. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1887. The American Florist. 491. ^H kRl\Sl\C P^f^Ul OtCORk^\OH- very careful wateriug until well rooted. The foliage should likewise be thorough- ly syringed with tepid rainwater each afternoon when the structure is closed, and its condition may be maintained or improved by occasional sprinklings of fertilizer upon the surface of the soil im- mediately previous to watering. It is marvellous how quickly concentrated manures of this kind act upon palms and similarly constituted plants, by changing sickly-looking fol
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1887. The American Florist. 491. ^H kRl\Sl\C P^f^Ul OtCORk^\OH- very careful wateriug until well rooted. The foliage should likewise be thorough- ly syringed with tepid rainwater each afternoon when the structure is closed, and its condition may be maintained or improved by occasional sprinklings of fertilizer upon the surface of the soil im- mediately previous to watering. It is marvellous how quickly concentrated manures of this kind act upon palms and similarly constituted plants, by changing sickly-looking foliage to a healthy ap- pearance, when the debility is occasioned by lack of nourishment. Scale is often troublesonre to palms, and may be kept under by sponging and employing insect- icides. We generally use fir-tree oil for this purpose, and keep thrips down with the syringe. Seaforthias are particularly liable to attacks from these, and its foli- age when neglected is quickly disfigured by them. Tree ferns also require plenty of water at this season, and their stems, which are now enwrapped with active roots, should be kept constantly damp by means of the syringe ; their old fronds are sometimes allowed to hang after they die, and thus partially protect the stems from drought; but although this is a wise pro- yisiott of nature, I cannot say I like to see it vitilized in conservatories where neatness should be one of the chief at- tractions. Although cycads do well in confined root-space and are moderate in their demand for water, some of them are also suitable for planting out. I recollect good examples of Zamia pungens, &c., at Woburn that were treated in this way. The various kinds of musas all succeed best planted out, as does likewise Rave- nalia madagascarieusis, a plant possessing noble foliage similar to the musas, and known as the "Traveler's tree," on ac- count of water being at all times found in the axils of its leaves. The thong-like roots of the musa
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