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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Jim: 



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HARDY PLANTS FOR BORDERS. 



fAn <'\!r;iil t'lom n ii;i|ii-r ti.v Ailhiir I). 

 Tliatclicr. >■{' Aiiiiild Ailniri't uin. icjd liil'orc llio 

 Hixloii <;:iri|i'iiiT>' ;iiiil I'loii^i-' Cliili, ('mil inii.-d 

 ti'diii liic I!i-vii\\ ct .liirii L'. I 



Favorite Bulbovs Plants. 



-No ]:»laiits. ;iiiil ccrliiiiily iioiir ut' ji 

 bulbous oliaiui-tiT. 1ki\(' niurc mcnuIciI ;iib 

 ht'i'i'nls tli;iii llif lilies. ;imiI iIihuliIi many 

 new (iiics lia\t' been i u1 ripilu<-('i| (ltiriii«; | 

 ii'cciil ycai's, I <lci not -ii|i|misc' tlicrc air 

 any Ml ilcsiTN i ny ut' yci.cral <-uh i\ at ioii 

 ;is Mr. Wilson's (liini'sc i nt riniuctions. 

 As llii'sr lia\t' been fully ilcsiiibcil in the 

 pii'ss. I nrcil nut (leal a1 li'utitli witli 

 tlicui. but thoy i-.-Hinol 1m' tun stidu^^ly 

 I'ceoiunicnded to tlmsc wlm desire youd. 

 hardy. \ ij^oiousjiniw iny \aiietie^. lien 

 lyi. leui-antliemuin. |-5akerianuin and 

 niyiiiijiliylluni are aiMitiuns to any liowei 

 border and suei-eed best in a ^dud luainy 

 soil, with aMi|>le dr;iinaj;('. 



AiKither beautiful elass uf bulbs, see 



oiul only t(i the lilies in iiii|)iirtauee, arc 

 niciiitbretias. and these, by hybridizing, 

 ha\(' been yreatly iiiiproxcd iif late. The 

 newer sorts \vill probaldy not ])rove so 

 harily in New I'lnjilaud as the older va- 

 rieties, sueli as eroeosnia'tlora and Pottsii. 

 but it is a simple matter to lift thcni and 

 store in a eo(jl <-ellar for the winter. 

 Su(di \arieties as llereward, I'roiiietheus, 

 KiiiLt l']diuund, .\or\ic, W'estwiek, Lady 

 IJainiltoii. St. Hotulph, (leorye Davison 

 and Lord .Xelsciii ,all ha\e flat, npen How 

 ei-.. which UH'asure from three to four 

 inehes in diameter aiul are ]iroduccd 

 freely mi stiMUiii', braiudiin;^ steins. I do 

 not kiMiw uf any plants, unless it is thi' 

 tlinists" jicnt stemons. which )>roduce such 

 a beautiful display through th(> summer 

 an>l aut lunn inoiit hs. 



Moiiardas and Oriental Poppies. 



Miuiarda didyiiia is an old fa\(U'ite 

 in yai'dens, but it iimsl i;i\e place now 



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The Rainbow Bouquet. 



to a new \ariety with IjrigUT scarl 

 tlowcrs, named I junbrid^i' 8earli-r. wim 

 is dwarfer in habit but inui-Ji na)re tliu'i 

 I'rous. 



()riental poppies are ;iiiiiiiio ih,. nio 

 t;<)r<;e(Mis of May lioweis. and wlei do 

 not admire the gigantic blooms ( 

 I'aiiaM'r I'ai'kmanni ? A host of nt. 

 scu'ts are now otfered to us, embraeir 

 a wide range of color, but L think tl 

 most desirable are Lady Eoscoe, Mar 

 Studholnie, Mephistophelos, Mrs. Perr 

 Jennie Mawsoii and ^largaret. The-- 

 should not be planted near the front i. 

 the border, as their llower^, tiioujL; 

 gorgeous, are rather fleeting, 



A remarkable plant fruin Ceutr;. 

 Asia, closely allied to the canipanula- 

 which one seldom sees grown suoees- 

 fully, is Ostrowskia magnitica, but i 

 well j'epays any care bestowed u[ion ii 

 This plant sliould be given a sheltere. 

 position under a warm wall, in a^.wel 

 drained, loamy soil, and ou no aecouii 

 should the roots be disturbed after i- 

 has once become established. The flow 

 ers are of great size and vary in colo: 

 from blue to rose and pure white, ano 

 under favorable condition? tlie stems w;li 

 grow six feet high. 



Thalictrum dipteroearpum is the nms; 

 desirable of the family and is 'one m 

 Mr. Wilson 's Chinese children. It has ; 

 profusion of rich rose flowers, on slendei 

 stems five feet higli, and elegant foliagi 



Not Hardy, but Worth Protecting. 



Tritomas, or knipliofias. are not hard} 

 enough to withstand our New Englan. 

 winters unless amply protected, and 1 

 believe the best results are obtained b\ 

 lifting and potting, unless one has a shel 

 tered position in which to plant them 

 In England they are largely used an' 

 make most effective beds in well droinc' 

 lo.Tm. They are so distinct and got 

 geous in coloring that any extra troubK 

 is well bestowed on them. A consider 

 able variety of species and hybrids ar^ 

 now obtainable and I can strongly roconi 

 mend Nelsoni and Macowani. two ver 

 dwarf, free flowering plants ; Triumpl 

 the largest variety yet raised: multiflora 

 Meteor, Chloris, Ideal and Corallin.i 

 Tlie colors vary from the palest yello\ 

 to the richest scarlet and they presen 

 an imposing and Vjeautiful a]ipearance i' 

 the fall garden. 



The Stately Eremuri. 



A wonderful class of plants, whi' 

 should be represented in all gardens, ai' 

 the eremuri, and if single s|iecimens ar 

 planted at various inter\,i]s along tli 

 border, where their stately sjiikes can ris 

 above the dwarfer subjects, they preset: 

 in imposing appearance, une<)ualed by an 

 spring flowering plants. Unlike the otlu 

 plants I have mentioned, they siiould b 

 )ilante«i early in the fall an(i the youn 

 growths will need sliglit jiroteetion fro. 

 cold winds and frosts in early April, 1 

 Klwcsianus, which has pink flov\erP, an 

 its jiure white variety, albiis, will, wlie: 

 establislied, grow from eight to nine fc' 

 high, with fully four feet of blossom, 1 

 robustiis is equally tall, with rosy pin 

 flowers. Ijut E. Bungei <loes nor excee 

 five feet and is very attraotive. havin. 

 golden vellow flowers. 



Salem, Mass. The W.-nV, r-i.-.tc. at '.'' 

 ;ind 1)2 North street, incliei inu' t''' 

 greenhouses recently condurted bv H:ii 

 vey E. Ward, lias been sold at auctioi 

 for $0,700. Besides the ^iie-'niionses. tin 



jiroperty comprises about _'s. s.juar' 



feet of land and a two fainilv .Uvelling 



