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The Florists^ Review 



May 11, 1922 



liut tliiit is iibdiit tilt" cxtiiit (il tlie old 

 liiiiiiliiir f.'iccs. ritt()s[i(iruiii Tobirii 

 lidiu .l;iii;iii, ilex t'l'diii Sdiitli Aincricil, 

 I'aiiaiia shrub from Cliiiui, iSurinaui 

 clicrry iroin Australia, and our native 

 Cardlina laurtl clicrry arc only a few 

 df tlic lic»lj,'c shrubs {jrown at Onceo. 

 Nearly all df the hc(l};c-niakiiijr slirubs 

 I'Tdduci tidwcrs, \aiviii;,' froiii wiiite to 

 yclldw and earuiinc. 



Twenty years or so aj^o a tubbed 

 (ilcander was a t'oiiinion si^lit in luirtli- 

 crn gardens; in fact, a garden without 

 one was not up to the minute. Thou- 

 sands of the ]iiants are propagatid at 

 Oncco for informal hedges, as the ole- 

 ander does not stand shearing. Dur- 

 ing the spring an oleander hedge is a 

 mass of c'(dor — pink, crimson, rose, lilac, 

 \v}iit'e, according to variety used. 



The "decorative group," so called 

 by Kc.'isoner liros., is somewhat of ;i 

 misnomer, as all their j)roducts are deco- 

 rative. This particub'ir group embraces 

 the dagu's in v:triety; n(dina. a plant 

 with a bulbous base juid a tall, slender 

 stem; jiandaniw, u})icca ."ind I'dinsett ia. 

 By the way, there is novelty in the lat- 

 ter family, a variety with white bra<-ts. 

 instead of the familiar flaming scarlet. 

 This new variety promises to be as use- 

 ful as the older sort and certainly tends 

 to tone down the brilliancy of its sister. 

 Mr. Cook freely ;idmits that his tirm 

 faced a big task when it beg;in the ef 

 ffirts to crc.'ite interest in landscajic 

 devcldimient, but the hard work is_o\er 

 and the reward is at hand. So, too, it 

 was a Idng road to travel in selecting. 

 jTopagating ami testing j)lants before 

 .'iilvising their use in Florida. There 

 were no blazed trails to be followed . 

 and .almost every problem that came u\> 

 w;is solved by experiment. The records 

 of these tests, in the form of helpful 

 suggestions, are given freely to the peo- 

 ple of the state. Some of these records 

 are not available elsewhere, and the 

 various cxi)eriments carried on at Oneco 

 have been, and are. of such value that 

 the United States Department of Agri- 

 culture keeps in close touch with the 

 ■""ork. E. F. R. 



CRINTJMS FOR THE SOUTH. 



For ;« (lorifercMi-- and exceedingly 

 handsome ornamental foliage jdant the 

 i-rinum is indeed an exauifile of excel- 

 lence. Its flowers are gorgeous and the 

 tropical effect obtained wherever it i-; 

 planted is truly satisfying. Some vari- 

 eties flower for only a compar:iti\ dy 

 short time. There is, however, n distinc- 

 tion between the northern and the south- 

 ern varieties and in America the south- 

 '■rn ^■,■lrieti^■s are best. liec;iu<e their 

 needs are abundantly met in a clim,-iti" 

 such as that of Florida an<l other south 

 cm states. The only native sj.ecies is f'ri- 

 nnni americanuin, called the swamp 

 lily of Florida. Most of the bulb-^ :,}■<■ 

 grown in Holland and Florida. The sd'dv 

 from the northern-grown plants do not 

 germinate readily. 



This plant is e^sent i;illy an outdoor 

 plant and for thi< rcison it thrives in 

 the warm clinuites <.f f.ur south. It re- 

 quires little attention. The southern \:i- 

 rieties will do their be-r in .a rich and 

 ^omewhat m'ii>t ^oil. The same [.l.-int- 

 do efjually well in hiurh land<. lio\\i\. r. 

 where the lands :ire \vel) tivtili/i-d. 

 • Ir.'iined and cult iv;ite,l. It j^ jk.t nn-r-- 

 .-;ir^" in gi'owini: tlo in I'nr urii-iilioii-e 



W(.rk to ke>-p the ,\ . TLIle-'n <|..rie^ -fciW- 



.tig afti-r till- ll(iv\rr~ lia\'- i.ei r iro- 

 ..:.'-ec|. :,- 1 I,, p!;int- .•i.n ]■■ • :■;! ii-i.!:. nt-'d 

 iriii' ie-> n\ 'iil,~ 'n'l. :i ^.-.''i ••■i-i U'T 



li\e (jr six months. Ajiplicat ions of wa- 

 ter Miturated with manure will aid their 

 growth materially. For porch ornaments 

 they ale [ilaritcd ill pots or tubs. 



Tliesc plants can be carried over dur- 

 ing the winter by placing them in a tem- 

 perate location, such as under a green- 

 house bench, in somewhat the same man- 

 ner as any of the other iiulbous plants 

 arc cared for. During Ajiril and May 

 they will require a little water, off and 

 on, in order to resuscitate tliem and to 

 encourage root growth for the spring 

 pl.'inting. 



A few of the southern species are 

 <'rinum erubescens, Crinnm zeyliinicum 

 ;ind C'rinum Sanderianiini. Crinum zey- 

 lanicum is a deep crimson Avhen still in 

 the bud, but as it becomes fully ex- 

 [laiidcd it turns to white with a red 

 stripe. The stems are long and have a 

 purplish hue. Crinum erubescens has a 

 stem two to three feet in length, with 

 long, thin leaves. It carries a]iproxi- 

 matidy six flowers, li.'is a jiiirplish green 

 stem and the flowers are white, with ;i 

 juirplish red outside. This flower does 

 not bear seeds. It is also useless for 

 cross-breeding purposes. Crinum San- 

 deriannm, the so-called milk-and-winc 

 lily, bears no seeds, has about five flow- 

 er^; ami its stem lengtli is about three 

 teet. It is closely allied to Crinum sca- 

 brniii and blooms at intervals. The 

 Mooiiiv are white, keeled with red. 



GERANIUMS AFFECTED. 



1 ha\c sent under separate cover some 

 leaves off our geraniums. We had nice, 

 hejilthy stock until about six weeks ago, 

 when we bought geraniums, some of 

 which wert' affected like the specimens 

 sent. Our plants have had a temjiera- 

 ture of 50 degrees all through tlieir 

 growing season. We have htdd them 

 riither on the dry side. Will you advise 

 as to what the trouble is? F. G. — Ind. 



The foliage was almost completely de- 

 cayed on receipt, and it is not easy to 

 determine what your trouble is. Prob- 

 ably your stock stayed too long in the 

 propagating bed before being potted 

 and shipped, and the plants may have 

 been grown too crowded, not allowing 

 sun and air to dry them out properly; 

 the consetpience would lie weakened 

 jilants, soft in foliage and an easy prey 

 to fungoid troubles. 



All you can do is to clean off the dis- 

 eased f(diage and isolate such stock; if 

 the jilants are quite sickly, throw them 

 away and give the others a couple of 

 spr.ayings of Bordeaux mixture or some 

 other fungicide at intervals of :i week. 

 <iive the pliints ]ilenty of sun and air 

 and dry ;itmosplieric conditions, and 

 tlicv should ^ooii show an improvement. 



C. W. 



e HardyGarden 



PERENNIALS FOR GARDEN. 



I ha\e ni.-iiled you a sketch of my 

 garden, which has been jdanted with 

 annuals. Now I wish to ]ilant it with 

 hardy perennials. Will you kindl\ tell 

 me what to plant for cutting ;nid deco- 

 rative purposes. K. L. — I'.i. 



Herbaceous perennijils are not in all 

 cases good for cutting and I have in 

 eluded only such as are adaptable ffir 

 thi< ]iur]ios(\ I have also excluded all 

 lieli.'inthus ;nid some otlu'r extremely 

 rcdiust-growing and rajdd sj>rcading va- 

 rieties as being inadmissible. nerbacedn>^ 

 plants in themselves will not make a-; 

 ■•ontinu.ally an attr.'ictivc garden .-is i|o 

 annuals. It needs the addition of an- 

 nu.'ils to fill up the blanks, to keep the 

 beds really attractive. Some jierennijils 

 die away more or less .after blooming, 

 and I should sugge-^t the planting ol' 

 sf^mc annuals to help kecji the beds at- 

 tract i\e. You might also use sudi lilies 

 ,i< s]iiciosuni. speciosuni album, Henryi, 

 tigriniini and candidtim, dotted here 

 .and there. ('Iniuiis of Spanish iri'^es, 

 gladioli and montbretias would help 

 out the floral dis]diiy and yirove vain 

 .'ilde for cutting; even a few dahlias 

 Jiiiiilit be permissible, if the- beds .are 

 nf ;imple width. 



Some of the ]Mreiini.'(l-; naini'd. <iii-h 

 a- larkspur^. aqiiilegias, lupines, 

 t'Vritlii'uni- and Slm^ta dai>ie<. i-;in be 

 i:ii~ei| triiUi vi(i|. whi(di conid bi' ^tiirted 

 : ; oiiii'. prefer;ibl y in a coldf i:iine. Of 

 ;!,. nili.r^ it wniild I.e best to purchase 

 I'.aii'-. ■^ni-h a garden i< better [dantcd 



in tlie f.-ill than in the s|iriiig. but could 

 be planted now, if done at once. You 

 woulil be able to get jiot-grown ]dants 

 jirfdiably, or good-sized elmnjis grown 

 in some local nursery. 



You do not state the width or length 

 of your beds, so I cannot state the num- 

 ber of plants needed to till the space 

 properly. The following .are suggested 

 ■as good for cutting an<l also for making 

 an effective display: Low. early-blooin- 

 ing )d;ints, like pansies, daisies, myoso- 

 tis iind vi(das, and taller sorts, such as 

 Canterbury hells iind foxgloves — the lat- 

 ter two bcdnggood for cutting — will help 

 your displ.ay; Deljdiiniaius formosuni, 

 I^ell,'i(binn.a and B(dlaniosuni ; iieoiiics; 

 »Sliasta daisies, of which King Fdward 

 VII is a fine variety; asters, smdi as St. 

 Hgwin, Climax. Robert Parker, Perry's 

 I'ink and Dainty: .\iieinone j.apfuiica, 

 particularly the \ariety alb.a: .\rteinisiii 

 i.iet ifldr.a : digitalis and Canterbury 

 b(lls; hardy pfuupon mums: <'leinatis 

 recta: Gypsopliila paniciibita flore- 

 yileno; Ilemerocallis lutecda, ful\;i .'iiid 

 Thunbergii; Iris ]i;illi<la dalniatii-a. 

 Madame Chercau, Mrs. ]|. I):irwiii. flo- 

 rentina alb.a. Queen ot M.iy and 1. ori- 

 <nt;ilis Snow (^iieen ; phloxes, to in- 

 'Inde Miss Lingard, Klizabetli <^'amp- 

 liell. pMTithcon. Mrs. .Tenkins or other 

 good varieties; Pvretlinnn voseum ; 

 K'udiieckia Xcwmanii; X'eronic.a spicata 

 .ind longifolia subses^ili^; ('miipanula 

 (■ersieifcdia : riqiiilegiii. lon^-spurred hy- 

 I'lids; I,ii]iinus polyphyllus in white, 

 I'lue and ]diik: Physostegia virgiiiiana 

 and Thalictnim adiaiitifdlium. C. W, 



