. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. DISEASED GLADIOLUS BULBS. best to save seed if the strain is good. Sow as soon as ripe in frames, these to flower the following year. Holly- hocks come reasonably true from seed, and a good strain for double ones is worth perpetuating. There are now others that if sown early w-ill bloom from seed the same year. The colors, however, do not yet include as much variety as could be desired, and the plants behave much as an annual. At this season it is possible to in- crease many plants by division, wait- ing, however,
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. DISEASED GLADIOLUS BULBS. best to save seed if the strain is good. Sow as soon as ripe in frames, these to flower the following year. Holly- hocks come reasonably true from seed, and a good strain for double ones is worth perpetuating. There are now others that if sown early w-ill bloom from seed the same year. The colors, however, do not yet include as much variety as could be desired, and the plants behave much as an annual. At this season it is possible to in- crease many plants by division, wait- ing, however, until signs of growth are seen, the better to divide the roots intelligently. All the lychnis, campan- ulas, hemerocallis, funkias, hyVjrid del- phiniums and hardy pinks may be in- creased in this way with safety and profit, likewise the perennial sunflow- ers and asters. It does not take long for the novice to see what is capable of division by the habit of growth. Anemone Japonica which is so fine some seasons in the autumn, can be best increased by root cuttings, but it is too late at this time to attempt it now. In localities where there is danger of early frost in the fall, it is wise to plant where a measure of pro- tection may be afforded. It is one of the best of all late blooming plants, and pays well to grow in pots or frames, or may be lifted at the ap- proach of flowering time to bloom under cover. The varieties of it now are numerous; white and pink, single and double, and all are good, but It is one of the hardest things to do really well of the plants that are considered hardy, but in sheltered situations, rich soil, with plenty of moisture, we can get fine returns at a time when white flowers are scarce and valuable. The various forms of Phlox subu- lata are invaluable for cemetery work and should be added to any collec- tion of hardy plants. The white forms and those that vary through the shades of lavender and pink arc all good. are not regarded as hardy as a
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