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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



M A\ 



!i(l'J. 



.■iiIiT ;ih' |Miii(| iiiilcB -^ i|i'-~i It'll liy I lie 

 n\\ hi'i . Tlii^ i-;ili 111 ■ iliiiii' I iv ;iii 1 1| M'li 

 ■iiti-li, .Iiil: -II .'I- III -l-^il'l llir [Hiiiil ;ini| .'It 

 -iillli i li-1 .-I IMi- I'inlli I I. If llo -l|r;illl 1- 

 :i\ ;i I III i lie lllc \\;i irr iSlli lir t M kc'll I'lidll :i 

 \M'|1. Ill I 111' i-i I \- -11)1 |ilv «ll < ■ ic --lli-li i'\ 

 i-t-; Hi', It' lih' |iniii| ii-lml t<Mi l:ii;;r. Ilic 



liiwii -|miii;- 1 li.'ii i-niH hid ilu- Mini w.-iicr 



! : nil! ! ill' mill'- 111' I i»l' lilllli I 1 IIl;- I'MII I ic 

 1 II II in , ill- |illl|i|. 'I~~llh Ml[ • I lIV W ill I IC 



I iiiiiii; - iillji-ii'iil In -I Ipl'lv :i I I lii^^ rriilil 

 .•\ iijMii jl 1. Ill ill 1 III' ,1 \i'i;i-r ,~i;i--ii:i, m iii I 



' n i<ITj 1 t lin (Mil cr III ■ ;iHi,| i-n I I , I il lii|,. 



Fertility E:ssential. 



'In u I . .w :i 1 1 ii\ :ii|illi;i':i- ;i i 1 1 I lirliilil I H 

 1 III- -In i-i'--l nil V I llr\ th(i-l 1 PI • -ll|i|il in. I 



' 'ill nnni I. llrll -ill I 1 II lllillll < I;! llri'. I'l iV 

 !ii-l |n-llll-. |iri'|i;lli I Ill-nil ; i - rlirrl'lllrv' 

 I- \ nh W nil III I'lil' I, nn (,|- .-I ]]\ ,,| JICI- 



nlrclliiml-n |ll:ill'-. Tl II' >iii| f'l-n||| ;l|| iilil 

 I'.'l-I II I n. \'>illl -nil IIH'll Wli'i III ; t lll'in \- r ill \ 

 'I Mini', i^ llin lii'-.| I'liii' Hiilcr lilii^, 'riii- 

 -iimilil III' Inkcii lull ill 'iiili III' i'l nil' iiii'iir -. 

 iii'l iiii\i'i| with ,'i II i'i(i«i:il ;iiiii I n 111 nl' ru\\ 

 iii;i inii'i'. nml t lir win ili' Iiii'Ik'iI '-i'M'.'hI 

 1 i nil- t 1 ui'I 1 hi'Iii \W'll llii'n||ii . r.Mli'il ; Ii;i 1 1' 

 .1 |iiin:ii I III' liniic iiH'.'il III r\ii'\ nihil' !'< n )t 



III' -nil will |l|n\l' ill 111 'inlil li> tniKl Mills. 



I M |iia III i 11^ 1 'Mil- ill l;ir t^i' ii;ilur;i I 



|inl|i|-. llin liinl- slinilli I in' |i|-«'--i'i| ililWIl 

 I III II 1 111' '-ut't inilil. I W II III I I 1 ITr illclic-- 



iii'i'|i. ninl lirhl ill |ihii -i' liv '-loiir- until 

 ihi' ]'i;iiits ni't well lunaicil. It' llii-i. iiol 



'inlli' thn I'llntS IIKIV lir i liM I! jl > < ■ i j ;|l|i| I'isi" 



In 1 hr -iirl'nri'. Till' ii:;i|iir i 1 \- nl' the 



till' lii'sl iiu'IIiihI 111' niiiwiiin wntt'T lilies, 

 lis tlicii limy ;u'i' I'liIlM lici | to the spilcc al- 

 InWCil In i';n-|| iiHr. 'Till' si/c 1 1 f Ijic liOXi'S 

 -lldlllil 111' L'XL' I'ccI ,'IMi| iilli' I'iiipI i|('('|i I'or 



the -ni.'illi'i' li I ir-. ;iiiil I x I x I fur ilir iaryc 

 iiiylit lilii'iiiii iin- I'liiss. I''iir I hr \'ici()i-ia 



h'i'nin ;i lin\ S\Sxl will Im lllinn Inn lal'iii'. 



Care Alter Planting. 



A ft I'l I 111' 1 1 lii- li:i\ 1' lii'cn |ilanli'i| lln'ir 

 vMiiil- ,'i;i' lew. All ilri-ayiiiy Inavc- ami 



llnwi'l- siiniilii 111- irlllnVi'il n- siiiill a- 



tii('\ in'uiii 111 iniik nii-i^htly. If ni'mni 

 -mill -limilil natlii'i mi llm -nrfai-c ni 

 till' \\:ili'i'. il sliiiiilil 111' waslii'il li)\\a;ils 

 till' nxi'illnw |ii|ii' with till' liiiM', wlicic il 

 ran ca-ily lie n,,! |i,| i,|' (irncti sriiiii 

 will t'lii'iii whi'ii'vrr iii'W -nil ami manure 



lia\ (■ 1 II lehli'il In I lie |iiiiii|. 1 he si i II, 



wai'iii wiiti'i' liasiiiL; a tiMnlem-y In |iiii 

 iinili' till' t;ie\\ 1 II nt' llic-;' | la li i ell la I aliia-. 



rinlii l\'i'iity lini'i' i^l'aili- 111 live .Ifailis 



Irny iif -nl|p|iale nf i'n|i|ier i'nv every 

 I. mm ynlliiii-; ut' walei- will |ii'(i\e a sure 

 I'l'i'v ('Ml Im' nf ali;;!'. The aimnint uf 

 Mil|iliati' 111' rii[i|ii'i' thai ran lie iiseil will 

 ilr|M'llil il|iiin liie liliinllllt nf lime ill I he 

 Wtltei. 'I'lii' liesi w.'iy 1,, a|i|ily lhei-n|i|ier 

 i- In s||,-|ii'nil the I'lyslal- in the water in 

 li:ijis frniii iniisi|iiilii netting, ijist filmt i ii;j; 

 them aliiiiit the |iiiiiil. 



<)m' tliiiin' wr mn-t not t'liryet. ami that 

 is In lia\(' |ileiity nf <;(>|illisli in the |iiiiii| 

 III keeji ilnwn iiisn-t lite in Ilu' larval 

 stiinc; nihrrwise the poiiil will liecnnie a 

 iiiii'-^a lie.', .'iiiil enniith--; iiuniliers of iims 



F*hytelephas Macrocarpa. 



naiily Aati'T lilie- iiinra -i i;i|ii . I ly li'iiiil 

 llie Iniil-: I Inri't'iiii'. ll«r\ >lin|l|i| lillVe 

 |ili'!ily' III' inniii lii'lHi'i'ii Ilii' jil; I lit - ; llie 

 -IiniiL;i'i \arii'lie- -IhhiM hr iiliiii t <'iI I'imim 

 einht tn leii fi'i'l a|i;irl, I Bh' ui'iik < ■ r ;;iin\ 

 I n^ \ ariet ii's in |ii npni i im i. Tli,. |p|.'inliii^ 

 nf liaiilv water iilie- I'.'iii lii'i|iiii<- at iniy 

 time t'lnm the start nl' ;;hi\\ih in the 

 s|prin^ ii|p In the last wmik nl Ai i iiiisi. 

 Till' ti'inler or trii|iii- al w;it«-i' lilies 



<hiPll1i| Hot lie lilailteil una il M'llU •< I WMI'lll 



weath-'r arrives ; t'or llm liiiliiiiile of llns- 

 tipll. lint iii'fore the MlBiMIr i » t' .lllllC. 



riauliii^' ill ho.Nes nl' iiiliv iv liv ;i 1! incinis 



i|liiliii'- lie hli'il ;i mi lea lei I In I he aillill 



-^l.'ij^r ill till' waler. Willi |p|i'iily nl' tish 

 ill llie jiipinl, not a -inj^le im isi|ii i 1 1 1 will 

 evi'l' nnt lieyniiil llie \\ri;;yle|' -laen. 



WjiKKr.iM,. W. \ \. I'"ri'i| havidsnii 

 liiis iiiaile an offer to ('liiet' Terrill to 

 t'liiiiisli liowi'is ami i-air for llieiii t'or 

 t\\(i years nii the eoinlit ion that the city 

 elTi'l a new nty tuii hliiin. ||c vv i 1 1 )ilaiil 

 till' llipvvers nil the lawn ot' the new build- 

 iiiy, llo tile soiltliiin ami take care of 

 tliriii in e\('i'V' w a \' for the twn \e;irs. 



PHYTELEPAS MACROCARPA. 



Vegetable ivory lias been known as an 

 article of conimerce from South America 

 for the last half century, being used in 

 a niiiltitude of small articles, such aa 

 biittniis, toys ami \arioiis ornaments, in- 

 stead of the leal ivory, probably on ac- 

 count of its smaller cost. 



This xcyelable ivory is |iroduced by the 

 plant we now illustrate, I'liytelephas 

 iiiacidcarpa, a plant that is coiiinionlj' 

 HjpoUcii ol' as the ivory mil palm, and one 

 tiiat is ijuile coinmoii in iln; northern 

 portion ot' SiPiith .Vmerica, being espe- 

 cially plentiful in New liranada. 



8oiiie botanists claim that )>hytelcplias 

 is not a palm, strictly sjieakiug, from 

 the fact that its tlowers possess an in*- 

 delinite number of stamens, instead of 

 the usual six stamens that appear iu the 

 tlowers of the majority of jialms; but, 

 bo this as it may, the jdaut in question 

 has the general appearance of a palm, 

 and is considered as such in most books 

 of reference. 



Tlie photograph shows a young plant, 

 and thus does not give a good idea of 

 what the mature s[iecimeii of this species 

 attains to, for the latter has magnificent 

 leaves that are Iif teen to twenty feet 

 long, nearly erect and gracefully arch- 

 ing, these leaves jiroceediiig from a short 

 trunk. 



The trunk or caudex of this jialm sel- 

 dom reaches a greater length than twenty 

 feet, and most of this trunk is prostrate 

 on the ground, the upright jiortion of 

 the stem, from which the leaves grow, 

 being about five or six feet in height. 



This jilant is unisexual, the male and 

 female tlowers being on separate trees, 

 and it is said that the trunk of the male 

 plant is much taller and more erect than 

 that of the female. 



The seeds, the part used as ivory, are 

 produced in a compound drupe, or clustOt 

 of drujies, the cluster containing six or 

 more seeds, and the whole covered with 

 a warty looking, wood-like covering, and 

 weighing about twenty-five pounds. These 

 fruit clusters have been given the name 

 of negroes' heads, and when seven or 

 eight such clusters are seen hanging 

 around the stem of the tree the effeS 

 must be singular. 



In its young state this palm has been 

 grown more or less in greenhouses sinCo 

 IS-ld. and in that condition has leaves 

 somewhat like those of a kentia, the 

 stems being without sjiines and the foli- 

 age dark green. 



Under cultivation phytelejihas has usn- 

 ally been grown as a wjirni house palm, 

 though sometimes used for outdoor deco* 

 ration in summer, in 1-airope, but from 

 the fact that it is not confined to low 

 levels in the trojiics. but also appears uT 

 to 3,000 feet above sea level, it woulc 

 seem that high temperature at night 

 would not be required for strong speci- 

 mens. ]Jut its natural habitat is in moiat 

 ground, and from this we gather that an 

 abundant supjdy of water is demanded 

 for the welfare of this plant. While not 

 specially considered as a trade palm, 

 phytelephas is offered in small plants by 

 a few growoj-s in this country, and !■ 

 doubtless to be found in various private 

 eollections. W. II. TapliN. 



Oki.axdo. Fi,a. — The Luther green- 

 houses will be established on North 

 <Jrange a\enne as soon as the p> roper 

 houses and conservatories can be b\iilt. 

 Mr. T.uther has purchased a large corner 

 lot for the ]>iirpose. 



