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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
Foliage for Buttonholes and Floral Decora¬ 
tion. 
I find that many amateurs who grow 
flowers for buttonholes or for decoration 
are often at a loss for some suitable 
foliage. There are, of course, some 
flowers which are better when shown with 
their own foliage, but often this cannot 
be cut. The two best plants for furnish¬ 
ing foliage .are the Asparagus Fern and 
the Maiden-hair Fern. These are easily 
grown, and will go with nearly any flower. 
The leaves may also be pressed and kept 
for a time, and they will not lose their 
colour. For table decoration many 
plants may be used. Several of the 
Ampelopsis species have young shoots 
which will add to the beauty of epergnes 
and vases of flowers. Asparagus 
Sprengeri may be used with advantage. 
These plants, excepting some of the Am¬ 
pelopsis' species may be grown without 
heat and cost very little into> the bargain. 
John C. Maclaren. 
Bradford. 
Bulbs. — Why are most of the early 
spring plants propagated by bulbs ? It is 
mainly a matter of relative temperature 
and amount of sunlight. This is smaller 
in early spring, and the conditions are 
not favourable to the development of 
seeds ; but a bulb may be considered as 
the partly-developed germ of the plant. 
It possesses within itself the materials of 
nourishment, and the vital principle needs 
only to be quickened by a comparatit el} 
feeble stimulus to produce the mature 
plant. For this the conditions of early 
spring are favourable. This also ex¬ 
plains why certain bulbous plants can be 
developed by simply bringing them into 
proximity with water and light. 
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The White Poplar is the best of natural 
lightning conductors. 
Most of our cultivated plants have tra¬ 
velled from East to W est. Two notable 
exceptions are the Potato and the Tomato. 
The Life Plant. —There is a plant in 
Jamaica called the life-plant because it is 
almost impossible to kill it. When a 
leaf is cut off and hung up by a string it 
sends out white thread-like roots, gathers 
moisture from the air, and begins to grow 
new leaves. 1 ^ 
Feed the Piants. 
Harvey’s “Fertilo” is to plants what food 
is to the body. “ Fertilo ” is plant food. It 
contains the essential proportions of Nitrogen, 
Potash, and Phosphates, and, acting as a 
fertiliser through the soil, it developes, 
strengthens, and nourishes all plants. Users 
of “Fertilo” confirm our claim, and tell us 
they get healthier and more abundant crops, 
better fruit, and more beautiful blooms than 
before they used it. 
Mr. E. IVoithhigton, Witham’s Nurs-.ry, 
Hollinwood , Manchester, one of the largest growers 
of Show and Regal Pelargoniums in the Countv of 
Lancaster, says : “ I find your fertilizer is a great 
help in growing Pelargoniums, Chrysanthemums and 
all other plants. It is splendid, stuff." 
Hundreds of amateur and professional 
gardeners speak just as enthusiastically of 
the wonderful results following the use of 
“Fertilo.’’ It is cheap and economical in use. 
7lb., 2s. ; 14 b., 3s. ; 281b., 4s. 6d.; 561b., 8s.; 
icwt., 15s. If you cannot get Harvey’s 
“Fertilo” from your local seedsman, we will 
send it carriage paid. —J. P. Harvey & Co., 
Dept. 6, Kidderminster. 
March 16, 1907. 
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JHE H ISTORY & C ULTIVATION 
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Definition of Classes. Border Carnations. Show Carnations and Picotees, YeUow 
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