. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igo2. The American Florist. 647. LILY OF THE VALLEY PIPS GROWN BY QROBBA & WANDREY, MIMICO, ONT. under glasi. It forms a freely branched bush from three feet to four feet high, while the thin wiry twigs of the preced- ing year's growth, on ?which the blossoms are borne, are gracefully arched. The flowers themselves are pure white, and arranged in flattened clusters. The roots are of a free and tufted nature, hence the plants can be lifted and potted with but little check. S. argutais of hybrid origin, the pare
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igo2. The American Florist. 647. LILY OF THE VALLEY PIPS GROWN BY QROBBA & WANDREY, MIMICO, ONT. under glasi. It forms a freely branched bush from three feet to four feet high, while the thin wiry twigs of the preced- ing year's growth, on ?which the blossoms are borne, are gracefully arched. The flowers themselves are pure white, and arranged in flattened clusters. The roots are of a free and tufted nature, hence the plants can be lifted and potted with but little check. S. argutais of hybrid origin, the parents being S. multiflora and S. Thnnbergi. All the spirsas enumerated above can be obtained cheaply from most nurseries. Canadian Lily of the Valley Pips. The picture shows a clump of lily of the valley pips as grown by Grobba & Wandrey, of Mimico, Ont. These pips were planted three years ago and the picture shows for itself what the plants have done in that time. Considerable of this lily of the valley has been forced the past season and it produced a well filled spike with bells a little larger than on the imported stock. H. G. D. A Useful Perennial. ntefnl for florists' work after being defo- liated. The flowers last well in water and may be utilized attractively in many ways. The spray shown in the illustration was four feet long. C. B. W. Killing Weeds. The best way to kill weeds is to dig them up with the hoe. In the case of quack grass it is safe also to put the weed in a blazing fire after it is dug up. A good many men have worried their heads over the invention of a chemical weed killer. If one could take some agree- able medicine for weeds, as he does for ague or that spring feeling, it would be a great relief from hoeing and plowing. The botanist of the Vermont Experi- ment Station, who is an expert in such matters, says this sort of medicine will work in some cases. Gravel walks, drives and tennis courts, for instance, can be kept free from weeds by the use of ce
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