the fronds, and being a rapid grower it soon develops into a handsome specimen. Decidedly the finest of the silver leaved section ot gymnogramme is G. Peruviana argyrophylla, this being of compact growth and very graceful habit, the fronds finely divided and completely dusted over with white powder like frosted silver. This variety is best s
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. i8g4. The American Florist. 1037. THE EASTER DISPLAY IN THE SHOW HOUSE IN REAR OF THE STORE OP PENNOOK BROS,. PHILADELPHIA. tinctly covered with the powder on the underside of the fronds, and being a rapid grower it soon develops into a handsome specimen. Decidedly the finest of the silver leaved section ot gymnogramme is G. Peruviana argyrophylla, this being of compact growth and very graceful habit, the fronds finely divided and completely dusted over with white powder like frosted silver. This variety is best suited in a warm house, and with enough shading on the glass at all times to break the full force of the sun, and in common withallthemem- bers of this genus is not partial to water- ing overhead, the variety in question be- ing especially averse to such treatment. G. tartarea is a more hardy variety of the silver leaved type, and produces strong fronds of nearly upright habit, dark green on the upper side and covered with white powder beneath. G. tartarea may be com- pared in habit and hardiness with G. de- composita, and like that species may be well grown in a temperature ot 55° to 60°. Another remarkably beautiful crested variety is G. Wettenhalliana, though this is also a rather tender one, requiring warm house treatment in order to grow freely, and also stroDgly objects to water- ing over the foliage. In coloring the fronds of G. Wettenhalliana seem to be in- termediate between the golden and silver leaved kinds, the farinose powder on its fronds being of a sulphur color, and is especially noticeable on the under side of the fronds, the latter being long and graceful and the tips much cut and tas- seled. G. sulphurea is another moderately strong growing species, and of compact habit, the under side of the fronds being powdered with light yellow of the shade indicated by the specific name. G. sul- phurea is also most happy in a warm house, and though long introduced is by
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