THE FLORISTS MANUAL. 



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phone order to &quot;do what you like with 

 it, which means throw it away. If 

 not, and you must attempt to make a 

 plant of it, the least you can charge 

 would be $1 per square foot of bench 

 room per annum that its spread of leaves 

 occupied. But let us hope you will have 



plants. The late Peter Henderson on 

 passing a plant of the P. utilis in the 

 hall of his residence, remarked : The 

 best house plant I know of, and Mr. 

 W. K. Harris observed to the writer a 

 few years ago : Yes, the best house 

 plant there is, both of them, if they get 



Pandanus Veitchii. 



of the windows doing well if kept vn\ 

 dry. When growing fast they want 

 plenty of water, but if you have to win 

 ter them in a cool greenhouse, say be 

 low 60 degrees, then be very sparing of 

 water during the dark months. 



They are undoubtedly two of the most 

 satisfactory plants we can sell our cus 

 tomers. 



From the fact that pandanus plants are 

 natives of the tropics, a rather high tem 

 perature is required to secure the best 

 results, a night temperature of 65 to 

 70 degrees being best adapted to their 

 needs, and during the winter months lit 

 tle or no shading is needed, especially 

 for the variegated species. 



A good loam enriched with old manure 

 forms a satisfactory soil, and as the 

 plants make many coarse roots it is 

 found best not to pot them too firmly, 

 and during the summer to give an abun 

 dance of water. If grown in a moist 

 atmosphere there is but little need for 

 syringing overhead, and particularly dur 

 ing the winter an excess of water may 

 lead to an attack of &quot;spot,&quot; if coupled 

 with an accidental low temperature at 

 the same period. 



Propagation is effected by means of 

 cuttings of those species that sucker 

 freely, and also by seeds. Where side 

 shoots or suckers can be obtained there 

 is but little difficulty in rooting them 

 at any season, this operation being quick 

 ened (as in the case of a pineapple) 

 by keeping the cuttings rather on the 

 side of dryness until they are calloused, 



very little of it, for the sight of a lot 

 of scrubby, half dead palms is most 

 depressing, and the occupation of jani 

 tor of a pesthouse would be preferred to 

 their care. 



PANCRATIUM OR HYMENOCALLIS. 



1 have taken the liberty to confuse 

 these two genera because there is only 

 a slight botanical difference and pancra 

 tium is an old world genus, while 

 hymenocallis belongs to the new world. 

 They are often called spider lilies. They 

 are bulbous plants and include several 

 species. Winter is their flowering time 

 and with ordinary care the same bulb 

 will go on flowering for many years. 

 Like the crinums they should rest in sum 

 mer. Use a coarse, fibrous loam with 

 some broken up charcoal through the 

 soil and repot if needed in September. 

 When active growth appears they will re 

 quire abundance of water. As they are 

 evergreen the resting should be only a 

 diminishing of the water supply. Spe- 

 ciosa is a fine species. 



PANDANUS. 



For many years past some few species 

 of pandanus have occupied quite a promi 

 nent place among decorative plants, and 

 this is deservedly so, from the fact that 

 the members of this genus in general 

 are not difficult to manage, and are 

 also quite rapid growers under favorable 

 conditions. 



The well-known P. Veitchii and P. 

 utilis are two of our very best house 



Pandanas Utilis. 



water once a month only.&quot; &quot;You mean 

 once a week, Mr. H.?&quot; &quot;No, I don t. 

 I mean once a month. 



We have noticed ourselves plants of 

 utilis in rooms far away from the light 



and by giving them a fair amount of 

 bottom heat. 



Seeds should be planted in light soil, 

 .in* I placed in a warm house, and the 

 .should preferably be set with the 



