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Copyright, 1898, by 

 FL.ORISTS' PLBblSniNO CO.. 520-533 Caxton Buildind, CHICAGO. 



Vol. J. 



CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, MARCH 3J, J898. 



No. 18. 



ACACIA PUBESCENS. 



The illustration shows a plant of 

 this beautiful yellow - flowered shrub 



greatly aduiired by visitors, but is rare- 

 ly met with. and I do not know where .'i 

 stock eould be obtained in tliis country. 

 Our plants have never produced any 



Acacia Pubescens. 



growing in a 10-ineh pot, and will sup- 

 plement the recent very interesting ar- 

 ticle on acacias by Mr. Herrington. 



This species is easily grown with 

 cool treatment, and when in bloom is 



PLANTING AROUND A FOUNTAIN. 



What could lie used to advantage for 

 a strip six feet wide running around 

 a fountain, situated in a small park in 

 the center of town? The fountain ba- 

 sin is about thirty feet in diameter, 

 so the strip would be about one hun- 

 dred feet long. The lower edge is about 

 one foot above surrounding walks and 

 inside edge perhaps eighteen inches 

 above walks. In stating plants you 

 would advise using, please also give 

 number required. E. C. KECK. 



Iowa. 



As more or less spray will be car- 

 ried from the fountain by winds, most 

 flowering and foliage plants would be 

 unsuitable, and tall growing plants 

 would probably obstruct the view of 

 the basin, though height of basin edge 

 is not given in the inquiry. I would 

 therefore advise Funkia undulata. Fun- 

 kia undulata variegata. Funkia alba 

 cordata, the smaller varieties of iris 

 for outer edge, alternating with Heme- 

 rocallis Sieboldii, allowing two feet 

 apart for funkias and eighteen inches 

 apart for irises. C. J. S. 



seed, and we have found cuttings dif- 

 ficult to root. The graceful, pendulous 

 sprays are fine for cutting, and add a 

 delicate finisli to the best floral work. 

 W. T. BELL. 



LINGERING CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



Our chrysanthemums are grown in 

 the usual manner, on raised benches, 

 one stem and one flower to a plant. 

 The last of the main crop of flowers 

 are cut in December, or very early in 

 .January, when the bench is cleared for 

 something else. This season some of 

 the plants were allowed to remain, and 

 produced many medium-sized blooms 

 from short side branches; and when 

 these are removed, throw up stems 

 from the ground that produce better 

 flowers, that can be cut long enough to 

 be useful. 



We cut flowers of Maud Dean on 

 March 5 from plants that had not been 

 disbudded, the largest flower being six 

 inches in diameter, and the plants 



