Decbmbeb 12, 1907. 



The Wcekl^^orists' Review. 



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Single Chrysanthemum Ladysmtth, Pink. No Stakes in Plant. 



it decidedly gains in many other 

 respects, for neatness, cleanliness, sys- 

 tem and order are the dominant fea- 

 tures here — and the stock produced is 

 invariably of a high grade, commanding 

 the highest prices in the Philadelphia 

 market. 



It may be worthy of note that Mr. 

 Herr is d. stanch believer in the gospel 

 of cleanliness. His oflSce is a "thing 

 of beauty" — no rubbish or dust to be 

 seen anywhere; in fact, comparing most 

 favorably with the neat little parlor, 

 the pride of the careful housekeeper. 

 The same rule holds true as regards his 

 greenhouses, the results proving beyond 

 the shadow of a doubt that plants thrive 

 best where the environments are favor- 

 able. 



Carnations are Mr. Herr's specialty, 

 and the best varieties are grown, as- a 

 matter of course. I need hardly add 

 that Mr. Herr has no blooms for the 

 rubbish heap. S. 



LILIES FROM SEED. 



If I plant hardy lilies of various kinds 

 in Ohio, can I cross themt I have never 

 seen any lilies form seed in Ohio, but I 

 do not know whether it is the climate or 

 what that prevents them. I am desirous 

 of doing some experimenting along this 

 line and should be pleased to have some 

 information as to what varieties would be 

 the most appropriate to use for the work 

 and also any details as to the way to suc- 

 ceed. How long does lily seed require to 

 germinate and to flower? W. D. 



Many of the varieties of hardy lilies 

 rarely or never pfoduce seeds in Amer- 

 ica, including speciosum in variety, can- 

 didum, tigrinum, Brownii, excelsum, Chal- 

 cedonicum and some others. L. auratum 

 seeds freely, but the seeds do not, as a 

 rul^ germinate until the second season. 

 L.. Henryi seeds with great freedom, and 

 If crossed with some of the speciosum 



varieties might give interesting results. 

 It has remarkable vigor, and its entire 

 freedom from disease commends it as a 

 seed-bearing parent. L. tenuifolium will 

 germinate the first year and occasionally 

 flower the second summer. The bulk, 

 however, of the hardy lilies require from 

 four to six years to produce blooming 

 size bulbs. 



Some of the forcing lilies may be 

 raised more quickly. L. Harrisu and 

 longiflorum can be flowered in from one 

 to two years and L. Philippense in as 



short a time as nine months from seed. 

 Unless you have infinite patience you 

 will find lily hybridization most tedious. 

 Stock may be increased more speedily by 

 means of scales or offsets, these latter 

 being produced freely from the stems of 

 some species. Seed can be sown either 

 outdoors or in a frame or cold green- 

 house, preferably the latter. "Well drained 

 pans containing light, sandy soil are suit- 

 able' for seed sowing. They should be 

 mulched with moss or some other cover- 

 ing until the seeds germinate. C. W. 



SINGLE-FLOWERING MUMS. 



The Vogue of the Singles. 



For decorative effect in pots, the sin- 

 gle-flowering chrysanthemums, which 

 have attained vdde popularity in Europe 

 during the last two or three years, are 

 much superior to the double varieties. 

 The craze for big blooms, which is now 

 subsiding to some extent, led many grow 

 ers, on both private and commercial es- 

 tablishments, to utterly ignore the pom- 

 pon, anemone and single classes, and 

 even now in many places they are given 

 little attention. The C. S. A. has — 

 somewhat tardily, it is true — realized at 

 last the fact that the smaller flowered 

 sections demand recognition and there 

 is little doubt but that in the next few 

 years they are destined to displace, to 

 a considerable extent, the specimen 

 blooms, which even now are less inter- 

 esting and attractive to many visitors 

 at our exhibitions than the singles and 



pompons. The big blooms are declining 

 in popularity both here and in Europe, 

 a& reports of nearly all exhibitions testi- 

 fy. There is no lessening in the public's 

 regard for the queen of autumn, how- 

 ever, as the growing interest in singles 

 shows. 



Practically all the singles make good 

 pot plants, having, as a rule, a bushy 

 habit and, owing to the light weight 

 of the flowers, needing much less staking 

 than the doubles. In fact, some sorts, 

 like the old Mizpah and Zeroff, need 

 no supports at all, unless grown into 

 large plants, in which case a few short 

 stakes only are needed. Mizpah, rosy 

 pink, and Zeroff, yellow, make beautiful 

 bush plants, with foliage right, down to 

 the pots. Cuttings rooted in April make 

 fine plants in 8-inch pots, and, rooted as 

 late as July 1, make pretty little bushes 

 in .5-inch or 6-inch pots. 



Of Simple Culture. 

 The newer English varieties give ns 



