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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



October G, 1910. 



CLIMBING HYDRANGEAS. 



Are llydraiiffca scaiidoiis and Scliizo- 

 |ilira^iiia liydraiipooidt's (if any valiu', 

 and arc tlicy liardy.' II. JI. (i. 



]Iydran<;ca srandons and Schi/.ojdira^ 

 ina liydran^cdiili's arc similar plants, 

 it takes a year nr two \i> j^ct tlicni cs- 

 talilislic<i. after which they make I'ajdd 

 ifi'owlh. It is liest to let them climb 

 u|i a tree on whic-li the trnnk is (dear 

 lor a considcralile lieii^lit, and allow 

 the ]dant to ^ivow .as it (diooscs. These 

 arc licautit'iil (linilicvs and when once 

 seen in yood lldwer tlicy are not easily 

 J'(ir^ottcn. They ha\c ■withstood a 

 ininiiniiin 1eni[iei'at ui-c i4' 20 degrees lie 

 low zero near liostdn. ^lass., and some 



fine specimens are to be seen in New 

 ]'3nfi;]and, altlioiigh some writers liavc 

 (dainied they would not stand u lower 

 temperature than zero. W. C. 



"SALAAM." 



W. Hlenthgen, Jr., is well known in 

 the New York market, where he makes 

 his headquarters with Moore, Jlentz & 

 Nash, and anyone passing his place at 

 Hudson Heights, N. ,1.. would know that 

 he is a ^Masonic enthusiast as well as ;i 

 skillful llorist. The accomjianying illus- 

 tration shows Mr. l^lcnthgen, the ends 

 , of ■ some of his greenhouses and the 

 Masonic design in carpet bedding whicii 

 attracts muidi attention and illustrates 



how any grower with a small piece of 

 ground can assert his individuality amj 

 m.'iko his place known to all who see it. 



SCOVELL'S HYDRANGEA. 



The accompanying illustrations show 

 a ]ilaut of Hydrangea paniculata grand 

 illora growing on the grounds of W. C. 

 Scovell, a well-known llorist at Malta, 

 O. One of the pictures shows the plant 

 in bloom, with ]\Ir. Scovell standing 

 near. The other picture illustrates Mr. 

 Scovell's method of pruning. The 

 plant is ten years old, but ho cuts back 

 to but one land each year. That this 

 gives him good results is shown by th& 

 a|i|iearance of tiie plant in bloom. 



Don't Delay Unpacking. 



The bulk of HoU.and grown bulbs are 

 now to hand, i>v will b<' within a few- 

 days. J'rdbably (juite a numlier of the 

 earlier kinds are already in boxes or 

 pans and making roots, but the average 

 grower, who does not specialize in the 

 purely forcing varieties, is usually con- 

 tent to get his bullis in the soil some- 

 time during the month of October. It 

 is not a good plan to delay jilanting. 

 The sooner the bulbs are in the soil the 

 better they will do. They speedily lose 

 their strength if left for weeks tied up 

 in pa[ier bags in a dry shed (ir store- 

 room. ]f they cannot be )ilante(l as 

 soon as recei\'ed, they can .'it le.ast he 

 unpacked, laid out in Imxes ;inil stdml 

 in a cool, dry riKoii until .w:inted. 



Tulips. 



La Keine ((^ueen Victoria) rem.'iins 

 the single tulip par excellence for forc- 

 ing purpfises, m<ire (if it being grdwn f(ii' 

 maiket, proiiably. t lian nf all etlier fiirc- 

 ing tulifis combined. Those who man- 

 aged to secure their bidbs extra early 

 juav secui(> some tldwers for Christmas, 

 but, as a lule. stems are pretty short on 

 Hiein. 'J'lie cdlor nf this tulip, when 

 forced, is ]iart icnlarl\- jileasing, the 

 litrht rose shading ovtjr tlie whit<,' being 

 just the color the jiublic likes. This 

 tulip makes a smaller bulb than the 

 majority, and a Hat IxlL'xS-l will hold 

 IfiO comfort.'ibly. 



Yellow I'rincc is the best of the incx- 

 pensi\e yelldws. and is sweetly scented. 

 King of the ^■ellows costs ;i trille more, 

 but is a line, deeji. imre yellow. In 

 orange shades Tlioiii;is Moore is excel- 

 lent. It also jiossesses a didightful odor. 



Cottage Maid retains its j.opularity 

 as a moderate-jiriccd pink. Those fine 

 "varieties, I'ink Heauty and Queen of 

 the Netherlands, are coming ddwn in 

 price, and bv another season should be 

 within everyone's reach. They are by 

 all odds the" finest of their color. 



rroserpine, carmine rose, will not 

 stand hard forcing; it makes a big 

 flower and lasts well. Keds are jn less 

 demand than other colors. Cramoise 



Hrilliant, deep carmine, and Couleur 

 (,'ardinal,, rich crimson, are both good 

 and moderate in price. The well known 

 Keizerkroon, scarlet and yellow, is one 

 of the showiest and most (diarniing of 

 early tulips. 



The number of useful dduble commer- 

 cial tulips is limited. Of these Crown 

 of Gold (Couronne d'Or) and Miirillo, 

 blush, shading t(i rose, are in most de- 

 mand. Yellow Tournesol. yellow, shad- 

 ed orange, is audtlier kind wdrtliy of a 

 tri.al. If high colors are in demand, 

 Imjierator rubrorum, scarlet, and Hex 

 rubrorum, crimson scarlet, are the best 

 td grdw. The ddulile varieties cannot 

 b(> fdrceil as early as the singles. 



When it cdnies to really long and 

 st idng stemmed tulips, the later flower- 

 ing sorts are far the best. .\ few 

 of tliese arc worth growing in flats 

 for the last cutting, 'i'liey can with 



preper retarding quarters, be held 

 back until the end of April or even 

 later. The following varieties are all 

 first-class sellers and reasonable in 

 jirice: Houton d'Or, yellow; Oesneriana 

 major, lirilliant scarlet; Gesneriana 

 liitea, superb yellow; Picotee, white, 

 penciled cerise; Golden Crown, yellow, 

 eilged red; White Swan, jnire 'white. 

 .\inong the Darwins one or two superb 

 sorts are: Glow, crimson scarlet; 

 Gretchen, soft blush; Clara Butt, beau- 

 tiful salmon [link; Farncombe Sanders, 

 (irange scarlet; ]\Iay (,)ueen. rosy pink. 



Hyacinths. 



The demand for hyacinths is not what 

 it used td be. .\<'itlier fdr forcing nor 

 bedding do they compare with tulips or 

 narcissi in iidjiularity. The Hollanders 

 are keenly alive to the (le(dine in sales 

 of hyacinth bulbs, and have lieen trving 



Blcnthgcn's Masonic Bedd 



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