March 20, 1920 



HORTICULTURE 



239 



ORCHIDS, GARDENIAS, 



SWEET PEAS, 



VALLEY 



The four best items on our list for 

 corsage work. We will have them 

 in quantity of the usual high 

 standard. 



Order Early for Your 

 Easter Business 



THE LEO NIESSEN CO. 



PHILADELPHIA. PA. 



CHIRLES E. MEEHAN 



WHOLESALE FLORIST, 

 6 S. Mole St., Philadelphia, Pa. 

 RoHes, Carnations, Callas, Sweet Peas, 

 Plnmosa, Strings and Bunches, Adlantum, 

 and a full line of all other Oreens. 



EDWARD REID 



WHOLESALE FLORIST 



1619-21 Ranslead St.. Phlladelpliia, Pa. 



OOICE BEAUTIES, ORCHIDS, VAILEIT, ROSES 

 and all Seasonable Varieties of Cut Flowers 



Wired Toothpicks 



ManafBotured by 



W. J. COWEE, Berlin N. Y. 



M,000 fZ.50 60,000 «11.00 Sample frM. 



For Sale by Dealers 



GEORGE B. HART 



WH0LB5ALE FLORIST 



24 Stone St., Rocbester, N. Y. 



Henry M. Robinson Go. 



55-57 West 26th Street 

 and 430 Sixth A?enae 



Telephone: 

 Farragut 13 and 3180 



When writing to advertisers kindly 

 mention HORTICULTURE 



ARRANGING EASTER BASKETS. 



Witli Easter but a few weeks dis- 

 tant, the florist slioukl be engaged in 

 any spare time in taking stock of his 

 baskets and renovating them as far as 

 possible. Some of them will no doubt 

 require a fresh coat of paint or bronze, 

 while others will be in need of repairs, 

 such as new linings or new handles, to 

 replace broken or damaged ones. After 

 the present stock has been rejuvenated, 

 be will then be in a position to order 

 whatever new baskets he may deem 

 necessary to complete his stock and 

 give him the assortment which buyers 

 of to-day demand. 



As Easter draws nearer, certain 

 flowers, now quite plentiful, will be- 

 come scarce, while other varieties now 

 scarce will be plentiful. In order to 

 select his Easter stock the florist must 

 watch the market carefully for the 

 next few weeks and place his orders 

 for the flowers he expects to sell at 

 that time. Care should be taken that 

 the flowers ordered, are suitable for 

 arranging in the particular baskets to 

 be used, in respect to general size, 



shape and color. 



In placing cut flowers in the differ- 

 ent baskets, they should be arranged 

 so as to present the greatest variety 

 possible with the flowers on hand. For 

 instance, some could be filled with 

 violets, sweet peas, mignonette, for- 

 get-me-nots and roses in different 

 formations, while others might have 

 the addition of a few daffodils or 

 pussywillow sprays. Others could be 

 made up with roses and asparagus 

 fern. Several of this type should be 

 used showing different varieties of 

 roses. A large bunch of violets with 

 a red or pink rose in the centre and 

 trimmed with adiantium fern and 

 placed in a basket is an admirable 

 gift, as the violets may be lifted out 

 and worn as a corsage. Gold bronzed 

 baskets of calendulas or daffodils with 

 fern and pussywillow sprays make a 

 good basket of the less expensive 

 type. Pew special Easter novelties 

 ever meet with favor. I believe that 

 the only two used to any extent are 

 the painted figure of a girl with a 

 metal container attached for holding 

 roses, sweet peas or violets, and the 

 painted representation of an egg with 

 a young chick at one side, also sup- 

 porting a holder of sufficient size for 

 about a dozen flowers. 





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H. E. FROMENT 



'^ holescde Cumimssion Florat 

 Choice Cut Flower* 



New AddresD. 143 WeBt 28th St.. NEW TOKK 

 T<-lephoDe«: 2200, 2201, MadUon Sqmu*. 



— WIVL P, FORD — 



Wholesale Florist 



107 W. 28th Street, NEW YORK 



Telephone 5335, Farraffut 



C&U and Intipeot the Beet Entabllnhment 



Id the Wholesale Flower UlMtrtot, 



WILTER F. SHERIDAN 



Wbole9AJ(« CommleMoD Dealier In 



CHOICE CUT FLOWERS 



13S We8« 28th Street iNew lork 



S.G.HILLCO. 



Wholesale Florists 



Plcu* mention Hortlenltnr* when WTlttaa. 



RCED (Su KELLER 



122 West 26th St., New York 



Florists' Supplies 



We manafartnre all onr 



JSitii DtsiiBS, Baskets, Win Work & Novcltiis 



and are dealers in 



Deoorative Olaasware, Growers and 



Florists' Beanlsltes 



THE KERVAN CO 



Fresh Cut Decorative EverKreeos 

 Highest Standard of Quality. Largest 

 Stock in America. Write for Illustrated 

 Catalog of Greens and Florists' Supplies 



119 W. 28th St., - - NEW YORK 



WE WANT MORE SHIPPERS 



We have a numerous clleotage of New 

 York City buyers and the (leiuand exceeds 

 our supply. This Is especially true of 

 Roses. We have every facility and abond- 

 aut means and best returns are assored 

 for stock consigned to as. 



AddreHs Your Shipments to 



rNITia) CUT FIX)WEB CO., INC. 



Ill W. 28th St., New York 



D. -J. Pappas. Pros. 



FRANK J. REYNOLDS GO. 



Wholesale Florests 



Beaton Co-operative Flower Marfcat 



260 DEYONSHIRE STREET 



BOSTON, MASS. 



nMCltlGAN CUT FLOWER 

 EXCHANGE, Inc. 



WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS 



Conalvaments Sotteited 

 Hardy Fancy Fern Oar Specialty 



284 RMiDOlfll ST. DETIOrr, MICIL 



