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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



July, 1910 



Take a Good Look 

 at This Label 



OLIVER AMES , [ 



AND SONS. 



*hat« 

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Shovel 



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THE QUALITY 



MARK 



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We would like to mail you 

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OLIVER AMES & SONS 



Corporation 

 Ames Building, Boston, Mass. 



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ILLETT'S 



Hardy Ferns and Flowers 



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Send for my descriptive catalogue 

 of over 50 pages, which tells about 

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Japan Bamboo Stakes 



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The Splendor of Crinums 



ANYONE who admires an amaryllis (and who 

 does not?) may easily become enthusiastic 

 about crinums, for they have the same grandeur 

 of flower and gorgeousness of color. Indeed 

 Crinum differs from Amaryllis chiefly in having 

 green seeds instead of black — a mere technical 

 character which, has nothing to do with their 

 human interest. In fact crinums have a charm of 

 their own, for some of them have narrow petals 

 (perianth segments) after the fashion of the spider 

 lilies. 



There are at least twenty-two species of crinum 

 worth growing in a large greenhouse collection. 

 Some have a few large flowers in an umbel, others 

 have many flowers, and some are remarkably 

 fragrant. There are three types of coloring among 

 the crinums. Most of them have pure white 

 flowers. Some have a red or purplish band down 

 the centre of each of the six petals. Others are 

 flushed with the same colors. 



I need hardly say that the spidery crinums are 

 not so popular as the symmetrical kinds with large 

 trumpets and broad segments. The former may 

 be more picturesque — even spectacular — but 

 the latter are more beautiful and showy. Naturally 

 the two greatest favorites are Crinum longifoliitm 

 and Moorei, since these are the hardiest members of 

 the genus. They live outdoors at St. Louis and 

 even farther north. Moreover, they differ from 

 all other crinums in blooming all summer instead 

 of a short period. Both have glorious bell-shaped 

 flowers four to six inches in length and from six to 

 twelve of these noble flowers are often borne on a 

 single stalk. 



The long-leaved crinum is beautifully tinged 

 with red on the back of the flower, while Moore's 

 crinum is flushed with rose inside and out. A 

 splendid hybrid between the two is Crinum Powelli, 

 the variety here pictured. The flower is not quite 

 so fine as that of Moore's crinum, but the plant is 

 so much hardier that Mr. J. N. Gerard has been 

 able to grow it outdoors at Elizabeth, N. J., for a 

 good many years with no protection for the bulb 

 other than a small mound of ashes. 



Powell's crinum can be had in rose, flesh color 

 and white. The bulbs may seem a bit expensive, 

 but they are so long-lived and the product so 

 splendid that no one who can afford the price will 

 hesitate for an instant. They are easy to grow, 

 and will bloom in the greenhouse in winter or out 

 of doors in summer. A good way is to put them 

 in large pots or tubs and let them multiply for 

 five years or more without shifting. 



New Jersey. Thomas McAdam. 



Powell's crinum, a glorious pink flower four to 

 six inches long, with from six to twelve flowers on 

 a stalk 



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