NOVBJIBKK 5, 1914. 



The Florists^ Review 



13 



Some of the A. N. Pierson Exhibits at the New York Show, with the New Mrs. Moorfield Storey Rose in the Right Foreground. 



Mic inixcd honliTs or shrulilnM-ics, lu'liiy 

 ilsu splendid for naturalizing puriioscs. 

 ■IS tlioy are at their l)est in ^rass land. 

 I'(ir formal beds su(di robust sorts as 

 ^ir Watkin, l^niperor, Victoria, Primcips 

 luaximiis, Golden Spur and IIiMirv Ir\iii;,' 

 -liould be used. In grass land the short 

 iiiiin|H't section are the most elfecti\e. 

 SiKdi sorts as jtoeticus, poeticus ornatus, 

 .dl the l^eedsii \arieti(>s. ]»articularly 

 Mrs. Lanj^try and Duchess of Hrabant, 

 Mid all the ineoni|iarabilis and Rur- 

 liidjfei sections can be used. ( )f tiu' 

 l;ii',ue trumpets I have found that 

 i!tii|i('roi-, pidnccps niaxiinus and I'lnipress 

 «('ar particularly well. altliouL:h tlic 

 'lulk of the bi<r trumpet narcissi iire 

 less hardy than the short trumpets. 



Small Bulbs for Borders. 



In the way of small bulbs for borders, 



I'ccis oi- yrass, the snowdrop, ii'ocus, 



■ hionod(txa and scilla shouM be t'rcely 



used. These all come ahead i<\' tlie 



'uli|is, often before the winter -nous 



liMve passed. Plant a few of the i;r;i|ie 



'ivaeinths, or Museari racemosum, in 



'lie grass, and if you liave a partly 



-had(>d jiosition try even a few dozens 



'f' white fritilbiri.'is, Scilla campnnulata 



•'■ doir's-tooth \ iolets, or erythroniums. 



^Vhile catering to his customers' 



'lecds, the progressive llorist will not 



legloct his own home* grounds. There 



I be.l or border tastefidly planted will 



Tighten his own home, ser\ e as ;in 



"^eejlent advertisement and bring ;iddi- 



'lonai custcmiers for another senson. 



FIBER FOR BULBS. 



In the Womnn's Home Companion 

 'OI- October we notice an article con- 



eining the forcing of I'apc^r Whites 

 md other varieties of narcissi, futidi 

 'lyacinths. freesias, crocus, etc., and 

 'tie writer sugLTests growing these bulbs 



u a com|)osition of coconnut. filn^r, 

 ■^hells and commercial fertilizer. The 

 ■writer savs this mixture is not, pat- 



'ited. ](iit is put up bv most of the 

 'eading se(>dsinen ami sold at a low 



pric-e, and rec()mmeiids giowiiig bulbs 

 in this way. We lia\e had some iii- 

 ipiiries for this mixture and, since we 

 are not familiar with it, aic writing 

 to ask if you know of anything of this 

 kind being used .•lUcI if so, will you 

 give us the projx'r formula for making 

 it.' Also tell us where cocoanut fiber 

 i;in be obtained and state the kinij of 

 fertilizer to be used. T. S. S. C. 



f'ocoanut fiber is st)ld in Ifi'ipdund 

 b;igs aiiil c;in be pur(di;ised from the 

 inii.jority of the large seecj stores; it is 

 ipiite inexju'iisive. 1 would ••idrj six 

 i|U;iits it\' broken shells ;uid the same 

 lit' drieil (■;itt!e or slice]) miiiiin'e to e;irli 

 bushel oi' the liber. The ;iiiim;il in;iiiure< 

 \-ou will find much safer ;iiid bidter 

 than bone or ehemicil t'eit ili/ers. It 

 is wtdl to remember that m;niy nitiides 

 appearing in othei- than horticultural 

 magazines juust not le tai<eii too se 

 riously. They are all wilt ten with the 

 best ol' intentions, but the \\riters, in 

 man\- eases, h.avc but a limited knowl- 

 edge of liort i'-iilture. It' they knew 

 iiiore they would not advise mixing 

 idtiimeicial fertilizer witli fil (M- for 

 1 nib growing. It is W(dl to .add that 

 while bulbs e.aii be grown in liber, loam 

 will -ive far better results. C. W. 



PROTECTING PAPER WHITES. 



Will you kindly infoiin me Imw muih 

 protection to 'ji\\ o I'aper W'liite nar- 

 cissi if ttii\\- are jiut in tl.ats and hd't 

 out this winter in this Illinois idimnt(>? 

 I uiitit to lix them so I c:in get two or 

 three llats anv time f want them. 



P. P. ir. 



While the Piitili hvaciiitli>. tiili[is 

 ;ind narcissi can be l<>ft outdoors .and 

 will lie perfectly saf(^ wIhmi well pro- 

 tected, it is well to remember that 

 I'aper 'White narcissi are mu(di more 

 tender and 1 would not ailvise vou to 

 trv to keep them out in your <dim;ite. 

 nive tliem the [>rotection of a cold- 

 frame or cold cellar. \ .m c.an tlien 



get ;it them readily and you arc rea- 

 sonably certain that they will not be 

 injured by frost, as they certainly will 

 lie if they are left in the open, uo 

 matter how well you may cover them. 



a W. 



MARKETABLE HARDY FLOWERS. 



Will you kindly give some suggestions 

 .as to marketable hardy flowers which 

 may be grown here, in western Ken- 

 tU( ky, and whiidi will bring fair prices 

 in tiie wholesale market? If you wero 

 to s(de<'t about t'our to six of the best 

 commerci.al \ari(^ties of jomiuils an<I 

 ti.ai'cissi for outdoor giowing, which 

 wiiuld th(\v be.' Also what four kinds 

 III' peonies are the .•lU-rouml, easiest 

 ^/fJetH^Ms .and the most profitable? Will 

 you also tell me whei'e to procure tliD 

 necessary siiipidiig baskets for these 

 llowers ;uid state what sizes are most 

 desir.alile .' If you will answer these 

 ipiestioiis, \iiii will greativ oldigo a 

 liegiliiii'i- ill tile trade. A. F. 



A- to ilie must profitable \arieties of 

 iiaicis-i and jonipiils to grow outdoors 

 I'lir the wholes,-i|,. cut tlower market, 

 there is (iiil\ one true ,joni|uil that would 

 proliabl\ prove prolit.able ; that is, tho 

 caiiipei I'l'lie. \ariety o-lorus rugulosufl. 

 There -eeiii to be two varieties of this 

 -eiit nut from Ilnlland, the true rugulo- 

 -iis being much larger than the other 

 and grown on longer stiMus. Tiie fiist 

 'ost ot' the bulbs is slight and tiiey 

 increase more rajudly in this country 

 th.an .any otIuM- narcissus of which I 

 k now. 



•'f the tiumiiet daffodils. Kmperor, 

 I'^mpress .and Sir Watkin are the three 

 varieties that will prove tiie mn-t profit- 

 al'le, ;i!l things considert'ij. l','m|>eror 

 and .Sir W.atkin are rather better, pos- 

 sibly, th.an l-]mpress, because of color, 

 and .also because Empress is more sub- 

 .iect to disease. As soon as Glorv of 

 l.eid(Mi can be bought as low as $.3 or 

 + 1 iier Inindred, it should prove tho 

 most profitable of all. for it seems to 



