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HORTICULTURE 



March 3, 1906 



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HARDY FLOWERS. 



"Hardy Flowers" was the topic 

 which came in for considerable discus- 

 sion on February 17 in the lecture hall 

 of the Massachusetts Horticultural 

 Society. The discussion was intro- 

 duced by E. 0. Orpet, who read an in- 

 teresting paper on this subject. 



Hardy plants, he said, appeal to 

 almost everyone very largely on the 

 ground of sentiment; for there is 

 scarcely one of the more familiar flow- 

 ers that has not some particular asso- 

 ciation with childhood days. There 

 was a time when hardy varieties were 

 rather out of fashion; but they are 

 again coming to the front, and today 

 one finds a great many more in use 

 than formerly, varieties which have 

 been transplanted from their wild en- 

 vironment. It is most unfortunate, 

 he affirmed, that wild flowers are often 

 despised, for they are capable of splen- 

 did development and many of them 

 are very beautiful. There was a dif- 

 ference of opinion, he said, as to 

 whether hardy plants should be 

 massed together or used separately in 

 gardens, especially in border effects; 

 but it is essential that tender plants, 

 annuals, for instance, lie used in con- 

 junction with hardy ones. 



Of course the question of soil is of 

 the greatest importance, for it is a dif- 

 ficult task to make all kinds of plants 

 thrive in the same soil. In all cases 

 the soil should be prepared quite deep, 

 for in this way they much better with- 

 stand a drought. He called attention 

 to the curious feeling of dislike that 

 existed among people for such colors 

 as purple and mauve; and he thought 

 it a great mistake that flowers of these 

 hues were eliminated from gardens as 

 they sometimes are. In hardy borders 

 bulbs are getting to be quite popular 

 and he instances the narcissus of 

 which there are many varieties which 

 are splendid for planting in masses 

 for spring blooming. Of columbines 

 there are only three varieties which 

 he would recommend for cultivation. 

 They are the common North American 

 species to be had in red, yellow and 

 blue. None of the hybrid varieties is 

 equal to them. Of larkspur he did not 

 care much for the annual variety, hut 

 the perennials were good and vigorous, 

 although they were frequently subject 

 to blight which might be overcome by 



careful attention. Irises were among 

 the very best of garden plants and 

 peonies have become enormous favor- 

 ites of late years. In fact people are 

 peony crazy, he said. 



Garden phlox is indispensable in a 

 well-arranged garden; but he recom- 

 mended that the flower stalks be cut 

 down early; if not they are apt to go 

 to seed and the stronger varieties 

 crowd out the weaker ones. Hardy 

 pyrethrum, he remarked, was very 

 popular, and the single ones are more 

 advantageous than the double ones, as 

 they maintain their erect position af- 

 ter the rain, while the other ones be- 

 come top heavy. The lupine was an- 

 other indispensable variety, the only 

 trouble with it being that it was apt 

 to die down about the time a garden 

 was at its height; but this could be 

 overcome by planting an annual va- 

 riety whose flowers are at their best 

 late in the season. In considering the 

 numerous lilies he referred to the Cal- 

 ifornia species as most beautiful, but 

 not adapted to the Eastern climate. 

 There were many plants which are 

 commonly supposed to be hardy which 

 have to be most carefully looked after 

 during the cold weather, and he in- 

 cluded in the list the Canterbury bell 

 and even hollyhocks, which should 

 always be protected against frost. 

 The coreopsis was another which 

 needed some similar protection. 



The speaker referred to the great 

 number of varieties which we are 

 getting from China, some 3000 such 

 having been introduced of late. He 

 believed that both Russia and Siberia 

 would yet prove fertile fields for the 

 discovery of new botanical specimens. 

 He paid a tribute to the work doctors 

 have done for horticulture, noting the 

 fact that a great many surgeons have 

 been good botanists and there are 

 thousands of plants the knowledge of 

 which we owe to medical men. 



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