490 FRITZ BAHR'S COMMERCIAL FLORICULTURE 



RANUNCULUS (BUTTERCUP) 

 Bulbous Varieties 



There are about eighteen or twenty different named varieties 

 of the Persian Ranunculus or Buttercup and almost that many of 

 the Turban sorts, all of which give most desirable cut flowers for 

 Spring if grown under glass. In color they range from pure white to 

 yellow and light and deep orange. 



In Fall when you receive the little tubers the sooner you get 

 them into soil the better. Use 3-in.-deep flats, or eight- to ten-inch- 

 deep bulb pans and allow about two inches of space between the 

 bulbs. The best place to carry them over Winter is in a deep cold- 

 frame free from frost. Let them remain there until about the end of 

 February, after which bring them in to a 45-deg. house and let 

 them come along slowly. They will not stand much forcing, so 

 the longer you give them the smaller the loss and the better the 

 flowers. They will flower in a 50-deg. house by the middle of April 

 and seU weU. 



Ranunculus acris fl. pl. (Double Hardy Buttercup) 



If you have a clay bank or some other bare spot to cover and 

 have tried everything else, give these Buttercups a fair chance. 

 They wiU do the trick and, when all is covered, keep right on going. 

 That is, in fact, about the only fault we have to find with tliem. 

 When using them in a perennial border you must keep on removing 

 their Strawberry-like runners, otherwise they soon wiU want the 

 whole border to themselves. 



The double yellow flowers on stems one foot long come in 

 May and June and make charming cut flowers. You should have 

 a batch of plants somewhere as a stock to draw from. You will 

 need plants each Spring and Fall. 



RED BUD 



See Cere is 



RED-HOT POKER PLANT 



See Tritoma 



RESEDA (MIGNONETTE) 



The florist doesn't make money on Mignonette during thfe 

 Summer months. In fact it is only because of its delightful fra- 

 grance that anybody will grow it ; certainly not for the, beauty of 

 the individual flowers. Yet when grown under glass and grown 

 well, the spikes command a good price; besides their odor, they are 

 very effective with otlier flowers. 



To grow good Mignonette you want a good strain of greenhouse- 

 grown seed to begin with. You also want a 45- to 48-deg. house, 



