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sized plant. They do not require as warm a house over Winter as 

 Uoleus. 



AGONITUM (MONKSHOOD) 



When your customer wants a perennial that will do in the 

 >hade, where Anchusas and Larkspurs won't, it is time for you to 

 -ecommend Aconitum. With a few well-established clumps on your 

 )wn grounds you will always have stock to draw and propagate 

 rom by division. The plants grow about 2 ft. and a little over in 

 leight and flower during June. Sparks' variety, with rich blue 

 lowers, is considered one of the best. 



ACROCLINIUM ROSEUM 



Acrocliniums are graceful everlasting flowers of a most pleasing 

 ielicate pink color. Any florist will have plenty of occasions during 

 Winter, especially around the holidays, to use them to good ad- 

 vantage. By combining them with Statice and soft greens a beau- 

 tiful, low centerpiece can be arranged or a basket can be filled which 

 will appeal to many who perhaps cannot afford expensive fresh cut 

 flowers. As with other everlastings, don't wait to cut the flowers 

 until they are wide open; gather them just as they are opening, put 

 them up in bunches of twenty-five, and hang them, heads down, in 

 an airy shed where they can remain until late Fall. It is well to 

 sow the seed right outdoors in early May. 



ADAM'S NEEDLE 



See Yucca 



ADIANTUM (MAIDENHAIR FERN) 



Adiantum cuneatum has been grown by florists since long before 

 our time, and not so many years ago it was practically alone in the 

 field of greens for indoor use, whether for the bride's bouquet, the 

 funeral design, or the corsage. Since then a long row of new Adian- 

 tums, of which Adiantum Farleyense gloriosa (the Glory Fern) is one 

 of the most beautiful, and all kinds of other greens have been in- 

 troduced to take the place of the old form. 



We are using today a greater variety of greens than ever before ; 

 some are shipped thousands of miles, others are grown under glass 

 by specialists to supply the demand. Whereas, years ago, one could 

 hardly find a florist who didn't have at least a few pots or a part of 

 a bench devoted to the growing on of Adiantum cuneatum to meet 

 his requirements, most men now find it cheaper to purchase the cut 

 fronds (which, if properly handled, will keep in good condition for 

 many days) and devote their time to other things. 



Those who want to grow Adiantum should have a house which 

 can be kept at not less than 60 deg. The plants are grown from 

 spores, the same as almost all of the so-called table ferns. This is 



