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NEW VARIETIES OF LEPTOSPERMUM. 



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Those who had the good fortune to visit the Interna- 

 tional Flower Show held in l.Dndon last year, no doubt 

 saw the plants in review aiid were, I am sure, great!) 

 impressed with their quaiiU heauty and very great vakie 

 as an interesting class kudw n av hard-wooded greenhouse 

 plants. 



They belong to the hard-wooded order of Myrtaceoe 

 and like that type are found in Australia and New Zea- 

 land, while L. Xichollii came only from New Zealand ; 

 knowing that they are natives of that part of the world 

 gives one some idea of their requirements. 



L. Scoparium is known as the Australian tea plant, as 

 the odor of its leaves when dried gives one the idea of 

 tea, and I believe they are used for making tea by the 

 natives. They were empl(iycd bv Captain Cook when on 

 his visit to Australia, but tbc\- proved too highly scented 

 for use in Europe. 



Those who are familiar with L. Scoparium and L. 

 Bullatum will gladly welcome the two new varieties as 

 real good additions to this very charming and useful 

 group of decorative plants of the hard-wooded character. 



L. Bullatum was shown at the New York show this 

 Spring and proved very intere>ting and attractive. While 

 L. Bullatum is white, L. Xiciiollii is red. This latter 

 variety will make a bushy shrul) from nine to twelve feet 

 high, but it can be flowered at any size. While the flowers 

 are a good red, the wood and leaves are quite dark in 

 color. As shown in the illustration herewith, the flowers 

 form in a mass around the stem. 



L. Boscawenii has longer flowers than L. Xichollii and 

 they are white with a big red center, or eye. The wood 

 is not so dark and more like the type -Scoparium, both 

 are quite green once they are established. 



Production can be made either by cuttings or layers, 

 but cuttings for choice. These should be taken about 

 August or September v.-hen the wood is half ripe and 

 inserted in a well drained soil, composed of three parts 

 sand to one of peat. Keep fairly close and give a little 

 gentle bottom heat to induce root action. They will root 

 in eight to ten weeks and can then be potted into two and 

 one-half inch pots. Pot hard to insure stunted bushes 

 and so build a good foundation. Thev require a tem- 



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perate house in Winter, or plunged in the sun, and in 

 the Summer neeil a cool airy house. They should at all 

 times be carefully watered, and the water should not be 

 permitted to settle around the roots. They will flourish 

 in a mi.xture of sand, peat and leaf mold. 



While these plants are not in the general trade yet, 

 as thev are comparatively new to Europe, as well as 

 America, it goes without saying that the .American florists 

 and nurservmen will be among the first to get hold of 

 these varieties when they are offered on the market. 



GENTLEMEN:— DO YOU APPRECIATE 

 WHAT ANTOINE WINTZER 

 HAS DONE? 



MORE THAN ALL OTHER AMERICANS 

 COMBINED TO IMPROVE CANNAS. 



Ho has dnul.lc.l and nii.ix- tlir si/c "i tlu- tK.ucrs. 



He has trebled the variety of colors. 



He has increased the endurance of bloom and sivcn bronze foliage 

 to flowers before known only on green. 



Such after nearly 20 years' faithful enthusiastic hybridizing is the 

 record of .\ntoine Wintzer. our Vice-President. 



The Foremost .American Gardens, the Leading .American Parks 

 and the United States Government all appreciate C. & J. Improved 

 Cannas. 



'Iheir orders continue to prove it. 



See our Exhibit at the S. .A. F. Convention. 27 varieties t. . & .1 

 Improved Cannas at the Outdoor Flower Show. Minneapolis .\rmory 



Speak to us there or write to us at Headquarters for Improved 

 Cannas. 



THE CONARD & JONES COMPANY 



WEST GROVE, PENNA. 



