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Afbii. 7, 1910. 



The Wccfcly^FIorists' Review* 



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General View of Flowering Plant Section, Haarlem Jubilee Bulb Show. 



(In center. Hyacinths In pans from Ant. Roozen & Son.) 



United States that it is a difficult matter 

 to mention wiiat are really hardy lilies 

 in particular sections. Some satisfactory 

 varieties on Long Island would not do 

 well in New England, and vice versa. 

 Lily seeds he raises in beds outdoors, five 

 feet apart, sowing five to ten seeds per 

 square inch of surface. Excelsior is used 

 as a mulch, both for seedbeds and flower- 

 ing plants, and proves satisfactory. A 

 good winter mulch to prevent heaving of 

 the bulbs is necessary. As the bulbs are 

 lifted the roots are torn away from them. 

 The same is true of many hardy peren- 

 nial plants. 



The speaker regretted that dealers top 

 often recommend the more tender kinds 

 as being hardy and purchasers, trying 

 them, become discouraged. Many varie- 

 ties can not stand our hot summer cli- 

 mate, and to grow them successfully it 

 is necessary to produce artificial condi- 

 tions which resemble the natural condi- 

 tions in which they originated; rock- 

 work, plenty of moisture, but never stand- 

 ing water about the bulbs ill winter, and 

 shade give these conditions. Along 

 shrubbery borders many kinds do spe- 

 cially well. Soil is of less importance 

 than efficient drainage. Any soil, almost, 

 will grow lilies if fertilizers are used. 

 Fresh manure should not come in contact 

 with the bulbs, and when commercial fer- 

 tilizers are used they should be thor- 

 oughly mixed with the soil. Planting can 

 be done in spring, but fall is far better, 

 October and November being suitable 

 months. He said he has planted as late 

 as Christmas with good results. Owing 

 to the late arrival of Japanese varieties, 

 it is best to prepare the ground in the 

 fall and mulch with straw to exclude frost 

 until planting can be done. 



The Indian and Californian lilies are 

 not a success outdoors. They should be 

 kept in pots or pans in coldframes or 

 cold greenhouses. Small bulbed lilies 

 should be planted three to four inches 

 deep, larger ones eight to twelve inches, 

 L. Henryi doing well at twelve inches 

 deep. Lilies have few insect enemies, but 



are subject to disease, for which spray- 

 ing is only a partially successful remedy. 

 Some of the more reliable lilies for 

 planting in cold climates are: L. spe- 

 ciosum in variety, L. auratum, tigrinum, 

 the single forms being preferable to the 

 double; candidum, Wallacei, elegans, 

 Canadense, Chalcedonicum, Hansoni, Bate- 

 manni, Henryi, Brownii, Dahuricum and 

 superbum. Varieties suitable for warmer 



IVERY now and then a well- 

 pleased reader speaks the word 

 which is the means of bringing a 

 new advertiser to 



Such friendly assistance U thoroughly 

 appreciated. 



Give us the name of anyone from 

 whom you are buying, not an adver- 

 tiser. We especially wish to interest 

 those selling articles of florists' use 

 not at present advertised. 



FLORISTS' PUBLISHING CO. 

 530-60 Caxton BIdg. Chicago 



climates, or frame culture in the north, 

 include L. Humboldtii, Krameri, polyphyl- 

 lum, Philippense, Parryi and Nepalense. 

 There was quite an animated discussion 

 following Mr. Miller's lecture. E. H. 

 Wilson spoke entertainingly of lilies in 

 China, where some thirty species are 

 found, including many of the finest gar- 

 den sorts. They are, in every case but 

 one, found growing in loam at depths of 

 eight to eighteen inches. He believed 



many failures in lily culture arose from 

 their being planted in specially prepared 

 peat beds. He sent home some 30,000 

 bulbs of L. Henryi, which grew plenti- 

 fully in clefts of the rocks near Ichang. 

 Of the newer lilies, L. Sutcherenense 

 and L. myriophyllum are fine, he said, 

 and will become popular garden sorts 

 when procurable from dealers. The bulbs 

 of L. tigrinum are cooked and eaten by 

 the Chinese and considered an excellent 

 dish. They are cooked and served like 

 onions, which they somewhat resemble in 

 taste, but without a milk sauce being 

 poured over them. 



HARDY VINES. 



Will you please advise us as to th« 

 best variety of hardy vines for a tile 

 house, 25x35 f We want vines that will 

 grow quickly. What size should we buy 

 in order to get the house covered as soon 

 as possible? Also name some good hardy 

 vines for porches. How far apart should 

 they be planted, and what kind of soil do 

 they require! C. W. E. 



If you want a clinging vine for your 

 tile house, there is nothing better than 

 the Boston ivy, Ampelopsis Veitchii. 

 Ampelopsis quinquefolia, var. Engel- 

 manni, is another variety which is even 

 hardier than A. Veitchii and clings 

 closely. Set the plants four feet apart. 



The following are desirable porch 

 plants: Boses, Dorothy Perkins, Dady 

 Gay and Hiawatha; Clematis paniculata, 

 Lonicera brachypoda Halliana (Hall's 

 honeysuckle), Aristolochia Sipho, Wis- 

 taria Chinensis, Celastrus scandens and 

 Lycium Chinense. Buy 2-year-old plants. 

 Prepare the gr6und by trenching thirty 

 inches deep, removing stones and gravel, 

 and adding plenty of well-rotted manure. 

 The plants named should have a space of 

 five to six feet each to grow in, C. W. 



Sedalu, Mo. — The Archias Flofal Co. 

 has purchased the material for its range 

 of greenhouses, to be erected soon on 

 West Second street, near Liberty park. 



