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1157. Farrington, E. I. Some new plants for the window gardener. Gard. Mag. 32 : 261- 

 262. Sfig. 1921. 



1158. Farrington, E. I. What's new in shrubs. Gard. Mag. 33: 38^1. 6 fig. 1921. 



1159. Gibson, Henry. Plants for the porch. Gard. Mag. 33: 244-245. 1921. 



1160. GiLLETT, Kenneth. Native plants for rock gardens. Florists' Exchange 49: 479, 

 506. 1920. — The writer notes the tendency toward the greater use of native plants for American 

 gardens due to restrictions on importation and other causes. Though many are commonplace 

 they can be made unusual by proper planting. A list is given of native New England plants 

 suitable for that portion of rock garden shaded for at least a portion of the day; when such 

 plants also thrive in the open sun that fact is mentioned. Most of the plants are briefly 

 described, including soil and moisture requirements. Besides the more common herbaceous 

 perennials, the list includes orchids, ferns, low evergreen plants, and trailers. — Lua A. 

 Minns. 



1161. Griffiths, David. A timely hint on Easter lily handling. Florists' Exchange 50: 

 763. 1 fig. 1920. — The attention of florists growing Easter lilies for the first time is called to the 

 necessity of handling the seedlings before winter sets in, especially from Washington, D. C., 

 north. "There are 2 reasons for this: (1) The seedlings of this lily do not go dormant until 

 they blossom, unless forced to do so; the young plants consequently go into the winter in vege- 

 tative condition. (2) They are necessarily shallow, having been set out as very small plants." 

 If wanted for bloom the 1st year, the seedlings should be potted before cold weather and given 

 the ordinary treatment for pot-grown Easter lily bulbs. Otherwise the plants should be dug 

 before the temperature goes below 25°F., dried until the leaves pull off easily, reset in rich soil 

 about 4 inches deep, and later in the season mulched with well-rotted manure, which should 

 remain on the beds next season. The writer's experience with lilies in Washington proves the 

 necessity of resetting for successful outdoor wintering. — Lua A. Minns. 



1162. Griffiths, David. A timely hint on lily production. Florists' Exchange 49: 708. 

 1 fig. 1920. — Carefully selected plants of great vigor and good production should be used as 

 seed parents. Two plants, each with 4 (better 3) pods, will yield enough seed (250 or more per 

 pod) for the average grower. Seed-producers may receive light feeding once a week from the 

 time buds appear. Experiments at Washington D. C., show that the Easter lily is most 

 profitably treated as an annual, 15-months-old plants yielding as good and as many flowers as 3- 

 year, 8-9-inch bulbs; also, time and labor are conserved and disease practically eliminated. 

 The belief is expressed that an early strain can be selected, the seed of which can be sown in 

 frames in late autumn (germinating in April), and the seedlings planted out in May. Such 

 plants would have 6 months in the open, after which they would be potted and forced for 

 Easter, reducing the time for growing to 11 months and eliminating the use of the greenhouse 

 in spring. — Lua A. Minns. 



1163. Griffiths, David. Growing easier lilies in the hardy garden. Gard. Mag. 33: 

 107-108. Ifig. 1920. 



1164. Hagenburger, Carl. Substitutes for debarred blooming plants. Florists' Ex- 

 change 50: 1121. 1920. — It appears that the Azalea is the only blooming plant whose exclusion 

 by quarantine is very keenly felt. There are no real substitutes, the nearest approach being 

 the French hydrangea, and it seems probable that in the near future more of these will be 

 grown than has hitherto been the case with Azaleas. Among substitute plants, Ardisia, 

 Aucuba, and Solanum are mentioned; it appears that large quantities of the first 2 

 will be grown profitably in the South. Solanums are now grown in large numbers. The 

 following are listed and briefly described: Erica; Poinsettia; begonias of the semi- tuberous and 

 semperfijrens types; Primula malacoides and P. obconica; late-flowering chrysanthemums for 

 Thanksgiving; Cyclamen; Genista; Bougainvillea; Marguerite; Delphinium, Belladonna, and 

 roses. — Lua A. Minns. 



