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The Florists' Review 



JUMB 24, 1815. 



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JUNE'FLOWEBINa PBBENNIALS. 



^ Hemerocallis, or Day Iiilies. 



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Several of the showy and attractive 

 day lilies are now tlowering. Some 

 have been blooming since May 20. 

 . Flava, with sweet-scented lemon-colored 

 flowers, is a desirable sort of the easiest 

 culture, and, like all members of the 

 family, is fine for cutting. H. luteola, 

 orange yellow; Middendorfii, deep yel- 

 low; aurantiaca major, deep orange; 

 Dumortierii, deep yellow, and Queen of 

 May, deep Indian yellow, are some of 

 ♦ the more desirable June-flowering day 

 lilies. H. aurantiaca major is not so 

 hardy as the other sorts nanied, but 

 produces immense flowers and is a no- 

 ble variety. In sandy soil it will win- 

 ter well; otherwise it pays to lift and 

 store the roots in a cellar or coldframe. 



All the day lilies are easily increased 

 from the division of the roots, fall be- 

 ing a better time than spring for this 

 work. 



Dictamnus, or Oas Plant. 



Dictamnus Fraxinella is invariably 

 included in the list of the best twelve 

 hardy herbaceous perennials. It is, in-, 

 deed, a valuable variety, for not only 

 does it form a handsome bush-like 

 clump, carrying spikes two to three feet 

 in height, of pink or white flowers, 

 but the foliage remains dark green un- 

 til late fall, making it all the more 

 desirable. Dictamnus can be raised 

 from seed, but seeds germinate rather 

 slowly and it takes several years for 

 seedlings to make plants of respectable 

 size. It dislikes disturbance at the 

 root, but once strong plants are had, 



carrying several dozen spikes each, 

 what a noble subject it is! The name 

 gas plant comes from the fact that 

 during the flowering season thd blooms 

 give off, during hot weather, a volatile 

 oil which readily takes fire if a lighted 

 match is held near it. 



Papavers, or Poppies. 



In addition to the June-flowering 

 perennials described last week, many 

 others should be mentioned. The 

 showy oriental poppy, or Papaver orien- 

 tale, which opened its flowers in May, 

 is still flowering. This gorgeous poppy 

 is of the easiest culture and comes 

 easily from seed. Besides the well 

 known P. orientale, there are some 

 fine forms that are different in color. 

 One or two of the best are: Parkmanni, 

 deep scarlet; Mrs. Perry, salmon rose, 

 and Goliath, fiery scarlet. Another 

 beautiful hardy poppy now flowering is 

 P. nudicaule, the beautiful Iceland 

 poppy, which comes in white, yellow, 

 orange and other shades. This poppy 

 blooms the entire summer, and for 

 table decoration nothing is more charm- 

 ing. In either border or rock garden 

 this makes a most useful plant. The 

 Iceland poppies come easily from seed. 



Iris Gtermanlca, or Fleur de Lis. 



No garden is complete without some 

 of the irises, and the June garden with- 

 out some of the many fine varieties of 

 I. Germanica will lack what ought to 

 be one of its strong features. These 

 are of easy culture, but should have 

 well drained ground and plenty of sun, 

 and the roots must be covered lightly. 

 It is also necessary to divide and re- 



plant the stock once in three or four 

 jean; Anmsi aa4 S^ptooibev .ai<«^^th« 

 best months for tMB work. A few 

 really fine irises, selected from a rather 

 bewildering list, are: 'Mrs. H. Dftrwin, 

 Queen of May, pallida Dalmatica, pal- 

 lida Mandraliscae, Florentina alba, Vic- 

 torine, Bridesmaid, Gracchus, King of 

 Irises, Mme. Chereau, old^ but effective, 

 and Glory of Hillegom. In addition 

 to the German irises, there are now 

 blooming the several forms of I. Sibirica 

 and I. orientalis. These are even better 

 adapted for cutting than the German 

 section and succeed well in almost 

 any location; a moist site is the best, 

 however. I. orientalis Snow Queen is 

 a splendid subject for cutting. 



(Miscellaneous Perennials. 



Among the many other perennials 

 now flowering are Viola cornuta, of 

 which the deep blue atropurpurea is 

 the best. This is one of the finest low- 

 growing perennials for massing, for 

 edging or for rock gardens. Several 

 of the lychnis, such as Flos-cuculi, ves- 

 pertina and Viscaria splendens, are 

 blooming. Veronica incana and rupes- 

 tris are useful blue perennials, the lat- 

 ter for the rockery. Thalictrum adian- 

 tifolium produces leaflets like an adi- 

 antum, fine for cutting, and is seen at 

 times in the wholesale markets. The 

 trollius family, including both Asiaticus 

 excelsior and Europseus, are full of flow- 

 ers. The last named prefers a moist 

 location, but Asiaticus does well on dry 

 ground. Spiraea Japonica, astilboides, 

 Peach Blossom and palmata are in 

 bloom. All like moist locations if well 

 drained in winter. The hardy phloxes 

 of the subulata type have passed, but 

 suffruticosa Miss Lingard is almost in 

 flower, with the big paniculata family 

 to follow. 



Peonies are at their best in June, but 

 they need an entire, special article. 

 The hardy larkspurs, or delphiniums, 

 will soon make a noble showing. Now 

 is the time to sow seed of these. The 

 digitalis, or foxglove, will be beautiful 

 in a few days. Several varieties of 

 pentstemon and polemonium are open. 

 Geranium platypetalum and sanguineum 

 have been flowering for some time and 

 Doronicum excelsum and Caucasioum 

 are on the wane. Dielytra spectabilis 

 is passing, but D. eximia formosa will 

 bloom all summer. 



The glorious blue colorings of the 

 alkanet, or anchusa, stand out promi- 

 nently. Of these A. Italica, Perry's 

 variety, and Opal, the former dark and 

 the latter pale blue, are wonderfully 

 fine. Aster speciosus, blue and white, 

 twelve inches in height, is the earliest 

 of the hardy asters to flower. Dianthus 

 barbatus, or sweet williams, and D. plu- 

 marius, dwarf hardy pinks, are popu- 

 lar an<l desirable hardy border plants, 

 the latter being of especial value as a 

 bordering subject or in a rock garden. 

 Of rock plants there are many more 

 than those named, but a whole special 

 article would be needed to mention 

 them. 



Exhibit of Farqubar & G>.t at tlie Annual Peony Show. 



SHAW'S OABDEN TO BUILD. 



The Board of Trustees of the Mis- 

 souri Botanical Garden, popularly 

 known as Shaw's Garden, St. Louis, has 

 awarded a contract to Lord & Burn- 

 ham Co., of Chicago, for the erection of 

 a new $75,000 greenhouse in the tract 

 which will be used for propagating 

 purposes. The new structure will con- 

 tain more than 45,000 square feet of 



