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HOETICULTUEE 



December 26, 1914 



Cattleya Hardyana var. Rutherford 



Cattleyana Hardyana, one of the most beautiful of 

 all cattleyas, is a natural hybrid between C. Warscewic- 

 zii or gigas and C. Dowiana aurea. It is somewhat vari- 

 able but the original type has deep rose pink sepals and 

 petals. The variety illustrated herewith has light yel- 



low sepals and petals and the Julius Roehrs Company, of 

 Eutherford, N. J., who are the fortunate possessors of 

 this unique novelty, are ver}- proud of it and have given 

 it the name Eutherford. It has not yet been exhibited 

 anywhere. 



Papaver orientale 



During the beautiful month of May when the incom- 

 parable radiance of the vernal giory is at its height the 

 oriental poppies represent a conspicuous note in the 

 floral aspect of the garden. A few warm days and the 

 large green egg-shaped buds bursting again bring to 

 Ught the intense shades of orange-scarlet, fiery red, crim- 

 son maroon and beautiful salmon pink of masses of huge 

 flowers which for strong, near arid distant effect prove 

 invaluable. It is the brass tone of festive jubilant color 

 fanfares in the great color symphony of our herbaceous 

 gardens. We have seen those large silky-lustred petals 

 time and again, but their beauty exerts its charm anew 

 every ensuing season. In character it is fleeting — orien- 

 tal, hailing from the land of the wonders of Arabian 

 Nights, the land of gay colors in apparel and flowen- 

 language. The sudden bursting forth of glorv' and its 



equally quick vanishing away seems the inside feature 

 which, perhaps imperceptibly intensifies our admiration. 



Oriental poppies are indispensable inmates of Ameri- 

 can gardens. Being familiar ^vith their habit of growth 

 we know that their weak point consists of the withering 

 and gradually dr}'ing up of the otherwise highly orna- 

 mental foliage during midsummer. To avoid unsightly 

 Itare spots duringthis time it is necessary to plant some- 

 thing else between ; gladioli, for instance, prove service- 

 able. In the fall the poppies form their new ground 

 foliage, which in turn requires air and light for normal 

 development. 



The proceedings in raising oriental poppies from seed 

 during early spring are so well known to horticulturists 

 that I need not dwell on it. To avoid the otherwise 

 heavy losses in the transplanting of seedlings in the 

 open ground it is best to sow in small pots. Bemove the 

 weaker ones and after the plants have attained sufficient 

 size set them out where they are to flower the following 

 season. 



Of the comparatively new salmon ])ink varieties I 



