. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Three Attractive Ways o( Offering Ardisiat for Christmas Gift Purpoies« soil with, preferably, a northern slope. We have experimented with a few plants in each of a great many different situations and are sure we are right in this. Some Good Varieties. Now a few words about the best cut flower varieties here: Urutoii has not been surpassed by any of the newer yellows. Golden Age is a deei>er yellow, a freer bloomer and a prettier flower, but it has shorter stems and does not have as good sub- stance. <'atherine, a pompon variety discarded yea
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Three Attractive Ways o( Offering Ardisiat for Christmas Gift Purpoies« soil with, preferably, a northern slope. We have experimented with a few plants in each of a great many different situations and are sure we are right in this. Some Good Varieties. Now a few words about the best cut flower varieties here: Urutoii has not been surpassed by any of the newer yellows. Golden Age is a deei>er yellow, a freer bloomer and a prettier flower, but it has shorter stems and does not have as good sub- stance. <'atherine, a pompon variety discarded years ago and tried again this year, has proved the best colored, best formed, longest-stemmed yellow we had. We shall grow more of it next season and believe it is going to be the best yellow for this climate. It is not a l)ompon in size here. Mrs. Lafollette is the best yellow peony-flowered variety we have seen, although it is a shy bloomer here. In whites, Storm King, Flora and Snow have done the best here. Snow- clad is a mass of pompon bloom, but has no stems. Grand Duke Alexis has been a failure both seasons. Queen Wilhel- mina, the popular white peony-flowered sort, is a shy bloomer here. In pinks the best all-round variety we have is Fascination. It never fails to sell and is first-class in every way. Neither Kriemhilde nor Nymphtea makes good here. F. L. Bassett, Eureka and Blue Gbed, although none of them quite j)ink, are all better here than we have ever seen them elsewhere, and are all good sellers. Nothing could give more long-stemmed flowers than these. Mrs. Roosevelt is great, although too shy here. Queen Emma sells on sight and is a winner, but we have an un- named seedling sent us by G. D. Black, of Independence, la., that is similar to it and of better color; also, it produces three times the bloom on better stems. When introduced this should make a sensation. Black Prince is the best grower and freest bloomer of them all in this cli- mate, it is a popular cut
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