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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



JULV 27, 1911. 



BURBANKITIS. 



rill' liHlM irlllt 11 1 ;il Wdild i> t ll I cat i ■llc«l 



NNilli .1 nut lici' i'|ii.|ciiiir ut' r>iirliaiilvitis. 

 the • • w i/,ar.| ' ' n\ Santa li(i>a liasiiij; 

 |'nl'!i-lii'"l a ]iani|'lilct rliai^inj;- tlial ex 

 )'i>ii< in till' I'niti'i! State-- J )c|iait nicnl 

 III' A L;ii.iili II 1 1', ' ■ t In niiuli iLinmaiiri' (ir 

 wor^i-.'' all' si'miiii'^ mil tun- nI' •' jnr-l 

 as i;(Hiu a- j-lnrl la n k ' ' -pi iii'lc--- i-artns, 

 w liii-li i 11 rra I it s i - ■ ' a in-icn I t lasli. 

 Mirli a< till' ImiiIiIi'I- 111 till' |i \ I'a 111 iijs in 

 i''i;,v|ii III i^lit lia \ (• .11 It i\ :i ii'il. ■ ' I ',111 

 hank liii'- a \\ liulf lirnail-iilc ut' -ai'rasiii 

 ami -I'Min at I In' i^dV I'ln ninil cxiicit- 

 ■Mill -|H'ak> (it' iii- (iw II arliii'x I'MlcHTs a- 

 ■'till inii-T \aliialili' i in |irii\ I'lnriit - in 

 \'('l;i-I a lilr lil'c cliiiin^ till' la'iit II lie-. 

 Iilllv r'(]iial ill i iilpml a 111-1' to llic dis- 



■|i\i'l'\' 111 a IH'W rcillt i lli'tll . ' ' |-'.\|i(Mt- 



'11 llii' ^ii\ iTll nii'iit si'r\ u-i' at Wa'-jiiiiy 

 Jiiii arc .•allcil ''liiw liruwcil, narrow 

 ^aiiL;»'i|. aiiij |iiiili('ai|i'il rni|i|(iyc('s, who 

 lia\a' tn ki't'|i shout iii;^' to lioM tlicir 

 plait'-, ainl Avho aii' la^^('ly rr-|ioiisililr 

 Idr till' tiash tier srcii and tlic trash 

 so i-ailid sj,iin'l('ss cactiis dist rihiitinn. " ■ 

 \ow. i'\ cryliodx' shoot hack, and let 

 til" hattle '^0 to the one whose \o<';il> 

 iilar\ i-oiitaiiis tlio greatest reser\(> of 

 'lie ad ie.'t Ivc- ot' \it ii]'erat ion. 



HYDRANGEA ARBORESCENS. 



How well n\draiiirea arboresceiis ailia 

 Uiaiiditloia -iieiccds in <":in:i(l:i is shown 

 liy the aiToni)iMnyiii;r ilhistration, sent 

 iioiii Windsor liy .sie|iheii Lusted, wlio 

 wiiti-: •■'I'his c1tuii|> of )iati\c hy 

 draii'^eas, )danted tliree years a^o, lias 

 attvai-red some attention h<'re booaiise 

 ol' ilio ahiindanee and pniity ot" th<' 

 Idooip- or trusses, and 1 lia\-e tlionyht 

 that |ios>ibly yon miLiiit deem the pic 

 iiire \\oithy ot' vi'|irodnct ion in The 

 K'lM iew a- an illust r;it ion ot' what may 

 lie accoin|ilislied with tliis shinli with 

 iinskillflll treatment. l-lec'llise ot' I'osc 

 liiislie- -tandine in the wa\-. tlie caiia ra 

 could not lie ]ilaci-d -II a- to -eciire t he 



liest -iiow ot' Idoom. bl tile ]iiitine Would 

 lia\-|' hech lief ter. 



NOTES ON HARDY PERENNIALS. 



Hemeiocallis or Day Lilies. 



■J'he henieroc.-illi- or i];iy lilies at [iie- 

 I'lit till an )ni|iiirtant |ilaie in the lioi'lia 

 i-eoii- garden. The coll inon H. I'liUa. 

 Well it niori' dit'iiciilt oi' ciiltiiic. woiiM 



lie i||.iie ;i li|i|iciaf ed. The thiWel'.- .are 



i.'iwii\ \ellow 1)1 color, with da rker shad- 

 ing:- \\liich deepen toward the center. 

 The -pike- attain a hejeht of four to 

 ii\e leit and tlii> tlowers are produced 

 all tliroii;:h tlie month of .Inly. Tliis 



heinei oi-alli- liial<e- ;i tille -iiliject tor 

 ilie wild i^'ardeti and will excn tliiixa"- on 

 dry. L:ia\ejly Lank-. In ^rassadnisett s 

 it i- i-onnnonl\ -cen alnui: roadsides and 



m (ii'hl = . wilele it has e-ca]ieil t'i'om cul 



tivation. rheve is a df.uVde form. H. 

 fiilva tl. pi., liiit tlie -iiiele is the best. 



II. TliiinberLiii wa- .'it its best in the 

 iiiid.dle of .July, but will jiersisf lor some 

 weelss lonL:'''r. It ;:rows four feet er 

 more in beieht and its spihfs ot' lemon 

 \(^llow llowers are -pleiulid for cuttin<r. 

 This is jirobably the liest yellow ]ier- 

 eiinial we have in tlie month of July. 

 II. aurantiaea and Tl. aurantiaca ina.ior 

 ■airw birjre ilower- of a neutral orange 

 color. The last named is a weaker 

 •grower than the former and is not 

 liard.v. requiring the protection of a 

 1 oldframe over winter in New England. 

 The flowers of aur.antiaca ma.ior are. 

 when well grown, six inches ;u-ro«s and 



the lich Indian yellow color is a talving 

 one. 



< hic o I hvluiil that is still llowering 



.'it the date ot' wi'iting this, duly -tl, is 

 II. I'loi'liam. It is a strong grower, 

 with golden yellow tlowers and orange 

 colored m.'irkings. One good t'cature 

 about tiie hemeiocallis as border plants 

 is the fact that they licdd their foliage 

 green iiiilil the end (d' the season, and 

 do not cause uusightiv gaps by dying 

 down, 



( '. IJet-chcr, of ('anal Dover. ().. has 

 lieeii liybi id i /.i ng these hemerocallis for 

 soiiH' years, using such \arieties as 

 tlava. 1 lumoit ierii, .\pricot, aureola, 

 liiteola. aurantiaca, aurantiaca ma.jor, 

 l-'lorhain. I'ulva and Thnnbergii in his 

 work. lie has e\-o1ved a wonderful 

 lot of new tilings, some carrying tlow- 

 ers seven to eight inches across and 

 llowering fnuii the middle id' ^lay on- 

 ward, in colors \-arving fi'oni pale whit- 

 ish lemon to rich golden orang(>. llein- 

 erocallis can be grown by esi'ryoiu' 

 and will not die out as do lilies There 

 is a wonderful future for tln^m in .\mer- 

 ican gardens, as th(\v witlistaad heat 

 and drouglit better, ]irobably, than any 

 other perennials. 



Butterfly Weed and Plume Poppy. 



Asck'-|das tuberosa is now in llower. 

 Its umbels ni' bright orange flowers are 

 lirodiu-ed in profusion during duly and 

 .\ugust. and it is oiu' of our most satis- 

 factory native jierennials. It is easily 

 ]iro]iagated from se(>il. 



llocconia cordata, the plume popjiy, 

 is one of the most robust ot' ]iereunials, 

 suitable for dotting along th(> backs of 

 herbaceous borders or scattering through 

 shrubbeiies. also lofdxing well in bold 

 clumps on the lawn. It spreads rap 

 idly, like the helianthii- laniilx. and 

 must be kept in ]dace. The plant, un- 

 der good culture, grows eight to ten 

 fiMd high and the lloweis are produci'd 

 in large )iaiiicli's. which are creamy 

 v\hite in color. 



The Chilean Lily. 



.\ l>t ru'ineria ;iur;int ia'-a . commonly 

 known as the ('hilean lily, is one of the 

 fine-t midsummer tioweis fur cutting. 

 The tlowers are golden ^•ellow to orange 

 in '-(dor. spotted ciini-on. and :^row two 

 to three teet in height. This plant suc- 

 ceeds be-t on ;i gentle -lope, in light, 

 w(dl drained ground. < )ii low lands, 

 where water Stands, it will winterkill. 



It is readily propagat(>d by division of 

 the root in spring, or from seed, whidi 

 should be sown as soon as ripe. 



Everlasting Peas. 



The everlasting peas are line sub- 

 jects for covering fences, arbors or trel 

 lisi's and are now, ir, the third week of 

 Inly, blooming freely. Latliyrus lati- 

 folius, tlie type, is well known. Its 

 llowers aie rosy carmine. Pink Beaut,\' 

 is rich rose and latifolius albus is pure 

 white. What a splendid subject the 

 latter is for the lloristi As the spikes 

 carry fi\e to eight tlowers each, occa- 

 sionally more, and ha\e greater sub- 

 st.ance than swetd peas, they would seem 

 to lia\(^ coiujnei'cial |iossibiIities. Some 

 day we may get a race with scented 

 liow(>rs and in that case every grower 

 will want a hedge of them, as the.N' 

 bloom freely for a couple of months. 



Lobelias. 



Lobelia cardinalis. the cardinal llower, 

 is .'liways associated with moist and 

 swainjiy locations and certainly it is a 

 beautiful object on the borders of 

 streams and ponds, l)ut it is not gen- 

 erally known how well it does in the 

 ordinary herljaceous garden. The flow- 

 eis this season were opening July 12. 

 which is a little earlier than usual, and 

 clumps of them make a brilliant touch 

 of color in the garden. Xo plant is 

 more e.asily ]iropagated from seed. If 

 collected and sown at once, it will ger- 

 minate as thickly as mustard and cress. 

 The seed, however, loses its germinating 

 properties after a few months. L. 

 sypliilitica is another useful native 

 plant, attaining >a height of thirty to 

 thirty-six inches, which is just about 

 to produi'e its spikes of blue flowers. 

 It is an exctdlent border subject. 

 Pentstenions. 



The \-arioiis perennial }ientstemons 

 can hardly be left out of any r<>present- 

 ati\e herbaceous collection. P. bar- 

 batiis Toireyi tlowers for a long time; 

 its graceful s|dkes of lich scarlet flow- 

 ers .ittain a height of four feet. P. 

 ca riileiis is a)U)ther J\\\y flowering form, 

 dwarfer growing than Torreyi and dark 

 blue in color. I', ditlusus, violet blue, is 

 just jiassing, but P. hexigatus is still to 

 flower. Of course, the bedding variety. 

 I', gloxinioides. is the grandest of the 

 whole family. but is not winter 

 Ii.ardy in any but the warmest states. 

 This is one of tlu' greatest bed- 



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Hydrangea Arborcscens Alba Grandiflora. 



