. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 828 The American Florist. J tine 2y, us tlie flower stems grow from four to six feet in height and branch freely. The main stem with its several branches, when grown from strong bulbs, will pro- duce close to 200 flowers and will remain in bloom from six to eight weeks. The accompanying illustrations, pre- pared Irom photographs, will better show the flowers cut for floral work and will also show the habit of growth and freedom of bloom in the field or garden. The variety known as Ardernei is of more .recent intro
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 828 The American Florist. J tine 2y, us tlie flower stems grow from four to six feet in height and branch freely. The main stem with its several branches, when grown from strong bulbs, will pro- duce close to 200 flowers and will remain in bloom from six to eight weeks. The accompanying illustrations, pre- pared Irom photographs, will better show the flowers cut for floral work and will also show the habit of growth and freedom of bloom in the field or garden. The variety known as Ardernei is of more .recent introduction and difiers from the above in that the tube is less curved, the segments somewhat shorter and more rounded at the point. Like O'Brieni, it is of the purest white, and both keep well after cutting. We have grown these varieties ever since their introduction. With us they begin to grow naturally in September and are usually in bloom late in March, continuing through April and May. Last winter they stood 8° of frost without injury, proving more hardy than gladioli growing close by. The plants can be had in bloom without forcing under glass in the late winter months, and the individual flowers can be used, or the entire branch can be cut, hence it will readily be seen how profitable they will be for winter blooming. The flowers make up beautifully in all decorative work, as they are not large enough to appear coarse. We have no doubt that the plants will be as largely grown as the Bermuda lily. We believe they can be grown under the same conditions as Gladiolus Colvillei alba and if not forced the bulbs can be cared for and used for years. There is also a great future for these watsonias for summer blooming. As we have said, they start to grow with us in California in September. From what we have read concerning the genus we have no doubt that in the east the bulbs can be kept dormant until spring and will then bloom during the summer, in fact, as an experiment we kept som
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