.(.jLY 28, 1910. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 





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THE FLOWERS 



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OF SUMMER 



HERBACEOUS BOBDERS. 



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reasonable Plants for the Purpose. 



:'liis is not the best season of the 

 ,1 for display in the hardy flower 

 (Ion. We miss the masses of aquile- 

 ~, lupines, peonies, oriental i>oppies, 

 , man irises, pyrethrums, dictamuus 

 ! i other June flowers, but there is al- 

 y.s a good variety of subjects in 

 .. cr where anything like a collection 

 ,ii)wn. 



The delphiniums or larkspurs have 

 II unusually fine, but are now on 

 wane. It is good policy To save 

 ( Is from extra good varieties and 

 vv in a coldframe as soon as ripe. As 

 ,. forms will be had as from the 

 oiecst imported seed. As soon as the 

 iwers have passed, the delphiniums 



• Mild be cut down and they will then 

 \ (^ a nice second crop of flowers in 

 H' August or early September. The 

 iincse larkspurs, D. Chinense, with 

 I'n spikes of deep blue flowers, and 

 lifTs pure white in color, are now at 

 (if best. They are valuable florists' 



• uers, blooming quickly from seed and 

 -ting well for several years. There 



^till ample time to sow a batch of 



Gypsophilas and Day Lilies. 



•iypsophila paniculata is one of the 

 "^t useful of July flowering peren- 

 ils. Its cloud-like heads of minute 

 i ite flowers are valuable in floral 

 ik of all kinds. The double form, 

 ])aniculata fl. pi., is not so well 

 "wn. It should be much more widely 

 ■wn. Even in a dried state the pan- 

 ' s look well for many weeks. Propa- 

 ion of this variety is by root divi- 

 'I. Euphorbia corollata is a charm- 

 native plant, with umbels of small, 

 '• white flowers, desirable for cut- 

 -', and forms a useful companion to 

 trypsophilas. 



lie hemerocallis or day lilies are 

 i^factory hardy perennials, all being 

 I adapted for cutting. H. Thun- 

 ;,'ii has been in flower for some time. 

 's lasting and will remain in good 

 'lition for several weeks longer. Its 

 "n yellow flowers possess an agvce- 

 ' odor. 11. aurantiaca major is less 

 'ly than some other varieties and 

 'lid be protected in winter, or lifted 

 ' stored in a coldframe. However, 

 vinters all right in sandy soil on a 

 tie slope. Its scented, deep orange 

 vers are four to six inches across 

 i splendid for cutting. The old H. 

 a has run wild in many sections. 

 less easy of culture, it would be more 

 •reciated. It spreads rapidly and is 

 <*ially useful in the wild garden or in 

 iibberies, where bold masses of it 

 now quite efl"ective. 



Hollyhocks and Phloxes. 



^0 hardy plants can surpass the 



l.vhocks when well grown. This sea- 



■' the plants arc unusually free from 



rust, which for many years has done 

 much to discourage the extended cul- 

 ture of these showy and stately border 

 plants. Scattered in clumps in the 

 shrubberies or at the backs of herba- 

 ceous beds, these are efl'ective. The 

 Chater strain is still the best, but the 

 fringed Alleghenies are pretty. The 

 present is an excellent time to sow seed 

 for flowering another season. The jjlanta 

 like a Jittle winter protection in our 

 colder states. 



The perennial phlox is the most prom- 

 inent feature in the hardy garden now 

 and will be until late October. It is 

 really the most valuable of all hardy 

 perennials, when its long flowering sea- 

 son, hardiness, floriferousness, ease of 

 culture and wide range of colors are 

 considered. The cuttings rooted in 



siifrruticosa section, that finest of all 

 ]itiloxes. Miss Lingard, blooms by the 

 middle of June and continues all sum- 

 mer. Among a large number of varie- 

 ties of the paniculata section, these 

 are extra good: R. P. Struthers, rosy 

 carmine, crimson eye; Pantheon, car- 

 mine rose; E. G. Von Lassburg, superb 

 luue white; Coquelicot. pure scarlet; 

 \iO Cygne, pure white; Eclaireiir, bright 

 magenta; Le Mahdi, reddisii violet; 

 iieranger, white, suffused rosy pink; 

 Henry IMurger, white, carmine center; 

 Ksperance, mauve, white center; Pyra- 

 mide, splendid dwarf, pure white; G. A. 

 Strolilein, fine scarlet, holds its color 

 well. 



Platycodons, Tritomas and Lobelias. 



The platycodons, or Japanese bell 

 flowers, closely allied to the campanulas, 

 are excellent late July subjects. P. 

 Mariesi, with its deep blue, bell-siiaped 

 l)looms, is jierhaps the best, but P. gran- 

 dirtorum, with violet blue flowers car- 

 ried on strong spikes three feet in 

 height, is well worth growing. There 

 are pure white varieties of eacii of 

 these platycodons. 



The tritomas, or knipiiofias, better 

 known as torch lilies, are now in flower 

 and will last for many weeks. Their 

 stift" flowers are not pleasing to every- 



Phlox in a Stoneware Pitcher. 



spring give the finest spikes of all and 

 come in season in late August and Sep- 

 tember, when the older clum|is are on 

 the wane. By cutting back the flower 

 heads as thej' pass, a nice second crop 

 will be had. Like the bulk of peren- 

 nials, they require deep, rich soil for 

 the best results, (o^nmenciny witli the 



(iiie. Imt tliey do so well under adverse 

 climatic conditions that they deserve 

 more attention. I^arge vases of them 

 are quite effective for store window 

 decnration during the summer months. 

 T. Pfitzerii. with its rich orange scarlet 

 flowers, was in bloom this season the 

 rist week ill .liilv. It is probably the 



