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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



A Formal Garden of TuUps at a Residence at Rochester, N. Y. 



ntliii little liarbingers of sprinfj; will 

 niak. I ir(i()(] show until tlio time tn set 

 "lit M,. iciidor plantH arrives. 



LATE TULIPS. 



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Gaining in Popular Favor. 



iHiticcablo that the Americtiu bulb 

 -iii'S this setison are giving greater 

 ii'iico to the late flowering Cottage 

 'iiwin tulips. Two years ago the 

 eoniniended these varieties and 

 '"d great popularity for them in 

 !!• future. It is pleasing to note 

 '-nice they have made in jiopular 

 in this short time. These late 

 ha\e for some yetirs been ox- 

 popular in (ireat Britain tuul on 

 ii>pean continent. Mtiny of the 

 .'^ection were originally found 

 .: in old cottage gardens in Kng- 

 ^'■otland and Ireland, where they 

 "11 growing for half a century or 

 lliers hail their origin in France. 

 litte tulips in nearly every case 

 'inch taller than the early ones. 

 ^e therefore much better for cut 

 f is not at till uncommon to see 

 cntyfour to thirty inches liigh. 

 !illy as much as thirty-six inches. 

 's«i'ss greater vigor than the e.'irly 

 'id do not run out like the latter. 

 ' in patches in herbaceous borders 

 I'beries. they last for years, flow- 

 ''Icndiilly each spring. 



Their Suitability for Bedding. 



'lidding they are practically an 

 •» qnantity with us as yet. Why 

 -<N there would seem to be no good 

 •Some of the best sorts tire in- 

 ^c. They embrace a wide range 

 "'s :ind remain in flf)wer longer 

 ■ic early varieties. 



Jn Xew England some \arie1ies are 

 aiuuially used for Memorial day, when 

 they prove valuable. They ai'c also .'^eeu 

 in considerable luunbers in the markets. 

 Tlieir long stems render them uiiieh bet- 

 ter than the early class for this pur 

 pose. Solid beds of such late tulips as 

 (iesnei'iana, (iesneriaua hitea, Ingles- 

 coinbe Pink, Golden Eagh', Picotee. and 

 Dtirwins like Clara Butt, Ci'i'tilien, (ilow. 

 King Harold ;»nd Farncondie Samier.s. if 

 used in the ])ublic parks and gardens, 

 would (jiiiekly (ause a boom in these va- 

 rieties. Will not some wideawake, pro 

 gressive park su()erintendeiit lead the 

 way? Others will speedily fidhiw. 



Some Good Varieties. 



.\ list of reliable ami inexpensive iate 

 tuli|)s is as fidlows: Picotee, (ioldcn 

 Kagle, Bouton d 'Oi'. (iesiieriaiui spathu- 

 lata, Gesneriana lutea. Inglescombe Pink, 

 Inglesconibe Scarlet, Isabella (Shandon 

 P>ells), Leghorn Bonnet, \'itelliua, La 

 Candeur (Snowdon). A select assortment 

 of Dijrwius are: Clara Butt, soft rosy 

 jiiiik; King Ibirold, deep red; (ir(>tchen 

 ( Margiin^t ) . blush rose; \Vhit(> Queen, 

 white jiassing to pink; Glow, bright ver- 

 milion; FarncDUibe Sanders, rosy scar- 

 let; ]\Irs. Krelage, rose margined blush; 

 Pride of Haarlem, salnuui rose, .shaded 

 scarlet ; Dream, soft heliotrope. 



The llorist who wants to keep up \vitli 

 the times cannot afford to be without 

 some late tulips. To say nothing of their 

 value for cutting, they cannot fail to 

 attract the attention of customers, who 

 will be gla<l of a change from the yearly 

 I'outiue of ordinary bedding tulips. At 

 the exhibitions in Boston each season the 

 early tulips are practically ignored, but 

 the visiting public quickly enthuses over 



the late ones. A single^ exhibitor staged 

 hu l<.s< than ;iO() varieties :Mav 122 last. 



CHINESE LILIES. 



i lie < hinese lily Imllis arc making 

 ^jiowtlis. .\s I ha\f (|uitc a number of 

 them, kiudlv lolvise lue Imw t(i stop them. 



J. M. N. 



lii'Viiihl kcc|iiiig the Imllis as cool as 

 piissililc, you can do iiotliing to (dieck 

 the i^i'owth on viiur (liiiiese lilit>s. They 

 n.iturally flower early in the season, ami 

 Mill i-.-innot retard them, like manv otluM' 

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LILIES FOR EASTER. 



.\l\ Kaster lilies ai'rived about three 

 weeks ago. 1 potteil them up at oiu-e 

 in (! inch pots ami stood them undei 

 the coolest bench I have in my grcM'u 

 hoii'^e. I co\('red them with papei. 

 but I fiiul they aie coming up. I 

 put them in :i franu' (uit doors last year, 

 co\ Cling them with .ashes, but they drew 

 up \iH< iimili. 1 think, howexer, that they 

 we|-e better oil' last year than thev are 

 this v.'ar. p. W.' 1). 



The lilies will be fully as well in a 

 franu- for a few weeks. Water sparingly 

 until the pots are full of roots. You will 

 b(^ able to hold nH)st of these until Kasttn- 

 if you move them back into a cool green- 

 house a uumth hence. Bun them at 45 de- 

 grees ;il night for a time, increasing the 

 temjierature as growth adviuices. You 

 want t<i be able to count your buds at 

 least forty days before Kaster, which 

 conu's March '27 next vear. C. W. 



Newark, X. ,T. — William Weismantel 

 has purchased the business of O. W. 

 Britton. at 2(5.3 South Orange avenue. 



