. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. ving dis-coloured areas have been rejected, to ensure net-ting as few diseased plants as possible in thebeds, since some corms are so slightly affectedthat the disease is not easily detected in thed irmant state. M. C. C. ASPARAGUS SPEENGERI INI SEND you a photograph of a spray of Aspara-gus Sprengeri taken when the plant was in fullflower. This plant is 75- feet in length, and theupper portion 3^ feet in width. The aroma of theflowers is very pronounced and delicious, especiallyin early morn
. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. ving dis-coloured areas have been rejected, to ensure net-ting as few diseased plants as possible in thebeds, since some corms are so slightly affectedthat the disease is not easily detected in thed irmant state. M. C. C. ASPARAGUS SPEENGERI INI SEND you a photograph of a spray of Aspara-gus Sprengeri taken when the plant was in fullflower. This plant is 75- feet in length, and theupper portion 3^ feet in width. The aroma of theflowers is very pronounced and delicious, especiallyin early morning, and resembling that ofPeaches when very ripe. The flowers are a greatattraction to bees. The species is worthy every conservatory and is most effective whenplanted with Asjiaragus deflexus in hangingbaskets. The flowers of the latter species are put into the basket, which is 13 inches in diameter,from a 7-inch pot. The photograph was taker*nine months later, and serves to show howrapidly the plant grows. W. Thorpe, Gardenej-. tc<J. M. Collett, Esq., Hillfield, _Py8LICATI0N !,YKteift-as5J>ijj(Arecri>can), 60, Central Street, Boston,Mass., ;Ai.;, ..? : FlC. 4.—ASPATlAOrS SPRENOEHI IN FLOWEn. not conspicuous, but when the plant is studdedwith scarlet berries intermingled with thefeathery foliage, it is very attractive. Bothspecies arc native of Zululand. Asparagus Sprengeri was discovered by Wood, Esq., of the Natal Botanic Gardens,Durban, growing in the kloofs, where I am toldit grows luxuriantly, hanging in festoons, andforming an imposing sight. Mr. Wood for wardedspecimens to Italy, to see if it was already incultivation, but heard nothing further until itwas introduced as .Vsparagus Sprengeri by , nurseryman, Naples. Italy. I think aword of praise is due to Mr. Wood for introducingsnch a valuable plant, also for other introductions,such as Cyrtanthus OBrieni, Ceropegia Woodii, may say the pla
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