Max 25, 1911. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



19 



Freesia Purity is Much Superior to the Ordinary Freesia Refracta Alba. 



the smaller nyniphajas, such as lucida, 

 Marliacea, chroniatella, pygmsa, Aurora 

 and some of the Zanzibariensis varie- 

 ties, also for such aquatics as Eich- 

 hornia erassipes major, Limnanthemum 

 Indicum, sagittarias, scirpus and Acorus 

 .(aponicus variegatus. 



If ponds are at command containing 

 a good natural bed of muck, no further 

 compost is necessary. In places, how- 

 ever, without it, boxes three to four 

 feet square and eighteen inches deep 

 «an be used. Dormant bulbs must not 

 be planted deep. At first it is best 

 to place them in pots, merely covering 

 with water until they have made a leaf 

 or two. Then gradually increase the 

 <lepth, but never to exceed twelve 

 inches. All locations for aquatics, es- 

 pecially nymphaeas, should be still. 

 Even playing fountains, pretty as they 

 are, agitate the water too much for 

 them. Nelumbiums like a greater depth 

 of mud than nympha;as and a shallower 

 covering of water. They do not look 

 well planted together, as the nelum- 

 biums will soon overrun everything, 

 being so much more vigorous in growth. 



Some Oood Varieties. 



The following list includes some of 

 the best hardy nympha;as: Marliaccas 

 carnea, chromatella, rosea and albida, 

 Laydekeri purpurata, odorata, odorata 

 rosea, known as the Cape Cod pink 

 pond lily; odorata sulphurea, tuberosa 

 and tuberosa rosea. A select list of 

 tender varieties should include the fol- 

 lowing day bloomers: Zanzibariensis 

 azurea and rosea, Capensis, Capensis 



ca'rulea, pulcherrima, Pennsylvania and 

 William Stone. Among night bloomers 

 in the tender section are: Dentata and 

 its varieties, magnifica and superba; 

 rubra, Sturtevantii, Frank Trelease, 

 Deaniana, rubra rosea and O'Marana. 

 Among the nelumbiums the following 

 lialf-dozen will be found distinct and 

 fine: Luteuni, Pekinensis rubrum, spe- 

 ciosum, Kermesinum, album striatum 

 and the superb Shiroman. 



In the way of miscellaneous a(juatii's 

 there are a large number at command, 

 of which these are a few of the best: 

 Limnanthemum Indicum, the water 

 snowflake; Cyperus Papyrus, Aponoge- 

 ton distachyum, Acorus Japonicus varie- 

 gatus, Sagittaria Montevidensis, the 

 giant arrowhead; Scirpus Taberna}mon- 

 tani Zebrina, Zizania aquatica, the wild 

 rice; Typha latifolia, the cat tail; Pis- 

 tia Stratiotes, the water lettuce, and 

 Limnocharis Humboldtii, the water 

 poppy. 



FREESIA PURITY. 



Purity is unquestionably the finest of 

 all freesias and is eagerly bought in 

 the flower markets in all parts of the 

 country. The plants illustrated were 

 grown by William Nicholson, Framing- 

 ham, Mass., well known as a leading 

 carnationist, and are in 10-inch pans. 

 A 24-inch rule is seen standing along- 

 side one pan, the plants in which are 

 twenty-eight inches in height from the 

 top of the pan. Freesias auch as these 

 have commanded a fancy price in the 

 Boston market, the first being cut the 

 week before Christmas. Unlike some 



growers, Mr. Nicliolson believes in 

 planting the bulbs quite thickly and 

 finds he gets excellent results from 

 growing fifty bulbs in a 10-inch pan, 

 the spikes being just as good as when 

 half that number are grown. 



The bulbs, after planting, are stood 

 in coldframes and left there until early 

 mums or other crops are out of the 

 way. They are then given shelves well 

 up to the light. In a cool house, kept 

 around 45 degrees, the flowers are finer 

 and possess greater substance than 

 when grown warmer. A great mistake 

 is still made by many in freesia cul- 

 ture in placing the bulbs in heat at 

 once after planting. They should be 

 grown as cool as possible in the earlier 

 stages. Freesias with stems such as 

 Mr. Nicholson 's can be arranged mag- 

 nificently in vases, being preferred by 

 many critical buyers to both roses and 

 carnations. The bulbs from which these 

 fine freesias were grown came from 

 William M. Matthews, Great Neck, L. 

 I., a grower for Stumpp & Walter Co. 



STEM-ROT OF CENTAUREAS. 



Will you kindly state what is the 

 cause of stem-rot of centaureas and 

 what is the best treatment for it? 



C. E. Y. 



The greatest remedy for all these 

 stem-rots and other fungous diseases is 

 lime and the various lime preparations. 

 Apply dry-slaked lime to the soil by' 

 dusting it around the plants and scratch 

 the surface of the soil slightly. Spray- 

 ing the plants with Bordeaux mixture 

 will also help to destroy the fungus. 



A. F. J. B. 



