NOrBMBKB 9, 1916. 



The FbtJsts' Review 



15 



mit, N. J., for displays of orchid plants 

 in bloom; to Mills & Co., Mamaroneck, 

 N. Y., for a display of dahlias; to Chas. 

 H*. Tdtty, Madison, N. J., and A; N. 

 Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn., for dis- 

 plays of roses and mums; to Scott Bros., 

 Elmsford, N. Y., for a display of mums. 



J, B. McArdle was highly commended 

 for a display of roses, palms and cos- 

 mos. The Stamford Seed & Nursery 

 Co., Stamford, Conn., was highly com- 

 mended for a display of sundries. 



The special awards to the private 

 growers were: Certificate of merit to 

 Alex. Geddes for seedling mums, single 

 type, and to William Morrow for a vase 

 of Eucharis Amazonica and for a speci- 

 men palm, Cycas Eumphii; special prize 

 to P. W. Popp for a basket of pompon 

 mums. 



Among the other prize-winners were: 

 Bobert Qunnert; William Graham, gar- 

 dener for Mrs. E. C. Converse; Bobert 

 Allen, gardener for E. C. Benedict; 

 W. J. Sealey, gardener for Charles Mal- 

 lory; William Whitton, gardener for 

 Mrs. J. H. Flagler; William Smith, gar- 

 dener for Robert Mallory; Thomas 

 By an, gardener for J. J. Downey; John 

 Orr; G. D. Sullivan, gardener for Mrs. 

 W. G. Nichols; C. Hankenson, gardener 

 for A. G. Smith; J. B. Andrew, gardener 

 for Mrs. L. C. Bruce; Fred Metzler, 

 gardener for Mrs. A. M. Zabriskie; 

 Fred Lagerstam, gardener for F. A. 

 Topping; Duncan Mclntyre, gardener 

 for Mrs. Converse; James Linane, gar- 

 dener for Mrs. C. D. Barron; Emil John- 

 son, gardener for George Lowther; Jos- 

 eph Tiernan, gardener for Adrian 



Iselin; James Stuart, gardener for Mrs. 

 F. A. Constable; Thomas Aitcheson,. 

 gardener for Mrs. Nathan Strauss; J. B. 

 Cobb; Anton Pederson, gardener for 

 Charles Smith; James Foster, gardener' 

 for Mrs. Oliver Hoyt; Mrs. H. O. Have- 

 meyer; John Andrew, gardener for John 

 Downey; Miss Valentine; Mrs. A. A. 

 Anderson; D. Millbank; Paul Divenger, 

 gardener for A. Higgins; J. Merritt 

 Smith, Oscar Addor, Jr., Mrs. W. M. 

 Bennett and Mrs. W. N. Ladd. 



P. W. Popp, Cor. See'y. 



Herrin, IlL — E. J. L. Larimer now is 

 proprietor of the Herrin Greenhouses, 

 heretofore conducted by him as man- 

 ager. 



Planting Outdoor Bulbs. 



Now is the time to plant out all 

 kinds of hardy Dutch bulbs. The ear- 

 lier these are in the ground now, the 

 better. Prepare the soil well and be 

 sure not to use any manure which has 

 not been well rotted. Fresh manure is 

 pretty sure to cause trouble, so leave 

 it severely alone. This applies to all 

 bulbs, including not only tulips, nar- 

 cissi, hyacinths, crocuses, scillas, etc., 

 but also lilies to be planted later, and 

 various bulbs planted in spring, such 

 as gladioli, montbretias and galtonias. 

 Cover hyacinths and large-bulbed nar- 

 cissi to a depth of five to six inches, 

 tulips and smaller-bulbed narcissi four 

 to five inches, and crocuses, snowdrops, 

 scillas, chionodoxas and fritillarias three 

 inches. Spanish and English irises may 

 be covered three to four inches and 

 these do best if planted quite late, just 

 before the ground freezes. 



Be sure not to mulch or protect your 

 beds in any way until the ground is 

 well frozen. The mulch should keep 

 the soil frozen rather than open; then 

 the growth is checked and rodents can- 

 not tunnel through the soil and destroy 

 the bulbs, as they frequently do while 

 the soil is open. 



Tulips for Bedding. 



There is a wide variety of tulips 

 ^'^'ailable for bedding. A few of the 

 best in their respective colors are Joost 

 van Vondel, White Pottebakker and 

 ^^ hite Swan, pure white; Chrysolora, 

 *^phir d'Or and Mon Tresor, golden yel- 

 low; Prince of Austria and Thomas 

 Ntoore, orange; Keizerskroon, red and 

 ><;l!ow; Cottage Maid, Rose Luisante, 

 J^iii'i: Beauty and Queen of the Nether- 

 ':ui.]s, pink or rose; Proserpine and Le 

 ^e*. >^ carmine rose; Scarlet Potte- 

 i.ikl^er, Vermilion Brilliant and Sir 

 |bciiaas Lipton, scarlet; Couleur Car- 

 'luiiil, crimson; striped Joost van 



•^^'•'lel, rose and white. 



^^"ilg of only one variety look better 

 ]'■■'■■ when the same beds are divided 

 '"io blocks or quarters of several varieties. 



The following are the finest of the bed- 

 ding tulips: White Joost van Vondel, 

 Pink Beauty, Chrysolora, Keizerskroon, 

 Proserpine, Sir Thomas Lipton, Prince 

 of Austria and Couleur Cardinal. In 

 planting several colors in a bed, care 

 should be taken to select those of as 

 near the same height as possible. Cata- 

 logues usually give the heights of 

 tulips and are in this way a consider- 

 able help to those not well informed on 

 bulbs. 



Cottage and Darwin Tulips. 



Do not overlook the late-flowering 

 cottage and Darwin tulips. These are 

 glorious in beds and clumps and far 

 superior to the early tulips for cutting, 

 their stems being much longer and 

 stronger. Some specially good and in- 

 expensive cottage varieties to plant 

 are: Picotee, Bouton d'Or, Gesneriana 

 lutea, Gesneriana spathulata, Golden 

 Crown, Inglescombe Pink, retroflexa, 

 elegans and May Blossom. 



Of the magnificent Darwins, all are 

 grand for cutting. The following are 

 especially good: Clara Butt and Mm^ 

 Krelage, rose or salmon; Gretchen, pale 

 pink; White Queen, nearly pure white; 

 Dream, Rev. H. Ewbank and Mrs. Pot- 

 ter Palmer, lavender or purple; Glow, 

 Pride of Haarlem and Minister Tak, 

 red or scarlet; King Harold, deep blood 

 red; The Sultan,, maroon. In some of 

 the more norther^ states the Darwin 

 tulips bloom just right for Memorial 

 day, ivhen they always bring fancy 

 prices. One good thing about them is 

 that if the stems are not cut down too 

 close to the ground the bulbs will flower 

 fully as well or better the second and 

 third seasons, if left undisturbed. 



Narcissi. 



Narcissi are not much used for bed- 

 ding, but are specially good in clumps 

 or bands along borders, also for natu- 

 ralizing in grass land. It is in grass 

 that they are seen at their best. Not 

 all varieties, however, succeed well 

 when naturalized. Some of the most 

 satisfactory are: Emperor, princeps, 



Barrii eonspicuus, Leedsii Mrs. Lang 

 try, Leedsii Duchess of Brabant, Sir 

 Watkin, Stella, poeticus, poeticus orna- 

 tus, Burbidgei and Campernellii rugu- 

 losus. It is well to state that the short- 

 trumpet varieties are generally handier 

 and more satisfactory than the large- 

 trumpet sorts, better in borders and 

 when naturalized in grass. Such varie- 

 ties as Golden Spur, Horsfieldii, Glory 

 of Leiden, Trumpet major, Victoria and 

 Silver Spur soon run out. 



Hyaclntlis. 



Hyacinths are splendid for bedding. 

 They never should be planted in mix- 

 tures. It is also much better to buy 

 named varieties than to purchase mix- 

 tures of pink, white or blue, which will 

 give considerable variations in color, to 

 say nothing of the differences in types 

 of spikes. Bulbs should be covered to 

 a depth of five to six inches. A few 

 inexpensive bedding varieties are: La 

 Grandesse, Grandeur a Merveille and 

 L 'Innocence, white; Gertrude and Pink 

 Perfection, pink; gigantea and Cardinal 

 Wiseman, rose; Queen of the Blues and 

 Czar Peter, light blue; King of the 

 Blues and Marie, dark blue; Yellow 

 Hammer, golden yellow. 



Spanish Iris. 



For cutting, plant out a liberal lot of 

 the Spanish iris. They are perfectly 

 hardy in any well drained land and are 

 so inexpensive that no one should be 

 debarred on this account from plant- 

 ing them. Few bulbous flowers are bet- 

 ter for cutting and where they are not 

 cut down too near the ground they 

 will come up, if left undisturbed, for 

 at least six or eight years. A few good 

 sorts to plant are Louis, Cajanus, 

 Cornflower, Midley and British Queen. 

 If you want something to immediately 

 follow the Spanish iris, plant some of 

 the English iris. The flowers are larger 

 than those of the Spanish iris and pos 

 sess greater substance. Mont Blanc 

 white, and Grand Vainqueur, pale blue, 

 are excellent varieties to plant. 



