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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



August 29, 1907. 



B. RUYS 



Royal 

 Mo*rlielin 

 ■ura*rl«a 



Dedemsvaart, Holland 



'LArcest Stock of 



Hardy Perennials 



comprising the newest and best, viz.: Adonis 

 Amurensis fl. pi., AncbusaltalicaDropmoreTar., 

 Oampanulas (own novelties), Delphinium hybrids, 

 Dictamnus caucaslcus, Eremurus In vars., Oyp- 

 Bophila panlculata flore pleno (26,000 in stock), 

 Incarvillea granditlGra, Lathyrus latifolius 

 White Pearl, Lupmus polyphyllus Moerheiml 

 (splendid novelty), Papaver orientale in vara., 

 Phlox decussata (over 76,000 in stock In the very 

 best varieties). Phlox divaricata Laphaml, Poly- 

 eonum Baldschuanicum, Pyretbrum in vars. 

 (these are shipped most successfully to Canada 

 and U. S.). 



DWARF ROSX8 on seedling briar-Rich- 

 mond, Liberty, Frau Karl Druschki, Etoile de 

 France, Lady Oay, Killarney, Lady Ashtown, 

 Mme. Abel Chatenay, etc. 



Rosa mgoea. red and white. (Currants, Rasp- 

 berries, Gooseberries Loganberries, etc. 



COKIFRRS, specially hardy sorts, viz.: Blue 

 Koster Spruce (16.0(iO in stock). 



RHODODKM DROM8 in the best hardy and 

 forcing varieties. Catalogue on application. 

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OUDENBOSCH, (Holland) 



Large Stock of Ornamental Trees and 

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Manetti Stocks 



Hn* MillSnn fl°e- one-year. EnRlish-grown. 

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Rhododendrons, Azaleas, 

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Lily of the Valley 



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Are the finest In existence and their flowers 

 bring the best prices In the London market. 

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Boxwood for fall our specialty. Hardy Btao- 

 dodendrons, 18-30 IncheB, cheap. Speclmeu 

 • Blue Spruce Koster. extra; Peonies, Azaleas, 

 Hardy Shrubs, Conifers and Roses (dwarf and 

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used to be next to impossible to buy 

 good seed, but of late years the seeds- 

 men are more careful in their selection 

 of seed for forcing crops where so much 

 loss is possible by the use of poor seed, 

 and any of the reliable seed firms can 

 furnish good seed for greenhouse use. 



I give below a brief opinion of the 

 varieties which I have tried, but here 

 I want to say that there are other varie- 

 ties which I have not tried which may 

 be equal to or better than those men- 

 tioned, and that others may not have the 

 same experience with these varieties in 

 different soils and under different con- 

 ditions and treatment: 



Kawson's Hot House Forcing, medium 

 size, very fine and prolific. 



Parquhar 's Perfection, somewhat 

 larger, perfect in shape and almost as 

 early and prolific as some smaller varie- 

 ties. 



Vaughan's Boston Forcing, medium 

 size, an excellent variety. 



Vaughan's Twentieth Century, larger 

 and very fine, but not quite so prolific. 



Storrs & Harrison's Forcing, the most 

 prolific of any variety we ever grew, bu1>y 

 a trifle light colored and produces many 

 curved fruits. A careful grower can pre- 

 vent these faults from becoming serious. 



Fordhook Famous, a vigoj^^grower, 

 large size, poor shape and co^Hp>t good 

 indoors. ^^^^ 



Davis' Perfect, evidently a cross, a 

 strong grower and long-lived variety, re- 

 markably prolific for so large a fruit, but 

 many fruits sport back to the stronger 

 parent and look like the English. Ke- 

 quires more room than other varieties 

 and, although the fruit was excellent and 

 of immense size, I find it failed to pro- 

 duce as many dollars per house as 

 shorter, more prolific ones. 



Arlington Improved, very good, ranks 

 among the best medium-sized varieties. 



Early Cluster and all black spine va- 

 rieties are not suitable for forcing. "^ 



Bqr&alis. 



FORCING RHUBARB. 



I wish to force rhubarb for early mar- 

 ket, and I cannot afford to build a green- 

 house. I want the cheapest possible pit 

 or long, cellar-like structure, heated with 

 stovepipe — overhead, I suppose. Please 

 give directions for filling and planting. 

 I have good, strong two-year-old plants 

 on hand. ^ G. G. 



Bhubarb is one of the easiest subjects 

 to force, providing the conditions are 

 right. A greenhouse is not necessary, as 

 it is best forced in darkness. A cellar is 

 as good a place as any for the purpose, 

 only it should be frost-proof if possible, 

 as then the temperature is much easier 

 kept at the proper figure. I doubt, how- 

 ever, if stovepipe would answer to do the 

 heating, as it would be a hard matter to 

 maintain an even temperature. Of course 

 it might be done, if very close attention 

 were paid to the fire, but I think a small 

 hot water plant would more than pay for 

 itself in the end if you intend to make 

 anything like a permanent structure. Th0 

 temperature required is about 55 degrees, 

 and in a frost-proof structure this would 

 not be hard to maintain. 



If your ground is high and dry, so 

 that you are sure your cellar will not 

 flood with water, the best plan would be 

 to make it mainly under ground. Have 

 it well banked up around the sides above 

 ground and the roof well covered with 

 straw or some such material. Provision 



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he Royal Tottenham 

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Managing Director, A. M. C. VAN DER ELST 



Dedemsvaart, Holland 



Headquarters for Hardy Perennlala, among 

 which are the latest and choicest. 18 acres 

 devoted to growing this line, IncludinK Anemone, 

 Aster, Campanula, Delphinium. Funkias. Hem- 

 erocallis. Uepatica, Incarvillea, Iris, Peonies, 

 Phlox decussata and suftruticosa. Primula. 

 Pyrethrum. Tritoma, Hardy Heath. Hardy 

 Ferns. Also 5 acres in Daflfodils, 12 acres of 

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