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Title: American gardening
Identifier: americangardeni131892newy (find matches)
Year: 1892 (1890s)
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Subjects: Gardening; Horticulture
Publisher: New York : Rural Pub. Co
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SEASONABLE OBSERVATIONS AT WOODBANKS. 537 any good garden soil, but we observe that they attain the greatest perfection in light, well-drained soil that is very rich. It may be noted that their roots seldom extend be- yond 9 inches from the bulb. The bulbs should be set in autumn, September being the preferable time, although they may be planted in October, or even any time before the ground freezes. We set our bulbs with their crowns at a depth of three, or for larger bulbs, four inches below the
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surface of the soil. Fifth. Great beau- ty, sweetness and variety are found in tulip-flowers. Some of the finest kinds growing on our grounds are named below ; Single Tulips.— Due Van Thol, in various colors, be- to bloom in April h-re in the latitude of Niagara. Cottage Maid, d cate rose edged with white. C King, brillian son. Duchesse de Parma, red with a distinct yellow band. Grootmeister (see engraving), red in various tints, and pure white. Joost Vondel, in two colors, deep cherry- red feathered with white, and pure white. Keizerskroon, bright crimson margined with or- ange-yellow. Purple Crown, purplish-crimson ; very early. Pottebaker, in three colors—scarlet, yellow and white. Silver Standard, white with crimson stripes. Golden Standard, red with yellow stripes ; remarkably bright. Queen Victoria, sometimes called La Reine, white tinted with rose. Ver- milion Brilliant, dazzling vermilion ; very early. Double Tulips.—Crown of Roses, dark shaded with cherry; extra fine. Bona- parte, red with a brownish tinge. Yellow Tournesol (see engraving), shaded from orange to yellow. Scarlet Tournesol, scarlet with yellow margin. Gloria Solis, crimson and yellow. Imperator Rubro- rum,crimson-scarlet ; a striking flower. La Candeur, white ; rather dwarf. Yellow Rose, bright yellow ; late-flowering. Due Van Thol, two varieties, red and yellow and rosy carmine ; very early. Helian- Ihus, gold and scarlet : superb flower. To the above list must be added the parrot tulips in a number of colors, and the late bizarres and bybloemens, all of which deserve a ace in the garden. Indeed, it would be easy to extend the indefinitely, but the varie- ties named seem to us espe- cially valuable for popular cul- ure. All things considered, there are few plants on our grounds that we could n o t better spare than the tulips It was but little trouble and a small expense to set out our collection, and they bloom year after year, in early spring, without a thought or care on our part. There are still to be found, here and there, people who complain of having "no luck with flowers." To such people we especially commend the tulip. The Sycamore-Maples.—The type of these maples, Acer pscudo-plalanus, is a handsome tree, native of Europe, more rapid in growth than our sugar or rock- maple, and very distinct in appearance. The foliage is larger and more rounded in outline than in our maples,and has aclean, luxuriant appearance. The bark of the young wood is smooth and of an ash-gray color. In Europe specimens are found nearly loo feet high, and with trunks from Grootmeister. 6 to 9 feet through. Besides this type we

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