NOVEMBEU 20, l'J14. 



The Florists^ Review 



15 



Of Doubtful Hardiness. 



The following perennials will be 

 found of doubtful hardiness in the 

 colder states and it is better to lift 

 them and store them over winter in a 

 cold cellar or frame: Ilelianthus multi- 

 florus plenus, inearvilleas, rehmaunias, 

 kniphofias, Anemone Japonica, lavan- 

 dulas, alstra'merias, unless deeply 

 planted on a warm slope; Campanula 

 Medium and pyramidalis; Dij^jitalis 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 establishe<l 

 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 bo 

 held in Horticultural hall, Philadelphia, 

 Wednesday evening, December Jt, 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 Kust, Horticultural 

 hall, Philadelphia, I'a., 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 AVednesdav morning, 

 December 0. M. C. Ebel, Sec 'y. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



The executive committee of the 

 American Rose Society held a nuH^ting 

 November 18, at the oflice of Traendly 

 & Schenck, in New York. Treasurer 

 May reported that the permanent in- 

 vestment of $.1,000 for three giiarantee 

 mortgage certificates would be due ,lan- 

 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 

 niortgage 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 sliow was care- 

 fully gone over and the various condi- 

 tions of exjjcnse, etc., were taken into 

 consideration. Letters were received 

 from Paltimore 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 b(> deferred 

 until later. The matter of the rose 



THE MEN YOU MEET 



HERMAN JUNGE. 



r^ID you ever see a Jollier looking German.' Perhaps, but not many Mudi, 

 *^ for Herman .lunge is bubbling over with ]>erennial good humor. He is tht; 

 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 lloosier 

 capital always go away with pleasant recollections ot .hinge and his ever jiresent 

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

 influence known to modernity. .Mr. .lunge's partner in atlairs commercial is a 

 serious-minded gentleman named' Sonncnscliniidt. So. U)v Imsiness purposes, 

 they call themselves the Smith ic Young Co. 



gard<'n committees as authorized at the 

 meeting ludd in Boston was taken up, 

 i)ut action was deferred until next 

 meeting. 



Adjournment was to the second ?»[on- 

 ilay in December. 



B. Hammond, Sec 'y. 



AMERICAN FLAG OF TULIPS. 



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

 thought of having an American flag of 

 tulips if it were jtossiiile. C.-m you tell 

 me the names ami number of the bulbs 

 of each color needed for such a bed? 



F. C. A. 



bulbs to form the blue ground and stars 

 (loser 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 

 li(>st varietit's of Spencer sw(»et peas for 

 out<loor growing? I sliould like to sow 

 them in .\oveiuber. Please name about 

 four of the earliest sorts for conunercial 

 use. M. L. U. H. 



For the six whit<^ stiipt^s use A\'hite 

 Hawk or White Potti'bakker. These 

 are not quite as fine varieties as White 

 •loost van \'onde!, but are less expeiisive. 

 For the seven red stripes 1 would sug- 

 gest scarlet Pottebakker. It is less ex- 

 pensive than either Belle Alliance or 

 A'ermilion 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 vou should use 

 (100 white, 500 scarlet aiid 200 of Wou- 

 werman. You will have to plant the 



You will find the following Spencer 

 sweet peas fine for outdoor culture: 

 White — Nora T'nwin and .Moneymaker; 

 orange jiink — Helen Lewis; cream pink 

 — Mrs. Hugii Dickson; pink — Countess 

 Spcnct'r or Hercules; Ia\ender — I'rank 

 Dolby or Florence Nightingale; mauve 

 — Asta Ohn; rose — .Fohu Ingman. Se- 

 lect whi(die\er colors you need from the 

 foregoing. I'sually pure white, pink 

 and laxiMidcr are th(> tiest selling colors. 



C, W. 



Austin, Tex. — Tiie tlower show 

 pl;(nned for this inoutli by the florists 

 ot' 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 vear. 



