The Weekly Florists' Review, 



655 



(' had to make up a luiiiihcr (if lavpc 

 iiskfts of plants, wliirli |,r..viMl to lip 



rrv .-irr.liM'. On lllr «llolr. uilli 111,. 



EASTER PLANT ARRANGEMENTS. 



n!;enii'iil> si.ti I;i-I \uvk 

 ImuMit «i Ml. K. Wirnli- 

 at we kllll^^ ^^ill 1 f l;.i 



ilia-v, V,.,v nui.ula 



have reduced the tein|ieiature by tlie 

 time these notes naili you, but you 

 iiMi-t al-,i lie very raielul' in watering. 

 I li.\ -hiiiilil lie kipl jii~l a little oil 

 Ihr .Ii\ -iile for a fi w ilavs if it clears 



The warm sun may cause them 

 -ome. and a Iglil sprinkling 

 ead and dampening the walks 

 ■Ip them materially. Pouring 

 into the roots will not keep them 

 illing. so douT do it. 

 hi >prinklin._' of lime worked into 

 ami x^ati'ied In uill help harden 

 will if II i.iiiaiii- rliiii.h. but a 



■h to ke 



iL'ht. without reducing the tempera- 

 iiie liehiw the regular mark. There 

 ill be many nights when it is rather 

 arm for tiii's. bnl loo .lamp without, 



ml MMi sli.iul.l run al h-a-l ,.ne pipe 

 mi i.pell Ih.. vrinllali.l-. Willi I he 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Easter Trade. 



to 



lalhliLi .ill ill .l.an.iml, liiivers pre- 

 - ntlur \:ili,.|i,.- ..t plain-. Azal- 

 cre in great demand; the larger 

 sold especially well, unfortunately 

 were too man.y. The weather was 

 r to blame for this and quantities 

 V inch azaleas were left. Hydran- 

 were in short suppl.y, and only a 

 .,1 number of really good ones were- 

 these sold well, tl'ie poor ones went 

 V. Spireas sold exceptionally well; 

 e stores: some of the growers had 

 lany. Crimson Ramblers did not go 

 as well as in Ilir |i:i-l, s.nne being 

 ill th,. sl,ir,.-. -till ih. -aUs were 

 KboiliHlemlrnn-. L;..nisi.i>. deut- 

 lilacs ami ,lai>i,'> all mi.vea well in 

 rate ,piinil ili,.s ; vallcv in jiots and 

 Hilar, Immeiise ,iuantitics 

 tuliiis an,l dall'odils in pots 

 and pans were sold. The pans were gen- 

 erally from S to I2-ineh, all in one color. 

 Cut Howers sold well, but there were 

 some drawbacks. There was the awfiil 

 flood of daft'odils that swept over us, va- 

 riously attributed to the South and the 

 violet growers' frames. V,v that as it 

 may. daffodils w,i. .v.nu'i.i,. at 10 

 and 12 cents a .1. mission 



man said even thru i " ready 



for Easter Monda\ - liiiii-- .\iiother 



pans 



