The Florida agriculturist., 1889-11-27
dens and Conservatives are the results of
skill and patience in hybridizing. g.-Ameri-
can Agriculturist for November.
For THE FLORAL DEPARTMENT.
Plant Notes from Town and Countr


State that excel Tarpon Springsina hor-
ticultural way, or any therway for that
matter And the beautiful and well kept
grounds are only fair setting to her
many elegant residences. Yucca alo@folia
has been freely used, and quantities of
them surround the spring basin, and line
the fences. There are hundreds of plants,
and yet there does not seem to be one too
many. The grounds of Governor Stafford
afford a good example of semi-trOpical
-containingall the fruit trees nee
essary for an ample supply of fruit, yet
leaving abundant room for collection
of choice plants. A large fountain basin
in the centre OF hegrounds has been filed
with earth, and Cannas of both the green
and purple-eaved varieties form the cen
tire; Agave Americana, green and varie-
gated, radiate in four lines from the CEN
tire, and between them are Plumbago
Capensis, geraniums, eUc., the whole sur
rounded by deep border of Altrinan-
thras. OF course the fountain is only AL
lowed to play sufficiently to keep all in
good condition.
A splendid specimen of Agave recurvata
stands at one corner of the residence, and
from it's size it promises to throw up it's
flower spike next spring.
Good examples Of Phoenix dactylifera
in vigorous growth are to be seen here,
and with Sabal palmetto and Cocos
nucifera show how important a place
palms assume III the semi-tropical garden.
Tecoma STAINS is now in all it's glory,
and is perfect mass of rich yellow flow
ers. 1T should be much more generally
planted. 1t is handsome shrub, even
when not in flower, and has the desirable
faculty of being able to take care of itself.
Hibiscus mutibilis needs more pruning
than it usually gets 1t is a struggling
shrub, and the flowers are small and i'm
perfect on the old wood; if cut back to
within three feet Of the ground early in
spring it will throw up numerous strong
shoots and for several weeks in the fall it
presents very unique appearance with
it's changeable fiowers-pure white in the
morning, and turning to reddish pur-
pie in the evening.
The showing of Chrysan themums is
comparatively poor this fall as far as [
have seen. the exceptions are few places
where they show skillful handling
LeonOtis Leonurus, the Lions Tail,
when planted in groups are very attrac-
tive now, and will make a good show for
the next six weeks.
On fairgrounds of Mr. j Jackson, in Tam
pa, is plant of Agave Sisalana that has
thrown up flower spike to height of
twenty-five feet, and it attracts a great
deal of attention. Agaves are always
very ornamental plants in any situation ;
then when they reach maturity and begin
the growth of the great flower spike, we
have before us one of the wonders of the
vegetable kingdom.
We have an Allamanda that has been
in flower for the past five months, and
there are always from two to three hun
dred flowers open at once. AS flower
does not last usually more than three
days, it would have to average nearly
one hundred day to keep up the supply,
or total OF about twelve thousand flow
ersfor the season.
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