. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 870 The American Florist. July 12, see. I mention it here because it Is the earliest oi all the blues. Its long spikes are well furnished with large, deep blue helmet-like flowers and it is one of the best for cutting. Erodium Manescavi blooms all sum- mer. The flowers are very large, borne in long stalked, loose umbels, color a bright, pleating shade of rose, with a slight tinge oi purple. It is an elegant species and very free flowering. Genista tinctoria does not seem to be appreciated as it ought to be. It is
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 870 The American Florist. July 12, see. I mention it here because it Is the earliest oi all the blues. Its long spikes are well furnished with large, deep blue helmet-like flowers and it is one of the best for cutting. Erodium Manescavi blooms all sum- mer. The flowers are very large, borne in long stalked, loose umbels, color a bright, pleating shade of rose, with a slight tinge oi purple. It is an elegant species and very free flowering. Genista tinctoria does not seem to be appreciated as it ought to be. It is a half-shrubby plant, bearing terminal, racemose spikes of pure golden yellow, pear-shaped flowers. A patch on the rockery is at present a dense mass of yellow and will continue to make a show for six weeks to come. The tips of the branches are usually winter killed, but the plant wants an annnal shearing back at any rate, else it would grow too straggling and therefore we never pay any attention to this fault, if we should call it a fault. A rather dry soil is prefer- able, though we grow some of our plants in a moist place on the borders. J. B. K. CARNATIONS. A HOOSE OF FLORA HILL. There are in some quarters complaint of the results with Flora Hill, but Sidney Clack, of Menlo Park, Cal., is not one of the dissatisfied growers. The accom- panying illustration shows that he has ample reason for complacence. The pho- tograph was taken just before Easter. That same day 1,080 flowers had been picked in the house and for two weeks before the average had been from 720 to 960 a day. The flowers were of excellent quality and on good stems. They sold well in the San Francisco market, aver- most of the stems exceed thirty-six inches in length. This is by no means an exceptional lot. The flower is a deep Bridesmaid color and the average size is three inches in diameter. This seedling is now in its fourth year with Flck & Faber and they find it as free a bloomer as one could ask. LESS
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