Title: The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade
Identifier: americanfloristw26amer (find matches)
Year: 1885 (1880s)
Authors: American Florists Company
Subjects: Floriculture; Florists
Publisher: Chicago : American Florist Company
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678 The American Florist. May JO, keep the tuber in place and prevent it from floating on the surface. Tub culture for nelumbiums should be done in a limited space but the tub should be larger than the ordinary half Oarrcl. A tub three feet in diameter will give excellent results. Fill the tub to within six inches of the top with moder- ately rich soil but do not use fresh manure. Surface all tubs with sand. It the plants require additional manure during the summer, apply in liquid form; but this is not applicable for nymphseas in tubs, Too much is often attempted in tub planting, too many plants being crowded into one tub. In many cases three nymphteas have been planted where there is barely room for a single plant. Before growth has commenced they look small and insignificant and many plant- ers want a tub full and even a pond full at once. It is an easy matter to get a tub full of leaves, and this is about all that one gets by overcr-owding either in the tub or pond. The best nymphasas for tubs are the moderate growers such as the pygmea and Laydekeri varieties and hybrids. In large tubs almost any variety may be grown save tuberosa and its hybrids, as these are suitable only for large ponds, or for naturalizing in ponds and lakes. The latter end of the month will be the proper season in most sections for plant- ing tender nymphseas. Have everything in readiness for planting. In cool sec- tions do not attempt planting the night blooming nymphsas as they require a higher temperature than the day flower- ing varieties and do not produce flowers at as early a stage as the latter, conse- quently they often lead to disappoint- ment. In planting the Zanzibariensis and other day flowering tender nymphaeas, started tubers are very satisfactory to plant as well as to ship long distances hy mail. These are comparatively small and do not sufier in transit as large plants occasion- ally do. They may be procured early and started in pots prior to planting out and several plants could be started in pots in a single tub. Wm. Tricker. The Late Melchalr Luetschg:. The American Florist, in its issue of May 23, gave a portrait and short obituary of the late Melchair Luetschg, who died at his home in Chicago on May 5. His death came as a shock to his bereaved family as well as to his numerous friends. Through this sad event the gardening wrorld has suflered a loss of no mean pro- portions, for Mr. Luetschg was an expert in his line. On Thursday, May 5, Mr. Luetschg was spending the evening with a party of young folks at his home, when right in the midst of the revelries he sud- denly fell to the floor and breathed his last. He was born in Switzerland in 1847 and in harmony with the floral beauties of that land, where nature shows herself at her best, he started his career in the nurseries of Otto Froebel at the age of 15. After servingthe required four years of apprenticeship he went to France, where he spent his time under many of the best nurserymen of. that country, and gained a thorough knowledge of horticulture. In 1868 his hard work and careful study were rewarded, and he was made one of the head gardeners of Napoleon III. He remained in that capacity for five years, when he accepted the position of superintendent of parks in Neuchatel, remaining there until 1882, when he came to this country. It was not long before Mr. Luetschg became well known in his new surround- ings as a landscape gardener of marked distinction. Among the undertakings: of which he had charge may be mentioned the laying out of the summer homes of T. L. Drexel, W. L. Campbell and G. N. Bergner. In 1893 the Wooded Island at the Chicago World's Fair was developed under his direction and in 1895 he planned and completed the artistic Ceylon court of F. R. Chandler at Lake Geneva, Wis. He remained at Lake Geneva until the place was purchased by John J. Mitchell, continuing in the employ of Mr. Chandler until he departed this earth. Mr. Luetschg was successful in his work because he loved it, and being a true artist his happiest hours were spent among the plants and flowers, with and for which he lived. The half-tone engravings which we reproduce herewith show the pictur- esque entrance to Ceylon court, Mr. Luetschg appearing at the right of the picture.
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PARTIAL VIEW OF ENTRANCE TO CEYLON COURT OF JOHN J. MITCHELL, LAKE GENEVA, WIS. (Designed by the late Melchoir Luetschg, the right flguve, Charles^Geppert to left.)

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