SfiPTBMBBB 7, 1911. 



Xbe Weekly Florists' RevicwV 



17 



Canadensis and rigida are well worthy 

 of a place in any herbaceous border. 



' Silphiums. 



The silphiums are too robust for the 

 average perennial border, but for dot- 

 ting between shrubs, or where they 

 can have ample room, they are bold 

 and striking subjects. As they grow 

 six to nine feet high and spread rap- 

 idly, they must not be cramped for 

 space. S. perfoliatum, cup plant, and 

 S. laciniatum, compass plant, each car- 

 rying big, handsome yellow flowers and 

 splendid foliage, are both good. 



Thalictrum dipterocarpum is the la- 

 test of the meadow rues to flower. Its 

 heads are lilac mauve in -color. Cen- 

 taurea montana, sometimes called the 

 perennial cornflower, is still in bloom, 

 as are its white and pink forms. This 

 perennial gives a succession of flowers 

 for a couple of months. Chelone Lyoni 

 is an excellent herbaceous plant, with 

 purplish red flowers and glossy foliage, 

 attaining a height of three feet, worthy 

 a place in any collection. 



Tritomas. 



The tritomas or kniphofias have been 

 flowering for weeks and will persist 

 until sharp frost finishes them. These 

 need frame protection or a well drained 

 piece of ground, well protected with 

 leaves, to winter them successfully in 

 New England. T. Express is the ear- 

 liest sort to flower. Other fine varie- 

 ties are: E. Wilson Kerr, rich orange 

 scarlet; PfitzeVi, orange scarlet, and 

 uvaria grandiflora, crimson shaded yel- 

 h)w. Tritomas are easily raised from 

 seed. They are fin^ for cutting and are 

 much used in retailers' windows in 

 August and September. 



A Host of Yellow Flowers. 



A host of yellow flowers are now 

 coming in season. This color is often 

 almost overwhelming in September and 

 October if the several helianthus are 

 not kept in bounds. H. multiflorus 

 plenus and the variety Soleil d 'Or are 

 excellent florists' varieties. Of the 

 single sorts H. rigidus Miss Mellish 

 IS fine; H. mollis has pale yellow flow- 

 ers and silvery leaves, and Wolley Dod 

 is deep yellow. This trio is an ex- 

 cellent one. H. orgyalis, with willow- 

 like leaves, follows in a few days. 

 Trained to single stalks, it branches to 

 the ground and is fine. H. Maxi- 

 miliani, the latest of the family, will 

 not flower for nearly a month.- 



Helenium autumnale superbum and 

 the variety rubrum are robust peren- 

 nials, which make striking color mass- 

 es in fall. Both are fine for cutting 

 and they are of the easiest possible 

 culture, just as easy aa Eudbeckia 

 laciniata Golden Glow, which has 

 grown so common that people have 

 tired of it. Nevertheless, it is a stately 

 and showy plant. E. triloba, five to 

 six feet high, with deep golden flowers, 

 is useful in September. This is a sin- 

 gle variety; the centers are black. E. 

 Nowmani, with single yellow flowers 

 and a cone center, has just passed. 



A Trio of Whites. 



Eupatorium ageratoides, white snake- 

 root, is a grand perennial for cutting. 

 E. serotinum, white, somewhat taller 

 in habit, is also good. Funkia subcor- 

 data grandiflora, with its big, pure 

 white flowers and large, handsome 

 leaves, is now at its best. It likes a 

 little shade, but thrives well even in 

 full sunshine. 



Dahlia Corona. 



Hibiscus Moscheutos and its fine va- 

 riety. Crimson Eye, are still in flower. 

 These are specially good on the edge 

 of ponds, as are the lythrums, of which 

 roseum superbum is superior to Sali 

 caria. 



Anemones. 



In the Japanese anemones we have 

 plants not half enough known and 

 valued by florists. These need a shel- 

 tered border or should be well covered 

 in winter. Their flowers are now aj)- 

 pearing and will be produced until No- 

 vember. There is no finer perennial 

 for cutting. A. Japonica alba, single 

 white, is still hard to beat. In good 

 soil it will grow four or five feet high. 

 A. Queen Charlotte, semi-double light 

 pink, is fine. Whirlwind, double white, 

 and Lady Ardilaun, white, with over- 

 lapping petals, go to make up a splen- 

 did quartet. These anemones should 

 not be fall planted. Once acquired, 

 they can be propagated ad libitum 

 from root cuttings. 



Bulbous Plants. 



Among bulbous plants montbretias 

 are effective in the borders. If divided 

 in the fall and covered with leaves they 

 flower earlier and better than when 

 lifted. There are now some fine varie- 

 ties of these, such as Germania, Lady 

 Hamilton, George Darwin, Martagon 

 and others, with flowers far surpassing 

 in size those of the old sorts, like 

 crocosmseflora, Pottsii, Gerbe d'Or and 

 Etoile de Feu. Galtonia (hyacinthus) 

 candicans is a grand bulbous plant for 

 the borders, and flowers a long time. 

 It is cheaff-and is so effective that it 

 should be more largely grown. It is 

 perfectly hardy in New England. Some 



lilies still remain. L. Henryi is pass- 

 ing, but L. speciosum and its varieties 

 will prolong the season for some time 

 yet. This, by the way, is the time to 

 plant that grand variety, L. candidum. 

 Be sure to buy the true broad-petaled, 

 north-of-France grown bulbs. Plant 

 four inches deep and get them in the 

 ground as soon as received, as they 

 will probably be making both roots and 

 foliage when received. 



W. N. Craig. 



LIME FOB OABDEN SOIL. 



Would it be advisable to use a little 

 air-slaked lime to sweeten garden soil 

 when making a seed bed for pansies, 

 centaureas and other annuals which 

 are likely to damp off? Would the lime 

 help to keep angleworms and grubs 

 from boring through the bed? 



W. C. w. 

 i 



Lime applied once in three years is a 

 necessity in many cases to keep the soil 

 sweet. Try blue litmus paper on your 

 soil. If it turns pink after exposure to 

 the wet soil, lime is needed. Of course,^ 

 in acid soils such seedlings as you have 

 named would be much more liable to 

 damp off. The lime would also help 

 to keep worms and grubs out of the 

 soil. Soft coal soot is also excellent for 

 helping to clean out the latter. Do not 

 use manure at any time when liming, as 

 it would mean the loss of much of the 

 fertilizing properties of the manure. 

 C. W. 



Findlay, O.— E. J. Foster & Son, of 

 South Cory street, have completed an 

 addition to their greenhouses. Their 

 trade is steadily increasing. 





