November 25, 1920 



HORT ICULTURE 



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yet, they bloomed fairly well during 

 the past summer. It remains ns yet 

 10 learn how well they will endure the 

 winter. If they go through safely, 1 

 believe that this will be a really val- 

 uable addition to our border iilants. 

 It flowers all through the summer, and 

 1 cut a well developed blossom the 

 5th day of November. 



It seems to me that the fulsome 

 praise bestowed upon the plant by 

 E3nglish writers is not wholly justified, 

 but perhaps I have not seen the flow- 

 ers at their best as yet. The Allwoodi 

 carnation is really a cross between the 

 carnation and the garden pink. It is 

 not very double, but fairly large in 

 size, and fragrant. I have been won- 

 dering if the plant would not flower 

 freely in the house during the winter, 

 perhaps adding to our rather abbre- 

 viated list of really good house plants. 

 I am tempted to try the experiment 

 this season myself. 



The English gardeners make much 

 more use of carnations in their bor- 

 ders than the gardeners in this coun- 

 try. They have just added a new 

 white clove carnation to their list. Its 

 delightful perfumes as well as its 

 chaste beauty is making it popular. 



It is interesting to learn the value 

 placed on Luther Burbank's accom- 

 plishments by writers abroad, about 

 which accomplishments there are 

 many differences of opinion among 

 horticulturists in this country. A cor- 

 respondent in Gardening Illustrated 

 says: "We have heard a great deal 

 of Mr. Luther Burbank's creations in 

 lilies, as in other things, but as far 

 as my experience goes they are not 

 likely to take high rank. Those first 

 sent to England were a mixed lot. 

 Crosses between L. Parryi and I,, par- 

 dalinum are often made, but they do 

 not seem likely to occupy a permanent 

 place in our gardens." 



The writer then goes on to tell of 

 lily crosses which have proved worth- 

 while. He speaks of the Nankeen lily. 

 Lilium testacum. also known. I believe, 

 as Lilium excelsum. Now the exact 

 origin of this lily is really unknown, 

 but probably it is pretty safe to say 

 that the parents were the Madonon 

 lily and the scarlet Turks Cap, al- 

 though it grows taller than either of 

 these lilies, a well established plant 

 often becoming six feet or more high. 

 There are parts of America in which 

 this lily can be grown satisfactorily. 



This past summer I had the pleas- 

 ure of flowering Lilium Wilniottii. 

 which is being put out by Mr. Hors- 

 ford, of Charlotte. Vt. It isn't as im- 



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