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OCTOBER 1, 1914. 



The Florists^ Review 



19 



HOW TO HANDLE THEM. 



Late Tulips. 



n,) not overlook a few of the late 

 tuiijt.-. These do not force so easily 

 as the early section, but have much 

 loM.i;er stems and bring better prices in 

 til-' market. They cannot, however, be 

 b()ii<;lit so cheaply as the early ones, 

 ex('c|>t in a few cases. Here are a few 

 chcup and useful May-flowering or cot- 

 tagfi varieties for culture in flats: Bou- 

 toii d'Or, golden yellow; Gesneriana 

 spatliulata, rich scarlet; Picotee, white, 

 marjiined pink; Golden Crown, yellow 

 edged red. The grandest of the late 

 tulips, however, are the Darwins. Some 

 of these force well, notably Pride of 

 Haiiilem, carmine pink, which I have 

 seen with 24-inch stems in January. 

 One or two other fine sorts are: Gretchen, 

 pink; Wedding Veil, white shaded lilac; 

 Clara Butt, rich apple blossom, a lovely 

 color; Mme. Krelage, bright pink; Lord 

 Duncan, carmine red. 



Narcissi. 



Narcissi for cutting far exceed in 

 value all other Dutch bulbs and from 

 Mie time the first yellow trumpets are 

 in, which usually is Christmas, until the 

 last poeticus and double gardenia- 

 scented have passed, some five months 

 have elapsed. The best single narcissi 

 are (Jolden Spur, Emperor, Victoria, 

 Princeps maximus, Silver Spur and 

 Trunii)et major, among the large trum- 

 pets. In the short trumpets, Sir Wat- 

 kin, poeticus ornatus, Campernel rugu- 

 losus and Barri conspicuus are cheap 

 and good. Of the doubles, Von Sion, 

 while a big, coarse flower, still has a 

 large sale. Sulphur Phoenix is a beauti- 

 ful flower with a delicious odor, good 

 for later blooming. The old alba plena 

 •Jtlorata, often seen at Memorial dav, is 

 one that cannot be forced. 



In addition to the well known Paper 

 "hites, belonging to the polvanthus 

 narcissus section, Grand Monarque, 

 '•rand Primo and Bazelman major are 

 nne tor pot culture or cutting. The 

 poet;,/, narcissi are getting cheaper each 

 >''ai and, either in pots, pans or out- 

 •'"""-. are satisfactory. A good quar- 

 tett. are: Irene, sulphur yellow; Alsace, 

 ».'|'.': Aspasia, white, vellow cup; El- 

 " ■. ^^:'>i^e, yellow eve' This race of 



•t' i-si, the results from crossing N. 



f,'v, '. ""^ "" polyanthus narcissus, is per- 



''' ' liaidy and increases splendidly 



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Iris Hispanica. 



j,^ l.nlbs of Iris Hispanica need flats 

 " ^ix inches deep. As they start 

 ;\v quickly, they must not be cov- 

 ^^ tnhps or narcissi, but can have 

 ".' the time. In addition to being 



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mer crop. Good sorts are: Louise, 

 beautiful light blue; Cajanus, golden 

 yellow; Count of Nassau, dark blue; 

 British Queen, pure white; Blanche 

 Fleur, pure white, earlier than British 

 Queen. 



aiadioU. 



The value of the nanus section of 

 gladioli is being more appreciated each 

 year. They succeed finely in flats con- 

 taining four inches of soil, and, like 

 the iris, they need no covering of coal 

 ashes or loam. Colvillei alba The Bride, 

 with pure white flowers, should prove 

 of special value if a valley shortage 

 develops. Blushing Bride, white with 

 crimson blotches, has more vigor than 



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Kindly omit my advertisement of 

 Smilax, as one (1) insertion in the 

 Classified department did the work. 



H. 0. Hannah & Son, 

 Sept. 17, 1914. Sherman, Tex. 



I'Pnehes in any cool house and 

 valuable spring and early sum- 



The Bride and is a most satisfactory 

 sort; Peach Blossom, of a beautiful pink 

 color, is the most popular of all these 

 early gladioli and forces extremely well; 

 Mathiide, white flushed lilac, is a most 

 beautiful variety. For Memorial day 

 trade Ackermanni, orange red. will be 

 found a satisfactory sort to grow. 



Miscellaneous Bulbs. 

 There are a number of miscellaneous 

 bulbs which are eagerly bought by up- 

 to-date florists. Some of the best are: 

 Ixias, of which craterioides major and 

 Wonder are the best. These and sparaxis 

 do well in 6-inch pots of somewhat 

 sandy soil in a cool greenhouse. Tri- 

 tonia crocata and babianas can be simi- 

 larly grown, doing well either in pots 

 or pans. Ranunculi do well dotted in 

 the benches of a cool house. They are 



useful to fill up gaps when violets have 

 died out, but they must have a low 

 temperature. The anemones, such as ful- 

 gens, coronaria The Bride and St. 

 Brigid, can be grown like ranunculi. 

 There always are critical customers who 

 would much prefer a small bunch of any 

 of these last mentioned bulbs to a larger 

 one of the more robust and more easily 

 grown bulbs, such as tulips, narcissi and 

 hyacinths. Many growers may have no 

 use for them, but some few specialists 

 find they pay well, and growers who 

 want a little change might do worse 

 than try a small batch of one or two of 

 them. 



PAPER WHITE NABCISSI. 



How often should I plant bulbs of 

 Paper White narcissi to have some in 

 bloom at all times, in a temperature of 

 50 degrees at night and 75 degrees in 

 the day? If the flats are brought into 

 the house the second week in November, 

 will they be in bloom for Christmas! 

 The location is Alabama. How many 

 bulbs should be set in a 5-inch or 6'-inch 

 pot? E. O. C. 



Paper White narcissi in the temper- 

 ature you name may be had in flower, 

 if necessary, early in November. They 

 can be retarded until the early part of 

 April, but usually with the abundance 

 of other bulbous flowers they are not in 

 much demand after the middle of March. 

 There is no advantage in delaying the 

 planting of the bulbs after this date; 

 they only waste their strength when 

 out of the soil, and if you have the floor 

 of a cold cellar to stand them on they 

 can be held back quite late. 



If housed November 15 they would 

 flower for Christmas. Later on they 

 come along more quickly. Bulbs are 

 more profitably grown in flats contain- 

 ing four to five inches of soil than in 

 pots. A flat 5x12x24 will contain sixty 

 to seventy-five bulbs. C. W. 



SULPHUR PH(ENIX NARCISSI. 



1 want to plant some Sulphur Phoenix 

 narcissi this fall, and, as I have never 

 had any experience with them, I should 

 like to know the best way to handle 

 them. I want part of them to bloom 

 about May 1 and the balance about 

 May 18. How deeply should they be 

 covered, .ind how long will it take to 

 force them into bloom? J. E. S. 



If 5'ou want Sulphur Phoenix narcissi 

 from May 1 to 18, it will not be a 

 question of forcing, but of retarding 

 them until so late a date. This nar- 

 cissus will flower in the open in your 

 Pennsylvania climate from May 5 to 10. 

 Therefore, to keep it back when grown 

 in flats, a really cold cellar is necessarv 

 to retard it. Place the bulbs in flats 

 four to five inches deep; one 12x24 will 

 hold sixty to seventy-five bulbs. Merelv 

 cover the bulbs with soil. Keep them 



