. Dreer's garden book : seventy-third annual edition 1911. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. IHHIRrADRKR^HIIAOfLPHIAWlifllARDfN^ORfEflHOUSf PLANTS I. Fern Dish Filled with Asparagus with a Few Flowers Stuck in for Table Decoration as Suggested in Mr. Rexford's ; ASPARAGUS. The following cultural notes have been written expressly for this book by Eben. E Rexford: " If there is a better plant for table decoration than A. plu- mosus nanus, I do not know what it i
. Dreer's garden book : seventy-third annual edition 1911. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. IHHIRrADRKR^HIIAOfLPHIAWlifllARDfN^ORfEflHOUSf PLANTS I. Fern Dish Filled with Asparagus with a Few Flowers Stuck in for Table Decoration as Suggested in Mr. Rexford's ; ASPARAGUS. The following cultural notes have been written expressly for this book by Eben. E Rexford: " If there is a better plant for table decoration than A. plu- mosus nanus, I do not know what it is. The foliage of this plant is more delicate than that of the finest Fern, being lace- like in its filminess. If allowed to grow without limitation, the young shoots develop into miniature vines, but if these are pinched off when a foot or eight inches tall, side branches will be developed which are like the fronds of some varieties of Fern in generai outline; hence, the popular name of 'Asparagus Fern.' A plant with half a dozen such stalks is a mass of dainty, misty green, among which the stems of a few flowers can be thrust in such a manner as to make the combination far supe- rior, artistically, to most expensive decorations prepared for the table by the professional florist. Half a dozen Carnations used in connection with such a plant will make a superb ornament for the table. There is no limit to the variety which can be evolved with a few flowers of almost any kind with one of these plants to serve as the basis of operations. Its value to the woman who takes pleasure in making her table attractive will, therefore, be readily understood. "A. Sprengeri is excellent for hanging-baskets, for bracket use, and for cutting. It is one of the best of all plants for the window-box, when planted on the outside, where it can droop over the edge of the box. "Give plumosus nanus a soil ol sandy loam. Water with moderation. Keep out of the sunshine. Give Spren- geri a simila
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