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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



May 26, 1910. 



HARDY PLANT TOR BORDERS. 



[An extract from a paper by Arthur E. 

 Tliatcher, of Arnold Arboretum, read before the 

 Boston Gardeners' and Florists' Club. Continued 

 from the Revleji of May 12.] 



Arabis and Boccomas. 



Among the many low growing plants 

 suitable for clothing the edge of the 

 border there is nothing of greater merit 

 than the double form of Arabis alpina, 

 which is a very old plant, but was lost 

 for many years to cultivation. It grows 

 and blooms freely from spring until fall, 

 and the pure white flowers are produced 

 on spikes similar to a stock. 



Bocconias, or plume poppies, make 

 extremely effective masses of glaucous 

 coloring in the garden if ample space 

 can be afforded them, but unless this is 

 possible I do not advise planting them 

 where they are likely to interfere with 

 their weaker neighbors. B. microcarpa 

 will grow eight feet high and produce 

 ample foliage, which is uninjured by 

 strong sunlight. 



A Hardy Calceolaria. 



We do not usually associate calceo- 

 larias with hardy plants, but the intro- 

 duction of a new variety has enabled 

 us to have at least one representative 

 which will thrive in the open ground. 

 This is a hybrid named Golden Queen, 

 with large golden-yellow flowers, and it 

 is valuable, among other reasons, for its 

 persistent flowering. 



Everyone admires the companulas, 

 whether it be the miniature gems from 

 the Alps, the beautiful harebell of Scot- 

 land or the giant pyramidalis, but I 

 think the most desirable for the border 

 are the persicifolia section. These flower 

 early in the summer, but if the stems 

 are removed as soon as the blossoms have 

 faded they continue to produce new 

 growths for some time. Moerheimi and 

 Newry Giant are two extremely fine dou- 

 ble white varieties, and marginata, which 

 has a band of pale blue on the edge of 

 the petals, is attractive. Alba fl. pi. and 

 grandiflora should also be included. 



Improved Chrysanthemum Maximum. 



Many new varieties of Chrysanthemum 

 maximum have recently been produced, 

 and though mere size is not always a 

 desideratum I think in this case it has 

 improved this useful plant. They are 

 capable of making good masses of white 

 and the long, stiff flowej-^tems render 

 them serviceable for cut purposes. The 

 Speaker and Mrs. LotM^n feell are the 

 largest, and a variety named Eobinsoni, 

 with fimbriated florets, is one of the 

 most pleasing. 



For midsummer flowering, the herba- 

 ceous clematis are a useful and beautiful 

 family, worthy of inclusion in all gar- 

 dens. C. erecta makes a fine bush, four 

 feet high, covered with a multitude of 

 white blossoms, but the variety mand- 

 Bchurica, which is larger in all its parts, 

 is even superior, and erecta flore pleno, 

 with very double flowers, is of great 

 merit. C. integrifolia Durandi has large 

 blue flowers on robust stems, and C. coc- 

 cinea, which is seen to the best advan- 

 tage if grown on sticks in the same way 

 as sweet peas, has scarlet and yellow 

 flowers. 



Everyone is probably familiar with the 

 American snakeroot, Cimicifuga race- 

 mosa, and a beautiful plant it is, but 

 those who need a more graceful species 

 should plant C. simplex, which is, as yet, 

 rare in gardens. It is smaller, generally, 

 than its American congenor, but the 



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flowers are much whiter and the foliage 

 more elegant. 



Some Good Delphiniums. 



Delphiniums, in their multitudinous 

 variety, hardly need any recommendation, 

 but there are some varieties which may 

 not have come under your notice. D. 

 Belladonna is one of the few plants with 

 sky-blue flowers, and though it will not 

 withstand a severe winter, it should al- 

 ways be grown, even if one has to pot it 

 up. It has the desirable quality of send- 

 ing up new flower stems for a long 

 period, and the beautiful coloring is ap- 

 preciated by all. Several varieties are 

 now obtainable, the best of them being 

 Belladonna grandiflora, which is larger 

 generally than the type; B. semi-plena, 

 sky-blue flushed lavender, and Moer- 

 heimi, an excellent white form. For 

 many years nurserymen have been en- 

 deavoring to evolve a pure white, tall- 

 growing delphinium, and they have at 

 last succeeded in producing a variety ap- 

 propriately named Nulli Secundus, which 

 is certainly second to none, being very 

 robust and of the finest white. 



Two excellent plants, especially for 

 dry positions, are Euphorbia polychroma 

 and E. corollata, the latter a North 

 American species seldom seen in culti- 

 vation. E. polychroma forms a sym- 

 metrical bush, completely covered with 

 conspicuous yellow bracts, and E. corol- 

 lata bears white flowers in the greatest 

 profusion. 



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