Copyright, 1899, by 

 PL.ORISTS' PUBLISHING CO., 520-535 Caxton Building. CHICAGO. 



Vol. IV. 



CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, JUNE 15, 1899. 



No. 81. 



DRACAENA EECKHAUTI. 



This is a very graceful green-leaved 

 dracaena that differs materially from 



the green-foliaged species so well 

 known. It belongs to the narrow- 

 leaved section, for at their widest part 



Dracaena Eeckhauti. 



the leaves do not measure much more 

 than an inch across, though they are 

 from 10 to 12 inches long. The foliage 

 of Dracaena Eeckhauti at once com- 

 mands attention by reason of its 

 graceful, curving habit, and also be- 

 cause the leaves are rather closely set 

 together on the stem. The illustration 

 herewith given represents a specimen 

 about two and a half feet high; the re- 

 production is from a photograph spe- 

 cially taken at the nursery of Messrs. 

 J. Veitch and Sons, Limited, Chelsea, 

 this firm being the introducers. As a 

 table plant D. Eeckhauti has a great 

 future, for not only does it last well 

 for indoor decoration, but its very deep 

 green hue renders it suitable for asso- 

 ciation with almost any shade of color. 

 When exhibited by its introducers be- 

 fore the Royal Horticultural Society 

 on October 11, 1S9S, D. Eeckhauti read- 

 ily gained an Award of Merit. — Gar- 

 deners' Magazine. 



DAHLIAS FOR WINTER BLOOMING. 



Replying to inquiry in regard to 

 winter blooming of dahlias I would 

 say that the best way to get dahlias 

 for Christmas would be to procure 

 strong plants any time from now to 

 the middle of July; pot them up in 

 about 3-inch pots. Early in Septem- 

 ber they should be planted out in the 

 benches in the greenhouse, cutting 

 them down to within a few inches of 

 the ground. Then allow anywhere 

 from 4 to 10 shoots to each plant. The 

 soil should be fairly rich, not much 

 water until they get fairly started; af- 

 ter they are well started they will need 

 an abundance of water. When the 

 shoots begin to show buds they should 

 be disbudded, leaving only the termi- 

 nal bud; the laterals from these 

 branches should also be pinched off. 

 This will give anywhere from 6 to 10 

 first-class flowers on long stems of 

 about 2 to 4 feet long to each plant. 



We have experimented the last win- 

 ter and find they should be planted out 

 to occupy one square foot. We plant 



