156 A FEW HINTS TO FLORIST?. 



ARTICLE VI. 



ON OBTAINING DOUBLE FLOWERS. 



BY MR. THOMAS DOWELL, GRENDON, IN WARWICKSHIRE. 



Observations on planting out Annuals, Sfc. 

 Perhaps the following observations may be of use to some of your 

 leaders: — I have found for the last three or four years, in planting 

 out such things as German and Ten-week Stocks, China Asters, 

 French and African Marygolds, that the smallest plants almost 

 invariably produce double flowers, whilst the tallest plants generally 

 produce single ones ; therefore, by planting the small ones in the 

 most conspicuous situations, the double flowers will, in a great 

 measure, be obtained where they are the most wanted. The small 

 plants, as a matter of course, will not all come double, but the 

 greater part of them will. 



And I believe the same would apply to the Hollyhock, as the 

 double varieties arc often weak plants, compared to the single ones. 



The Dahlia is somewhat an exception to the above, as some of the 

 finest varieties of Dahlias are tall growing plants; but still for all 

 this the small seedlings should be taken care of, because those that 

 come double will most likely be of a dwarfer nature than the others. 



ARTICLE VII. 



A FEW HINTS TO FLORISTS. 



BY MR. THOMAS IBBETT, FLORIST, MOUNT PLEASANT, BULL PIELDS, WOOLWICH. 



Having been a subscriber to the Floricultural Cabinet since 

 the year 1836, I beg to state its perusal has always afforded me the 

 greatest pleasure, containing as it does so much valuable information 

 on the culture of flowers, and other equally interesting remarks ; 

 amongst which I think I may venture to say there will not be found 

 one more prominent and to the purpose than an article inserted by 

 Mr. William Woodmansey, of Harpham, near Driffield, Yorkshire, 

 entitled " Five Minutes Advice to a Young Floribt," (which you will 

 recollect appeared in the Number of last September, p. 199;) and I 

 have no hesitation in saying it is one of the best I have seen in this 

 or any other work, it being founded on the broad basis of truth. 



