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HORTICULTURE 



December 12, 1908 



at this tunc of year. In our public halls, in the decora- 

 i [asses at out shows, in the florists' shops and else- 

 iiliciiium makes its annual claim 

 to recognition and succeeds. 



Ladysmith is old but its rich color makes it one of the 

 most valuable; Nellie Riding, golden chestnut; Kitty 

 Bowm. yellow ; Edith Pagram, Bronze Pagram and 

 White Pagram aeed no commendation. Annie Stevens 

 is a pretty rose colored variety. Mrs. H. J. Empson, 

 pure yellow. Some uewer ones are Narcissus, golden 

 yellow: Doreen, yellow; Mrs. E. Roberts;, pale lilac 

 mauve; Pyrethrum, reddish crimson; Miss Gunn, blush 

 pink: Perfecta, rosy purple: Restart, small but fine 

 color, almost scarlet. 



DECOB \TI\ T. CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



These pretty little medium-sized Japs are of great 

 value in the border and as pot plants. Baronne de 

 Vinols. a rosj amaranth with white tips, also Knonnar 

 Caprice de Printemps is useful for grouping and much 

 appreciated by the French growers. It has given rise 

 to quite a large family of sports of which Kathleen 

 Thompson, a golden chestnut, is a conspicuous sample. 

 At Paris one exhibitor staged the entire family which we 

 may refer to at some future date. E. Daudet, yellow 

 shaded red; Foxhunter, scarlet crimson with gold re- 

 verse; Table Decorator, pale lemon yellow; Clara Ver- 

 num, rich rosy red crimson with gold reverse; Freda 

 Bedford, golden apricot ; Eden, rosy mauve, passing to 

 white, and Mrs. Christie, deep rosy amaranth, are some 

 of CannelPs newest and best. 



Nerine Fothergilli major 



These popular South African bulbous plants are 

 among the most charming and most useful of all early 

 winter-flowering plants. Coming into bloom as they 

 do at a time when flowers of any real choiceness are 

 scarce, we find that this Nerine amply repays the little 

 care and attention which it requires. 



For decorative purposes, they stand in a class by them- 

 selves ami 1 bave yet to see the flower which can beat 

 them for rich effect. Incidently I may say that one of 

 the finest pieces of table decoration which I have ever 

 seen was a dinner table seated for forty, decorated en- 

 tirely with Nerine Fothergilli. The effect under arti- 

 ficial light, for beautj and brilliance was simplj beyond 

 the power of man to describe. 



Perhaps tin real secrel of success in the cultivation of 

 the Nerines lies in their winter treatment. Quite a num- 

 ber of people arc under the impression that Nerines re- 

 quire little or qo attention in the way of potting or feed- 

 ing owing to their well-known partiality for being pot- 

 bound. Neglecl in tin- respect is one of the principal 

 - of Eailun in grow in g these plants. 



As soon as Nerines finish flowering, they should be 

 carefully examined to see that the drainage is in good 

 order, and any which may require a small shift should 



have ii al this time, although excessive potting should 

 always be avoided. They should then be placed in a 

 cool house where they will get plenty of light and air. 

 During the growing period which lasts, as a rule, from 

 November until May, they require abundance of mois- 

 ture at the root and overhead and, to ensure the thor- 

 ough development of the bulbs, occasional waterings 

 with well diluted farmyard manure should be given 

 them. 



About . I une the foliage begins to show signs of with- 

 ering, and water should then be given in lesser quantities 

 and gradually discontinued altogether. During the sum- 

 mer months they may be placed on their sides in some 

 well exposed situation outdoors, where they will get a 

 thorough baking in the sun. As a well ripened bulb is 



Nerine Fothergilli major 



absolutely necessary before we can expect it to flower we 

 should see thai they are placed where it is dry and where 

 they will get the full power of the sun. 



The a npanying illustration shows Nerine Fother- 

 gilli var. major grown in a six-inch pot. The plant 

 was one of a large hatch, grown and flowered this year 

 by W. N. Craig, North Easton, Mass.. who grows them 

 to perfection. 



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North Easton , 

 Mass. 



