The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-12
Fzowersa and loUer Grouers
Official Organ of Montgomery Flower GfOwer Association.

ing was held on Friday. the 1st of Novem- Der at Green Acres. an account of which will be given in our next column. The fol- lowing letters were read:
 Chipiey. Fla.
 ott. 2s 1901. To the Flower Growers Association
 l have been reader of The Montgomery Advertiser for sometime and wished many times was near enough to be a member of the Flower Growers Association. for am q lover of flowers.
 I notice the 1st of Nov your meeting will be the eychanRe of flowers and canas mas have lots of cannas and a good many other flowers. would exchange with any of your members if they would like to have any thing I have. Can be e member of your association even If can not meet with you? l will enclose a list of the flowers have to exchange want something new and different from what I have. would really like some cactus dahlias.
 hope well hear from you real soon I have some beautiful ferns and some beautI- tul wild ferns to exchange.
 Yours Sincerity.
 Mrs. J. c. Sinclair. Sweet violet blue daisies. cannas, name Austria. Italia, Queen Charlott. Paul Mar quent, black beauty and a bright red. small growth but good bioomers. this was a seeding of my own, tube roses, chrysan- thamums. oschrage plume pink. white and yellow, others but not named. cabbage pal metto, one year old seedlings purple alu- tana, banana bulbs. milk and wine blubs oschrage plume fern. Boston and sward ferns. several kinds of wild ferns. (maiden hair.)
 Oct. 2sth 1901 My Dear Friend
 Your request for an opinion upon the cultivation of peonies is indeed 0 valued compliment, and for the reason that life long experience has borne generous and gratifying results. a word may be of sterl- ing value to you.
 We have in our section of the State three variety of, peonies. the tree" or shrub, whose bare limbs, in early springtime are tipped with spreading foliage, and budded flower stalks. the blooms when fully devel- oped revealing marvels of colored. rosetted pow-pows. retaining their beauty for ten days or more. This variety rarely suceors and am told cannot be propogated from cuttings. It succeeds best in half shade and lives unattended for great length of time. with only. leaf mould much to enrich the soil, which should be of clay (subsoil.)
 The second variety is the one known with tubrous roots which sends up it's leaf stalks in April. quickly followed by the long slender flower. stems. of this class. there are the white, red and pink varieties of color.
 
 should be taken that the ''crown' Is not bruised and that the tubes are not cut or broken. They should be firmly set, and guarded from disturbance. and succeed best in blue or red clay soil with top | dressing of barn-yard fertilizer, put on in the fall of the year. No cultivation is re- | auired, except to pull away the weeds, and | that a sunny spot be accorded them. When | transplanted or moved they may not bloom | the first yearA only keep free from weeds | enrich the surface and let alone, to propo- gate and yield a rich harvest of blooms, ac- cassionally as many as three enormous specimens on ore stalk.
 The third variety Is dwarf with tuber roof comes earliest of all in spring, The l flower stems and leaf stalks simultaneously | The blooms are single, dark velvety red, cup shaped showing the yellow stains and pistil which cluster deep in the bowl | These blooms do not remain many days. | and the plant is far more delicate than the other varieties. have only seen it planted | in the flower beds. requiring the same cui- | tivation as the mole though mine was pro | tected for years by driving down shingles | making a cordon as it were. around the | spot just leaving the wood to come aooNe the surface sufficiently to make its posi- ton I am told this variety is highly med ecinal and rare.
 | regret I do not know of specimen m | our section at this date. and also that | do not remember the common or ootanlcai l name of the last variety.