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Decembeb 22, 1904. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



257 



PRONOUNCING DICTIONARY 



COPYRIGHT, 1904, BY FLORISTS' PUBLISHING COMPANY, CHICAGO. 



^Frequent inquiry as to the correct pro- 

 nunciation of plant names has led us 

 to compile the following list of names, 

 selecting those in most common use in 

 the trade, and including botanical terms 

 most frequently met with in articles upon 

 plant culture. , , , „ 



In our list we have used the folio wmg 

 KEY TO PRONUNCIATION, 

 a as in fat e as in met 6 as in note 



a as In fate e as in mete o as in move 



a as in far e as in her 6 as in nor 



a as In fall i as in pin u as in tub 



a as in fare i as in pine u as in mute 



A as in Persia o as in not u as In pull 



The syllables to be accented are marked 

 thus '. 



(OONTINUID rBOM lUAST WEEK.) 



E 

 Echeveria — (ech-e-ve'ri-a) . 

 Echinacea — (ek-i-n a'se-&) . 

 Echinocactus — (e-ki-n6-kak'tus). 

 Echinops — (e-ki'nops) . 

 Elseagnus — (el-e-ag'nus) . 

 El Dorado — (el d5-ra'd6). 

 Elegans — (el'e-ganz) . 

 Elliottianum — (el-i-ot-i-a'num). 

 Encephalartos — (en-sef-a-lar'tos) . 

 Endogen — (en'd6-jen). 

 Ensete — (en-s6'te) . 

 Entomology — (en-t6-mol'6-j i) . 

 Epacris — (ep'a-kris) . 

 Epidendnun — (ep-i-den'drum) . 

 Epigsea — (ep-i-je'&) . 

 Epigynous — (e-pij'i-nus) . 

 Epilobiuzn — (ep-i-l6'bi-um) . 

 Epimedium — (ep-i-me'di-um). 

 Epiphyllum — (ep-i-firum) . 

 Epiphjrtal — (ep'i-fl-tal). , 



Epiph3rte — (ep'i-fit). 

 Epiphytic — (ep-i-fit'ik) . 

 Erecta — (e-rek't&). 

 Eremnrus — (er-e-mu'rus) . 

 Erianthus — (er-i-an'thus) 

 Erica — (e-ri'k&). 

 Ericacees — (er-i-ka'se-6) . 

 Ericaceous — (er-i-ka'shius). 

 Erigeron — (e-rij'e-ron). 

 Erinus — (er-i'nus) . 

 Eryngium — (g-rin'ji-um). 

 Erythrssa — (er-i-thre'&). 

 Ersrthrina — (er-i-thri'n3,) . 

 Erythronium — (er-i-thro'n i-um) . 

 Escallonia — (es-ka-lo'ni-S.) . 

 Eschscholtzia — (e-sh6lt'si-4) . 

 Esculentum — (es-ku-len'tum). 

 Eucal3^tus — (u-ka-lip'tus). 

 Eucharis — (u'ka-ris). 

 Eulalia— (u-la'li-4). 

 Euonjonus — (u-on' i-m us) . 

 Eupatorimn — (u-pa-to'ri-um). 

 Euphorbia— (u-f6r'bi-5,) . 

 Euryale — (u-ri'a-le) . 

 Euterpe — (u-ter'pe). 

 Exaltata— (eks-&l-ta't&) . 

 Excelsa — (ek-sel'sS,) . 

 Exochorda — (ek-s5-k6r'dA,) . 

 Exogen — (ek'so-jen). 

 Exotic — (eg-zot'ik). 



Fagus— (fa'gus). 

 Falcatum — (fal-ka'tum) . 

 Farfugium — (far-fu'ji-um). 

 Farleyense — (f ar-li-en'sg) . 

 Fasciate— (fash'i-at) . 

 Fastigiate— (f as-tij'i-at) . 



Fatsia— (fat'si-5,). 

 Ferruginous — (fe-r6'ji-nus) . 

 Festuca — (fes-tu'k&) . 

 Fiancee — (fe-on-sa') . 

 Ficus — (fl'kus). 



Filamentosa — (fil-a-men-t6's&) . 

 Filices— (fil'i-sez). 

 Filicifolia— (fil-i-si-fo'li-i) . 

 Filifera— (fi-lif'er-&). 

 Filipendula— (fil-i-pen'dii-lii) . 

 Fimbriata — (fim-bri-a't^) . 

 Fittonia— (fi-to'ni-a) . 

 Flabelliformis — (fla-bel-i-for'mis). 

 Flaccida— (flak'sid-a) . 

 Flagellum — (fla-jel'um) . 

 Flamingo — (fla-ming'go) . 

 Flammula — (flam'u-l&) . 

 Flava— (fia'va). 

 Flavescens — (fla-ves'enz) . 

 Flora— (fl6'r&). 

 Florida— (flo'rid-i). 

 Floriculturist — ( flo-r i-kul' tur-ist) 

 Florif erous — (flo-rif 'e-rus) . 



George H. Hale. 



(President Monmouth County Hort. Society.) 



Florist— (flo'rist). 

 FoBmina — (fe'min-i) . 

 FcBtida— (fe'tid-a). 

 Formosum — (for-mo'smn). 

 Forsterianxmi — (f6rs-ter-i-a'num). 

 Forsythia- (f6r-si'thi-il) . 

 Fortunei — (for-tu'ne-I) . 

 Fourcroya — (for-kroi'a) . 

 Fragrans — ( f r a' gra n z) . 

 Fragaria— (fra-ga'ri-a) . 

 Franciscea — (fran-sis'e-&) . 

 Francoa— (frang'k6-&) . 

 Fraxinella — (frak-si-nel'5,) . 

 Fraxinus — (f rak'si-nus) . 

 Freesia — (fre'si-i). 

 Frittilaria— (f rit-i-la'r i-i) . 

 Frutescens — (fro-tes'enz) . 

 Fruticosa — (fro-ti-kos'fi.) . 

 Fuchsia— (fu'shia or f6k'si-i). 

 Fugacious — (f u-ga'shus) . 

 Fulgens— (f ul'jenz) . 



Fungal — (fung'gal) , 

 Fungi — (fun'ji). 

 Fungicide — (f un' j i-sid) . 

 Fungoid — (f ung'goid) . 

 Fungous — (fung'gus) . 

 Fimgus — (fung'gus) . 

 Ftmkia— (fung'ki-S,) . 

 Furcraea — (fer-kr6'&) . 

 Fusiform— (fa'si-f6rm) . 



(To be continued ) 



WINTER FLOWERING PLANTS 



When the chrysanthemums are past 

 their best one turns for something bright 

 •and cheerful to take their place, and 

 during the dull months there are few col- 

 ors more taking than scarlet or red. In 

 years gone by camellias were all the 

 rage, but these have now lost favor, as 

 we must now have something less formal, 

 and plants must be grown by the hun- 

 dreds for decorative purposes. 



Plants that were formerly considered 

 too tender for ordinary use are now 

 grown under different conditions, and on 

 that account rendered more useful. For 

 instance, poinsettias were treated as hard- 

 wooded plants and nqw they are grown 

 almost like annuals, cuttings being 

 rooted during the summer in a frame, 

 and these grown on during the summer 

 without heat, keeping them sturdy until 

 the autumn, when they are taken into 

 a house with a temperature of from 55 

 to 60 degrees, and here they make heads 

 of bracts from a foot to fifteen inches 

 in diameter. To grow these well some 

 little care is necessary. In the first 

 place, the cuttings should be taken off 

 with a heel of the old wood, when about 

 three inches long. These should at once 

 be dipped in fine sand, to prevent their 

 bleeding. To prevent them flagging it is 

 preferable to have the pots ready, so that 

 the cuttings can be inserted and placed 

 in the propagating case quickly. As soon 

 as rooted they should be hardened off 

 ready for a shift into larger pots, for 

 if allowed to remain in their cutting 

 pots the foliage is sure to fall. They 

 ought to be grown in a cool pit, near 

 the glass, during the summer and here 

 they will grow sturdy, so that when in- 

 troduced into heat in the autumn they 

 soon commence to throw up their bracts. 



The most useful of the euphorbias is 

 jacquinffiflora. Cuttings rooted in the 

 same way as recommended for the poin- 

 settias will do well, but they must, how- 

 ever, be given a trifle more heat during 

 the growing season. If the pots are 

 plunged in a slight hot-bed the plants 

 will grow away freely, and make growths 

 from two to three feet in length. When 

 introduced into the stove in the autumn 

 they should be grown in the full sun- 

 light, when they will flower for the 

 greater portion of their length. 



Thyrsacanthus rutilans used to be a 

 great favorite, its long, graceful racemes 

 of flowers hanging down for a couple 

 of feet or so, producing a pretty effect. 

 Cuttings of the young shoots should be 

 rooted in spring, and the plants grown 

 on un_der cool treatment during summer. 

 When taken into the stove house see that 

 they do not suffer for want of moisture, 

 and they will then well repay all the labor 

 spent on them. 



Clerodendron fallax, when well grown, 

 is a very showy plant in winter. It may 

 be raised either from seed or cuttings. 

 If by the former method, seeds must 

 be sown as early in the season as pos- 

 sible, so that the plants may have time 



