. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 570 The American Florist. April 6, r TheNurseryTrade ^ American Association of Narserymen. Orlando Harrison, Berlin, Md., President; J. W Hill, Des Moines, la., Vice-President; George C. Seager, Rochester N. Y., Seo'y. < Thirty-second annualcoQveatiou, Detroit, , Mich., June, 1907. ,, The trollius or globe flower is an ex- cellent subject, either for cutting or for a display in the herbaceous border. Landscape artists are busy on the very extensive grounds around the man- sion which Mr. Rogers is building at Po
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 570 The American Florist. April 6, r TheNurseryTrade ^ American Association of Narserymen. Orlando Harrison, Berlin, Md., President; J. W Hill, Des Moines, la., Vice-President; George C. Seager, Rochester N. Y., Seo'y. < Thirty-second annualcoQveatiou, Detroit, , Mich., June, 1907. ,, The trollius or globe flower is an ex- cellent subject, either for cutting or for a display in the herbaceous border. Landscape artists are busy on the very extensive grounds around the man- sion which Mr. Rogers is building at Portland, Me. Lobelias of the cardinalis and similar types may be planted out now. Cold in winter seems to affect these beautiful plants less than damp and they like a heavy rather than a light soil. Spanish and English irises do well planted in the grass and flower freely with very little care. They are not greatly incommoded by being planted un- der trees and are so cheap that they mav be freely used. DoRONicuMS are among the best of spring flowering composites and rnay be freely propagated either by division or from seed. Bright yellow flowers and bright green foliage will, if neat plants are grown, ensure a ready sale. New Canaan, Conn.—Stephen Hoyt's Sons have secured the contract from the Consolidated Railroad Co. for beautify- ing its grounds. Fifteen large trees, 30 feet high and 28 inches in diameter of trunk have to be moved and their be- haviour will be watched with much in- terest. A CONTRACT was recently placed by the Arcadia Irrigation Co. of Washington with the Washington Nursery Co., Top- penish, for 1,000,000 apple trees. These trees are to be used for planting several thousand acres of land, which tract is now being developed and equipped with irrigating ditches,—The National Nurse- ryman. There is often a demand for low growing shrubs suitable for planting on banks and similar places where the soil is poor. Spirea hypericifolia is a fine subject for the pur
Size: 1910px × 1308px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, booksubjectfloriculture, bookyea
