. Cyclopedia of practical floriculture. Floriculture; Flower language. *<£§: ^ CULTIVATION AND ANALTSIS OF PLANTS. ^J^^y%. rS o u ^^Jl r n jjl IRST biought to notice about a century ago, being introduced from Mexico, it was named in honor of Dr. Bouvard, director of the Jardiu dcs Plaiitcs, at Paris; and is one of the most attractive of the Madders, -^ freely blooming through the winter. The flowers appear in trusess on , j-_, J""^? each new shoot, and are of various colors, from a bright carmine through ^~" jT all the shades of red to almost a pure white. They are waxy in te
. Cyclopedia of practical floriculture. Floriculture; Flower language. *<£§: ^ CULTIVATION AND ANALTSIS OF PLANTS. ^J^^y%. rS o u ^^Jl r n jjl IRST biought to notice about a century ago, being introduced from Mexico, it was named in honor of Dr. Bouvard, director of the Jardiu dcs Plaiitcs, at Paris; and is one of the most attractive of the Madders, -^ freely blooming through the winter. The flowers appear in trusess on , j-_, J""^? each new shoot, and are of various colors, from a bright carmine through ^~" jT all the shades of red to almost a pure white. They are waxy in texture ^^ and of a compact growth, forming a very striking bunch of flowers not unlike the cluster of the Lilac; and for purposes of floral decoration they are general favorites. A rich loam, with a slight admixture of sand, forms the best soil for their cultivation; and the}- are best grown outdoors in summer, where they will bloom through-August and September. They can be made shapelj' shrubs by careful pruning of all straggling shoots. They are very desirable indoor plants for winter blooming, and should not be allowed to catch the slightest nip of the early frost, but be removed in season, as they cannot thrive in an atmosphere that falls under fifty degrees. Even when not vitally injured, they are slow to recover from the effects of cold; and, though more easily hurt by too much than too little water, the soil must not be permitted to become "; The Bouvardias are seldom propagated from regular shoots or cuttings, but mainly from pieces of the roots laid horizontally in sand, and covered to the depth of about an inch. These require a uniform heat of from seventy to seventy-five degrees in the bed or box where they are set; and sometimes will not show growth for four or five weeks, but must not on that account be disturbed. 7^'^/7^\l "^REAT arid plains and rocky, infertile wastes, where other vegeta- ^^ I ll.^j^'^ J t ition is sparse and water scarce
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