LYCEUM CLUB
THE GARDENING CIRCLE At a meeting of the Gardening Circle held in the Lyceum Club yesterday, Mr. F. Cullen gave a talk to members about flowers that bloom in February. The chief ones he dealt with wero dahlias, gladiolii, perennial asters and liliums, speciosum and auratum. Others that can be grown at that date, ho said, are tuberous begonias, delphiniums, cannas, bouvardins, beleniuins and perennial phlox, while among the annuals are asters, zinnias, marigolds (all types), sweet wivelsfield, dianthus and sweet peas. Among tho dahlias somo interesting information was given about the pompoms. Tho honour of developing a new strain had been gained by a Victorian woman, who for 20 years grew and selected her own seed. During that time she burned many varieties and kept only 22. Tho result is a true pompom, which has new colours, longer stems and a moro frco flowering habit than the ordinary varieties. A true pompom bloom must not exceed an inch and a-half in diameter.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22139, 19 June 1935, Page 4
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