. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 418 The American Florist. April II, Areca lutescens is the next to appear in the seed form, the best crop being that which arrives in May in most seasons. Fresh areca seed has quite a good deal cf the outer, fibrous covering still adhering to the shell of the small nut, so much so that when a handful of the seed is taken up it seems to hang together, and this is just a little more inconvenient to sow than the smooth seeds that have been already noted. In testing areca seeds do not attempt to find the germ of the s
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 418 The American Florist. April II, Areca lutescens is the next to appear in the seed form, the best crop being that which arrives in May in most seasons. Fresh areca seed has quite a good deal cf the outer, fibrous covering still adhering to the shell of the small nut, so much so that when a handful of the seed is taken up it seems to hang together, and this is just a little more inconvenient to sow than the smooth seeds that have been already noted. In testing areca seeds do not attempt to find the germ of the seed at the end, where one would be most likely to look for it, the germ being located on the side, as is also the case with the latania. Pure peat is a good material in which to sow arecas, though not an absolute essential if one has a nice open, light soil, but they should have a temperature of 75° in order to germinate quickly, and all seedling palms are benefited by hav- ing moderate shading. Kentia seeds are also offered in the spring, but these are frequently a portion of the crop of the preceding season and as such have the market forsome time and may not be very reliable in ger- minating. There may be an occasional lot of iresh kentia seed offered in the spring, but an experience of many sea- sons leads me to favor the fall crop of seed. Kentia seeds may either besown broad- cast in a bench or planted in pots orpans and covered to a depth of one to one and one-half inches with light soil, and always kept moist, but in either case they germinate very irregularly, some seed- lings appearing in two months while others may defer their public appearance for nearly a year. Livistona rotundifolia seeds ripen in the latter part of the summer or early autumn and, when planted promptly and given a rather strong heat, germinate quickly, though making a plant but slowly after potting off. Phcenix seeds are an uncertain quan- tity in regard to species, the different species
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