. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. jgi4. The American Florist. 753 possible after the soil is dry enough to walk on. E. O. Orpet. Gaillardias. A feature of these showy and de- servedly popular perennials is their blooming capacity under the most try- ing meteorological conditions. They are gayest in color when in the blaz- ing sunshine, and in an exceptionally dry season will, in the matter of flow- ering, outlast the majority of the other inhabitants of the herbaceous border. Similarly, when cut the blooms will keep fresh for a longer period of ti
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. jgi4. The American Florist. 753 possible after the soil is dry enough to walk on. E. O. Orpet. Gaillardias. A feature of these showy and de- servedly popular perennials is their blooming capacity under the most try- ing meteorological conditions. They are gayest in color when in the blaz- ing sunshine, and in an exceptionally dry season will, in the matter of flow- ering, outlast the majority of the other inhabitants of the herbaceous border. Similarly, when cut the blooms will keep fresh for a longer period of time than most other flowers; for this rea- son, therefor'e, they are invaluable as decorative subjects for the house. To obtain the best results in water the blooms ought to be gathered just pre- vious to attaining maturity, viz., while the shape of the flower is slightly in- curved—staleness is indicated by the shape gradually becoming convex. Gaillardias are extremely useful flow- ers for exhibition purposes, and though after a journey in a box the petals may be found to be somewhat disarranged, yet if given reasonable time for recovery in water, they in- variably do so well. Plants more than a year old possess a peculiar tendency to go "blind" for a season, no flower- ing stems accompanying the otherwise quite healthy ground growth. In or- der to obviate this, and to increase one's stock of plants, the present time is opportune to dig up and divide all nonflowering clumps, planting the sep- arate shoots out in a light soil about six inches apart, with the assistance of soot or lime to keep away slugs. Shoots emanating from plants in bloom may, of course, be similarly treated. Though the leaves will prob- ably die down so that little trace of the plants is left, signs of life will manifest themselves in due course. Practically no further attention is nec- essary until early spring, when a re- moval to permanent quarters may be made. Gaillardias give an effective an
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