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NOVBMBEB 26, 1914. 



The Florists' Review 



16 



Of Doubtful Hardiness. 



The^' following perennials will be 

 found of doubtful hardiness in the 

 colder states and it is better to lift 

 them abd store them over winter in a 

 cold cellar or frame: Helianthus multi- 

 florus plenus, incarvilleas, rehmannias, 

 kniphofias, Anemone Japonica, lavan- 

 dulas, alstroemerias, unless deeply 

 planted on a warm slope; Campanula 

 Medium and pyramidalis; Digitalis pur- 

 purea, better if carried over in cold- 

 frames unless the snowfall is consider- 

 able; damp rather than cold often kills 

 them; montbretias; myosotis, always 

 better treated as a biennial, and some 

 of the primulas. 



All perennials should be mulched, but 

 not until the ground freezes. Plants 

 naturally a little tender require a 

 thicker coating than the more hardy 

 ones, but all should be covered. Newly 

 planted stock needs it most particu- 

 larly. Leaves are the best covering. 

 Next to these come meadow hay and 

 straw. Light, strawy manure is also 

 good. Decayed manure in itself answers 

 well for any hardy and well established 

 plants. 



GARDENERS' CONVENTION. 



The committee on arrangements of 

 the convention of the National Associa- 

 tion of Gardeners reports that the an- 

 nual banquet of the association will be 

 held in Horticultural hall, Philadelphia, 

 Wednesday evening, December 9, fol- 

 lowing the annual meeting in the after- 

 noon. Ladies * and all friends of the 

 members will be welcome at the ban- 

 quet. Those intending to attend will 

 please advise David Rust, Horticultural 

 hall, Philadelphia, Pa., the number of 

 tickets they desire to have reserved. 

 All reservations must be made in ad- 

 vance of the dinner. 



The committee also invites exhibits 

 of novelties, specimen plants and cut 

 flowers from both private and commer- 

 cial growers. The association's certifi- 

 cate of merit will be awarded to meri- 

 torious exhibits of the newer varieties. 

 Exhibits can be sent, express prepaid, 

 to the National Association of Garden- 

 ers, care of David Rust, Horticultural 

 hall. Broad and Locust streets, Phila- 

 delphia, to arrive Wednesday morning, 

 December 9. M, C. Ebel, Sec'y. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



The executive committee of the 

 American Rose Society held a meeting 

 November 18, at the office of Traendly 

 & Schenck, in New York. Treasurer 

 May reported that the permanent in- 

 vestment of $3,000 for three guarantee 

 mortgage certificates would be due Jan- 

 uary 15 and asked for information in 

 regard to reinvestment. On motion of 

 the secretary, it was directed that the 

 money be reinvested in guaranteed 

 mortgage certificates, the interest 

 thereon being five per cent. This se- 

 curity is legal New York savings bank 

 investment. 



The matter of fixing the time and 

 place for the spring show was care- 

 fully gone over and the various condi- 

 tions of expense, etc., were taken into 

 consideration. Letters were received 

 from Baltimore and Chicago, bearing 

 on the matter. . President Pierson had 

 visited Chicago and had a conference 

 with some of the leading florists. It 

 was moved that action be deferred 

 until later. The matter of the rose 



THE Men you meet ' 



HERMAN JUNGE. 



¥\[D you ever see a jollier looking German? Perhaps, but not many such, 

 '^ for Herman Junge is bubbling over with perennial good humor. He is the 

 friend of every florist in Indianapolis, and of most of those in Indiana, 

 while those from still greater distance who have occasion to visit the Hoosier 

 capital always go away with pleasant recollections of Junge and his ever-present 

 smile — you see it didn 't even come off when he faced the camera, the most sobering 

 influence known to modernity. Mr. Junge 's partner in affairs commercial is a 

 serious-minded gentleman named Sonnenschmidt. So, for business purposes, 

 they call themselves the Smith & Young Co. 



garden committees as authorized at the 

 meeting held in Boston was taken up, 

 but action was deferred until next 

 meeting. 



Adjournment was to the second Mon- 

 day in December, 



B, Hammond, Sec'y. 



AMERICAN FLAG OP TULIPS. 



I have a bed, 7x18 feet, in which I 

 thought of having an American flag of 

 tulips if it were possible. Can you tell 

 me the names and number of the bulbs 

 of each color needed for such a bed? 



F, C, A, 



bulbs to form the blue ground and stars 

 closer than those which will make the 

 stripes, in order to have the bed effec- 

 tive. C. W. 



GOOD OUTDOOR SWEET PEAS. 



Will you kindly state what are the 

 best varieties of Spencer sweet peas for 

 outdoor growing? I should like to sow 

 them in November. Please name about 

 four of the earliest sorts for commercial 

 use, M, L. U. H, 



For the six white stripes use White 

 Hawk or White Pottebakker. These 

 are not quite as fine varieties as White 

 Joost van Vondel, but are less expensive. 

 For the seven red stripes I would sug- 

 gest scarlet Pottebakker. It is less ex- 

 pensive than either Belle Alliance or 

 Vermilion Brilliant. For the blue 

 ground Wouwerman would fill the bill 

 the best. It is the nearest to blue we 

 have among the early bedding tulips. 

 For the stars use the same white as for 

 the stripes. To properly plant a bed 

 of the size mentioned you should use 

 600 white, 500 scarlet and 200 of Wou- 

 werman, You will have to plant the 



You will find the following Spencer 

 sweet peas fine for outdoor culture: 

 White — Nora Unwin and Moneymaker; 

 orange pink — Helen Lewis; cream pink 

 — Mrs. Hugh Dickson; pink — Countess 

 Spencer or Hercules; lavender — Frank 

 Dolby or Florence Nightingale; mauve 

 — Asta Ohn; rose — John Ingman. Se- 

 lect whichever colors you need from the 

 foregoing. Usually pure white, pink 

 and lavender are the best selling colors. 

 C. W. 



Austin, Tex. — The flower show 

 planned for this month by the florists 

 of Houston has been abandoned on ac- 

 count of lack of interest on the part of 

 the amateurs of this city. The work 

 will go on, say the florists, in the hope 

 of a show next year. 



