San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-11-28
Plants for Church Decorations.


From the Journal OF Horticulture.
Palms rank among the best for
the purpose. Some Of the most
suitable are Kentia Fosteriana,
Areca lutescens, Seaforthia ele-
gans, Latania borbonica and Cocos
Weddelliaua, the latter requiring
more heat than that given to an
ordinary greenhouse. Dracaedas
congesta, rubra and Veirchili, all
greenhouse varieties, have sterling
qualities to recommend them for
decoration. Other good green
leaved plants are Aralia Sieboldi,
Grevillea robusta and Curculigo
recurvata; the latter requires the
heat of a forcing house. Among
Towering plants available for use
from the beginning of June till the
end of September but few are bet
ter than Campanula pyramidalis
alba, tuberous begonias, fuchsias,
Zonal pelargoniums and white
Marguerites.
From October to Christmas
chrysanthemums, Marguerites and
forced Roman byacinths should
form the chief feature. The early
Towering varieties of chrysanthe-
NUNS, such as Nine. Desgranges,
Soeur Melaine and Lady Selborne,
will be in full beauty through Oc-
tober, after which there is no lack
in varieties which supply flowers
till Christmas. At that time Ro-
man hyacinths, Arum lilies and
: Christmas roses may be had in
abundance where a forcing house
IS at command. During the two
following months forced plants OF
) DeutzIa gracillis, Spirae japonica
and S. astilboides, as we'll as hya-
cinths and tulips, will be useful.
From March till May the great
est number of Towering plants in
pots will be available. Many
beautiful varieties of Indian aZa-
leas, and Azalea mollis may then
be easily brought into flower by in
Producing them into heat at vari-
} GUS periods. Deutzia gracillis and
Spiraea japonica will also grow
quickly, and Lillium Harrisi, cal.
las, Narcissus poeticus ornatus,
, primulas and cyclamens, If grown
gradually in greenhouse, should
be in full beauty at Easter.
Turning to cut flowers / will, al
the outset, point out that although
the majority Of flowers required
for church decorations should be
white, yet in consequence Of the
growing custom of occasionally
using colored blossoms also, /
shall include some OF the best OF
these among my list. From May
till September plenty OF flowers
may usually be obtained from the
open air without drawing upon the
inmates of glass houses, except for
such choice ones as Eucharies anna
zonica and Stephanotis fioribunda
q Some of the best that may be
grown in the open and during that
period are Magnolia conspicua
grown against south walD Guel.
der roses, rhododendrons, Mar.
guerites, doronicums, phloxes, Lii
liums candidum and chalcedoni-
cum, Pyrethrum Aphrodite, roses,
asters, Gypsophila paniculata, sun
flowers, paeonies, and Anemone
japonica.
From September until Christ
mas, as in the case Of plants in
pots, chrysanthemums will supply
the bulk of cut flowers, and it
would be difficult at any season
of the year to find flowers more
thoroughly adapted for the pur-
pose. Good white varieties to
grow are: Early, Nine. Desgran-
ges, Mrs. Cullingsford, Souvenir
dun Ami and Lady Selborne.
Midseason Stanstead White,
Nine. Therese Rey, Elaine, avail
anche, beauty OF Exmouth and
Mrs. j. Carter. For late use: La
DIV l.. Lawrence and Mrs. f. Reck-
EFT. These may be supplemented
with Eucharis amaZonica and Ro-
man hyacinths from the forcing
house.
At Christmas callas, which have
been kept in pots throughout the
summer, should be sending up q
few flowers. Christmas roses lifted
and placed in the greenhouse six
weeks previously will be in full
beauty. Scarlet pelargonium ras-
phall improved, grown on shelves
near the glass in the forcing house,
Roman hyacinths, and poinsettias
from the same structure, will give
the best flowers obtainable at that
festive season. From January till
May callas, camellias and Roman
hyacinths will give rather tluct-
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