1G8 Missouri State Horticultural Society. 



WEDNESDAY EVE. 



Society called to. order ^^ the chair and the first subject taken 

 up was a paper on 



THE NEW VARIETY OF PLANTS FOR 1883 AND 1884. 



BY EGBERT S. BROWN. 



Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 8th, 1884. 

 In presenting this paper before the Missouri State Horticultural 

 Society, I oti'er a few thoughts and also my experience in growing 

 some of the new varieties of plants of 1883-4 introduction. 



Streptosolex jamesoni — Which was given such a high repu- 

 tation and was offered as a number one plant for bloom. With me 

 it has been entirely worthless. Either in the greenhouse or out 

 doors it makes a strong growth, but no bloom. I saw a few flowers 

 on some of the plants, but the most of them had no flowers at all. 



Ch.konstemma hispidia— Though not new, is a free bloomer 

 and it makes a fine plant for baskets and vases. Does well as a 

 border plant. It can be sheared down to four inches, and makes a 

 good border of white flowers. 



Abutilon tiiompsoni plena — Is a good plant to flower when a 

 year old. Then it is constantly in flower and can be used to an 

 advantage in cut flower work, where yellow flowers are wanted. 

 Being double, the flowers last longer than the single flowering 

 varieties. 



Freesia refracta alba— Too much cannot be said in favor 

 of this tine winter flowering bulb. It is so easy of growth and 

 such a free bloomer it ought to be in the hands of every amateur 

 and florist in the country. The bulbs are small, and having no ap- 

 pearance of making such fine white sweet-scented flowers, the buyer 

 is ajDt to think he has been done for again by paying twenty or twenty- 

 five cents for each tiny bulb. But he is most agreeably surprised at 

 the fine flowers they produce. Six bulbs should be planted in a 

 4 four inch pot for the best results. 



Canna Ehe-MANNI. — Though not entirely new yet I don't 

 think they are plenty. The high price kee2:)ing them from being 

 distributed as much as they deserve to be. They make a good 

 growth and are free bloomers with large scarlet flowers with, no 



