MahcH 27, 1913. 



TTic Horists^ Review 



29 



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Buenos Ayres 



of the stem. The flowers are large, but 

 ecattering, not compact. Some bulbs 

 failed to produce good leaves and the 

 flowers were only half developed. Is 

 our soil too rich, where the plants grow 

 fourteen or fifteen inches tall? K. N. 



Your spikes are just about the height 

 they should be. Probably they have 

 been kept buried outdoors or in a cold 

 cellar until they have become somewhat 



drawn, which may account in part for 

 their apparent legginess, but six inches 

 of clear stem between the base of the 

 leaves and the first flowers is all right. 

 The fact that the flowers are loosely 

 scattered on the spike is due rather to 

 the varieties grown than to culture. 

 Some sorts have flowers quite densely 

 arranged on the stalks, while others are 

 quite loose. In order to have stocky 

 plants, they must be grown cool all 



the time and quite close to the glass. 

 The tendency of the spikes to lengthen 

 out is much greater after March 1 than 

 earlier. Hyacinths succeed best in a 

 light but rich soil, containing one-third 

 of well decayed manure, with a gen- 

 erous proportion of sand, C. W. 



Bowling Green, O.— W. W. Miller, of 

 Ada, O., has purchased the greenhouses 

 of the Mercer Floral Co., in this town. 



