

May 30, 1907. 



->Thc Weekly Florists^ Review* 



House of Kaiserin Roses at Robert Klagge'st Mount Clemens, Mich. 



HAIL ASSOCIATION. 



The Florists' Hail Association of 

 America is twenty years old on Saturday 

 of this week. It has paid 1,070 losses, 

 amounting to about $105,000, since its 

 organization. John G. Esler, Sec'y. 



VINES AND VINE CULTURE. 



We only too often see the results of 

 the supposition that vines will grow any- 

 where, and under 'the most unfavorable 

 conditions, and, while we occasionally see 

 a vine doing remarkably well when 

 planted under those conditions, it simply 

 coincides with like happenings in other 

 fields of mistaken endeavor. Climbing 

 roses or, more properly speaking, trailing 

 roses, are exceedingly well adapted for 

 covering trellises, tree stumps, fences 

 and many other fixtures or erections that 

 would, if left uncovered, be objectionable, 

 but it is not so much as a cover that 

 roses are valuable but because of the 

 charming effect produced by them while 

 in bloom. It cannot be expected that 

 roses planted within the confines of small 

 holes and having their roots merely cov- 

 ered with indifferent soil will grow lux- 

 uriantly and bloom profusely. The won- 

 der is that they manage to live at all. 

 Roses should be planted in good, rich 

 soil, no matter what their mission may^ 

 be; whether intended to cover a tree 

 stump, the side of a house, or other 

 building, or a fence. And, for that mat- 

 ter, the same rule in relation to soil for 

 roses applies with almost equal force to 

 all vines planted with the intention of 

 permanent utility and satisfactory re- 

 sults. 



There are in commerce vines suited for 

 most all purposes within reason. For 

 covering decayed trees with the branches 

 stiir attached there are but few things 

 better than the trumpet vine, Tecoma 



radicans. For the same purpose Ampe- 

 lopsis Veitchii is very satisfactory, and 

 so is English ivy, but the latter cannot 

 be depended upon to stand the winters 

 like the former two. But when a dense 

 covering is desirable for a building, and 

 means for protection in winter are avail- 

 able, English ivy is invaluable. 



The many varieties of honeysuckle are 

 well adapted for trellises and piazzas 

 and if such ornamental features as arches 

 are desirable, honeysuckle will lend itself 

 admirably in the construction. 



For large buildings, when a hardy flow- 

 ering vine is desired, nothing beats the 

 wistaria for graceful adornment and pic- 

 turesque effect. 



A vine beautiful in foliage and de- 

 lightful in its wild ramifications before 

 it becomes resplendent in a glorious mass 

 of white flowers, during the latter part 

 of August, is Clematis panicuiata. This 

 vine is not only one of the best, if not 

 the best, for porches and piazzas, but it 

 is also hard to beat when something is 

 wanted that will be ornamental in quick 

 order when planted against cedar posts, 

 singly or in groups on the lawn, or in 

 close proximity to herbaceous borders, or 

 shrubberies. Taking it all in all, there 

 is no other vine that possesses so many 

 good points as Clematis panicuiata. 



It sometimes happens that a vine is 

 desired that will give a tropical effect 

 when in leaf. For that purpose Aristo- 

 lochia Sipho, the Dutchman's pipe, is the 

 best obtainable. 



One of the hardiest vines is the bitter 

 sweet, Celastrus scandens. It has also in 

 its favor the quality of endurance in poor 

 soil and in sunshine and partial shade. 



Akebia quinata is a desirable vine, but 

 it succeeds best when planted in rich 

 soil, in a sunny situation. The flowers 

 of this vine are almost purple in hue and 



occasionally fruit develops, which is very 

 ornamental. 



The jessamines are desirable vines for 

 planting in sections of the country where 

 the winters are not severe enough to kill 

 them. These vines are especially note- 

 worthy because of the fragrance of their 

 flowers. 



Once in a while there is a call for a 

 vine having for its chief characteristic 

 that of inconspicuousness and that qual- 

 ity is vested in Ficus pumila, which is 

 well adapted for covering low walls un- 

 ostentatiously. 



For ground cover, and especially under 

 the partial shade of deciduous trees of 

 large dimensions, Vinca minor, the peri- 

 winkle, is about the best thing obtainable. 



For arbors nothing beats the grape 

 vine, especially when such arbors are 

 situated in locations where it is impera- 

 tive that reliance can be placed on them 

 for covering. D. M. 



CYCAS REVOLUTA. 



How long will Cycas revoluta bulbs lie 

 dormant? I have some which have been 

 out for almost a year? What treatment 

 is necessary to get them started to grow- 

 ing again and how long will it be before 

 they show signs of life? What compost 

 is best suited for them? In what pro- 

 portion should it be mixed? F. B. F. 



Cycas revoluta stems ought to start 

 in much less time than a year. They 

 should be placed in as small pots as pos- 

 sible after being received, given a warm, 

 moist house, be kept freely syringed and 

 growth ought to be appearing in from 

 three to six months. Perhaps your stems 

 have been kept too cool and airy and 

 have been insufficiently watered. Try 

 them in the warmest house you have and 

 if there is life in them it will soon show 

 itself. C. W. 



