NOTKMBK.U 



1910. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



11 



voiito; the iitlicrs arc a ri;i iijicd alidut 



i.c room ill which >-iii' is rcccis in;;. 



I, riowlcdfii' a- 'u wlictinT 1 he yoiiii;^ 



liv is ;i IiIdikIc 111' a liniiu'ttc ami a-^ Id 



r sni'i'niiinii ii;;^ lirr ;4ii\\ii will al 



:i\s lie \vhiti' <iii this (icca-~iiMi is a 



,:i\ asv.^i ;i ii.'i- in prmliici n^ a irlliiiL; 



•,vt. ' I'hil. 



COLOR EFFECTS IN BEDDING. 



V |r:ipiT l.v <;c..rL'<' S. UmIIIiN. nf lies Miviiics. 

 i.';i(l :il ilii' iii.'lilli aiiiiiKil iiH'i'liiit:- uf llic 

 i,ty <it' li'W.i lli'ri-ls. ill Ill's Moines. | 



This siilijcct is iiiii' wliicli appears 



)ia\i.' Im'cii iiverliMiknl liv a Jar^ie 



.inliiT "1 lloiisls. as iniii-li nl' thi-ir 



■ ilk lias piiix'i'ii III nil' III' late. 'J'lieir 



■ .iriv t<.'iiiis III shiiw, hmvcvcM', how 

 iii'li tluin^lii aihl sillily ha\e been 



. ven to the eiiai'a('t(>i'isti(.'s in the 

 .jiiwtli ot' the jilaiits. thininh nut in 

 ne lilcndin;; m' colors. 



Ill suninier ln'ililini.; there are sever.'il 

 lings which iiiiivf li(> cdiisiilered, with- 

 it, rc<iard tn the colors, tn insure sue- 



■ •ss. ^Vt:' niu^i know alimit the Iiei;;li1 

 ach \-Mrier\- ef plants will attain, in 

 rdi.'r 1i' in-iiri' syiniiietry in the ap- 



: '-aranci' ut.' lie' lied. Alteiiliiin slHuild 

 ilso lie paid 111 tli(> nature of the loa\('s. 

 -peci.ally in >-:iipel liedding'. It is an 

 :isy in.'ittev -II til ini.v alternaiithcras 

 ;iid c.ileii- :i- T.I spdil an excellent de- 

 -;t;n. It i- .-ilniost inijiossildc to ar- 

 aii;;e a I terii;i iii lieras on the insl<le ol' 



■ cdU'Us lied and make it liiiik well. 

 '11 the so called carpet lied it is seldom 



iiat llovveriniT jilants can lie used with 

 my de;;ree of satisfaction. Not lone 

 ii;u i noticed a good design spoiled 

 iiecanse swert alyssiim was used, and 

 he gardener, in his endeavor to kei'p 

 t as low as the alternantheras, had 

 'ieeessaril_\' jdnehed oft' Iho tops Avhiidi 

 vvouhi liave ildwiTi'd, .and the space was 

 ^reoTi wliei.' It 



ivhite. 



■I'd. .and the space was 

 was intended to lie 



Harmony and Contrast. 



.\s the color of a plant often changes 

 Id a certain extent after it is moved 

 I lom the greenhouse to the garden, 

 we shonld ha\-e a complete knowledge 

 not only of what the cohn- is, hut what 

 f will be. 



If there .'ire several beds to be planted 



II a certain space, we not only ought 



111 whoose colors which harmonize with- 



II ;i single bed. but also between the 



iieds as a whole. I'or instance, a bed 



,f j-(>,[ geraniums bordered with 



Madame Salh'idi geraniums looks nun h 



•letter near a led of yellow eannas than 



lear red ones. If the reil eannas were 



isi'd the individu.al beds would be 



-■■it isfactory, luii tlu'i'e would not be 



nuiigh contract between the beds. Oio 



■ f the best ilowi r beds 1 e\er saw \va- 



'l:iiii"d ■!- r.'lidws. naming freiu the 



'iiiler >iii'. I'ir-l. li'dbiist.'l i;illlias: 



-i'.-dii(l. rii.Mii.'' X'aiieh.'in i-ann.'is; 



iiild. .\li-. ba-i -:il\ia-: t'liiilth. (iuhl 



II l!ei!d' I ■■'lens; lifili. A Itcmant licra 



'I illiaiil :--iii.'i. Ill every instance the 



"iilra-t w.-is ^.mm| and the ciders were 



'■right ;iiM ha rniiiiii/i'd ]ierfeetly. An 



\.-imp]e Ml .1 smaller bed might be 



is fdlldw-: A .enter of King llumbiMt 



aiin;is, lie ti iwd nr three rews c.t' 



I'.iiflercnp .-anna-. Imrilered with any 



^I'lid re.l aliei'ii.'iiit lier:i-. 



Some Poor Combinations. 



Ila\ing inentioned a \\'\y iiistaiice- 

 't good cdhir cdinbinat ions. T will tiow 

 lescribe s,iine whiidi 1 have '■^eeti and 

 iinsidei ijiiiti II iidesii'.able. In mie nf 



The Debutante. 



the parks of tin- city 1 luiticeil a gudd 

 bed planted with King Humbert ean- 

 nas in the center, with salvi.as next and 

 the colons, .lohn I 'lister, as ;i border. 

 How much better would it have looked, 

 however, had there heiMi sonui bright 

 color, such as yfdlow dr white, to sep- 

 arate the ditVereiit shades of red! I 

 have also seen beds similar to the 

 foregoing, except that they were in 

 tended Id be ;ill yellow, but. nwing In 

 the difTerent shades of yellow, ii Wdidd 

 have looked muidi bet lev h.'id there 



been sdiMC d;irker color In -epai.ile 



t hem. 



One of the most r.nsat i-i;ict.'i>- 

 pieces (if |dantiiiu in regard in lie 

 idendiiig ii! ciildi's I- Id I.e sri'ii in a 

 prominent pl;ice in this .ii v. 'I h. !■'■ 

 we can tin. I red an. I jiiiik ^eraiiiiim- 

 witli siiiiie liliie aiier.'il mil-. -\ wm-.' 

 .•oinbinat ion would cert ;ii iil\' be inipi'- 



slide 111 find. lldW lillicll betler W.Hll'l 

 .•I siniliie be.l of red ger:i li i lillis li.'l 



dereil with sweei alvssiiiii. ill' a be^l .'i 

 white gi rimiunis li.ir.lered with blue 

 .ageratuiii, iia\e lonkcil! 



Planting the Background. 



Ill )ilaiitiiig a lldwer garden or ev.'ii 

 ill planting a few beds on a l.'ULie 

 lawn, there are several ])oints to In 

 considered in planting either the back 

 ground f>r tdreground. if, when ]ilaiit 

 ing the background, von wish to gi\e 

 the gldiiihl- a l.irger a |ipi'a la nee, plant 



-111 h cdliir- a- blue, m-.-lliee. deep led 



and the like; while, it' the background 

 is Id appeal' closer, an\- bright color, 

 such .'IS scarlet, white and yellow, will 

 lia\e the desired elTcid. 1 first noticed 

 this in my experience in jdanting at 

 I'liion parl<. The ]iredoininat ing colors 

 in the liack half of the g;irden included 

 sii.-h as pink, salmon, orange and the 

 like. I'.iit aller jdanting a couple of 

 beds lit' (lol.l.n I'.edder coleiis it seemeij 

 Id liiiiii; tin' entire liackgriniud cliiser. 

 .^.iiiie df vdii ^\ill perh,'i|is disagree 

 Willi iiie in my plea tur a sh.'irp con- 

 irast ill ad.idiiiing culur-. Hut if you 

 will II. llic- ill pa 1 1 ii'iil;i r a bi'd planted 

 .•ill r.'.i I'l' .-ill yelldw .-iihl the like, or 



iwii adjeining fc'ls i.f th.' siim dor. 



a lid 1 Inl; In. 'K al eii.' w li.'i .■ I he .'.dors 



a ii Ill ra-t .'.| "V al ' lie be. 1- :is a 



w liiil. . I h.i \ e lull 1 .1 I. Ill I li:i ' you 



w ' 1 1 .iml .' a •• r. . 



PROPAGATING DOUBLE ALYSSUM. 



Whe:.' .■.Ill I I'l.l.'iiii -ee.l- ..1 .idiible 



-1,1 II I :ily--iiiii ' I h,'i\e -eon I he pi: lilts 

 .•a I a Idu ile.l. Iml iml I iie srod-. The 



! -ili^ie \,-irietie- :i re Init ■ii^-irable, 



I ' .\i. !■:. n. 



I I'he .|. Millie \:iiielie- i.I :ily>siuii d(i 

 lint [irn.lii.-o s Is ;iii,| mil-! lie jinipa- 



ill 



■ lit t I lie-. 



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Lexington, 111. .\l.lei imm \ mlii-osp is 



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