AntiL H, 1!)10. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



View in the Store of Philip L. Carbone, Boston. 



IS 1(1 kt'cp (111 IiiukI iihiiits mid (lowers 

 11i:il arc out o1' tlu> licatcu track, ami lie 

 is coiistaiit ly on tlii' lookout for — and c\ov 

 ready to |>ay for — aiiytliiiij^ new or iin- 

 <'oiiiiiion. Ill addition to a \i\v^c and iii- 

 croasiiio Hostoii and New Miijiland trade, 

 lio lias many Xcw ^'ork customers. 



So famous liavo his Itaiiiin and otlior 

 CjArden wares liecome that ho liiids it 

 n(>cessary to make one or two I'airopoan 

 trips each year for novelties, and with 

 him are to he found arti(des not jirocur- 

 ahle else\\iier(>. lie returned only the 

 week l)efor(> K.-istiM' with a liifj lino of 

 new jjoods and he starts on a western trip 

 toshow his iiiiM'llies in a few days. Mr. 

 Carhone has already made stneral west- 

 <'rn trips and has (luite a nmnlier of cus- 

 tomers tiiere. No trade visitor to I'.os- 

 ton should fail \n \isit his beautiful 

 store at ;;1l' lioylston street. They will 

 tie much surprised at the variety of 

 i^oods (li^playecl ;iiid pleased at its ex- 

 <|uisite a.rraiijicme!it. \V. X. ('uak;. 



HERBACEOUS BORDERS. 



jAi' • \iv,-i.i ||,„., I papor liv .\rlliui- i:. 

 T ''••''■I > I'. ..I AiiinM .\rl"il'ciiini, rc.nl Lcfm-.. 111,. 

 Ho^l.'ii (iMnlciii r-' and IMorists' Cliili. | 



In this c(niiitry it is ludlialilc that 



herhaceons plants ha\e not yet attained 



the same dcn|-,.,' of |io|iiilarily as in Ku- 



rope. hut with the evei'iiicreasiiii; h^H^o 



lor iiutside yardeiiiiiL;. w liiidi i-< so nulicc 



aide here. I teel sure that the day is luU 



far di^t.nit wIumi their merits will he 



fiill.v apiHvri.-ii'd. Ill 11(1 cdnntry in the 



■^^''I'hl can they hC yroun mere ' success- 



I'dly. and luie has (udy to iidtice Ijie 



luxuriaiici' (it' the ii;iti\c tlora. such .as 



S(didai:(i~i. asters, cypriiiedimns and lo- 



helias. t(i see this. 



1 should like to say a word iiere ahout 

 the culliNatidii. as one fre(|uently meets 

 jH'ople wlio are under the iniiiression that 

 lierbaceoiis jdants. when oiic(> planted, 

 <•;"• t'e left III take care of themselves 

 for an indefinite peiied. hut this is (|uite 

 orroiieou^; niid ilp.u^h they may imt he 

 so exact iii;^ in their re(|uireinents as Die 

 <leiii/.ens of oln^s houses, vet to mjiintiiiu 

 them in -.mm! jn'.alth .•iiid I'lrodiice the best 

 results the necessary anidunt of atten- 

 tion niust he L;i\en. 



Preparations for the Border. 



Fn making' a herbaceous border, if it is 

 to be ))eriiianeiit, it should first of all bo 

 s(Hm tli.al the (lraina>i(' is ydoil, as few 

 except semi-a(|iiat ics will succm'd under 

 water-lojijied coiidit i(Uis. The border 

 siioiild be not less than six feet in width, 

 but niu(di tiller ctl'ects can he prodiu'cd 

 if trom eieht to ten feet can be allo\\e(l. 

 .\ yood backeiduiid is always desirable 

 and two excellent subjects for the pur 

 pose are (dimbiii"' roses or a row of sweet 

 ]ieas. but. of course, wli.-it to use must be 

 decide(l by the situation of th(> liorder. 

 Treiudi the soil in the fall to fl depth of 

 two and a half to three feet, iiicorporat- 

 iiifi' plenty of decayeil manure or other 

 eiirichin<i material. ;iiid lea\e the surface 

 in a roiiyli condition fill spriiii;. so that 

 the (liiiialic (dl'ects iiia\ sweeten the soil 



and render if in nooil cunditidii for work- 

 in;.;. 



riie latter part of .March ..r ihc first 

 fwd wee!\s in April is I he hesf linie fd 

 plant if the frost is (uit ol ilie ^^rouiid 

 sufHcieutly, and it is advis.ahle. it' one is 

 not widl ;ic(|uaiiiteil with l he suhjects, td* 



in;ike .a plan of the I ler hel'drehand, 



shdwiii^ where each \;iiiety is to be 

 pl;iiite(l. Harmony of rulor is of yreat 

 inipditaiice .and can (inl\ he dhlained by 

 m.-ikiii;^- a jil.aii or lia\iiiL; a ;;(i(id know I 

 e(lL;e ol' the ]ilauts, and di' e,|ii:d ini|i(irt 

 .aiice is the arraiij;eiueni , 



Arrangement of the Plants. 



Tall drowiiid' plants must, nl' (ourse, 

 liiid posiliiuis at the hack ol' the border, 

 liut the mistake is not iufi'e((ueiit ly ma(U' 

 dj caret'i!ll_\- dradiiatini;' Ihe heiL;hls sn 

 that the tallest are at the hack .■iiid the 

 Idwest at Ihe front, just ;is one Wdiild 

 .•iiraiide dcr;iiiiuiiis dii a L;reeiih(Mise 

 heindi. In this \\ay plants lose their in 

 dividiialily. for miudi iil' the charm of 

 the border dejxaids on seeiiid ea(di sepa- 

 rately. The most idVecli\e arraiidonient 

 is ohtaineil by planting;' some \arieties in 

 groups and othei's as siiidle specimeus. 

 lly ha\ ill;; plants of me(liuiu liei;;lit near 

 lh<> front of the border, mmdi dieater 

 (le|ith res'uns'~>ind the dcnei-al idVect is 

 alto<;etlier more pleasiny. 



I'larly llowerinjr varieties should not 

 be too near the edge of the border, un- 

 less they retain good foliage till the fail, 

 .and others which tlowor at a later season 

 should be in front of Wiem, so that no 

 bare places are apparent. Jiy a .judi- 

 cious selection a succession of blossoms 

 may bo had from' spring till late in the 

 fall, but to obtain su<di a desirabh> con- 

 dition it is necessary to bo well informed 

 about the large number at our tlisposal 

 .and then they can be ordered from the 

 catalogues, but, failing this, I would sug-, 

 gest going to a good nursery where 

 herbaceous plants are a specialty, and 

 locking out what appear to be the most I 

 suitable. It is well to rcmombor th.at the 

 best plants are always the clie;ij>est in 

 the end and that it pays to jnocure (Uio's 

 plants and a(l\ice from the most i(di.ible 

 a lid up to (j.ate nurseries. 



View in the Store of Philip L. Carbone, Boston. 



