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The Florists' Review 



SKI'IKMUKK 



1021 



NOW'S THE TIME i 



Nitiiiitod in front of a jjardon fence, 

 alongside a walk or facing a tree or 

 shrill) j^rovvth of some kind. In it plants 

 art! usually grouped according to height, 

 and the possibilities for diversity and 

 variety in arrangement are without 



milt. 



Grouping by Height. 



PLANT PERENNIALS. 



Autumn an Auspicious Time. 



At tliis ! line 111' the yrar the atliii 

 tii>ii (if tlie lliiiist is direi-teii t(i li;ird\' 

 |iereuili;i Is I'm two, |i(i^^ili|y tlil-re, re:i 

 Sims. One is t!i;it i I' he takes (inlers fur 

 |il,-itit iiiii residence gniiiiiils he slimild 

 undertake to sliiiiulate tall plantings nf 

 |iereuiiials aiiKHiL; his liiniie dwii ing c-us 

 liiiners. Another is that lie slmuld, for 

 his own ii^e next siiiiiiner, consider 

 )d:intiiig perennials whiidi will do well 

 lor cutting. Such lileiuiis come in handy 

 in the hid weather, are al\\a>s useful 

 .-ind .-idd \riiiety :i1 ii time when green- 

 lioiise lliiwers .'ire imt at their hest. 

 .\i,'aiii, il' the tluiist has \acant property 

 ailjoining his retail estaldishiiient , lie 

 it store or ureeiihoiisi'. :i |ilaiitin;;' of 

 perennials, in :i I'lU'der nr in ainitlier 

 form, will lie a delighl to iiis ew n artis- 

 tic eye and an object of ;idinir;it ion \>y 

 cnstoliieis next summer. 



Writinii on the topic of haiil>' iieicii 

 nials t'or autumn ]ilaiiting, W. K. Hun 

 !ray;er, of the Ohio K.xperinient Statimi, 

 makes such enthusiastic statements as 

 these: ' ' Tiie widl arranged perennial 

 border is a perpetual delight. .\s now 

 pictures unfold from day in day one 

 wondeis whether this ty|ie of ornamen- 

 tal planting is not tlie clima.x of jier- 

 fection in ai liieveineiits liorticnltiirtil. 

 The long, statel>' pageant o1' the season 

 begins with the ]Himulas, Cernian irises, 

 foxgloves, columbines, oriental pojipies. 

 hjirdy feverfews and is followed by 

 Maltose cross (lychnis i, sweet Williams 

 .ind other jiinks (dianthus) in many spe- 

 cies. Sncceeding these came the be- 

 witching bines of the hardy larks])urs 

 and the hollyhocks in .a mvii.nl of col- 

 ors. Midsummer is aida/e with tlie liner 

 perennial |diloxes, which co\ ei ;i season 

 of two or three months, while the strik- 

 ing, pictliresipie heads of the yuccas now 

 are seen at their best. In late summer 

 the rosy jiiiride spikes of gay feather 

 fliatris). the golden yellow of heliop 

 sis and the various rudbeckias, gaillar- 

 ilias and veronicas enliven the scene. 

 Goldenrod, the sedums, boltonias, wild 

 asters and .lajian anemones bring iiji the 

 rear of tht> ])rocession anil linger even 

 .after killing frosts h;ive wrought deso 

 lation throughout tin- precincts nf hiwn 

 .and gaiden. 



Some Good Sorts. 



.Most jieiennials m.-iy be handied .pule 

 leadily in antiimn :ind an ideal lime 

 ill which to make such |il;intings is the 

 interval extending t'rom September l."i 

 to Xoxcmber 1. Whether the stock i> 

 pnrch.ased, t ranspi.-uited from a cold 

 fr.ame or obt.aineil by the di\ision ot 

 old cluni|>s, the soil i-imdit ions which 

 prevail ;it tli;it time c.-in scmi-ely be im 

 proved UJioli. Sweet \\iHiaiii> may be 

 ■ livided ;inc| will gix'e better i.siills than 

 It' nio\-e.| in the s|iriiiL:: an old ciuinp of 

 h.ardy larkspur ( c|el|ihiiiium ) becomes 

 the source ot' numerous strong divisions; 

 wornout ]il.'inls of holl\liock will be re 

 jmenated by t rans|daiit ing .ind \\ill 

 llowor the more prol'usely next --unimer 

 in cotiseipience of it. K.abv '^ bienth 



I gy|isophil:i 1 ;ind ii|iiiglit \ irgiii 's bow- 

 er (Clematis iccta), both tini' for mak- 

 ing boiicpiels. beside sea laveniler (stat- 

 ice), niiillein pink ( ;igrostemnia ), (,'hi- 

 nese bellllower ( plat vcoiloii ) , rudbeidv- 

 i;is, e\'eniiig primrose ((cnotherai and 

 g;is |il;int Mlict .•imiiiis I are all excellent 

 plants. 



rereunials are ot' especial \;ilue in 

 ;iny piece ol ]il;iiiting which is being 

 devido]ped along nat iir.alist ic lines and 

 can be utilizeil in so many ways that it 

 is jiossibhi to give only some gener;il di- 

 rect ions for locating and displaying 

 thiMii. .Miudi dt peiids on the ingenuity 

 .and resonrcel'ulness ot' the pl.anter. 

 Should there bi' niilimiteil space, states 

 Mr. Hoiitiager, colonies of yucca, fox- 

 glove, hollyhock, hard.v liirkspur, iris or 

 peony which embrace twenty-five or 

 more jdants of ii kind will become strik- 

 ing features of the landsc:ipe ;iiid are al- 

 ways greatly admired. Often siicli colo 

 iiies may be idfectividy eilged with low 

 pl.ants like "\'oung"s evening primrose, 

 lungwort, h.irdy t'everfew, stonecroji 

 iseilunii or oh! woni.an (Artemisia stel- 

 lerian.ii. On lawns ot' limited area ]>er 

 eiinials may be planted in sm:ill, infor- 

 mal (diinijis or groujts before masses of 

 eveigreens or shrubbery, or in small 

 openings \vlii(di freipiently occur along 

 the m.'irgins of such groiijis. 'i'lie peren 

 iii;il liorder is iisiiallv a long, narrow bed 



j-'or i-onvenience in planting, peren- 

 nial plants may be subdivided into three 

 groujis, .according to height. Hollj'hock, 

 hardy larkspur, gay feather, American 

 senna (cassia), tall rudbeckias, bolto- 

 nias ■•iiid wild asters comprise the taller 

 ones and ought to be used in the back 

 row or for the center of groups. Next 

 in height come the foxgloves, Canter- 

 bury bells, sweet william, perennial 

 phloxes .and low-growing rudbeckias, 

 all of which lend themselves admirably 

 to massing ;iiul ought to be banked be- 

 fore the taller kinds. As low, border 

 or edging jdants the third grou]) of per- 

 ennitils will consist of lungwort (pul- 

 monaria), which h;is handsomely mot- 

 tled foliage; leadwort (Plumbago lar- 

 penta'). Young's evening primrose 

 (CKnothera Youngii), lainb's-ear (Stachys 

 lanata), coluinbine (a(|uilegia), liarily 

 t'everfew (Pyrethrum roseiim) and old 

 woman, a silver-leaved i)lant which re- 

 sembles dusty miller but is hardy. 



Some of these perennials whose flow- 

 ers have value for cutting tire the dou- 

 ble forms of hardy feverfew (jiyreth- 

 nini), whicli come in ]>ink, red and 

 white, upright virgin's bower (Clematis 

 recta), Coieo])sis grandillora, deljihin- 

 ium and jierennial jiea (lathyrusi. Latli- 

 yriis White Pearl has unusually large, 

 white llowers that are useful in the mak- 

 inu: of lloral designs. 



AN OPPORTUNITY 



GEORGE WASHINGTON'S PALMS. 



.loiin C. Hatcher, who conducts stores 

 ;it .\nisterdani .-ind Scheiiectaily, .N. Y., 

 and a greenhouse .at Hoft'm.ans, \. V.. 

 has in his jiossession two line sjiecimens 

 of ('yc.as revolut.a. They are twelve to 

 lifteen feet high, and the trunks are 

 I'olirteen inches in diameter. These 

 p;ilms .are said to liavf been originally 

 the jpioperty of (ieorge W.asliington, 

 t'ather of our country. These jialins were 

 u;iven to .Mr. llatidiei- to t;ike care ol' bv 

 ■Si'iiator St.arin, I'nited .St.ates sen;itoi 

 t'rom New N'ork state ;it one time. fli 

 wiis also ounei III' (ileii island .-11111 ot 

 the famous terry bo.ats ]ilying between 

 it ami the m;i inland. The senator now 

 IS de.ad, the family is disiiitegrateil and 

 the estate sold. Members of Senator 

 Starin's family lony ago were friends of 

 Washington and, of course, the palms 

 i:inie into his pos^cs^ien tliroii;:h thi- 

 I'riendship. 



S. ,\. Kost, ,,f Hiift'ulo, suggests that 

 Iliesi' p.-ilnis would make .-i t ri'men.lniisK- 

 pownfiil diawing i-aid for the iiatioii;il 

 llovver show at Cle\,.|;,nd next spriiijj. 



The newspapers would give the llistdiie 



palms di-scripf imis ;ind I'liotogr.'iplis, ;ind 

 the jiublic woiihl want to see them. .\' 

 the close of th(> show, Jiidbably one ,jf 

 the )ironiinent horticultural institutions 



of' the i-olllltry Would wish to pnrch;ise 

 the p;ilnis, either the I'liitecl Sl;ites 



Botanical Hardens, at Washington, or 

 the park commissioners of one of our 

 great cities. The combination of liis- 

 toiical .and horticultural interest would 

 make these palms something of jniblic 

 attr.action wherever they were. 



In writing to one of the prominent 

 Ohio florists engaged in promoting the 

 C|e\eland national flower show, Mr. 

 Kost says: "Cleveland is to have .a tine 

 llovver show next sjiring, the finest iti 

 the country. Why not get (!le\<dand to 

 Like the p.alms.' Look .at the big draw- 

 ing i-ard they would be, these ])alms, 

 the living mementos of C.(>orge Wash- 

 ington, the father of our country! If 

 they were on exhibit ;it the show, ])eople 

 woiibl come from till over the country 

 to see those wonderful ptilnis. It would 

 liiiiig more historical interest into the 

 ilorists" business. I tliinlc .Mr. Hatcher 

 would like to get these jialins jdaceil 

 wiiere thi'v will be seen ;ind appreciated 

 liy the public. The palms are now tak- 

 ing lip a lot of room, eating their heads 

 off, so t(i sfieak, anil bringing in no 

 let urn. .Mr. Hatcher is now an old man, 

 I'.is tieen in Amsterdam over sixty years 

 Hill no doubt would like to see the jialma 

 plaiid ill some public institution. There 

 is no coiisiileiation of money or profit in 

 this; only the expense of their ujikeep 

 these many years in his greenhouse is all 

 ihat is asked." 



