. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 262 The American Florist. Mar. 21, There are not many palm seeds offered during the winter season, the earliest of these to come into market being the seeds of Cocos Weddelliana, which some- times arrive in December, and if not then are always due in January, and with these, as with all such seeds, there should be no delay in planting, for should these seeds get too dry, so that the germ shriv- els, there will be a very poor result or even total failure. This season there may be some short- age in cocos seeds from
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. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 262 The American Florist. Mar. 21, There are not many palm seeds offered during the winter season, the earliest of these to come into market being the seeds of Cocos Weddelliana, which some- times arrive in December, and if not then are always due in January, and with these, as with all such seeds, there should be no delay in planting, for should these seeds get too dry, so that the germ shriv- els, there will be a very poor result or even total failure. This season there may be some short- age in cocos seeds from the fact that the Brazilian crop is reported to be non-ger- minative or defective, and it is upon this crop that most of our palm growers rely for their stock of Cocos Weddelliana. Seeds of Latania Borbonica are gener- ally the second species to arrive in the market, and these are usually of good quality and seldom fail to germinate, and to germinate quickly. The proper soil and best methods of planting the various trade species of palms will be given some attention in a future article. W. H. Taplin. Florists' Plant Notes. NASTURTIUMS. Nasturtiums for vases, hanging baskets and veranda boxes may be sown at any time now. The tall varieties are best for this purpose. Sow in flats and when of sufficient size give them 2y2-inch pots and place them along the edge of a bench, allowing the vines to lop over the sides. SHADING. Do not make the mistake of throwing a lot of shading on the greenhouses the moment the sun's rays get a little stronger. It has always struck the writer as strange that many florists pray for sunshine all through the winter and the moment Old Sol becomes a little more generous in spring they show their appreciation byshadingthe glass to keep out the sunshine. The result is invariably a lot of drawn up, spindly stock that wilts as soon as it strikes the oiitside air when planting-out time comes. Such plants asfuchsias and begonias can stand a light shadefromnow