Antll. 21. lf»2l 



The Florists' Review 



21 



lial if tlic (Toll be}i;iiis to dctfrioiate too 

 ('!ul.\', llms sliovvirifj sij^iis of starvation. 

 Tiioii^li views about the watering of 

 (lalilias liave dilTered e.oiisidcralily in th« 

 j)a.st, vet modern ojiininn seems to l)e 

 more and more in favor of providing an 

 abundiince of moisture. It is scarcely 

 necessary to tell any tlorist tliat the wa- 

 terings slioiild be tlioroiigh soakings. 

 separated by longer or sliorter intei- 

 \als, ac<-ording to the (dimato, the sea- 

 son and the nature of tlio soil. One su<-- 

 cessful grower recommends "watering 

 lieavily two or three times a week, prof 

 erably in the evening." Another sjie 

 cialist, seemingly more conservative, 

 prescril)es ''a thorougli watering once 

 each we(d\ or ten days during tlH> con 

 "t inuance' of the drought." I'roliably the 

 appai-ent disagreement in tliose two of- 

 fers of advice does not indicate so nuudi 

 a dilference of opinicjii ;is ;i difl'ei'euce ot' 

 <-ircuMis1ancev. 



Harvesting the Clumps. 



Sdon after tlie foliage of the plants 

 has been cut down l)y frost, the clum]is 

 are har\ested. The ])hrasc ''soon 

 after" is \ague, but it is ditlicult to 

 s|ieak definitely when tliere ar(! so many 

 uucert.'iint ies in the situation. TTiuler 

 ordinaiy conditions of the weather, 

 lea\ing the clunijis two or three days in 

 the gi-ound, after the tops are dead, 

 would be lienefi<ial, in aiding the ripen 

 ing of the roots. Hut if the ]ieriod ol' 

 undergrounil riiiening i>; jirolonged to 

 two or three weeks, the clumps may 

 seriousl\ deteriorate, being exposed to 

 \arious dangers, su(di as the freezing of 

 the crowns and the consequent damage 

 ol' the eycy, (iv the gniwiiig of worthless 

 iind weakening suckers or shoots. 



\ d;iy or two before the lifting of the 

 •■iiiui]is. the toi)s ;ii(> cut off, with any 

 ^harp. I lean lutt ing to(d, two or three 

 inches from the ground. Cireat oare is 

 need(»d in digging th(» clumps, so as to 

 a\oid breaking either the neidv or the 

 lowei' p;irt of the roots. 



As the chimps are dug they are shaki'n 

 gently, so :is to free them from any soil 

 that will fall off readily, .\fter being 

 iillowed to ilrv off for an hour or two, 

 they are ()aeked on shelves, (ir in boxes 

 or barrels, in a dry, cool, frost -proof 

 cellar, with an average tem]ierature of 

 4." degre(>s. Specialists advise ]iaeking 

 the rliimjis ujiside down — that is, with 

 the st;ilks down--so as to permit the 

 excess saji or moisture in the stum]) or 

 neck to drain out, inste;iil of settling in 

 to the crown .-nol causing decay. 



In !i cfdlar containing !i furnace, it is 

 necessMry that the cliinips be ])rotected 

 from the (bdeterious etTects of the arti 

 tici;il heat. The boxes or barrels may 

 be lined with heiivy jiaper ;ind covered 

 on the outside with paper or burlap. 

 Some growers ]prefer to pacdi the clumps 

 in sand, coal ashes or Soil, and appear 

 to obt;iin excellent results from that 

 |iracti<e. Others condemn the us(> of 

 -iUch p.-iiking materials. 



GOOD DAHLIAS FOR CUTTING. 



since there a ic a number of tyjx's of 

 d;ihlia ami nearly every ty]ie comjiiises 

 man\ \aiii'ti(\s that are exc(dlent for 

 cutting, there is .almost unlimited room 

 for difTereiicc oi' opinion on the comjiara 

 ti\e merits of the llowers. It would be 

 unreasonable, therefore, to expect any 

 two jKrsons, ai'ting independently, to 

 s(dect (irecisely the sam(> varieties and 

 recommend them as the best obt;i in;iblr 

 for cut tlower purposes. The foliowino 



Dahlias of the Century Type Are Especially Effective tn Baskets. 



list has at le;i>t thi> I'act in its favor, 

 that it was sidected liy ;in exjiert grower 

 who can scarcidy be suspected of being 

 jire.jtidiceil b\- self interest, since he ha> 

 no ilahlia stock for s.-ile. The list doe^ 

 not include an\ of the most recent intro 

 dlictions, but oidy well tried \arietie-; of 

 reasonable jirice: 



("actus ( 'ountess ot' l,cin^d:i le. >.ahiion 

 pink; llofl'nun;^, (pM v.-iImkoi ro>^i-. --lit' 

 fused ytdlow; .Mrs. Hougliis Klemiiig, 

 pure.jvliite; I-". W. Felbiwes, oinnge scai 

 let: I'rince of ^'(dlou> .■iiid \Volfo;i,iL; 

 \oM ( loef he, a]iricot. 



l)(-corati\-e Ledraml Manitoii, whit.. 

 ■-triiiecl red; Catlieiine |)ui'r, ctim^on 

 scarlet: Delice, beautiful pink; Kla 

 iningo, rose pink; llortulanus Wittc, 

 pure white; Soii\rnir de (lust;i\ l)o;i/oii, 

 scarlet; Mine. \aii den l);i(d. -hell pink. 



Sliow- (irand iMike .\le\i-. uhiti. 

 tinted l;:v(Mider; Dre.i'- White, ]nire 

 white; Dreer's ycdlow, ,ic,-ir yellow: 

 A. I >. Li\ iini, )iink. 



I'eotty-tlowered l'.crlli,-i \ on Siittih-r. 

 s.'ilinon pink; (leisha. vc.-ulet .■irid gold; 

 t^ueen Wilhelniin;i. pure whit.'; .bihii 

 'M-eeii, sciirlot; ^'ellow King, cle:ir yd 

 low. 



l'oin|ion Queen ol' Wliit.'v. pure 

 white; l";iiry (^ueen, p:il.' \el|oW, educd 

 pmk; riioidic, copper\' (o-;in^o; Sun 

 beam, crimson. 



Single- Pink Century, -hcdl jdnk; 

 While reiitury, pure white; Ccdden 

 <;entury, iiriinrov,.; Scarlet Century, 



elear sc;irlet. 



CULTURE OF EVERLASTINGS. 



Please give cultural d iii^ct ioii>; for 

 the tollowiiie evt>rl;r-rinii--: Aero 



cliiiiuru, >t;ilici'. (Joiii|direna globo<a. 

 htdichivsum and rhodiinthe. or 8wan 

 ri\cr everlasting. 1 Iind no directions 

 for any of these plants in any of the 

 -^i'e<lsinen "s catalogues, except this brief 

 statement in reference to the rhodantlie: 

 ■■('harmini; e\ I'rlast ing; suc«'eeds in 

 light, ii( h ■«i\\ and warm, sheltered situ 

 .It ion. Valuable for pot culture." Be 

 fore tiiidiiig th;it statement, 1 had im 

 agincil till' ]dantx would ;ill refpiire 

 about till' same t reat m>'ii t as asters and 

 I was about to sow the -.eeds in tlat>. 

 c-xpeetjng to tr:ins[dant the seedlings to 

 till' licdci when they re;ii-lod a height 

 of tun OI three inches. 



11 I, «;. .Mich. 



The ide.'i .-it lirsl eiitert.'iined, that 

 the soc;il|ed everlastings " recpiire 

 .-iboiit the same treatment as asters," 

 was not f.ir wrong. The statement 

 ipioleil I'roiii :i seedsman's catalogue, in 

 i-eg;ird to till' projier cultural coiolitions 

 for rliod;i ni lies, is ipiite ;iceurate, but is 

 e.isijy r-;ipalile ol' misinterpretation and 

 seems to \\;i\f coincyed the wrong im 

 pression in this case. Not being abso 

 lut(dy li,-ir.|y in the most northerl>- 

 .\meric;in latitudes, the rhodantlie doe- 

 prel'ei- ;i, ''wiirm, sheltered situation.'" 

 It is true, .-ilso, th.Mt the rhod;inth(\ 

 like some other e\ i-rl.-ist ings, is ;in e\ 

 e.dletif sulijei't I'or potting as well a- 

 liir ordin.-ii\- field culture. 



Tlh' pl:iiils wliich serve ;is e\eilast 

 iiies ;ire mostly hardy or h.'ill' hjinJN 

 ;iiinu;ils, oi- ;it lejist are gi'iierally treated 

 .•is ,-innu;ils. .Xci-oriling to botanists, the 

 .•o-rocliniuni mioI rhod.anlhe .-ire both rn- 

 ■ ■liided Ml the ^I'niis lieliptenim. The 



