The Weekly Florists'" Review* 



JULV 11, 1!)07. 



Ill' ii]if st'{-i[ nil vdur ]il;iiits \\liicli \vill 

 .•iiiswcr .just ;is well :is iiii.v von ciiii pur- 

 iIkisc ;it the scimI sldi't's. 'J'lii' st'eds 

 Miuii ;^criiiiii;ilc ;iiiil it' juiclvcd iiut ill 

 liif (i|ifii ;^i(mii(| a liiiit apai't, will make 

 S|il('ii(li(l |ilaiits lirl'iuc I'all. 



While iiioilciatciv lianl.v, we iind it. 

 lii'ltcr t(i yi\t' the plants the lieiielit nt' 

 a inhlt'ranie ]ir(itectinn unci' winter. 



Ill aihlitinii til Its \alin' as an oiitihuii- 

 siiiiiiiier Jlow criiij^ jilant, ('. yrniiililKira 

 jiiakes a ilesiialile snliject I'cir ]nit enl- 

 liiir. i'lir this ]iiu'|>iise select a nnmliei' 

 lit' the stii>n;^est eliini]is. piit iiitn (i-iiieh 

 ;iiii| S-iiii-li |iiits in ()eJi>her, k(.'e|i mit- 

 diMiis until sliaiji frost sets in. then jilaee 

 ill a ciihl jiit. (!i\(' the jilaiits a earna- 

 tion-liotise leinpeiatnre altef tlie New 

 ^'!al■ and yon will June Hewers for Eas- 

 tor; or. if voii wish to linld tlieni later, 

 they will 111' found nsefiil for .Memorial 

 day lioiKinets. The ]ihints re(]niro cnjiions 

 sn|i|dies (d' water \\lien in jiots, and 

 jileiity 111' feeding;. 'I'liey also neeil some 

 support liid'ore they come into Idoom. 



Leptosyiie maiitinia is another ]ilant 

 adapted for ]iot cnltnre, proilucin<j laryo 

 |ialc y(dlo\\ tlowcis on Imiy stems. Sown 

 in ()ctiilier it will liloom the t'ollowinji' 

 spriii;;. 'I his is an :iiimial. while tlie 

 coreopsis is a perennial Init is fiest 

 1 leateil as a liieiinial. 



Campanulas. 



<aiiipamdas are iM^aiitifid snlijecis for 

 the hardy linider. while one or two 

 \arieties make desiralile pot jdants. 

 I'liilialily < '. medium, lietter known as 

 < aiiterlinry iiells. are the most jjopiilar. 

 hnriny the last few years tliesi; have 

 lieoii on the tnarkets at Master from a 

 niinilier of wideawake growers and mi'et 

 with a ready sale. I•^)r pot cnltiirc the 

 jilants should lie lifted and ]iotted in 

 ()clolier and treated as recoiiimeiided for 



colCiipsis. It seeds were not Sown \\lien 

 leconmieiided in these coliinilis, lose no 

 time in yettin^f them in. 



The single \aiieties are considered the 

 liest for pot cnltnre, .■iltlidnyli some jire 

 ter < '. calvcant lieina. the ciiii and sancer 



ojieii after April and securely staked as 

 the llowci- stems j^row. 



«'. jiersicifolia. with laijic, Idiie, ciiii- 

 sliaj)e(l tlowers, may lie sow n now. There 

 are se\'eral foinis id' this, imdudinfj; alba, 

 jiranditlora and tliu new ])nre wliitu semi 

 diinlile .Moerheimi. Ail are of easy cnl- 

 tnre and the tlowers are jfood cither for 

 <lesiou Avork or fur c-nttinfv on lonjr 

 stems. All tlie forms are jierfectly hardy. 

 < '. Mariesii, the .lapaiiese halloini liower, 

 is a Jate bloomincr vai'iety uitli ri(di, vio- 

 ]et Howers, usually in season diirinj,^ 

 August and Septenilier. In the way of 

 dwarf camjianiilas tlu> ])retty little C 

 (iirpatica. the ('arpathian hellflowcr, 

 with erect, lilne, liell-shaiied tlowers, ;iiid 

 its white form, should not lie omitted. 

 Whether in rock <iardeii or mixed Imrder 

 they are (dfecti\e, formini; lar^e tnfts si.\ 

 inches in lieiyht. 



Lychnis. 



Tlieso pojuilar and ]irofnse lileiiniin<^ 

 ]ierennials are all of the easiest |iossililp 

 cnltnre and <;ive a succession ot' liloom 

 from the end of May until Septenilier. 

 All may be raised from seeds sown in a 

 shaded frame. They can be |irii|ia^ated 

 .also liy division of the clumps in s]irin<; 

 or fall. Ij. viscaria spleiidens, with rosy- 

 scarlet llowt'is. carried on sjiikes eighteen 

 inches hiyli, is one of the tiiiest peren- 

 ni.-ils <irowii. 'J'lie flowers are fine for 

 ciittinj;. ]j. Flosenenli, commonly known 

 as the cuckoo liower ;ind rad;,fei| rnliin. 

 is amdlier excellent variety. 'J'lieie are 

 some line forms of this with donlile flow- 

 ers. ''Jdie jilants bloom jiersistently. L. 

 SielKddii, with Avliite tlowers, and L. fnl- 

 yens, scarlet, j;rowiiiyf eighteen iiudies 

 liiyli, are each ilesirable. The well known 

 L. ( 'lialcedonica, or Londnn jiiide, with 

 lirilliant scaidet lu'ads of liloiuii. makes 

 an excellent border jdant. There is also 

 a |iiire white variety of this. L. llaayean:i 

 and its several liybrids show a wide 

 ranpe of color. They ;dl jiiow easily 

 from seeds and are yood for the liorders 

 or for ciittinir. b. dinriia floie pleno, 

 double crimson, and I,, \espertina llore 



Effect of Hail at the Plant of H. A. Hall, Joplin, Mo. 



\;iiiety. nf the sexeral colors, ]>iiik. jiale 

 Mile ;iiid white ale the most takin;^. ( '. 

 pyramidalis. the chimney c;iiii|iiinnla, is 

 a stately, hardy perennial, jiood either 

 in the open lii'ider or for culture in 

 ]ar<:e )Miis. I'or late summer jiiaz/a 

 decorations it i^ line. We ha\e seen )iu- 

 nieroiiv jilaiits in 1:1 inch pots ;ind o\er. 

 ti\e til six feet hiL.di. smothered with 

 bloiiiii. These are usually orown in the 



jileno, double white, bliiiim all snnimer 

 and should lie yiveii a ]ilace in any col- 

 lection of hardy border plants. 



Hardy Lilies. 



Tlio jiojiular IMadomia lily, m L. raiidi- 

 dnm, is now in season. We cut the spikes 

 when the first tlowers open and place 

 in a cold room, where they expand fiilU 

 as w(dl as on the plants and keep niiicli 



lietter. (are is taken to jiii-k off the 

 heads of |iollen daily, to keep the blooms 

 (dean. It is a jiity that this is necessary, 

 fill we think tluf pollen masses add mindi 

 to the flower's beauty. 



li. auiatum litis spikes \V(dl ad\aiiced 

 and some liowers will be open in a few 

 days. These, like all hardy lilies, ha\e 

 bei'ii widl mnhdied with old m.-innre to 

 .assist in keepin}^' the roots cool and 

 moist. As the tlowers are heavy, the 

 stems iire now sttiked uii to keeji them 

 intact. This Jily has rather ii powerful 

 odor for room decoration, but stood on 

 the jiia/za in large v.ases it is (juile tdfec- 

 tive. 



b. speciosnm ;ind its \:irieties are of 

 great value later in the season. 'J'lie 

 lirst buds aie showing on some s|iikes. 

 These generally do ^vitllont supporting, 

 but ill the case of extra line stalks it Avill 

 jiay to support them. 



li. Ilenryi is the strongest and most 

 sat isfactoiy lily grown. Its freedom 

 from disease is one great advantage. The 

 stems ar(^ now of gooil length and had 

 lietter be supported. 



The \arious forms of L. elegans ha\(^ 

 .just jiassed out of bloom, but Ji. longi- 

 llorum, fall jilanted, will soon be in 

 Idoom. The stalks of this are sullicient 

 ly stout to render staking unnecessiiry. 

 \j. sujierbum and L. tigrinum, the well 

 known tiger lily, ha\e steins of consider- 

 able Jeiigth uow and will give u wealth 

 of liowers l.-iter. When tliey grow five 

 to seven feet in height, as some of ours 

 do. staking is necessary. I'^ach of these 

 is line for cutting, iind for decorating the 

 st<ire window in late summer they are ex 

 (•(dlent. 



b. Jirownii, with its liig, trumpet How 

 CIS on moderately slendi'r stems, should 

 be tied up at once or tlu" flowers will 

 lie on the ground. 



L. excelsnm and T^. liatm:inni:i', twn 

 lovely \arieties. Avill also be the bettei- 

 for some supjioit. 



While some of tliese lilies :ire not 

 grown miudi comtnercially. all are \alu- 

 able and, given a suitalde location wlieie- 

 tliey ciin have some shade and be kejit 

 Avell mulched ;it the root, will prove use 

 fill, especially to the florist with a re- 

 tail trade. 



Brief Reminders. 



Kee|) jnitting in poinsettia cuttings. 

 lie sure to pot off those rooted lieforc 

 they get liard in the sand. Cuttings in 

 serteil fur a mouth or mure yet will niiike 

 nice stock for jmns. 



>>'oiiie ]i(dargonium cuttings taken now 

 will gi\e .voii sjilendid plants for liower- 

 ing next .\piil ami .May. 1 )o not over 

 water tliein. 



Huy some jiaiisy seed to sow in .Inly. 

 The best is cheapest. Also secure Jiacket--'- 

 <if the tufted jiaiisies, \'iola ciirnuta. 

 These latter are jiietty and extremely 

 lloriferiiiis. 



Keep geliist.as jiimhed or (liplied to 

 keeji them sliajielv .•Hid pinch the tups out 

 of any id' the Indian a/aleas which arc- 

 growing strongly. 



Do not forget your old stock pl:iiits of 

 tnargiiei ites. I'lant them out in the ficdd. 

 so fh.-it yon can get a good batch of cut 

 tings later. 



Keep (low II tlie bl;ick aiihis on mums by 

 sjnaying or fiimig.at ing. (dve light doses 

 of smoke, for the foliage burns readily 

 these hot nights. 



I'liiiie back spii;e;is. \iliiirnums, dier 

 villas, syringas and other flowering 

 shrubs as the tlowers fmle. Any newly 

 ]ilanted stock v.liich is growing feebly 

 will need !i severe iininiiig. 



