November 1, 1919 



HORTICULTURE 



375 



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KEEPING CUT FLOWERS. 

 The Horticultural Trade Journal of 

 London has the following to say about 

 keeping cut flowers: 



Experienced market men know how 

 best to keep flowers left over from one 

 day to another, yet there are some who 

 do not adopt the best methods. Much 

 depends upon what the flowers are, 

 but most flowers will keep better shut 

 up close in boxes, than they will when 

 put into water and exposed. In the 

 ordinary way most flowers will keep 

 longer if the stems are in water, shut 

 up in a close cupboard, which is not 

 very cold or too warm. But in the 

 market there is no such convenience, 

 and from experience I have found that 

 flowers will last longer if shut up in 

 close boxes. In some instances wet 

 paper may be put around the stems, 

 the boxes which should be moist, may 

 be lined with wet paper, and a sheet 

 of dry laid over the wet. 



Carnations, sweet peas, and other 

 flowers which curl up quickly, will 

 keep much longer shut up close, than 

 if put into water and the flowers ex- 



posed to a dry air. Flowers that turn 

 upwards, such as mignonette, tulips, 

 etc., should where possible be stood 

 upright, instead of being laid down in 

 boxes. It is rather surprising that 

 growers do not adopt the system of 

 packing flowers which turn, in a man- 

 ner that will prevent it. With most 

 short or medium length stems, there is 

 but little difficulty in packing so that 

 the flowers stand erect, and with some 

 moisture at the bottom of the cases. 

 Moisture is an essential, but it should 

 not come on the flowers. 



Some flowers keep better when fully 

 exposed. The Sweet Sultan may be 

 given as an instance; it will last 

 longer fully exposed to the sun, and 

 quite dry, than it will in a moist cool 

 place where there is moisture. 



During the past few months I have 

 several times been asked how best 

 flowers can be kept, and it is a diffi- 

 cult question to answer, for so much 

 depends upon what the flowers are, 

 and also the convenience at hand for 

 storing. With few exceptions they 

 will be found to keep better when shut 

 up close in boxes. 



I do not know if it is general, but in 

 some of the London florists' shops 

 they have lead-lined drawers for keep- 

 ing cut flowers in. One florist who 

 has good cellar accommodation tells 



me that he can keep flowers under the 

 close archways where there is no 

 draught, for a very long period. 



NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN. 

 An exhibition will be given by the 

 New York Botanical Garden in co-op- 

 eration with the Horticultural Society 

 of New York on November 8 to 10, at 

 the time of the opening of the new 

 General Display House given to the 

 Botanical Garden by Mr. Daniel Gug- 

 genheim and Mr. Murry Guggenheim. 

 The exhibition will be held in this new 

 General Display House which forms 

 part of Range No. 2 on the east side 

 of the grounds. Schedules are now 

 ready for distribution, and may be had 

 by application to the Director-in-Chief, 

 New York Botanical Garden, Bronx 

 Park, New York City. 



CHICAGO. 



Herman E. Brans, son of the west 

 side florist and lily of the valley spe- 

 cialist, H. N. Bruns, was married Oct. 

 18 to Miss Irene Terwilliger. The 

 wedding took place at six o'clock at 

 the Hotel Sherman in the presence of 

 the relatives after which a dinner was 

 served and the happy couple left for 

 the East. Mr. Brans is associated 

 with his father in business. 



