. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Fkbhuauy 22, 1917. The Florists' Review 15 have been, and are toeing, built in great numbers. In fact, growers have been realizing such good prices that every inducement is being held out to them. to augment their supply of flowers. Outdoors in Warm Climates. "Until a year ago I never dreamed of the winter-flowering varieties being of value except for greenhouse culture, but they have proved to be just what was wanted for subtropical, or at least almost frostless countries. In Florida, where the regular summer-flowering va- rieties, even when
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Fkbhuauy 22, 1917. The Florists' Review 15 have been, and are toeing, built in great numbers. In fact, growers have been realizing such good prices that every inducement is being held out to them. to augment their supply of flowers. Outdoors in Warm Climates. "Until a year ago I never dreamed of the winter-flowering varieties being of value except for greenhouse culture, but they have proved to be just what was wanted for subtropical, or at least almost frostless countries. In Florida, where the regular summer-flowering va- rieties, even when sown in the autumn, lo not bloom until April, by sowing the sorts in late September or early October, they begin to flower in late Pe- i-ember and continue throughout spring, or indeed until the heat knocks them. "On our seed ranch in California this season they came into flower in March, from November sowings, and bloomed continuously well into summer. In fact, all warm climates can now grow sweet peas to perfection if the seed is sown at the proper season and the true eaily varieties are used. "This was apparently recognized in Australia with the advent of Yarrawa, with the result that hybridizers there liave also been busy and Australian seed fjrowers are offering quite a number of new early-flowering Spencers, some of which I hope to try out another year. "Frank G. Cuthbertson has also been liusy in the same direction and his firm is now offering a set of new early-flow- oring Spencers, while A. C. Zvolanek liad apparently made a start when Coun- tess Spencer was introduced in 1904 and lias had a number of varieties on the market for the last two ; HALBROOKS' SWEET PEAS. The accompanying illustration shows .'I part of a house of sweet peas grown 'ly X. 0. Ilalbrooks, at the establish- ment of William Halbrooks, Evansville, lud. The peas were planted September 1 and were in full crop January 10. SWEET PEAS DROPPING BUDS. We are having troub
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