Fbbbuabt 11, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



Geranium Pink Domino. 



the finest of the English round-flowered 

 type; The Sirdar, big, perfectly formed, 

 bright scarlet trusses, very vigorous; 

 Juste Olivier, striking, crimson rose 

 shaded orange-red, big trusses carried on 

 strong stalks, keeps a week in good con- 

 dition in water; Cannell's Crimson Bed- 

 der, dark crimson, immense flowers; 

 Claire Albaine, pure white, large trusses, 

 a vigorous grower; Emile Zola, one of 

 Lemoine's finest introductions, makes a 

 superb plant, very floriferous, color rich 

 salmon orange, one of the finest gera- 

 niums in commerce; J. M. Barrie, light 

 rosy pink, immense individual flowers, 

 one of the finest of the English round- 

 flowered type; Ian Maclaren, color 

 salmon orange, shaded with white, of 

 same habit as EmUe Zola, makes a su- 

 perb pot plant, one which takes every 

 visitor's eye; Pink Domino, a pleasing 

 shade of rosy pink; Jacquerie, still hard 

 to beat, either for pot culture or bed- 

 ding, the immense crimson scarlet trusses 

 produced on strong stalks, an ideal 

 Christmas variety; one or two improved 

 Jacqueries are advertised for the com- 

 ing season and, if better than this good 

 all-around sort, must be very fine. 



The list of varieties can be extended 

 almost indefinitely, but the foregoing 

 list will be found to contain nothing but 

 strictly first-class sorts, which should 

 take well commercially. So many fine 

 new sorts are being sent out annually 

 that it will pay wide-awake growers to 

 try a few having colors likely to prove 

 popular. W. N. Craig. 



BULB CULTURE IN THE SOUTH. 



[A paper by Richard Elchllng, of New Or- 

 leans, read before the New Orleans Horticul- 

 tural Society, January 21, 1909.] 



In refereace to the heading of this 

 article, I must state beforehand that the 

 methods of forcing and growing of the 

 various bulbs hereafter mentioned are 

 only adaptable at a latitude of from 31 

 to 29 degrees. Of the diflferent bulbs 

 imported for either forcing or growing 

 purposes, I have found the following the 

 most profitable in our southern climate: 



1. Hyacinths, Roman White and Dutch 

 Miniature, single and double, in named 

 varieties as follows: Baron Van Tuyll, 

 white; Norma, shell-pink, Gigantea and 

 Gertrude, bright pink ; Cardinal Wise- 

 man, red; Grand Maitre and Chas. 



Dickens, dark blue; Queen of the Blues, 

 porcelain blue. 



2. Narcissus Paper White, Trumpet 

 Major, single yellow; Von Sion, double 

 yellow. 



3. Freesia refracta alba and candidis- 

 sima. 



4. Calla .^thiopica. 



5. Lilium Harrisii and longiflorum 

 giganteum for winter and spring flowers, 

 and such as lancifolium album, roseum 

 and rubrum and Lilium aureum for 

 spring and summer. 



6. Iris Hispanica, British Queen, 

 white; Formosa, purple; Louise, laven- 

 der, and Belle Chinoise, yellow. 



7. Tuberoses, single white. 



The storing of the bulbs after their 

 arrival is very important. The most 

 suitable place is a well ventilated, dry 

 room, provided with sufficient shelves 

 alongside the walls. In case of severely 

 cold weather, a safeguard against freez- 

 ing must be provided for. In placing 

 your bulbs on the shelves, make not more 

 than five layers, to prevent them from 

 getting heated, and keep a watchful eye 

 on your stock during winter and espe- 



cially toward spring, to discard all the 

 softened and spoiled ones. 



Hyacinths and Narcissi. 



1. Homan Hyacinths and Narcissus 

 Paper White, Trumpet Major and Von 

 Sion can either be planted in the regula- 

 tion bulb boxes for early forcing, or in 

 the coldframe in parallel rows a half 

 inch apart from side to side and one inch 

 apart from top to bottom, with a cover- 

 ing of an inch and a half of soil. Cover 

 the frame with boards in such a manner 

 that the rain may run off. After the 

 growths are about four inches above the 

 soil, remove the boards and replade with 

 well fitting, clear sashes. Ventilate ac- 

 cording to the temperature; a board 

 covering during frost is sufficient. 

 Romans and Paper Whites planted in the 

 coldframe about the middle of August 

 will be in bloom by Christmas or New 

 Year, the latter named even before that, 

 about the middle of November, providing 

 the weather has been favorable; but to 

 be sure it is best to have your Christmas 

 stock of Romans planted in boxes, so you 

 can give them greenhouse heat if neces- 

 sary. From January 1 you can pick con- 

 tinuously the same kind of long-stemmed, 

 large white flowers, as if they had been 

 forced indoors. To be always provided 

 with fresh flowers, plant your bulbs in 

 intervals of about two weeks up to the 

 first of February; later than that is not 

 advisable, as the bulbs then begin to get 

 soft and produce short stems, with small 

 flowers. 



2. Hyacinths, Miniature Dutch and 

 Narcissus Trumpet Major and Von Sion, 

 grown in a coldframe in the same way as 

 mentioned above, will yield very satis- 

 factory results, saving time and money. 

 Hyacinth and narcissus bulbs planted in 

 boxes should be placed in a high, shaded 

 spot, free to the north winds; covered 

 with charcoal dust or light soil about 

 four inches thick. As soon as the 

 growths appear above the surface, bring 

 your boxes inside and force them ac- 

 cording to your necessity. If over- 

 stocked, bring your flowering boxes into 

 an airy, cold and well shaded place and 

 water sparingly between the rows; the 

 coldframe stock in such a case shade 

 with trellis shutters. From the time your 

 bulbs are planted, either in boxes or in 

 the coldframe, never allow them to get 

 dry. Any loamy soil, mixed with one- 



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