October 9, 1920 



H ORT ICU LTURE 



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DOUBLE VS. SINGLE FLOWERS 

 Time wiis when double Howers wore 

 considered in every way superior to 

 single ones, says a writer In Garden 

 Illustrated. Public opinion has. how- 

 ever, changed within recent years; in- 

 deed, some double flowers at one time 

 much appreciated have now almost, if 

 not quite, disappeared from gardens. 



Illustrations of such are to be found 

 in the double Cinerarias, which, once 

 were thought highly of and realized 

 good prices. Of these I have not seen 

 one for some time. 



The Double White Primula must 

 liave a good constitution to bold its 

 own for so many years without deteri- 

 oration. The first double-flowered 

 Zonal Pelargoniums, sent out about 

 fifty years ago. were of course, rank 

 habit of growth, with comparatively 

 few flowers, but as these few were 

 double they attracted a good deal of 

 attention and sold readily. In time a 

 dwarfer and more free-flowering race 

 was obtained, the members of which 

 were, and still are, grown to a consid- 

 erable extent, but not in anything like 

 the same numbers as the single ones, 

 whidi have of late years come prom- 

 inently to the front for winter liloom- 

 ing. 



The double Camellias, witli their 

 hard and formal flowers, have fallen 

 from the high position they formerly 

 occupied in gardens, but, on the other 

 hand, tlie single varieties were never 

 so appreciated as they are today. In 

 these the central cluster of golden an- 

 thers forms a pleasing feature. 



Single roses, too. have made great 

 headway in popular favor within the 

 last few years, but. as happens with 

 all classes of plants that are much ad- 

 mired by the general public, varieties 

 are put into commerce that differ but 

 sli.ghtly from each other. The same 

 remark also applies to the double va- 

 rieties. 



Single dahlias, which came forward 

 with a bound about thirty-five years 

 ago. show no signs of ousting the 

 double or semi-double kinds. True, the 

 formal shows and fancies have almost 

 disappeared, but their place lias been 

 taken by those of the cactus and pae- 

 ony flowered sections. The compara- 

 tively new collarette group may be re- 

 garded as single flowers. Double-flow- 

 ered- fuchsias are still grown, but 

 many prefer the single kinds. At all 

 events, for out-door culture these lat- 

 ter are to be preferred, as the blos- 

 soms are less affected by strong winds. 



."Vdam Graham of Cleveland. O., has 

 sold his estate in the Isle of Pines and 

 will spend the winter with his 

 daughters in Florida. 



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