MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 161 
the damage, since it is practically impossible to reproduce 
all of the effect which is so apparent to the naked eye. What 
the ultimate effect may be upon these plants remains to be 
ee regu are listed some of the plants most seriously 
ected : 
Alternanthera versicolor ................. Leaves dropped 
MOT NR a ia es a Leaves dropped 
Begonia semperflorens ........ sierra ies Leaves browned at edge 
NN Fg Fak iy ee A wk Young shoots blighted 
MOU es at Pe aN os a oe Young shoots blighted 
CNN ak oie i. Flowers dropped 
AVVO se OR he ek Foliage browned, dropped 
MOORE A ce Se ce a e553 Leaves browned at edge 
Cuphea hyssopifolia ............6.0. 05665. Leaves dropped 
SUTIN hs oi as et Flowers failed to open 
Duranta integrifolia .................... Leaves dropped 
POTN oe oe ae ee eee Leaves browned 
Hydrangea Hortensta: 200.2... ee eas Leaves blackened 
PRM hs cei HN pean Eos ccltas coy Tse Flowers dropped 
Poinsettia (P. pulcherrima) ............. Leaves yellowed 
Prtavale Wiens 6 os ik ek Leaves browned at edge 
Solanum Pseudo-capsicum ............... Leaves dropped 
Piqueria (Stevia) ........... ose Cae et Leaves blighted 
FLORAL DISPLAY FOR DECEMBER 
The floral display for December will be dominated by the 
Christmas color of red, two thousand poinsettias and many 
hundred solanums (Christmas cherries) constituting the 
greater part of the exhibit. Besides the common red poin- 
settia, the French pink and white hybrids which were shown 
for the first time in St. Louis at the Garden last winter, will 
appear this year in even greater abundance. As a setting 
for the poinsettias, many potted plants of stevia, with their 
dense variegated foliage and loosely panicled white flowers, 
and the early-flowering paper-white narcissus will be used. 
About. 250 specimens of calendula, an annual commonly 
called the pot marigold, will also be displayed, their yellow 
flowers lending variety to the red and white color scheme. 
The orchid alcoves in the aajerwng house will contain 
the collection of early-flowering slipper orchids, the rare yel- 
low specimen, Cypripedium insigne var. Sanderae, being 
represented by thirty plants. The common type known as 
the cattley orchid, together with many other less-known 
varieties, will be shown the latter part of the month. Other 
interesting plants to be seen in December are the quinine 
plant, flowering in the varied industries house, and the 
melon pawpaw and the tree tomato in fruit on the east side 
of the economic house. | 
