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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



5J7 



Lilium Longiflorum Growing in the Azores Islands. 



'K'sc ;iic jilidtojiraplis tiikon in \ho field 



'MWii ior Kalph M. Wnrd .V Co. The 



./(Pii's lilies are said by iiiipnrters <o be 



lisolutely sure for llie failicst I'laster. 



here is very little Avaslc lu'raiis.' of iki 



i-.('nso. Ward «fc Co. say, howcvir, lliai 



III.' <ir(iwcrs ill the i.'^lands have already 



\el(i](ed the careless inetliods \\iiich a 



i \\ years ago so impaired the miality 



I the Herimida stoek. At present llie 



•liimt (if tile Azores hullis is sn small 



■liat the stock is (|iii('kiy S(dd and the 



!■ ni.and is left unsatisfied. 



• hu' of the accompanying ilhisl rat imis 

 -hiiws a field of callas yiowin^ in tlie 

 \/.ores. It is ;i practice tn ;4ro\v tliese 

 • I'ips lieliiiid hifjjli wiiidlireaks. one of 



■ Idch is se(Mi ill the picture. 'I'lii' callas 

 " Weil ami pidduce llowers i>( excep- 



'i^nal size. I'lari I'.ros.. ot I'llizaheth. 

 \ .r.. had S,.")IHI of tin'se caila Imllis last 

 -ason and cut froin tiieni fully ;;(),(t()(i 

 I'l'Miins, whicli .sold rej^ularly ;it $1 jier 

 '"Zen in tile .\e\v York market. The 



■ "^t of the taillis laid down at their 

 .'r<enhouse was less than .+:!ii piT thou 



■ Hid. 



The Forcer's View. 



Hassett iV Washlnirn, Chica^n. h.avc 



'■en forcinjj tlie .\zori's Islands lilies 



'id ( '. L. Washhiirii tints lelates their 



■ vperience with them. 



''Three year.s ago we recei\ed tin- first 



\/iires Islands lilies wo ever had seen. 



' iii'v wer»; U\it ]dants in bloom in pots 



lipped us as samples by Koiiert <'r;iig 



'^'on. of Philailelphia. Tiiese wire trim 



llis imported by Henry \- r.re. We 



'.• so pleased with the ajipearaiice of 



'sc |dants tii.at we liought ."..(lilo bulbs 



the same kind an<l last year we in- 



• ascd (,,11- (ifd(M' to 1(1.11(1(1 of the -Azores 



li's. Of tliese we placed r>.0[M) in c(d<l 



•rage t<i be retarded for summer tlow 



'These bnllis are a distinct type of 



>• They are. you miglit s;iy, abso- 



'ely fire of disease so far as those 



have handled tire a s.aniple. This is 



u'reat feature in their f.ivor. Tiie 



'lis are received late In August in tiii^ 



""try and are slow in liiowlh. We 



Mod them as soon as received and sit 



•'II outdoors, well covered witii straw, 



'il along in October, by whidi time 



V were ^\(■I) rooted and Iiad made n 



•"(Il mIm.v,- (III' ..il W.- IIm-ii pot 



tliein ill a ratiier cool house, say iJO 

 degrees at night, with jdenty of ventila- 

 tion during the day. When they had 

 m;ide a good start to grow we gradually 

 increased the iie.at, dejieiiding on just 

 when they were wanted. Our Azores 

 Imllis last winter were indd back a little 

 too long, as we only wanted to bring 

 them ill for K.-ister, so for six weeks just 

 before hlasler we had to force them 

 ipiite liaid. We had to give them a 



Azores Longiflorum with 17 Flowers. 



iii^lif i.iiipir,-ii uic ..f 7". to Ml do^'recs 

 and ran i| up to \u\ decrees during the 

 day. Tii.-y stoo.l It nil right. luiI the 

 tlouiis wi'i'i' not so lar;^!' ;is if grown 

 in a lower teniperatnre. 



"The one grcit f.'aiiiie of tiie .Azores 

 I Ian. is l.li,- is (l,:,t (|,. v ;,,. :i|. .dot. I\ 



liealtiiy. The plants all gr.iw to ;iii even 

 height and grow so sturdy ami strong as 

 not to need staking, thoiigii we did stake 

 ours. The tlowers are not so large as 

 tlio Japan longillonim or inultitlorum, 

 but are ot' good size and of strong 

 texture. Tiiey st.iml ;i great <leal 

 of rough handling witliout becoming 

 bruised. Tin^ tlowers are all perfect; 

 not a cripple liave we seen. The only 

 thing against these buliis is that they 

 are so slow to glow. They iia\e to be 

 piislioil along to get tiiein in by April 1. 

 They submit to cold storagi> almost as 

 well -as the giganteum. 



"'I do not want to s.-iy anything of 

 our experience witii .lapan longillonim 

 or mult iflorum. as the t;ile is too sad 

 and expeiisi\e to recall tiiese joyous 

 d;i\'. We can gi\e vou our experience 

 witii that class ot' sto.k in No\einber, 

 wlieii 'the meiaiiclioiy .la\s ;ire come, 

 tiie saddest of the y.'ar. ' etc. .fust 

 now is vacation tinit>; tisiiing exciir 

 sioiis .ami |pii'iiics keep tiie smile busy 

 th.at won't come otV. ami we do n.it 

 c;iri' to tiiink of Jajian iniilis.'' 



LILIES IN ENGLAND. 



A great deal is being s.-iid in Eng- 

 land just now ;iniong llorists as to tlie 

 merits of tiie \arious types of Lilium 

 loiigitlorum. f.. ioiigitloiiim exitnium, Tx 

 longillonim inultitlorum ami 1.. longi- 

 tlonim giganteum are th(^ three varieties 

 used tiie most extensively. Demand for 

 lily buitis is good, as ret.anling for tlie 

 m.arket is a new line of w.irk. I'rices 

 are corresjioiulingly iiisjii. Tlieie js some 

 confusion among growers as to the dis- 

 tiiigiiisiiing features of e.a.li \aiiety. and 

 some doubt exists about ttie most profit 

 ;ilile kiiic] to grow. 



The gig.anteum. .althougii tiie most 

 expensive, is tlie best variety for re- 

 tarding. It has a darker stem, and 

 narrow leaves set close together. It is 

 a stronger grower, and has thicker, 

 better tlowers. TJliiim lonoiflorum niulti 

 tloiiiui is pndiably. eonsi.lering tiie price, 

 the m.isi profitabl.- for m.irket griiwers. 

 Its bii.oiiis are sliu|,tj\ Larger than 

 eMiiiinni ami it prodmes probably tlire.- 

 times as many blooms. 



Tile eximium variety produces not 

 iiearlv so m.Tny blooms, and they are of 

 |.....r .|nalif>. (■Iximiiiin l.idb arc iiiii.'li 



