The Weekly Florists' Review, 



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woods" (Whitteii). Foi- Connecticut, 

 Professor Gulley writes: "We have no 

 other climber that will make as dense 

 a cover in a short time. As a porch 

 screen I would rank the Arislolooliia 

 very high." It is commended by several 

 others. 



The Matrimony Vine. 



u old-fashioned climbing 



Xhci 

 rub, with 



expr 



siou dillorcnt uum 



all other plants in this class. With a 

 strong liking for a trellis, it has no ten- 

 drils, or a twining or climbing habit, 

 excepting that it is somewhat thuniy. 

 The stems are long, slender, lealy, and 

 when brought up against a lattice will 

 develop side shoots tluit pruducc pend- 

 ant branches and a pctiiliai ly -oti .md 

 pleasing effect. The ll.i\\ri. u. -in.ill, 

 numerous, and foUuwiil \'} • Min - -ar- 

 let berries that hang uii lair m ihr Mil. 

 One of the pleasing characters <il the 

 Matrimony vine is its early leafage in 

 spring, being green long before must 

 other climbing plants awake, and the lo- 

 liage is held very late in the autumn. 

 The writer has one large vine of tins 

 Lycium barbarum (L.), upon his piazza, 

 and enjoyed its comforting shade during 

 some hot summer evenings while pit 

 paring this bulletin. The only objcc 

 tion to this vine is that it does not 

 screen its larger stems upon the pnich 

 side unless the pendant branches xit 

 permitted to hang toward the hou e but 

 from the street the effect is one ut 

 grace, softness of texture and dtlRiiv 

 of coloring. 



The Akebia. 

 In the Barberry family, in which we 

 have as native only shrubs and heibs 

 there is a choice vine from Japin well 

 worthy a place among our climbing 

 plants. It is a rapid grower, ind the 

 leaves are prettily "five'-fingeied lil e 

 the American ivy; but borne upon stems 

 having the delicacy of the clematis I he 

 flowers are small, of two distinct sizes 

 —the male (small) and female (Hige) 

 — sweet-scented and these, and liUi 

 the fruit, are attractive fr.nn 1 1 | i h 

 side of the vine. The \lxrl,i,i i i i 

 nese name — (Akebia i|iiiiiii.i I' i 



one of the cleanest and iii"-! mi ii\ 

 of the more refined type of sunU Mnc 

 and adds a charm to any collection that 

 may be selected for draping the piizzi 

 trellis. 



The Moonseed. 

 We have a native vine quite closely 

 related to the refined Akebia, the Moon- 

 seed (Menispermum Canadense L.) that 

 grows in the woods, clambering over 

 shrubs, throughout the eastern Atlantic 

 region. The foliage is luxuriant and is 

 a welcome addition to the list of orna- 

 mental climbers. 



BOSTON. 



Trade Conditions. 



All is now serene. There is a very 

 decent supply all around and a very de- 

 cent call for" about all of it at very de- 

 cent prices. What is the use to kick un- 

 der such conditions? 



If anyone has a grievance it must be 

 the bulb-goods man. His wares seem to 

 be a bit over-plentiful perhaps. If any- 

 thing else gets clogged very soon it will 

 probably be the very best grades of roses 

 in different colors. But with the "comr 

 ing event" of Santa Claus "easting his 

 shadow before," the grower looks very 

 complacent. He expects some good sales 



at good round prices in the 

 next ten days. 



But llie potted plant men 



They -eelll to !"■ U.ielrllllL' wleil thl7 

 had" butter do about it. 



The wholesale stores are getting con- 

 gested with supplies for Christmas. 

 Hdlly i ^ .-.Miiiii" uood and selling freely. 

 'I'll, I. I II ' III |ietition from the vege- 

 tal, I, ii.nl. 11 Ihan usual, however. 



Various Items. 



J. ,J. McCormaek is getting nut cards 

 to advertise himself a wholesale llorist 

 at 22 Hawley street. This will make 22- 

 .■54-84 a good policy "gig" to play. If 

 Welch Bros, should decide to occupy a 



>tnre on that street the "four of a kind" 

 llius fuirned would surely be hard to 

 beat. The "hand" could put up a great 

 •■bluir," too, if necessary. I will not at- 

 tempt to say whether they would be 

 ■•jacks, " "knaves" or "deuces," but each 

 would surely be a "full house" whenever 

 there is a great "deal" of a "cut" 

 "raised" for their "trays," and "draw" 

 many a "five spot" and "ten spot," in 

 which case they will be "flush" whether 

 ■•straight" or not. One of them must 

 always "stand Pat," too. But 1 "pass." 

 Vou mav •■call" this too "blind" and not 



ible 



"see 



A Glimpse of Cobum Land. 



T I niphesy a rapid growth in the es- 

 tablishment "of I. E. Coburn & Son, of 

 Everett, Mass. This is their first sea- 

 son as commercial growers of cut flowers. 



A Matrimony Vine in Flower and Showing'the Long Pendant Sprays. 



