Title: The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade
Identifier: americanfloristw45amer (find matches)
Year: 1885 (1880s)
Authors: American Florists Company
Subjects: Floriculture; Florists
Publisher: Chicago : American Florist Company
Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries
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296 The American Florist. Sept. 2, but this is not an invariable rule. Prom these houses a supply of ripe fruit is kept up for eight months of the year, which is maintained by careful management in bringing on a succes- sion of crops and by storing in the grape room when thoroughly matured in December. There are two well equipped grape rooms for storing the fruit with the stems in bottles when ripe which accommodate 3,000 bunches of grapes. Muscat of Alexandria meets with great favor, six houses being de- voted to this variety. The early sup- ply is furnished by Black Hamburg, Foster's Seedling, and Madresfield Court, while for late supply Lady Downe's and Alicante are largely grown. Peaches and nectarines form a leading feature; the trees are a pic- ture of health, all trained fan shape. The fig also is extensively grown in special houses and along the glass cor- ridors. Cucumbers and melons are grown on a large scale, as well as to- matoes, and strawberries are forced by the thousands and are grown with remarkable success. THE PLANT HOUSES There are many houses devoted to carnations, orchids, begonias and greenhouse plants in general and there is a large palm house 1.50 feet in length filled with specimen palms such as kentias. arecas and other ornamental foliage plants of all sizes useful in fur- nishing decorations in the castle. At the north end of the palm house is a conservatory filled with flowering plants and palms in ornamental tubs. All these houses are paved with Italian mosaic flooring in marble. Orchids are remarkably well grown and although the collection is not rich botanically, yet for floral effect is all that could be desired. The calanthes are especially vigorous and only the decorative varie- ties of cattleyas, odontoglossums. onci- diums, dendrobiums, and cypripediums are grown. The corridor is furnished with beautiful climbing subjects com- prising Passiflora atroccerulea, Rhodo- phiton volubile, Solanum jasminiodes. Cassia corymbosa, Plumbago capensis. bougainvilleas, heliotropium, abutilons, fuchsias, and many others. Carnations, both malmaison and per- petual-flowering, are favorite flowers at Windsor. Many houses are devoted to them and a supply of flowers is kept up all the year through. Prominent among the Souvenir de la Malmaison carnations are Princess of Wales and Duchess of Westminster, two varieties of special merit, and the newer variety Marmion is well grown. The perpetual- flowering varieties are grown in great numbei-s and include all the best sorts. Mrs. T. W. Lawson, and its numerous sports, also Mrs. Burnett. Brittania, Harlowarden, white and pink Enchant- ress are grown in great numbers. Thousands of Begonia Gloire de Lor- raine are grown for winter display and a special house is devoted to them. KOSE GARDENS. A model home for the young garden- ers is equipped with every comfort in the way of reading-room, bathrooms, and each gardener has a separate bed- room. On either side of this liuilding are long borders filled with China roses. Many rambler roses are grown. in the walks between the houses and the kitchen garden as well as bush grown varieties for cutting and gar- den decorations, the varieties especially noted being Caroline Testout, Mme. Abel Chatenay, Frau Karl Druschki, Mrs. J. Laing, Ulrich Brunner and Gus- tave Grunerwald. Of the climbing roses Tea Rambler deserves special note and others that are grown include Blush Ramljler, Queen Alexandra, Dor- othy Perkins, Mme. Plantier, and Reine Olga de Wurtemburg. An herbaceous border about 3,000 feet in length pro- vides a magnificent sight in summer and is gay with tulips in the spring. A kitchen garden of GO acres in which are grown apples, pears, peaches and apricots and crops of vegetables is kept up to a high standard. The able head-gardener is Archibald MacKellar, who was appointed to this position from Sandringham in 1901 and it is due to his keen devotion to his work that the famous and historic gar- dens at Windsor have attained the high state of excellence that prevails. Narcissus Poeticus Albus PlenusOdoratus. ED. American Florist : I have a bed of Narcissus Poeticus Albus Plenus Odoratus. known as the double Poet's narcissus, that did not develop the last half or more of its buds. Is this the nature of this vari- ety or what was the cause? Illinois. A. L. G. The l)looms of the double Poeticus narcissus frequently blast if the sea- son is dry. During very dry springs it is well to keep the beds of this nar- cissus well watered. W. THE ROSE. Rose Lady HlUlngdon. Through the courtesy of Alexander Montgomery of the Waban Rose Con- servatories, Natick, Mass., to the read- ers of THE American Florist we pre- sent an illustration of the new rose, Lady Hillingdon. the first that has ever been published in America, and also an illustration of this variety in a sec- tion of a house, showing the habit and growth. On the front border may be seen Mrs. Aaron Ward, the growth being so different that it may be easily distinguished, both varieties having been planted at the same time. The growth which the plants have ma'de is remarkable, and is what one would expect to find in April rather than in August. This variety is a gem and in our opinion is the peer of any yellow rose ever disseminated. Every grower has his pets and believes they are the best, but let them be placed in the care of a disinterested party who views them only from a business standpoint, (dollars and cents), and there is apt to be something to which he has kept his eyes closed and has not been able to see. In the culture of this rose there is no pinching to be done, for the growth is rampant, and shoots 30 inches long can be seen all over the house. It has a long pointed bud of a pleasing shade of yellow with a delicious tea perfume. The
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ROSE LADY HILLINGDON AT THE WABAN ROSE CONSERVATORIES, NATICK. MASS.

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