. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 470 The American Florist. May /, Spiraea (Astilbe) Japonica Aurea Reti- culata. I had a quantity of the golden varie- gated spirjea in bloom this Ejister and would saj' that as a pot plant it sur- passes the green variety in every respect. Not oul\' does the variegated foliage im- prove the generalappearanceof the plant, but the numerous flower spikes are also more robust and of greater size, under the same treatment, the same soil and grown in the same house with the green ones. I merely write this as a hint to S
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 470 The American Florist. May /, Spiraea (Astilbe) Japonica Aurea Reti- culata. I had a quantity of the golden varie- gated spirjea in bloom this Ejister and would saj' that as a pot plant it sur- passes the green variety in every respect. Not oul\' does the variegated foliage im- prove the generalappearanceof the plant, but the numerous flower spikes are also more robust and of greater size, under the same treatment, the same soil and grown in the same house with the green ones. I merely write this as a hint to Some of our florists who have given up growing sccvs spirasa. There is certainly a far better chance for the variegated form to sell than for the green one, for the plant looks grand even without the flowers and the foliage keeps the golden yellow color in all the veins for months until the scorching August sun bleaches the j-ellow into almost white. Rochester, N. Y. John B. Keller. Araucaria Imbricata. In the Am. Florist oi March 1 appears a repoii; of a paper read by Mr. S. Hen- shaw before the New York Florist Club. Mr. Henshaw makes an error, I think, when he states that Araucaria imbricata is a native of Norfolk Island, as it is a native of Chili and generally known as the Chilian Pine. A. imbricata and A. brasiliensis being the two natives of the American continent. A. excelsa is the true Noriblk Island Fine. A. Bidwillii, .\. Cookii, A. Cunninghami and A. Rulei all come from Australia and that part of the world. JpHN Smith. Bavside, L. I. H0LLAND*BULB8. BEFORE PLACING YOUR ORDER BE SURE TO WRITE TO G. H. C. MACHEN & SONS, Wholesale Bulb Growers, WARMOND, HOLLAND, EUROPE. ratalogfue, which is no^v ready, sent on application. Great Factory of Dyed Immortelles. FKINCIPAL HOUSE FOR THK KXl'OK- TATION OF DRIED FLOWERS. The dyeing is done by a New System, which the Flowers perfect, and the co'ors proof against sun and dampness. Prices and Samples will be sent free o
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