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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



DECEJMBER 8. 1898. 



the manure is a little strong, mix 

 about one-third of dry soil with it; the 

 soil will absorb the ammonia and 

 gases contained therein, thus prevent- 

 ing the manure from acting too quick- 

 ly on the roots, and the same prevents 

 injury to the foliage, which is often 

 the case when the house receives lit- 

 tle ventilation during cold weather. 



piece cut of! of the end of the stem 

 again to keep them fresh? G. M. K. 



To keep rosebuds in fresh condition 

 for several days, or even a week, it is 

 necessary to cut the stems once every 

 24 hours, preferably in the morning. 

 Cut the stems off about 1 inch, making 

 a smooth cut, and place in fresh wa- 



Arrangement of Chrysanthemums and Autumn Foliage by William Scott at the 



Buffalo Exhibition. 



Top dressing should all be done not 

 later than November 15. From this 

 time on up to January 1 roses require 

 no more feeding of any kind. The 

 principal work during this time will 

 be to keep them clean and well tied 

 up, stirring the mulch as suggested. 

 Much damage is done every year by 

 injudicious top dressing and feeding 

 during November and December; bet- 

 ter wait another month, until the 

 plants begin to start into a more vig- 

 orous growth, when they will be in 

 condition to take up more food. 



S. A. B. 



CARE OF CUT ROSES. 



How long after roses are cut and 

 put in water do they need to have a 



ter. The vessel containing the water 

 should be well cleansed every time 

 the water is changed each day. 



In this connection, let me say a 

 word in regard to the storing of cut 

 flowers for holiday sales. In looking 

 over the holiday reports every year, 

 we find the market reporting stock 

 very scarce for about two weeks be- 

 fore Christmas, until perhaps two days 

 before, when everybody is holding his 

 stock, expecting to force prices up to 

 their very highest notch. At the last 

 moment great quantities of stock are 

 dumped on the market, resulting in 

 weakening prices often much beloTV 

 the general average. Why not keep 

 on sending your stock into the market 

 in fresh condition? Customers who 

 have been, trading with you during the 



year are certainly entitled to some 

 consideration at a time when stock is 

 scarce and prices high. No doubt 

 when all sales are figured up the net 

 gain will be equal to the prices gained 

 through the storing method, while it 

 certainly will be more satisfactory to 

 all concerned. S. A. B. 



VASE OF CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



Almost all flowers when arranged in 

 a vase — the most simple and natural 

 arrangement — need the addition of 

 some foliage or else, however artistic- 

 ally they may be disposed, there is a 

 bare or ungraceful appearance. A few 

 of our leading flowers are little en- 

 hanced by anything but their own 

 stems and leaves. There is nothing 

 sets off the carnation better than 

 sprays of its own foliage, and when 

 roses are as they should be, what can 

 be handsomer than their own beauti- 

 ful leaves? Orchids must have adian- 

 tum and now we have the useful and 

 graceful Asparagus Sprengerii as well 

 as A. plumosus, either of which can 

 hardly be out of place in company 

 with any cut flowers. 



When chrysanths have good stems 

 and fine, clean foliage they need little 

 else to embellish them, but the beauty 

 of a large vase is assuredly greatly 

 enhanced by the addition of sprays of 

 what we will call autumn foliage; par- 

 ticularly is this so it the vase is com- 

 posed of varieties of white, yellow and 

 bronze and if the so-called reds are in 

 the collection it is all right. The foli- 

 age that was used in the vase illus- 

 trated above consists of oak, Japanese 

 maple and Berberis Thunbergii; the 

 yellow, orange and red tints of these 

 harmonize finely with the chrysanthe- 

 mums. In a vase where pinks such as 

 Esmeralda or Mrs. Murdock predomi- 

 nate, the autumn tints of hardy trees 

 and shrubs would be in bad taste. 



It is worth mentioning here that 

 Berberis Thunbergii is one of the most 

 beautiful hardy shrubs we have, and 

 when chill November has bronzed its 

 tiny leaves the delicate sprays of 

 growth are most useful to the florist 

 whose line of business calls him to 

 decorate. W. S. 



THANKS. 



The pleasant words of commenda- 

 tion and kind wishes for continued 

 success expressed by our readers when 

 sending remittance tor another year 

 are very greatly appreciated. We 

 would like to reply to each of these 

 by mail, but the number is so large we 

 must ask all to accept this general ac- 

 knowledgment. We can only say 

 that we shall spare no effort to make 

 The Review a better paper during the 

 coming year than it has been during 

 the year just closed. 



DETROIT, MICH.— The Park Com- 

 missioners are talking of expending 

 $20,000 in the erection of conservato- 

 ries in Belle Isle Park. 



