AiuiL 20, 1922 



The Florists^ Review 



33 



Bench of French Hydrangeas at C. C. PoUworth's Range, Just Right for Easter. 



he k<'{)t in suhjectioii liy r<'j;ii!;ir liuiii 

 >(;iti()iit-'. 



Tlio fiiii^licii jiliiiits ill ."p iiuli or (i iiu-h 

 pots will he l.'iiily prcsiiil .•il)U' luid 

 ui:irkct;iMe if tlicy have tliroo or lour 

 larm' heads or cynics of flowers. Under 

 expert treat Miciit, however, tliey may 

 !)ear an avera^^c ol' twice that nuiiilier 

 of flower licads, and s]iecially line 

 plants ill (i iiiili [Kits may carry as many 

 as twelve ti) sixteen cymes .'(piece. Tlie 

 results depend inaliily on the two essen 

 tials alrrady eiiiphasi/ed — vijrorons 

 growth ill the jieridd of yrowtli and 

 proper ripening' in the |ieriod of rest. 



.Any pl;iiit> tli:it leiiiaiii unsold may 

 be Jilalited oMtdoois in f^ooil soil and 

 de\'idoped into tine specimens in iL'-iiudi 

 to 1(1 inch Iiifis for tin' followin^i si'ason, 

 if the ;;r(i\srr has a market for snch 

 jilants. The laain crop of iilaiits, how- 

 ever, sli(]iild In' [irojia j;at ed aiiiM;all\'. 



Buyiiis a Stock of Plants. 



l>e;iiniO'rs in liydran^^ea ciiltiirr, iiav 

 iiij; no a( ciimiilat ion of stock or of e\ 

 lieri.'iici', may find it advisable imt to 

 start with a crop of ciittini;s, Imt to 

 jmrcliase, insiead, some well develojied 

 lilants early in the fall. If the earliest 

 possilde Idooms are wanted, pot ;^id\\ii 

 ))lants in 'i-inch or C> inch si/cs will he 

 desirable. If, however, the intention is 

 that the plants shall be in iilooin tor an 

 (inlin.ary l^.i^ter •■iiid sliall coiitinuo in 

 hloom until Memori.-il day, lield <;rown 

 pl.ints will sri-\e ecpially widl, if jiot 

 led as soon .as recei\ed. In either ca>-e, 

 the subse(|neiit treatment will be the 

 same as th.at .already recommended Idr 

 liome-f;rown plants. 



The re()iiirempnts of difl'erent erow 

 .■rs varv so "reatlv tli.-it it wonld be 



unwise to attempt to designate here 

 whi(h woiibl be the best I'rciicfi hy- 

 dr.iiifieas for a bej;iiiner to sidect, but 

 the varietie.s are so nunierpus that near- 

 ly all tastes or preferences ean he satis- 

 tied. The followini^ are amonfj; the liest 

 ol' tin' varieties e.arriid in sto<'k by the 

 h'.'idinj^ wholes;ilers : 



Avalanche, pure white; Ilaby I'im 

 beiiet, lar;;:e trusses of silvery rose; 

 l"(lairenr, carmine rose; K. (i. ilill, ini- 

 Miciise cle;i r^piiik ; (ieii. de \ ibr.ave, 

 l.arcf, liri>i-hf jiink; (lloire de i'.oissy, 

 decji, briUi.aiit pink; l,a l.orr;iine, pale 

 rose, turninj^ to li^ht pink: l.ilie Monil 

 lere, carmine rose; .Mil,-, de Tr.'n'iiulf , 

 ^\•|lite: .Mile. Hciiee ( i.i i ll.ard. white; 

 .Miiia^ .\iiL;ii>te Xoiiin. larue heads of 

 lovcTV |>;ile jiillk; .Mme. \'.. Moilillere, 

 lar;:e pure white, \\ith l()-\- eye; Mme. 

 K. .I,ac(piet. lieht pink; .MMiit- b'o^e, 

 ''.■;il\ .and persistent llowiriiii: pink; H.i 

 di.iiit. rieh caniiiiii' ro^e; Sinneiiir de 

 l.ieiit eij.'int ('h.auii'. Iar_;e hernis ot' 

 l'iii;hl ro^e c.irmine; Souvenir de Mme 

 I-* Chautard. early, fiee, brii,dit ro^e; 

 \ ieii.K ('h;ite;iu. lijilit piniv, tinted white. 



.Vmoiiu the soiiiewh;it scarcer, higher 

 piieeii \;iiieties ^;ire these: (Ir.icieii.x. 

 lieht lo^e. trinyed; I.oiiis l'"'oiicard, <lee|i 

 c-,-iiniine; .Mine._ I'oiie.ard, bri;;lit ear 

 mine; .Mine. Truffanlt, li;4ht rosy pink; 

 Oji.ile, delicate rose pink; I'rof. I'*. I'.ois. 

 bright carmine rose. Last in this eronp, 

 .ilph.abetically coiisid(^red, but tir^t in 

 some otlier resjiects, is Trophee, a free 

 ilowerinj,', lirilliant earniino. 



shows a beiudi ol I'rench hydrjuicjeas 

 in full bloom and in aood se;ison for 

 Kaster at the establishment of the C. C. 

 rollwortli Co., Milwaukee, Wis. Sev- 

 vrn] thons;iiid ot these ]d;ints were 

 thrown this year by the firm mentioned. 

 As a comjiet itor tdr Laurels with the 

 beioh of Master lili(s to the left in the 

 s.aiiie illustration, these hyilran;;e:is, 

 with their l.aricc, ''snowball'' flowers 

 .and a biiiid.ance o!' foliat^e, made a strong 

 showini; in the r;ice for po]pnlarity. 



HYDRANGEAS AT POLLWORTH'S. 



The jiopularity ;ind .'ibundance of hy 

 ilr.anye.as for I'^aster s;iles w;is imich in 

 e\ iileiice in many sections of the conn 

 try this year. The accompan ving cut 



AMEND CORN BORER ORDERS. 



'f'lie r.'dei'al 1 1 1, 1 '. u- ii ] I li r,a I liipard has 

 .iinended the ipi:i i ;i nl iiie <ii-i|eis issued 

 Mii^fina ll\ in October of last year, on 

 account (p| toe s|,i|.:id of the l'".iir(i|M'an 

 c<oii lioiei. so as to limit the applica- 

 ii"ii ol' its re^t rict inns to those ;iieas in 



the \;iri(!iis -tales whicdi li;i\e I n des 



le'ii.'iled .-I s actualU infected b\ this jiest. 

 This ha> been ai cuinpl islieij b\ pro\id- 

 in^ lliat ill .'iiiy state where i|iiaiantine 

 ineasiii-es li.ivi' been ndopfe.l which are 

 sullicieiit to present the s|ire;id of the 

 eel n bon r from the infesteil reLfions to 

 "Iher pnils ol' the state, the noninfi'sted 

 sections may be released from ipiaran- 

 t iiie. Ill those st.ates, howeser, where 

 the state authorities ha\e t'ailed to take 

 |ontecti\(' nii'asures, the whole state will 

 lem.a 111 iimler rest rict ions. 



.\s ;i matter ol' fact, :ill the .states 

 whiih ha\c been naineil in the vtniotis 

 ipi.ira lit iae orders of the board, witli the 

 exception of Ohio and Michigan, have 

 already est;iblished (|n;iraiitlnes which 

 \\ill (^iKible them to secure the release of 

 nninfestcd sections, ;ind it is prottalile 

 that tliose two state.s now will take the 

 .action necessary for securing like priv- 

 ilegetj. The Other .stiiies which htive 



