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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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Bedding at Lincoln Park, Chicago. 



loseum most useful In August. Au- 

 ratum is grand, but too powerful. 



Pot Roses for Easter. 

 For several years, except last year, 

 we planted on a bench in 4 inches of 

 good soil some American Beauty roses. 

 If good strong plants, they pay for the 

 space and labor during July, August, 

 September and October, four times as 

 much as the space would pay by be- 

 ing occupied with mums. We slightly 

 dry them off in November, when we 

 want the bench for lilies, lift them 

 carefully, pot in 6-inch pots, keep cool 

 and shaded for a week or two, and as 

 winter approaches protect from very 

 hard freezing, and after New Year's 

 start them growing in a cool house, 

 and by gradually increasing the heat 

 get them in for Easter. I should have 

 said, although all would know, that 

 when lifted, three or four of the 

 strongest stems only are left, and 

 those cut back to three or four good 

 eyes. We all know that American 

 Beauty is not a good outside rose, but, 

 treated as above described, it has no 

 equal. Through want of personal at- 

 tention this operation has not always 

 been a marked success, but on other 

 occasions it has been the most paying 

 thing on the place. A rose in a 6- 

 inch pot with six or seven perfect 

 flowers, with stems a foot long and 

 half a dozen more buds to come, will 

 catch anybody, and it will sell for $3.00 

 and occupy half the space of a three- 

 dollar azalea and about half the time 

 on the bench, Furthermore, you haye 



had a good many flowers during the 

 summer, which in our country town 

 always sell for quite as much as prize 

 chrysanthemums do nowadays. 



WM. SCOTT. 



FLORISTS' FIRE ASSOCIATION DIS- 

 CONTINUES BUSINESS. 



By a vote of the directors it has 

 been definitely decided to discontinue 

 the business of the Florists' Mutual 

 Fire Insurance Association. It was 

 hoped that the later months of the 

 spring and winter would bring in a 

 large amount of new business, but in- 

 stead the amount was very small, al- 

 though there were many inquiries and 

 considerable correspondence on the 

 subject. 



The association has settled all losses 

 except that of Mr. Phelps, of Hacken- 

 sack, N. J., which occurred a few days 

 previous to the carnation meeting at 

 Philadelphia. It was thought at that 

 time that the loss would not amount 

 to more than $500 or $600, as it was 

 likely that the heating apparatus 

 could be saved, but the damage was 

 much greater than was at first ap- 

 parent and was more than his policy 

 of $2,000. This amount is more than 

 the association can pay at this time, 

 but Mr. Phelps has agreed that in 

 case the association discontinued busi- 

 ness to accept the amount on hand in 

 full payment of loss. 



Officers and directors of the associ- 

 ation have spent freely, both of time 

 ajl(} money, in the endeavor to place 



the association on its feet, and it Is a 

 matter of great regret to them that 

 the result could not have been other- 

 wise. No one has piofited, the secre- 

 tary alone receiving a salary and that 

 of but $15 per month, all of which was 

 paid out for clerical service. A full 

 statement showing the disposition of 

 every dollar received, will be sent 

 each member as soon as final settle- 

 ment can be effected. 



W. J. VESEY, Sec'y. 



THE LATE PRIZE COMPETITION. 



While thoroughly appreciating the 

 efforts of the Review and being also 

 thoroughly convinced of the honesty 

 with which the competition was car- 

 ried out, I must say that I was dis- 

 appointed that something better, more 

 original, was not brought to light. I 

 suppose one might safely say that no 

 trade is so far behind in labor saving 

 devices as our trade, and this com- 

 petition shows that with one or two 

 exceptions no one has tried much to 

 get out of old ruts. I was not person- 

 ally interested in any of the entries 

 made and voted quite independently, 

 and those entries which obtained the 

 first and second prizes were included 

 in my three votes. It was rather a 

 surprise, however, to see that the 

 tumigator was given third place, a de- 

 vice which I suppose hundreds of 

 florists have used for years and years. 

 I myself used it io years ago. In my 

 opinion the rose stake tyer should 

 have had a higher place, it will bo 

 f(Mjiui a great labor saver by grov,- 



