September 13, 1919 



HORTICULTURE 



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PAPER WHITE GRANDIFLORA 



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Paper Whites, 12-15 cm., 1250 per case $16.50 per 1000 



13-15 cm., 1250 " 18.00 



14-16 cm., 1000 " 21.00 



Trumpet Major, 11-15 cm., 2000 " 20.00 



Gr. Soleil d'Or, 14-16 cm., 1000 " 40.00 



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 shipment: Dutch Bulbs, Home Grown Paeonies, Narcissus Emperor and Empress, 

 Begonias and Gloxinias. 



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THE IMPORT HOUSE 



PLANTS 



FOR PRIVATE 

 HOUSES. 



GREEN- 



Of the Nerines N. Fothergillii has 

 the finest color, but all are most use- 

 ful autumn bulbs, and last a long time 

 in water, says a writer in the Journal 

 of the International Flower Club. They 

 are easily managed, and like many 

 cape bulbs, flower before the leaves 

 are produced. During the growing of 

 the leaves they must be carefully at- 

 tended to and watered; and even now 

 and then, a small dose of liquid 

 manure does them good. They are 

 best not re-potted, except very rarely: 

 and as the leaves die down they must 

 be laid on their sides, and dried ana 

 well baked in the sun, just like the 

 Freezias, only not shaken out and re- 

 potted, as recommended for them. 

 The bulbs, too, should be planted, like 

 Vallotas or Hyacinths, well on the top 

 of the pot. I never can understand 

 why these very ornamental bulbs are 

 not grown in larger quantities, especi- 

 ally as they increase and improve, in- 

 stead of being almost useless, as is the 

 case with the spring bulbs after forc- 

 ing. 



A Cape family of small, very sweet- 

 smelling shrubs called Diosma (see 

 Johnson's Gardener's Dictionary) are 

 well worth growing, in fact no green- 



house ought to be without some of 

 them. Their charm is principally in 

 their foliage and scent, as the flowers 

 are insignificant. They are easily in- 

 creased by cuttings in spring under a 

 bell-glass. The growing of Cape plants 

 is always interesting. Small Cape 

 Aloes have charming pink flowers in 

 the spring, which last long in water, 

 not unlike the Lachenalias (see cata- 

 logues), all of which are worth grow- 

 ing. 



Leontis leonurus did not flower out 

 of doors with me last year at all, 

 either in large pots or planted out in a 

 bed. The plants were covered with 

 buds, and so we lifted them at the end 

 of September and put them into heat, 

 where they flowered well. This should 

 be worth while for anyone with 

 plenty of room, as it is such a hand- 

 some flower when picked. Dike the 

 Daturas, they may be extra late from 

 the excessive dryness of May and 

 June, and wet afterwards. It is a 

 Cape plant ; there it forms large 

 bushes covered with bloom 



STAMFORD HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 Stamford Horticultural Society took 

 place Friday night, Sept. 5th. Four 



members were nominated. The ex- 

 hibits of flowers, fruits and vegetables 

 excelled all the previous ones. The 

 display of Dahlias was specially fine. 

 Following were the awards given by 

 the judges: Collection of Dahlias, by 

 A. Carver, Cultural Certificate; Coll. 

 Dahlias, by Quality Seed Store, highly 

 commended; Seedling Dahlias, by M. 

 J. Quirk, highly commended; Coll. 

 Dahlias, by S. Whitehouse, Cultural 

 Certificate; Coll. Dahlias, by Alex. 

 Geddes, Certificate of Merit; Coll. of 

 Dahlias, by Thos. Sadliez, Cultural 

 Certificate; Marsh Mallows, by Wni. 

 Whitton, Cultural Certificate; Vase of 

 Pennisetum, by Jas. Porter, highly 

 commended; Vase of Buddleia Vauch- 

 lin, by Alex. Geddes, vote of thanks; 

 Vase of Gladioli Primilum Hybrid, by 

 Andrew Whitelaw, highly commend- 

 ed; Vase of Tritoma Pfitreri, by A. 

 Brieschke, highly commended; Hang- 

 ing Basket of Begonias, by A. 

 Whitehouse, highly commended; Spec- 

 imen Verbena, by A. Whitehouse. very 

 highly commended; Exhibits of fruits, 

 by A. Cant, highly commended; Sweet 

 Potatoes, by same, hon. mention; Bas- 

 ket of Peaches, by J. H. Wallace, high- 

 ly commended; Cucumber Suttons 

 Telegraph, by Alex. Geddes, highly 

 commended. 



