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July 6, 1916. 



The Florists^ Review 



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donna, turquoise-blue; Queen Wilhel- 

 znina, soft blue; formosum, dark blue; 

 formosum ecelestinum, pale blue; Eev. 

 E. Lascelles, purple blue — only to name 

 a few good sorts. 



Do not overlook D. Chinensis, which 

 may be had in pale blue, deep blue and 

 pure white colors. It will flower the 

 same season, but will attain greater 

 vigor the next season. It is well to re- 

 mark, however, that the Chinese lark- 

 spurs, while beautiful and fine for cut- 

 ting, cannot be classed as more than 

 biennials. They are, however, so eas- 

 ily grown from seed that it pays to 

 grow a fresh batch each season. 



Aquilegias, or Columbines. 



The aquilegias, or columbines, are in- 

 dispensable to every florist who wants 

 a good assortment of hardy perennials. 

 Like larkspurs, they are grand for cut- 

 ting and flower for quite a long time. 

 The long-spurred hybrids are the most 

 striking. The old doubles are hardier, 

 but less desirable. While mixed pack- 

 ets of long-spurred hybrids will usually 

 give a fine range of varieties, it is well 

 to sow one or two of the finer named 

 varieties, such as caerulea, the beautiful 

 Eocky mountain columbine; glandulosa, 

 caerulea alba, Haylodgensis and chrys- 

 antha, pale yellow. A. chrysantha has 

 more vigor than any other long-spurred 

 hybrid and may be fairly classed as a 

 true perennial. Some of the other 

 choice varieties gradually disappear 

 after the second year. It is therefore 

 advisable to have a fresh batch of seed- 

 lings coming along each year. The 

 aquilegias would have been better if 

 sown in March or April, but good plants 

 still can be had if seed is sown at once. 

 If you get a really good strain be sure 

 to save some of your own seed each 

 year. 



Campanulas. 



"When one mentions campanulas, some 

 people immediately conclude that Can- 

 terbury bells are intended. It is true 

 that C. Medium is a valuable variety 

 both for pot culture and early summer 

 bedding, but it is only a biennial, while 

 nearly all the other campanulas are 

 perennials. C. Medium ought to have 

 been sown some weeks ago, but there 

 still is time to get plants of flowering 

 size. The single variety is the best. 

 The calycanthema, or hose-in-hose va- 

 riety, is beautiful, but as a pot plant 

 it needs more careful staking, owing 

 to its heavier flowers; the same applies 

 to the double forms. 



Of the other campanulas, C. persici- 

 folia, the peach-leaved bellflower, is 

 the most valuable. The single blue and 

 white Moerheimi and the double blue 

 humosa can only be increased by care- 

 ful division of the roots. There is no 

 more stately perennial than C. pyra- 

 midalis, the giant chimney flower. It 

 is specially valuable^" for growing in 

 pots of tubs, to flower in late summer. 

 It attains a height of six to eight 

 feet and well grown plants make a 

 Teally striking show. Seedlings of this 

 variety should be sown early, grown 

 outdoors through the summer and pot- 

 ted in the fall to flower the following 

 year. 



Campanula Carpatica, the Carpathian 

 bellflower, is splendid for rockeries, 

 mass effects or edgings. It grows eight 

 to ten inches high and is studded with 

 flowers from June until November. 

 There are a number of varieties of this 

 campanula, of which Ditton blue is the 



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CHABLES EBNE. 



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F modesty is a virtue Charlie Erne is virtuous in high degree. Nearly everyone who 

 visits the Chicago market knows Erne, but few know of the celebration that took 

 place at Terre Haute, Ind., July 4, 1876. As a boy he spent four years with John G. 

 Heinl. He was with M. A. Hunt when Mr. Hunt died. E. H. Hunt, who settled his 

 cousin's estate, invited Mr. Erne to go back to Chicago with him. This was in 1895. 

 He remained with E. H. Hunt until 1912. In May of 1912 the firm of Erne & Klingel 

 was founded, which brings the story down to date. It is a brief narrative of a busy 

 life, a life so busy, in fact, that it has afforded little time for outside affairs, 

 although it has resulted in many warm business friendships. 



best. If it is sown now, strong flower- 

 ing plants can be had. next season. 

 Other campanulas worthy of culture are 

 C. glomerata; C. rotundifolia, the well 

 known Scotch bluebell; C. Trachelium, 

 or Coventry bells; C. grandis; C. bar- 

 bata and C. Eapunculus. The latter 

 now carries graceful spikes of blue 

 flowers. 



Digitalis. 



There are no more stately and more 

 beautiful hardy border flowers than 

 digitalis, or foxgloves. In a cool, moist 

 season, such as we now have, they 

 are unusually fine. The spotted and 

 gloxiniaeflora strains are the most de- 

 sirable. These may be had in mixed or 

 separate colors and if sown in July will 

 make large plants before fall. Sow the 

 seeds thinly and be sure to transplant 

 the growths in good season, as the 

 seedlings grow rapidly. When plant- 

 ing out in the field, allow a foot be- 

 tween the plants and two feet between 



the rows. A light mulch of str^w or 

 leaves will carry them through the win- 

 ter, provided the land where they are 

 planted is well drained. A heavy mulch 

 will cause a great proportion of the 

 plants to rot. 



These digitalis are usually treated 

 as biennials, but they will live for sev- 

 eral years. Many plants raised last 

 July carry ten to fifteen spikes each 

 and make a remarkable showing. The 

 plants look specially well either in 

 solid beds, dotted through the borders 

 of perennials or planted along the edge 

 of woodlands. In woodlands they will 

 often naturalize themselves nicely. 



Ames, la. — Boss A. Lee has opened a 

 flower store on Main street. 



Detroit, Mich.— Next spring L. A. 

 Barrack, of 60 Harmon avenue, intends 

 to become a full-fledged florist. At 

 present he is growing flowers and bloom- 

 ing plants outdoors. 



