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The Florists^ Review 



Jdme 29. 1922 



FREESIA BULBS 



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DRIED FLOWERS, different varieties 



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robust habit. A. italiea Opal, with pale 

 blue flowers, is also a most beautiful 

 sort. The anchusas can be relied upon 

 to keep in flower a large part of the 

 summer. 



Gypsophilas. 



The sprays of the well known ' ' baby 's 

 breath," Gypsophila elegans, are light 

 and airy and of great value in bouquet 

 and design work. There is a double 

 form, which is best propagated by divi- 

 sion of the roots or by cutting the roots 

 in pieces and starting them in sand 

 under glass in the same way as Anemone 

 japonica. Seed of the double form is 

 sometimes advertised and a small pro- 

 portion will come true. Occasional dou- 

 bles may also be expected from sowings 

 of the single form. The double variety 

 has a much whiter appearance than the 

 single and is preferred in the wholesale 

 flower markets. 



It is well to plant gypsophilas, espe- 

 cially the double ones, on land with a 

 gentle slope. Some growers lost a num- 

 ber of their plants last winter on level 

 ground. Thorough drainage being given, 

 severe cold will not harm them. A sow- 

 ing of G. paniculata can be made ad- 

 vantageously now. The dwarf creeping 

 form, G. repens, is a splendid subject 

 for the edge of walks. It is earlier than 

 G. paniculata and has larger, pearl- 

 white flowers. 



Hollyhocks. 



No hardy garden is complete without 

 hollyhocks and they are the most stately 

 and impressive plants we have at this 

 season, not excepting the delphiniums. 

 Sow the seeds now and j'ou will have 

 strong plants for flowering next sum- 

 mer. Too often growers put off sowing 

 them until pansies and forget-me-nots 

 are started. That is too late a date to 

 secure vigorous plants. While usually 

 treated as biennials, clumps of holly- 

 hocks will persist for several years and, 

 as they seed freely, little plants will be 

 found springing up in all directions. 

 Some growers prefer doubles, others sin- 

 gles. The latter are to me far the more 

 beautiful. The Allegheny strain is good, 

 while Chater 's doubles are hard to beat. 

 For the rust on hollyhocks, spraying 

 with Bordeaux mixture should be started 



American Grown Longiflorums 



Are giving every satisfaction. We are getting 

 repeat orders every day. Write for prices. 



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