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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



JUNE S, 1S99. 



pinks this season, and with this va- 

 riety as with Hardy, the bud plays 

 an important part. The crown bud was 

 absolutely worthless; the terminal 

 hud being the proper one to take, and 

 this produces a magnificent flower, 

 fine in every way. With the exception 

 ot Morel, we know of no pink that we 

 like better. At first sight, Autumn 

 Glory reminds one of Inter Ocean, 

 though the color is deeper, and the 

 petals stand out straighter. Its strong 

 point is its vigorous constitution. 



Australian Gold was rather weak 

 necked last year, but judging by the 

 vigorous growth it is making this 

 year, I opine to the belief that it was 

 only the result of over-propagation, 

 and that this coming fall will see it 

 holding a good position among the 

 yellows. 



The 'reader will please note that I 

 have no stock to sell, of these or any 

 other varieties, and these notes are 

 written entirely from an unbiased 

 standpoint, and reflect truthfully my 

 own experience. Others of the newer 

 kinds may be giving better satisfac- 

 tion to some growers, and to such I 

 say. always keep varieties that suit 

 your soil and treatment. Sometimes a 

 variety that does not do well with 

 you will give the best satisfaction to 

 your neighbor, though generally 

 speaking, the mum is not very fastidi- 

 ous in its requirements. 



In the course of a four years' ex- 

 perience with Mrs. Jerome Jones, try- 

 ing it a dozen different ways, we must 

 at this time confess that we have 

 never cut a really fine flower of this 



variety; but we would hesitate to say 

 it was no good in face of the dozens 

 of growers who make it their leader 

 in whites. Mrs. Jones has outstayed 

 her welcome here and can go to grass. 



Cuttings may still be rooted if de- 

 sired, and will give comparatively 

 good results, struck even in July, pro- 

 viding the kinds used are midseason 

 and late varieties. It is a poor policy 

 though to leave it so late before prop- 

 agating, unless it be for side benches 

 where the head room is very restrict- 

 ed. I would not advise striking any 

 of the early varieties after the first 

 of June, unless it be Robinson; this 

 variety rooted now and potted up in- 

 to 6-inch pots makes handsome little 

 plants, kept to one stem and flower, 

 and sells readily enough. 



Plants that are to be taken up and 

 potted in the fall can be planted out. 

 either inside on the disused carnation 

 benches, or out in the open ground, 

 inside preferred, if you have the 

 space, for they are then more easily 

 watered and fumigated. Keep them 

 stopped closely all this month, and 

 the same rule applies to the ones you 

 are growing in pots, if you have any. 

 By closely I mean do not let the shoot 

 get six or eight inches long and then 

 pinch or cut off six inches at once; 

 pinch when the plant is small and get 

 some kind of a foundation for your 

 plant. It will get up quick enough 

 when you let it go. Lincoln is still the 

 best all-round variety to use for such 

 work, though I saw a splendid plant 

 of Morel last season. 



BRIAN BORU. 



The Wearing of Flowers. 



The wearing of flowers as a head- 

 dress is sent to us as something new 

 from Paris and London. The fashion 

 is not new, however, it is only a re- 

 vival of a very old and beautiful cus- 

 tom. The distinguished ladies of the 

 dense forests and isolated islands, 

 which some are too apt to look upon 

 as uncivilized, have for countless gen- 

 erations been accustomed to crown- 

 ing their curly heads with garlands 

 of choicest orchids, etc., nor has the 

 pretty fancy been confined to any par- 

 ticular continent or race, and it is as 



much in vogue today as ever. You will 

 find the girls of Honolulu wearing 

 more flowers in their hair than the 

 girls of any city in Europe. It is 

 quite true multi-colored maline hats 

 don't count for much in such a place, 

 they seem to be far ahead in that re- 

 spect, and if ultra-civilized dames 

 take to wearing head-dresses of na- 

 tural flowers they have taken the idea 

 from the Queen of the Wilds. But it 

 is a long time since we heard. "She 

 wore a wreath of roses," and we are 

 pleased to think she will soon be 

 wearing one again. 



The American Girl will do her best 

 to revive this fashion this season, and 

 kindly assist her all you can. If you 

 decorate for any parties where there 

 is a possibility of it being adopted, 

 don't hesitate to suggest it. When 

 making wreaths for the head remem- 

 ber they should first of all be feather 

 weight, and neatly made. Just a 

 spray of Crimson Rambler or any 

 small rose makes the most charming 

 head-dress, the darker the color the 

 better, though yellow will look well 

 on many. Wreaths for the head should 

 not be too formal, they are prettiest 

 when made like a slender spray; let 

 the wearer shape it as best becomes 

 her. On many occasions just a rose 

 on the side or back of the head will 

 do; remember, boys, those silken tress- 

 es should not be hidden with clum- 

 sy stems of cabbagy greens, so ar- 

 range accordingly. 



The prettiest and choicest corsage 

 bouquet worn just now is a spray of 

 cattleyas without greens' or ribbon. 

 The stem is hidden in the folds of lace 

 or cloth, and besides being rich 

 enough for any surroundings these 

 flowers last well in warm weather. 

 Blue corn-flowers are very fashion- 

 able just now, even the dressmakers' 

 and milliners' latest models are of 

 corn flower blue. The flowers are 

 best worn in loose bunches without 

 greens, they also make a pretty bou- 

 tonniere and aie suitable for all oc- 

 casions. 



There is quite a difference in the 

 styles of wearing flowers here and in 

 Europe. Over there we remember 

 when small bottles of water were fixed 

 under lapels to hold the stems of 

 flowers to keep them fresh. Today in 

 the large cities over there you will 

 see bouquets and boutonnieres ready 

 made, thousands of these boutonnieres 

 are made of mixed flowers such as 

 geraniums, heliotrope, pansies, fuch- 

 sias and roses. The most popular one 

 at present is a tea rose with spray of 

 adiantum and rose leaf, or a moss 

 rose and leaf. Here ready made af- 

 fairs don't go, and what is most pop- 

 ular is a cluster of one color. Our 

 favorite boutonniere consists of a sim- 

 ple carnation or rose, or some modest 

 flower with very little, if any, greens 

 with it. 



Decorations. 



Now let us discuss decorative work 

 again, and in this we will speak only 

 of outdoor flowers (next week we will 

 go to the greenhouse l. The most im- 

 portant thing is to cut your stock 

 when the dew is on it and keep it 

 cool. It pays to give one man charge 

 of your cut flowers to keep them 

 straight and hand them out as re- 

 quired. Some people cannot make up 

 a $5 design unless they maul over 

 $10's worth of flowers; look out for 

 that variety, there's neither money 

 nor ability in them. To the retailer 

 who grows some of his own stock we 

 would urge that he make notes of the 

 best flowers, and if they are not in 

 his collection he should have them 



