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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



ber are the most favorable for the plan- 

 tation of peonies. But thej can be plant- 

 ed with success from September to I- , I .- 

 ruary. Tree peonies must be planted as 

 deeply as thej were in nurserj ; as foj 

 herbaceous peonies, the buds must be 

 covered with three or four inches of soil. 

 It is also necessary to garnish the roots 

 with very light snil and to water after 

 the plantation, if the earth is dry. 



"They succeed in all situations, but 

 flowers keep better and longer their fresh- 

 ness when ii"\ are to a partly shaded 

 place. \\ hi ii thej are exp sed to the sun. 



nient. The plans for floriculture are 

 elaborate and the detailed directions for 

 storing fruits are such as could only 

 have been prepared at much care and 



It is stated that a hall of large seat- 

 ing capacity is being built adjacent to 

 the palace of horticulture which is to 

 be at the service of all organizations 

 which may accept invitations to meet 

 then dining the III' "I the exposition. 

 There is also to be a hotel upon the ex- 

 position grounds foi the accommodation 

 of convention visitors and those in 

 charge of exhibits. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



The cut Mower market continues ac- 

 tive for summer. The choice flowers are 

 rather scarce and more could be used. 

 Another Beauty grower, John Burton, 

 lias begun cutting flowers from his 

 Queen street place, where his son, George 

 Burton, has been earning an enviable 

 reputation as a clever grower. Leo 

 \ir--n handles the cut of this place. 

 Asters .ire finer and more plentiful, just 

 in the nick of time, for carnations are 



Soldiers' Monument and Grand Avenue Boulevard, Milwaukee. 



abominably scarce. Sweet peas have ta- 

 ken on a new lease of life, as W. P. 

 Peacock, of Atco, the great dahlia grow- 

 er, is sending in quantities of "these 

 blooms to S. S. Pennoek. How is it 

 done? A little bird says it is late plant 

 ing and irrigating. 



The Hail Storm. 



Last week's hail storm has become a 

 matter of history. Twenty or more 

 places lost some glass and had stock dam- 

 aged, while one firm suffered very se- 

 verely. The damage inflicted was chiefly 

 in West Philadelphia and in Lansdowne. 

 though a number of places in both dis- 

 tricts escaped injury. Single thick glass 

 was smashed far more readily than dou- 

 ble thick. A few of the losers were in- 

 sured, but unfortunately most of them 

 were not. 



One bright spot in this dark page was 

 the splendid way in which the Chestnut 

 Hill firms who escaped injury — John 

 Burton. Myers & Samtman and Edwin 

 Lonsdale — pitched in and helped their 

 less fortunate friends in West Philadel- 

 phia to reglaze the shattered houses. 

 Some men from each place were at it the 

 very next day. Truly this is a city of 

 brotherly love. 



Riverton. 



The Henry A. Dreer Company has 

 recently finished an exceptionally "heavy 

 shipping season for all kinds of foliage 

 plants and perennials, as well as for the 

 general line of soft-wooded plants so 

 popular in spring time. Since then the 

 entire place has had its annual overhaul- 

 ing, every plant being cared for, and 

 all rubbish removed from the houses, 

 to say nothing of the work done out- 

 side. It is hardly possible to realize 

 the enormous amount of work entailed 

 by this thorough house-cleaning without 

 a visit to Riverton. That this work is 

 so well and quickly done reflects great 

 credit on the system and push of those 

 in charge. To me a visit to this place 

 is an inspiration; the possibilities of 

 our business appear broader, the diffi- 

 culties to surmount smaller after an 

 afternoon spent with Mr. Eisele and Mr. 

 Clark in looking over what they have 

 accomplished. 



The new range of Dietsch houses, short 

 span, open between, first occupied by 

 azaleas, are now entirely filled with 

 large imported kentias in from 6-inch to 

 14-inch pots. The larger sizes of this 



light cloths; the flowers protected thus 

 acquire a freshness and delicacy of tint 

 very remarkable and the flowering season 

 is prolonged. 



"Peonies do not want frequent water- 

 ings ; it is sufficient to water them co- 

 piously when the ground is dry. It is 

 chiefly during the great heat of the 

 months of July and August, that it is 

 necessary not to let them suffer of the 

 dryness, for at this time buds form which 

 must assure the flowering for the follow- 

 ing year." 



ST. LOUIS WORLD'S FAIR. 



Frederick W. Taylor, chief of the de- 

 partment "I hortieulturo, has just issued 

 a World's Fair circular of forty pages 

 which should be in the hands of every 

 one interested in any branch of the 

 trade. It will be sent free of charge 

 upon request. While written primarily 

 to interest exhibitors, the pamphlet con- 

 tains much of value in other ways, and 

 shows the broad scope of the exposition 

 and the liberal policy of the manage- 



Lake Scene in Washington Park, Milwaukee. 



