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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



.Uxi: 8, 1911. 



tit'tlicr, iill tlu'sc loojis with tliistic down 

 or iiiilkwiM'd ilowii, iiiid lot tbein liaii^ 

 lis they will iiiiionj; the ciids. Talk 

 about -your atiiiosphorr idlVcts! 



Xow that halls arc in faxor — and 

 may they lonj^ stay there — make some 

 uf this kind for talde ilecorations to use 

 with cornllower <-enter|>ieces, or tie a 

 basket handle with < hitl'on loops fille<i 

 with the down. 



For Weddings. 



S|ieakin^ of near relatives which max- 

 lie ilrawn into the s(dienie, there iire 

 other interesting; centaureas, ainonj; 

 them the larye double white and the 

 garden dusty miller or (entaurea yym 

 nocarpa. These two — the flower of the 

 whit(^ and the foliaj;e of the arny — 

 make a quaint colorinji with the purjilt^ 

 l)lue. Hlue and white is a color scheme 

 frequently decided upon by the bride 

 for her weddinjj colors, but as often 

 calleil off for \nrk of flowers. From 

 the time when the jireenhouse jjrown 



the blue of "Old Cilory " " and for a 

 (J. A. R. shield, or for an (). E. star. 

 The same color in a wreath, with a 

 spray of wheat, makes a rich jdece for 

 .an elderly ]ierson. For sprays and cas- 

 ket covers they shoubl be jirejiared and 

 arranj^ed in the same manner as sweet 

 peas. 



With such dainty white flowers as 

 a(diilleas and yypsophilas, blue corn- 

 flowers make a pleasinji arranjjenient. 

 On a solid jdllow, jianel a section with 

 coniHowers, bordered on eaidi side with 

 fern leaves. Across the entire length 

 throw a loose spray of light ]iink roses, 

 asters, lilies, dahlias, or other large 

 flowers of wiry stem, which have the 

 proper color with the blue and white. 



(Jertrude HIair. 



HAEDY PERENNIALS. 



Pyrethrums and Bell Flowers. 



I''ew hardy perennials are of greater 

 \alue for cutting than I'yrethrum 



Wedding Bouquet of Valley and Cattleyas. 



cornflowers conu\ in_ April or May. till 

 frost, they can be counted by tlie thou 

 sand from a moderate sized stand. 



l-'or liaml bou(|uets, arm baskets or 

 trimmed hats, for bridesmaids or maiils 

 of honor, these flowers in bhu' .are 

 striking and beautiful ami as capabb' 

 of fine arr.ingement as any flower. The 

 best ferns to use with them .are the 

 several smaller \arieties of pteris 

 fronds. With other, smaller, old fash- 

 ionecj garden flowers, like candytuft, 

 alyssum and mignonette, they mak(> a 

 cool, (juaiiit centerpiece for a summer 

 hincheon. 



A Useful Shade of Blue. 



The blue ones are Just the i-olor fur 



roseum. The single \arieties are easily 

 raised from seed .and tiie doubles by di- 

 \ision in late suTiinier. I have often 

 thought there was .a future for these 

 flowers if forced. I saw flowers in 

 early Ajtril whiidi were xvoiiderfuliy 

 fin(\ grown in this way. In many states 

 pyrethrums flower for .Memorial day 

 ami certainly few flowers are better 

 adapte<l for bou(|uet work than they, as 

 the flowers ha\(> a wide range of col- 

 ors. Xow is .a good time to sow seeds 

 to get strong plants in liML'. 



<'ampanula .Medium is b\- far the 

 finest of the bell flower family. For 

 pot cnlture it is su|>erb, reaching a per- 

 fe<-tioii when thus grown that W(nild be 



impossible outdoors during a dry sea- 

 son. Tlie double flowered varieties are 

 too heavy. The singles and ealycanthe 

 mas, hose in-hose as the}' are popularly 

 termed, are (diarming and anyone Avith 

 a bat(di of these around ^Memorial day 

 can get gooil money for the Howers, 

 even if the ]d.ants do not ca^jtivate 

 someone's eyes. It is not yet too late 

 to sow Canterbury bell seed. Do not, 

 however, put off the sowing much 

 longer. The little ('ar[>athiau bell 

 llower, in blue and Avhite shades of 

 color, is now ffowering and will con- 

 tinue to do so until fall. It is ouc of 

 the most satisfactory edging jilauts we 

 have and also makes an ideal subject 

 for the ro(dv garden. The jjersicifolia 

 section wifl be in flower in a few days. 

 The single forms come in several 

 shades of blue and pure white. Of the 

 cloubles Moerheiini and humosa are 

 splendid, especially the latter, which is 

 blue, while Moerheinii is jiure white. 



Violas and Lupines. 



Viola cornuta, blue, and its white 

 form, V. cornuta alba, have no equals 

 as edging or groundwork plants. 

 P>looming, as they ilo, the whole summer 

 .and being perfectly winter hardy, no 

 one need feel diffident about growing 

 them. Tiiev jiropagate easily from root 

 di\ision or cuttings. This is better 

 than from seed. A large proportion 

 will not come true as seedlings, too 

 many resembling the larger bedding 

 violas in size and color, and while such 

 tufted violas as Admiration, Blue Per- 

 fection, Papilio and others arc tine for 

 bedding, they lack the beauty of the 

 true cornuta type, being too much like 

 pansies, while the cornutas are like 

 large violets. 



How stately and beautiful are the 

 perennial lupines in early Junel There 

 are blue, several shades; white, pink 

 and rosy red shades; the newer forms, 

 roseus. Pink iieauty and Moerheinii, are 

 all pink or rose in color. For massing 

 effects few jierenni.als can e<(ual these 

 in l)eauty and they are so good for cut- 

 ting that it is surprising they are 

 hardly e\('r seen in a florist's establish- 

 ment, much less in .any retailer's win- 

 dows. Seed s(jwn now will give big 

 jdants for flowering next season. Some 

 of the stronger seedlings may even 

 flower the same f.all. hujiines are one 

 of the really iromdad herbaceous per- 

 ennials. 



Some others of the early .lune [leren- 

 iiials are: Papaver orientale, of which 

 the dark variety Parkmanui is perhaps 

 the best; llemerocallis Hava, 11. Mid- 

 dendorfii. II. aurantiac.a major; lles- 

 peris matronalis, sweet williiuns, Ther- 

 moi)sis Caroliniana; Lynchnis Haage- 

 ana ancl its hybrids an<l L. Viscaria 

 flore pleno; Trollius Asiaticus excelsior, 

 deej* orange, (diarming; Spiraea astil- 

 boides, S. .laponica, S. Aruncus; Pole- 

 moniuin ca'ruleum, P. Pi( liardsoni; do- 

 ronicum in variety, Harpur Crewe 

 being the best; Jnc.arvillea IJelavayi, 

 Clematis recta. Aster al|>inus, Antheri- 

 cuni Liliastrum major, Diantluis plu- 

 marius, some of the earlier delphiniums 

 and, of course, peonies in abundance. 



W. X. Craig. 



Johnson City, Tenn. — Cunn.ar Teil- 

 mann, cmce a well known florist at Ma- 

 rion, Ind., .aiiil for th(> last three years 

 head gardener at the Tennessee Na- 

 tional Soldiers' Home, h.as bought the 

 stO(d< .and leased the jdant of the 

 Johnson ('itv Floral <'o., in this citv. 



