JULY 5, IMH). 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



157 



Church Decoration arranged by Lewis Ullrich, Tiffin, O., for the wedding of liis daughter. 



Gowan equally well grown and cared 



for, but the advantage will seemingly 

 be with IVIcGowan; in reality it is not 

 so. 



Albertiui is the best keeper I ever 

 handled. 



Armazindy and all its seedlings and 

 sports that I have known can be rated 

 as poor. 



Of the newer sorts, Ethel Crocker 

 easily leads all others, il" kept in a 

 reasonably uniform temperature, no 

 matter what, so long as it is not an 

 extreme. 



To stand on the counter, go into the 

 ice box, out again, and to be subjected 

 to all sorts of changes and still be in 

 the ring — America. 



In a cerise, Leslie Laul has the ad- 

 vantage, growing old without turning 

 blue or showing white. 



As a commercial white. Genesee will 

 outlast any variety with which I am 

 familiar. It retains its whiteness to 

 the last, and even when stale will sell 

 at even money over other whites of 

 same caliber. 



In a Daybreak shade nothing equals 

 Daybreak. Ot course, there are Day- 

 breaks and again there are Daybreaks. 

 There are growers, and then again 

 there are growers. 



I can not well continue the list with- 

 out comparing directly some of the 

 sorts not yet generally disseminated 



with varieties of same general charac- 

 ter, and I do not wish to appear to 

 boom or detract from the merits of 

 any. 



On general principles stock that is 

 of rank growth, long .iointed, also 

 stock that is past first freshness, 

 should not have stems recut and should 

 only have shallow water. To give 

 fresh cut and to plunge deep will 

 hasten development, and the end. 

 Stock that is cut tight, of any condi- 

 tion of growth, also short jointed, hard 

 wooded stock, evidently cool or dry 

 grown, should go deep in the water, 

 may often have stems recut. especially 

 if rapid development is desired, and 

 will keep best in a teiuperature of S 

 to 10 degrees lower than the first men- 

 tioned class, say 45 to iS degrees as 

 against 52 to 55 degrees. 



The ice box or cooling room should 

 be as nearly free as possible from 

 moisture and should have some ar- 

 rangement, perfectly under control, 

 for regulation of air circulation as 

 well as the temperature. A thermom- 

 eter is indispensable. Never have too 

 great a difference between outside and 

 inside temperatures. The box should 

 be run many degrees higher in sum- 

 mer than in winter, grading to suit the 

 season. 



To get the best results in keeping 

 cut carnations, you must study them 



closely. The stock you handle may in- 

 variably keep well for you and possi- 

 bly poorly for someone else, or vice 

 versa. Find out the why — there is 

 one — and when you have found it, 

 never lose sight of the principle in- 

 volved. WALTER S. HEFFRON. 

 Chicago, 111. 



WEDDING DECORATION. 



We present herewith an engraving 

 from a photograph of the decoration 

 arranged by Mr. Lewis Ullrich, assist- 

 ed by his sons, Edmund J. and Harry 

 Ullrich, of Tiffin, O., for the. wedding 

 of his daughter. Miss Emma Ullrich, 

 which took place June 7, the groom 

 being Mr. Otto J. Ehrenfried. 



As will be seen by a glance at the 

 picture, many palms were used, and 

 Harrisii lilies were a prominent feat- 

 ure. Smilax was freely employed for 

 festooning and nearly 2,000 carnations 

 were used on the altars and in other 

 effective positions. 



The local press pronounced the dec- 

 oration the finest of the sort ever seen 

 in Tiffin. 



CLEVELAND, O.— The Bate Bros, 

 are moving their greenhouses to their 

 new grounds on West Collamer ave- 

 nue. One house is completed and an- 

 other nearly so. They expect to have 

 everything in shape by September 1. 



