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The Florists^ Review 



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Field of Gladiolus America Growing at the John Lewis Childs Farm, Flowerficid, L. L 



la any way superior to those carried 

 over in a cellar, frajne or shed. 



Miscellaneous Bulbs. 



There are a number of miscellaneous 

 bulbs which florists will find it profit- 

 able to grow. First comes Spanish iris. 

 Of these Louise, Cajanus, Midlay and 

 Blanche Fleur are a good quartette. 

 Then the ever popular Gladiolus nanus 

 cannot be omitted. The best of these 

 are Peach Blossom, Blushing Bride, 

 Pink Perfection, Ackermanni, Mathilde 

 and Apollo. Ixias, babianaa, sparaxis 

 and tritonias, grown in small pans, are 

 charming in spring and always eagerly 

 bought after by the up-to-date retailers. 

 Anemone coronaria, blue, white and scar- 

 let, and A. f ulgens, also the Persian and 

 Turban ranunculi, grown in a cold 

 house, are welcome in spring. These do 

 well in a violet temperature and must 

 never be forced. 



This by no means completes the list 

 of bulbs which can be grown under 

 glass, but few others are of much com- 

 mercial value except for outdoor bed- 

 ding, and these will be treated in a 

 later article. 



Unpack bulbs as soon as received and 

 keep them just as short a time as pos- 

 sible out of the soil. They fritter away 

 strength every day they remain in the 

 bags or boxes. 



AldEBICA AND NLAaABA. 



Of the innumerable introductions by 

 •John Lewis Childs nothing has ap- 

 proached Gladiolus America in impor- 

 tanee in a trade way. Since the day 

 that Roosevelt's yacht, the Mayflower, 

 was decorated with America and the 

 variety brought to the attention of the 

 entire world, it has come to be the 

 most largely grown gladiolus in the en- 

 tire list. Wherever there are florists 

 this variety has been a money-maker. 

 The accompanying illustration shows 

 the Childs field of America as it ap- 

 peared a few weeks ago, blooming at 

 Plowerfield, on Long Island. 



Not since the advent of America has 

 Ohilds had a variety which has at- 

 tracted the interest which has attached 

 to Niagara. This is one of the seed- 

 lings raised by Frank Banning, at Kins- 



man, O. In type the variety resembles 

 America, but the flowers appear to be 

 somewhat larger, measuring four and 

 one-half inches across. In color the 

 flowers are a delightful cream shade, 

 with the two lower inside petals or seg- 



Gladioltts Niagara. 



ments blending to canary yellow. The 

 throat is splashed with carmine, and 

 the lower ends of the outside petals are 

 also blushed with carmine. The stamens 

 are purple and the stigmas pale car- 

 mine, this little addition in the coloring 

 relieving the creamy effect of the petals. 



The flower spike is erect and stout and 

 is wrapped with broad, dark-green fo 

 liage. 



PLANTS FOB DESIQN BEDDING. 



We ask your kindly aid through The 

 Beview, at the same time aiding many 

 others. One of our customers wishes an 

 Eastern Star flower bed for next season, 

 the points carrying the star colors, each 

 red, blue, yellow, white and green. 

 Please give a list of suitable bulbs, also 

 annuals and perennials. Something per- 

 manent is wanted. A. J. K. 



In hardy bulbs you could use tulips 

 effectively for an early display, but 

 there are none of these blue in color. 

 In hyacinths you could use General 

 Pelessier, scarlet; Baroness Van Tuyll, 

 pure white; King of the Blues, dark 

 blue, and Ida, golden yellow. In tulips 

 Vermilion Brilliant, rich scarlet; Joost 

 van Vondel or White Pottebakker, 

 white; Chrysolora or Mon Tresor, yel- 

 low. Wouwerman or Van der Neer, 

 dark purple, come the nearest to blue 

 among tulips. We have named single 

 hyacinths and tulips as being more de- 

 sirable for bedding than double ones. 

 Among the bulbs you could plant blue, 

 white, yellow and reddish-brown pan- 

 sies, or the same shade in violas or 

 tufted pansies as a groundwork and 

 to follow the bulbs until time for ten- 

 der plants. Be sure, however, to use 

 colors which will not clash. 



There are few perennials which can 

 be depended upon to make a show for 

 any length of time, but some annuals 

 last well. Alyssum Little Gem, for 

 white, lasts well. Ageratum Stella 

 Gurney is a splendid blue. Red and 

 yellow alternanthera can always be 

 depended upon. For white, in lieu of 

 alyssum, you could use santolina, silvery 

 white. 



You cannot well get a bed which will 

 give a constant show of bloom by one 

 planting. Plant bulbs this fall, fill in 

 with violas, pansies, forget-me-nots or 

 similar plants to follow, then remove 

 these and plant in the summer varieties 

 which will carry until fall, when it will 

 again be time to set out bulbs. 



C. W. 



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