522 FRITZ BAKU'S COMMERCIAL FLORICULTURE 



SORBARIA ARBOREA GLABRATA 



I would call this Sorbaria an ideal cut flower shrub for the 

 florist. Several of the genus have Spiraea-like flowers and one, S. 

 sorbifolia is known by many nurserymen as Spir&a sorbifolia. The 

 flowers come in terminal many-branched panicles and those of S. 

 arborea glabrata are snow white. You will have them at their best 

 during late Summer, even up to October, and they are splendid for 

 decorative purposes. We have kept them in water in perfect con- 

 diton for almost five days. 



This isn't a shrub that you want to sell as many of as Hy- 

 drangea or Honeysuckle, but there is a place for it and it will pay 

 to have a few on your own grounds, just for cut flowers. The plant 

 when once established will soon be surrounded by suckers, which, 

 easily removed in early Spring, will soon grow on into fine specimens. 

 The foliage of the plant is quite attractive and is similar to that of 

 some of the Spiraeas or the Mountain Ash (Sorbus) from which, 

 according to Bailey, the name Sorbaria was derived. 



SOLANUM (JERUSALEM CHERRY) 



I doubt whether of late years anything has been introduced of 

 greater use to the average florist than the Cleveland Cherry, which 

 is today such a great seller from November on up to New Year's. 



Before its introduction we grew on from year to year the old 

 type Jerusalem Cherry (Solanum Capsicastrum), and once in awhile 

 sold a plant. But where there was one of them sold, hundreds of 

 the Cleveland Cherry are disposed of. There isn't anything more 

 bright and cheerful on a Winter's day than a well-grown plant of 

 this variety full of fruit. Many thousands of them are used for in- 

 expensive Christmas gifts by people who cannot afford anything 

 more expensive. That is not to say that made-up plants or speci- 

 mens of this Cherry do not often bring five dollars and over, but the 

 fact that makes these Solanums so valuable is that almost every 

 florist can grow on his own stock from seed with but little trouble, 

 and not only satisfy those who want a one dollar Christmas plant, 

 but also make a fair margin of profit on every sale. Moreover, 

 the demand for these plants seems to be increasing yearly. 



CULTURAL NOTES 



Whether you want to grow on the red or the yellow Cleveland 

 Cherry, or the Bird's-eye or Celestial Peppers, all these are easily 

 grown from seed sown from the end of January on with good 

 bottom heat. Any of them can be successfully grown in pots, either 

 inside or in frames during the Summer months. On the other hand, 

 there are some very successful growers who practice field culture 



