February 14, 1920 



HORTICULTURE 



135 



Uoz. mil UKKi 



King Humbert (Orchid Kliiwcnil i. Tlie most 



populiir Canun. Great oraiiffe-scarlet 



tlowers siirniount the vij^orons dark brcnze 



foliage throuslioiit tlie seaami ; Ti ft 75 5 00 45 00 



Lafayette. In sciiiu' respects nseiiililes the 



variety "Meteor" but tlie (lowers are not 



qiiite as dark, stands more i-rect and the 



plant grows taller; 5 ft 1 00 7 iii> tin 00 



La Itanoe. IHt-p carmine pink: iV' ft 1 -"i "- "" Tn IKI 



I>alineck. A fre<? grower. The color Is rose 



with lines and shadings of scarlet carmine 



hues, a narrow golden border adds to its 



beaut.v; 4 ft 85 COO 50 00 



Louis Keverclion. A splendid bedder, large 



cochinealred [lowers; 4^2 ft CO 4 00 :t5 00 



-Hail! of Orleans. Rich cream ground, mot- 

 tled and shaded soft pink; 4 ft (So 4 00 30 00 



Doz. 



\>nuN. Flowers of fair size, of a soft rosy 

 pink with a prett.v mottled border of 

 creamy-yellow; .'Si,*; ft 75 



West \'irfflnla. Intense rich crimson-scarlet 

 with goIdi'U edge; :! ft -fio 



Winlzer'H Colossal (Orchid Flowered). The 

 largest flowered Canna. The florets often 

 measure eight inches a< ross and are of a 

 bright scarlet ; 5 ft 75 



^Villhim Itut»H. A splendid free flowering 

 yellow of good size; 5 ft 150 



\V.¥oiiiiiig i()rchid Fowei^d). Massive orange 

 flowers which make a strong contrast with 

 its rich bronze foliage; ((ft 50 



Yellow KInjr Humbert (Orchid Flowered). A 

 sport from King Humbert in which the 

 foliage is green and the flowers yellow 

 with red spots. Very attractive 75 



loou 



.1 50 



5 00 



HENRY A. DREER, 



714-716 

 Cheatnut St. 



Philadelphia, Pa. 



Tlie abo\e prices are intended for tiie Trade onl.v. 



GROWING SWEET PEAS IN 



CLUMPS 



By Charles Elliott 



The modern Sweet Pea Is the most 

 beautiful and most useful of all our 

 annuals and the growing of it should 

 not be confined to the time honored 

 practice of the long lines grown for 

 cutting flowers for decoration or ex- 

 hibition. For some years past I have 

 resorted to many different plans of 

 growing these plants for lawn and gar- 

 den decoration. 



One of the most pleasing of these 

 plans is the planting ot sweet peas in 

 "clumps" or circles, with the end In 

 view of producing large long stemmed 

 flowers in a way that proved attrac- 

 tive, and added a good decorative sub- 

 ject to the garden. 



These circles or "clumps" as we 

 term them, consist of two stout stakes 

 and sixteen bamboo canes eight feet 

 high. We find It an advantage to con- 

 struct these before planting, two 

 stakes eight feet high are driven into 

 the ground one on each side of a circle 

 thirty inches in diameter, about five 

 feet from the ground a wire hoop made 

 of No. 9 wire is stapled to the stakes, 

 the bamboos are then placed five In- 

 ches apart around the circle and tied 

 securely to the hoop. At planting time 

 enough strong plants of a strong grow- 

 ing variety are planted and one shoot 

 is lead up from each of the canes and 

 two up each stake. We u.sually ar- 

 range these clumps on either side of 

 the walk and It possible have the twin 

 clump across the walk of the same 

 variety, the clumps being 7-8 feet 

 apart from center to center, in the in- 

 tervening spaces we plant many of our 

 common annuals with very pleasing 

 results, and if the sweet pea vines 

 are kept disbudded and given a nice 

 mulch early, they produce some very 

 creditable flowers. From the clump 

 featured in the accompanying photo- 

 graph a nice bunch was cut June 5, 

 1919 and was given a score of 95 

 points by the floral committee of one 

 of our local Horticultural Societies. 



We find these clumps an excellent 

 arrangement for testing novelties, and 

 showing off their good qualities to 

 sweet pea enthusiasts. 



We plant these clumps with "fall 

 sown." plants whenever possible, since 

 they bloom earlier, and last longer, 

 and produce better flowers. 



Strong growing varieties gave best 

 results, and we have had many varie- 

 ties go "over the top" of the eight toot 

 canes. 



Excellent varieties for this purpose 

 are Valentine Elegance, Ivorlne, Aus- 

 tin Frederick, La France, Mrs. Cuth- 

 bertson, Adelaide, Mrs. Tom Jones, 

 Duchess ot Portland, Blue Picotee. 



A cream colored variety with a 

 groundwork of Petunia "Rosy Morn" 

 is a pleasing combination. A clump 

 of "Tea Rose" with Saponarla vaccaria 

 Is also very charming. 



Alex Malcolm with Calendula Orange 

 King, makes a brilliant show, and 

 many pleasing schemes can be worked 

 out with these clumps of Sweet Peas 

 with other annual flowers. 



I regret that the accompanying pic- 

 ture did not do justice of the general 



view of this walk. The clump In the 

 foreground is "Edna May" Imp. and 

 was carrying many fine flowers at the 

 time, which did not come out clearly 

 In the picture. — AmerieaTi Sioeet Pea 

 Bulletin. 



WILLIAM BERGER. 

 An old and respected Philadelphia 

 florist passed away on the 5th inst. 

 William Berger, 238 Queen Lane, 

 Gcrmantown, established himself there 

 in the business about fifty years ago 

 and continued same actively up to 

 within recent years. His sons also 

 followed in his footsteps, and a large 

 retail establishment bears the Berger 

 name at the busy corner Chelten and 

 Germantown avenues, while in the city 

 proper a wholesale store has been con- 

 ducted by Berger Brothers for many 

 years. William Berger was an honest, 

 hard working man; stuck close to his 

 business; raised a large family, and 

 gained a competence. He leaves a 

 fine record behind, honored and re- 

 spected by all who knew him. The 

 writer knew him well for thirty years 

 and speaks frotn personal knowledge. 



DREER*S "Riverton Special" Plant Tubs 



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 10 20 in. $4.50 J49..'50 J375 DO 

 18 in. 3.30 3C.00 293.0C 

 l«in. 2.35 2(1.00 asMIO 

 14 in. 1.90 21.50 170.00 

 12 In. 1.30 15.00 115.00 

 10 in, .90 9.90 77.50 



_^ Sin. .75 8.00 61.00 



The Riverton"T^b la sold excluBlvely "by us, and is the best ever Introdurod 

 The neatest, lightest, and cheapest. Painted green and bound with electrlc-weldea 

 hoops The' four largest sizes are equipped with drop handles. 



HENRY A. DRKR,|»««i5J!?!''?JH*L!!llM''iSi 714-716 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



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