. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1050 The American Florist. fune 15, bed, a canna bed without a border has an unfinished appearance. If space per- mits, where canna beds are planted measuring eight, 10 or 15 feet in diam- eter, Pennisetum longistylum makes an ideal border plant, especially with the bronze leaved varieties. Where this grass is used the plants should go at least one foot inside the border of the bed and even then the plants will, before the THE CARNATION. Notes In Season. Considerable work is now necessary in caring for the plants
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1050 The American Florist. fune 15, bed, a canna bed without a border has an unfinished appearance. If space per- mits, where canna beds are planted measuring eight, 10 or 15 feet in diam- eter, Pennisetum longistylum makes an ideal border plant, especially with the bronze leaved varieties. Where this grass is used the plants should go at least one foot inside the border of the bed and even then the plants will, before the THE CARNATION. Notes In Season. Considerable work is now necessary in caring for the plants growing in the field. Topping, cultivating and keeping the ground clear of weeds are the prin- cipal parts of this work. Referring to topping or pinching back the shoots this. RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT OF H. R. HUGHES, CHICAGO. Partial view of the interior on Decoration day. end of the season, project over the edge of the bed and spoil some of the turf surrounding it. Dwarf salvias around a bed of green leaved cannas, such as Flor- ence Vaughan, Express, McKinley and others, make a fine border. Abutilions, Souvenir de Bonn, or Savitzii, also form excellent material for borders for both the bronze and green leaved cannas. but may grow a little too high, which, how- ever, can be overcome by cutting them back at any time. For small canna beds a border of either yellow or red coleus is often used to good effect, and while a space of 15 inches should be allowed between pennisetums, salvias and abutil- ions, 10 to 12 inches is sufficient between coleuses. While the older, fine leaved cannas grown 20 years ago, have been steadily pushed aside since Crozy intro- duced the large flowering, dwarf grow- ing varieties, yet many are still used, especially where foliage effect is wanted, and a bed of them bordered by a row of caladiums, a row of salvias with an out- side border of pennisetum, coleus or abutilions always looks well. Adrian, Mich.—Clias. Judge, formerly of Clinton, is now with Na
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