. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. S MIDSUMMEE is not the usual sowing or planting season for most species of perennials, these sugges- tions on the selection of varieties may not seem, at first thought, to be well timed. Yet in some re- spects the present is an especially opportune time for the discussion of this type of plants. A large proportion of perennials are now, or soon will be, in their most in- teresting period of growth; some of them are blooming and many others are well advanced toward the blooming stage. Hence every florist who owns a bed or border of per- - -•..—?•im^
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. S MIDSUMMEE is not the usual sowing or planting season for most species of perennials, these sugges- tions on the selection of varieties may not seem, at first thought, to be well timed. Yet in some re- spects the present is an especially opportune time for the discussion of this type of plants. A large proportion of perennials are now, or soon will be, in their most in- teresting period of growth; some of them are blooming and many others are well advanced toward the blooming stage. Hence every florist who owns a bed or border of per- - -•..—?•im^mb ennials is intently watching the progress of the plants. He rea- lizes that now is the time when he can form the most accurate opin- ion of the merits and •demerits of the differ- ent varieties. There- fore he is carefully comparing one variety with another and try- ing to determine what changes should be made in his stock—what old varieties should be discarded and what new ones should be added. He is passing judgment on the plants now, though the exe- cution of the judgment must be deferred. Taking Notes. If he is a thoroughly systematic florist, he is not trusting these de- tails of future action •entirely to his memory, but is taking notes in writing. The florist who is not now grow- ing perennials, but in- tends to do so, is also "taking notes. It is hoped that this article :may be helpful in such note-taking. Moreover, the fall, which is not many weeks distant, is an •advantageous time for the planting of some species of perennials, and especially for the rearranging of these species with reference Tt o their relative heights and habits of growth. Florists who expect to purchase any stock for such fall planting have not a great deal of time to lose. To be sure of ordering the stock in time, they must decide before long what varieties will be required. Fereimials from Seed. Though midsummer, as already ad- mitted, is not the ordinary seedtime for the m
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