. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. HOUSE OF LILIES GROWN BY HARRY I. FAUST, MERION, PA. may look for yellow leaves and poor colored flowers. A little soot and lime is a splendid thing around the violet house, sweetening the and sup- plying some food as well as being very distasteful to insects. But here again use it in moderation—a little is good while a heavy dose may prove fatal to many plants. Always keep the surface soil cultivated to allow the air to reach the roots and to pre- vent the too rapid loss of moisture by evaporation. Keep a co
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. HOUSE OF LILIES GROWN BY HARRY I. FAUST, MERION, PA. may look for yellow leaves and poor colored flowers. A little soot and lime is a splendid thing around the violet house, sweetening the and sup- plying some food as well as being very distasteful to insects. But here again use it in moderation—a little is good while a heavy dose may prove fatal to many plants. Always keep the surface soil cultivated to allow the air to reach the roots and to pre- vent the too rapid loss of moisture by evaporation. Keep a constant war on snails and other enemies and do not be afraid to enter the houses after dark with a lantern. Some New Gladioli. At a recent meeting of the Royal Horticultural society in London, the public was astonished to see a mag- nificent display of hybrid gladioli from Germany. The exhibitor, Wilhelm Pfitzer, of 74 Militar Strasse, Stutt- gart, simply took the place by storm. The collection was remarkable not only for the size of the individual blos- soms, but also for the vigor and free- dom of the upright spikes. The vari- ation in color was also remarkable, and nearly all shades except blue were to be seen. English gladioli growers are content to stick to a few colors. Not so Wilhelm Pfitzer. He has mixed the gandavensis, branchleyensis nancei- anus and Lemoinei hybrids up so beautifully that it has now become almost impossible to distinguish "t'other from which" in the progeny. Botanists will simply tear their hair (if any) in despair if gardeners are going to continue to cross hybridize beautifully regular and bell-shaped and seated closely on the stem—being open at the same time. Deep down in the tube at^the very base there is the faintest and smallest streak of crimson purple—all that is left of a colored ancestor. The lilac or laven- der colored antlers stand out conspicu- ously against the white background of the broad and substantial petals. America
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