. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. rSSy. The American Florist. 207. TNUC^ BtQO\UG M OKHMtRS, UKSS up of this magnificent piece of work is the same as is generally used for such beds, viz : Several varieties of alternan- thera, Echeveria metallica and secunda glauca, Oxalis tropseoloides, santolina, sedums, etc. Around the opening of the archway an entirely different class of plants is used, however, such as nastur- tiums, lobelias, alyssum, etc., making a most beautiful contrast with the formal lines of the rest of the design. The in- terior of the
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. rSSy. The American Florist. 207. TNUC^ BtQO\UG M OKHMtRS, UKSS up of this magnificent piece of work is the same as is generally used for such beds, viz : Several varieties of alternan- thera, Echeveria metallica and secunda glauca, Oxalis tropseoloides, santolina, sedums, etc. Around the opening of the archway an entirely different class of plants is used, however, such as nastur- tiums, lobelias, alyssum, etc., making a most beautiful contrast with the formal lines of the rest of the design. The in- terior of the archway is covered with Eng- lish ivy and Mitchella repens. The calen- dar which is seen on the front of the bed is made in the usual manner with such designs ; the plants composing the letters being set in boxes, and these boxes changed daily to correspond with the day of the week and month. Mr. Ettore Tassinari the gardener who designed the bed is an Italian by birth. He came to this country eleven years ago to work at his trade as a mason, and was employed for two years on the erection of the asylum buildings. Showing a natural aptitude for gardening work he was given a job assisting to lay out the grounds, and in the following year was given entire charge, and has now been there eight years. He raises all his plants himself in a small greenhouse on the grounds, and every plant in the bed above described was set by his own hands. W. J. S. LiNUM TRIGYNUM—one of the bright- est and most showy of yellow-flowering cool greenhouse plants, but like all other flaxes, of no use for cutting. Now in season. Notes and Comments. The application of salt as a top dress- ing to smilax, of which Mr. Falconer speaks in the last issue of the Florist, should not injure the crop if judiciously applied. A heavy dressing when the plants are just starting would naturally kill insects and smilax too. But when the smilax is well grown, almost ready for cutting, a light dressing of salt not only k
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