. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Solanum Capsicastrum or Jerusalem Vaughans Greenhouses, Western Springs, 111. are two fine golden variegated formslargely grown, while D. terminalis, ex-cellent in color, is also to the fore. Oneof the prettiest things we have seen late-ly is D. Pere Sheran, a new variety thatis being rapidly worked up here. Theleaves are wider than those of D. ter-minalis, the color a beautiful cerise, withdeeper tinted edges. Another fine newone is D. gloriosa, while D. amabilis ispresent in quantity, its fine healthy. Poinsettia Pulcherrima.
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Solanum Capsicastrum or Jerusalem Vaughans Greenhouses, Western Springs, 111. are two fine golden variegated formslargely grown, while D. terminalis, ex-cellent in color, is also to the fore. Oneof the prettiest things we have seen late-ly is D. Pere Sheran, a new variety thatis being rapidly worked up here. Theleaves are wider than those of D. ter-minalis, the color a beautiful cerise, withdeeper tinted edges. Another fine newone is D. gloriosa, while D. amabilis ispresent in quantity, its fine healthy. Poinsettia Pulcherrima. At Viiughaus Greenhouses, Western Springs, 111. looking leaves containing white, pinkand green. Large, small and mediumsized plants are here of all these kindsand it would be a difficult customer toplease who would not find what hewanted. Boston ferns in all the leading newand old kinds from little fellows in smallpots up to fine well feathered speci-mens are here by the thousand; alsolarge batches of Ficus elastica, hard,green, healthy lookiner stock that would delight the retail florist. Asparagusplumosus, too, is well and largely grown,as are Pteris tremula, P. serrulata and afine batch of P. Wilsoni, a showy crestedform of great value. Qeanliness andgood culture are everywhere shown andthe stamo of a well managed concern iswritten large all over. The Geo. WlttboW Co., Chicago. A visit to the Buckingham Placegreenhouses of the Geo. Wittbold very interesting, owing to the greatvariety of pot stock to be seen. Allthe leading decorative plants are grownin
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