. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1386 POLIANTHES POLIANTHES double-flowered form was secured from seed about 1780- 1790 by one de la Cour of Leydeu, Holland, who for many years destroyed all his surplus bulbs iu order to be the sole possessor of the double-flowered Tuberose. Tho Tuberose reached the zenith of its fame about 1870, while the equ
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1386 POLIANTHES POLIANTHES double-flowered form was secured from seed about 1780- 1790 by one de la Cour of Leydeu, Holland, who for many years destroyed all his surplus bulbs iu order to be the sole possessor of the double-flowered Tuberose. Tho Tuberose reached the zenith of its fame about 1870, while the equally waxy Camellia and the formal Dahlia were still fashionable. In 18(j5 Peter Henderson sold $1,500 worth of Tuberoses from a glasshouse 10x100 ft. Wm. Scott, of Buffalo, writes that he can remeiuber when it was as much trouble to procure a dozen Tuberose bulbs " as it would be now to ^et a young kangaroo from ; "Twenty-live years ago," he continues, "the Tuberose was a flower of the first importance, btit how are the mighty fallen!" In recent times the greatest improvement in the Tuber- ose is represented by the Pearl, a dwarf variety which originated with John Henderson, of Flushing, L. I., in 18G5. It was introduced by Peter Henderson in 18(i7. Being a foot shorter than the common double type, it is the best form for greenhouse culture; also the fls. are more numerous and nearly twice the size. Tuberose Culture hy Northern Florists. âTubevoses are chiefly grown by American florists for summer and fall bloom. It is a very dif! operation to force Tuberoses so as to bloom from January to March, but they can be forced with comparative ease to bloom from April to June. Also flowers may readily be secured for November and December by retarding the bulbs. In forcing, the bulbs are staited about the first of January, being placed close together in boxes only 3 in. deep, with 2 inches or so of moss on the bottom. These boxes are placed
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