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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



May 25, 1899. 



urally, Sabal palmetto, S. Adansoni, a 

 nephrolepis which Mr. Reasoner 

 thinks is identical with the "Boston" 

 fern, which may have been disseminat- 

 ed from plants sent north by him, ar- 

 disia. magnolias, tillan.-isias, Epiden- 

 dnim venosum, wild coffee, Polypo- 

 dium incanum on the tree trunks, P. 

 aureiim, Blechnum serrulata. Loblolly 

 Bay, Canna flaccida and yuccas; while 

 introduced and thriving, are Papyrus 

 antiquorum, bananas, a perennial he- 

 lianthus from South Africa, Hedy- 

 chium coronarium, Amomum carda- 

 momum, alocasias. heliconia, bam- 

 boos, crinums and pancratiuras. 



Under cultivation in the nursery is a 

 collection of about 150 varieties of the 

 so-called citrus fruits, ranging from 

 those that produce fruit the size of a 

 gooseberry to others that reach 15 lbs. 



tion shows that provision is also made 

 for a little beat, as they have sheet 

 iron stoves which can be set up if re- 

 quired, and connected with the stove 

 pipes, which are joined to wooden 

 chimneys reaching above the roof. 



In these Inclosures the plants, con- 

 sisting mainly of palms, crotons, ferns, 

 aralias, araucarias, panax, etc., are 

 grown in pots, plunged in the sand 

 which forms the floor. In the glass 

 houses provision is made for heating 

 when necessary by hot water pipes. 



In looking through these buildings, 

 one thing which impresses the north- 

 erner unfavorably, is the celerity with 

 which rusts and other forms of fungi 

 flourish in this climate. They will 

 probably take up the time here which 

 in the north is given to fighting in- 

 sect pests. The reader must not con- 



to the claims of two interesting young 

 Reasoners. W. T. BELL. 



THE SEVERE WINTER. 



The following plants, shrubs and 

 trees, which had proved hardy in Lin- 

 coln Park. Chicago, for a number of 

 years, have been more or less com- 

 pletely destroyed the past winter. 

 Where not otherwise specified all have 

 been killed: 



Ailantus glandulosus. Young off- 

 shoots and exposed trees suffered. 



Althaea rosea. A few escaped. Al- 

 thaea Taurinensis proved hardy. 



Anemone japonica and other intro- 

 duced species were killed. 



Aralia Cachemirioa. 



Argemone platyceros. 



A Lath House, at Reasoner Bros., Oneco, Fla. 



in weight. Many other tender fruits 

 and ornamental trees and shrubs are 

 grown here, including guavas, mangos, 

 pineapples, Surinam cherries, palms 

 and a large assortment of beautiful 

 coniferous plants. 



In this genial climate frost-proof 

 plant houses are not as essential as 

 they are with us, and there are but 

 three glass houses on the place, the 

 greatest number of the plants in pots 

 being grown in frames outside, or in 

 the two large lath-covered houses, one 

 of which incloses an area of 10,000 

 square feet. These houses (if they 

 should be called such) are made by 

 setting posts around the space to be 

 inclosed, to which matched boards are 

 nailed, making a tight wall about seven 

 feet high, and covering overhead with 

 lath or slats, over which canvas i.i 

 tacked in cool weather. The illustra- 



clude that there are no insects here, 

 for mosquitoes are as insistent as tlieir 

 Jersey cousins. Mr. R. picked a tick 

 from my neck, just in time, as we 

 came out of the jungle, and possibly 

 they have the penetrating "Chiggers;" 

 while rattlers and moccasins associate 

 on terms of equality with the bare- 

 footed children. 



The products of these nurseries are 

 sent by mail, express and freight to 

 all parts of the country, and beyond 

 it; put up in light packages, in tho 

 two-story packing house, 25x60 feet in 

 size. 



Mr. H. L. Mosier, formerly of Louis- 

 ville, Ky., is foreman, and Mr. Rea- 

 soner has an able lieutenant in his 

 wife, who the evening I spent there 

 addressed and folded about 100 cata- 

 logues, in addition to directing the af- 

 fairs of her household, and attending 



Armeria maritima. 



Buddleia curviflora. 



Bocconia cordata. In part killed. 



Cercis canadensis. Partly killed. 



Coreopsis lanceolata, the cultivated 

 form, was killed. The narrow leaved 

 native variety (angustifolia) withstood 

 the winter. 



Deutzia crenata fl. pi. 



Dianthus barbatus. 



Dianthus plumarius. 



Dictamnus fraxinella. 



Eulalia japonica. 



Eulalia zebrina. 



Dipsacus sylvestris. 



Foeniculum vulgare. 



Gaillardia Lawrenciana. 



Geum atrococcineum. 



Heuchera sanguineum. 



Hibiscus californicus. 



Hibiscus syriacus. 



Hibiscus syriacus variegatus. 



