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The Florists' Review 



DEOEMltKK ;U, lit 11. 



Irwin Bertermann* 



I'resldcni oi the Florists" 'I'lU'irraph Uclivpry, wli.i hefnniPH iin " Allillati.ni ' Dlrcf tor <>f tlif S. A. F. 



PROPAGATING FICUS ELASTICA. 



Will Vdii piriisc ilt'scrilic the lu'st \v;iy 

 nt' ^t.-iitiii;; nii.licr pliiiitv.' ( '. \V. ij. ' 



111 prii|i;iy;it i n;^ tlic iuIpIk'i |i|;iiit. oi 

 i'ii-us ('l;ist ii;i, tlic siiiot ;iiii| TiKist i-oiii 

 llinli iiicfliod, ;it Ic.'ist in this roiiiit ly. i- 

 wli;it is known .ms iiinssin^. ('iittiii;:s 



.•III' alsd iisi'cl, i's| i;illy in l]imi|ii', Imt 



t ri'ijuriit ly d is;i|i|iui nt A iiirric'i n ymw 

 ris liy l';iiliii^ tn root. l-;iti' sjiriiiL; is 

 .■I ^iiod tillir tn |il()|i,'l^;itr 1 1 \ cuttings. 

 Tlir ruttiM;js. iisii.-illy t'rimi six tn ci^ht 

 iliclii'< iiili;^, .•lini uitli sr\i'i;il l(';i\i'^ 

 ;ttt;ii-lu'i|, sImiuM ln' tnki'ii t'roin tlif 

 lati'st ;:r(i\\tli ,'iinl slinuM \n- cut Just 

 lii'liiw ;i Jiiiiit. 'I'liry liiiiy Im' iiisriti'd 

 ill '~iii:ill |iiit^ lit' s.'iihl :iihl liiniii. :iii<l 

 tlir |ints may tlicii in' |iliiiim'(| ill a 

 liriuli which has a iMPttoni lirat nt 

 ainMit "^n di'L;i'<'i's. It is wi'll to tastcn 

 thr l('a\rs ii|i tn a small staki', sii a^ 

 tn ^a\i' rnnm ami t'acilitati' w atrii iilI- 

 After till' first w ati'ii ii;^, thr snil slimiM 

 lie krjit iillly imnli'iatrly liinist. The 

 cllttili;^S sllDuhl 111' well innti'il liel'nle 

 lieili;,'- shifted. 



Ill |irn|iauat inii liy mnssili;^, the tn|i- 

 nf yniiiiL; ]ilaiits can lie u^ed. liiit it is 

 ciistnmary tn retain lai;je, liiaiichiiii: 

 [ilaiits as stock plants at est-ililishmeiits 

 where milch I'tiijiai^at i n^ is dniie. The 

 minimum t empeiat lire shniihi tie Cin de 

 tiii'i'S at niixht. Nine m ten inches 

 frnin the tip nf the shnnt. where the 

 w ond is lint tnn ^rret'll nl' ton liaid, a cut 

 aliniit an inch and a lialf Innjf is made 

 in the wniid, frnm the liark tn aliniit 

 lialfwav tlnnii;,r]| the shoot. Spliat;niim 

 moss is inserted tn keeji the cut npeii 

 atid more innss is wrapjied arniind 

 tlio stem, so as to eiixelnp it entirely 

 where the <-ut lias lieeii made. If the 



iiinss wlieii tied nn is as larye as a hen's 

 '•il'ri. yon ha\e eninijih nn. Keep tlie 

 mnss syiiiii,red daily. In (ixc oi- six 

 weeks ynn will see roots |iiotrmliiin 

 through the moss. i.et them ^et well 

 rooted and then se\ ei from the jdant 

 just lielow the moss, .-iinl pot. The 

 soiiii;; plants should lie kept from sun 

 and draft till they take hold of the 

 new soil. This method of propagation 

 is successful at aii\ season of the \ear. 



ENGLISH IVY IN ARIZONA. 



liiicloseil you will lind some leaves 

 am! seeds tiom ,i plant wliiili I li;i\e 

 ~een used for lloral work, hut which 

 is new to me, as I have nnthiii;; re 

 semldiii^ it ill my ;^reeiilinusi's nr ;iar 

 den. ['lease yive me the name and 

 de-crilie the h.-ildt i>\' tile pl-ilit. State, 

 alsn. whether it is li:iidy here, in 

 central .\ii/nna, ;ind whether it is 

 much used for lloral work. 



W. X. K. 



This pl:int i^ the i-nmnion I'.nylish 

 i\y. Its lint.-inical name is Iledera 

 lleli\. I'.nylish ivy is ;i remark.'ildy 

 line ornamental eveij^reen idimlier, as 

 ^lowii in most p;irts of the soiithwost. 

 It is extremely tolerant of the winter 

 temperatures there. en<liiiin;x at least 

 1(1 (leyiees lielow zero, and is also re- 

 sistant to tile sumiiier temperatures. 

 To he siici-esstnl, hnvvever, it shoiili] he 

 planted on the north and east sides 

 of houses, where it receives some ])to- 

 tection during the liot summer sea- 

 son, from the sun. Ft is sl()w-{j;rowinfi 

 at (irst. hut wlieii nm-e estahlished it 

 makes a rapicl j,n-owth and is excellent 

 for ilinirin;r t,, walls — hrick wjills. jdas- 

 teied walls and esjiecialiy wofidcn 



walls. 'ITie leax'es are an im-li or t\V!> 

 in diameter and .1 ancrled. Tiiey are 

 thick ami leathery, dark <rreeii in eolor 

 and remain on the |)lant foi' several 

 years. Occasional v;irieties have va- 

 liej^ated or silvei-y lea\ es. The spoi-i 

 men enclosed has roundisli or oval 

 leaves, due to the fact that with the 

 poition of the plant in llower the 

 leaves ;iie rounded or oval. 



1 am ple.'ised to he aide to reeom- 

 inend this plant highly as an ornainen- 

 t;il ever;;reen ilimher for the south- 

 westiMii climate. .1. -1. Thornher, 



Hotanist, rniversitv of Arizona. 



FROM CHICAGO TO KEW. 



Those whose memory j^oes luicU to 

 the World's I'iiir year of 1893 may re- 

 i-.'ill the ]ilaiit of (tr.ammatophyllum 

 s|)eci()sum exhihited at Chieaoo as a 

 part of the disjilay of Sander v^ Sons, 

 of St. Alhans. Kn-r'l.-ind. After the fail 

 the plant w.'ts sent home and |>resented 

 to the Ix'oyal (iardens, Kew. where it 

 lirst hloomed in li»<ll. This year the 

 famous >i'raminato])hylium is he;irin^ 

 only a single spike, ahout eijrht feet in 

 length, with (ifry hlooms. The flowers 

 .•it the hase of the sjiike ■•ire male, these 

 havino- only four se<j;ments and no li]i. 

 The color of tlie petals and sepals is 

 vellow hlotidied with chocolatehrow n. 



ROCHESTER, N. Y. 



The Market. 



( 'hiistm.'is has come ami yone tor 

 another year. At the time of writinj; 

 it is hard to state just how jjood a 

 Christmas trade we had, as practically 

 no I'omparisons liave heen made. Tlie 

 rush dill not commence so early this 

 year, and it was not until Tuesilay 

 that j;ood, hrisk hiisiness was noticed. 

 Stock was i^iiod and there was plenty 

 of it. .\n extr;i demand for red carii;i- 

 tioiis was Ueenly felt .'iiol line stoek 

 was nf1"ered. Purin;,^ the Christm.'is 

 tiiide funeral work was hea\y and so 

 the white .•ind iiink cjii nations were 

 iniich sou<rht for. .Xmericvn Heiiuties 

 were choice .'iml retailed at +•') to •+ 1 - 

 per dozen. .Ml other kinds of roses 

 were plentiful and sold rejidily at holi- 

 day figures. \'iolets, cattleyas ;iii<l yar- 

 deni;is sold well. \'alley is jilentifuj 

 and moves a little more easily, l-l.'ister 

 lilies are |ileiitiful and sell well. Tlie 

 dem.'iiid for sweet pe;is is lar.L;e, hut 

 the shipments ;ire small. I'aper \Vliite 

 narcissi are heiiiii useil extensivi'ly in 

 di'siiiii work. Snme yno,! (dirysanthe- 

 IIIIIIII-- are on the market, amoiij;' them 

 snme fine ( 'h;id wicks. I'orLiet nie-nots, 

 stev ia .'ind snapdra)j;ons complete our 

 line nf stnck. The supply nf ^;ilax. 

 leiicntlue. hnxvvnnd .'iiid other ^xreeiis is 

 s;it isfactorv. 



.\lniiist :ill the llorists h;ive decora- 

 tions t'or Nevv ^'eal•'s. .\ lar;^!' niimher 

 of weihlinys. receptions and clances are 

 hooked, and it looks ;(s thoiii^h we may 

 he hiisv for a few week^ vet with this 

 kind of work. 1|. .1. H. 



Batavia, N. Y. — (iustav Xoaek has 

 torn down two of his old l)iiildinjfs at 

 the ranfi;c on Hank street and is rc- 

 pl;ii'inj^ thorn with two largo modorn 

 iiouses. 



Morton Grove, 111. - The linn of Plat/. ^- 

 Soiis < 'o. h;is heen incorporated hv Nick 

 l'l:itz, l':iul .M. i'l;itz and Victor A. 

 riatz. with a cai.ital stock of .-f!;!! .(K'O. 

 They ;^ro\v fxreenhouse vetretahles. 



