542 FRITZ BAHR'S COMMERCIAL FLORICULTURE 



mer, but now we hardly ever see them except in public parks or on 

 large, private estates. However, if you want to show people some- 

 thing a little different from Geraniums and Salvias, sow seed in a 

 55-deg. house in February, and grow the plants on in pots. A mild 

 hotbed will just suit them about March. They will be in 3J/2S by 

 May and in full bloom by the time you fill the outdoor beds. 



TRADESCANTIA (WANDERING JEW) 



Wandering Jew is considered so common by many florists that 

 no attention is paid to it. Yet the retail grower can make it a most 

 useful plant, especially the variegated forms. The tops of plants 

 about 4 in. long, pinched off and potted up four or five of them to 

 a 3j/2-in. pot about October first, will, in a 55-deg. house, make fine 

 material to use during December in filling made-up baskets, such 

 as you prepare for the holidays. 



I don't say that everybody will want them in an arrangement 

 but there are many who don't object in the least. A good way is 

 to keep on starting a few plants all through the year so as to always 



have bushy 3J/2- and 4-in. 

 plants on hand. Placed 

 along the edge of the bench 

 in the show house, they 

 always look attractive, and 

 frequently they can be 

 made use of in filling in- 

 door window boxes. 



You can also make 

 up very showy hanging 

 baskets with them. They 

 won't last very long, but 

 that doesn't matter, for 

 there are always occasions 

 when an inexpensive 

 basket is wanted just to 

 make an attractive show 

 for a short time. 



TRITOMA UVARIA 



(RED-HOT POKER 



PLANT) 



These Tritomas are 

 used extensively by the 



Fig. 280. DARWIN TULIPS. As soon as the florist during the Fall 



Darwins begin to appear in February or early months for decorating 



March it becomes hard to sell the early sorts. thpir <;hnw windows whprp 



But this class is equally as valuable for outdoor 6ir Sn i W wm(lows wner 



as for indoor planting they always attract at- 



