April 13, 1010. 



The Florists^ Review 



43 



The Easter Flower Song 



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FLOWERS, from creation's earliest dawn, have ever voiced their silent 

 messages of good cheer to man. But, with the breaking of the first 



Easter morning, there was given a new symbolism and the Spriiifi Sony; ol the Flowers became 

 a pean of hope to millions of the human race. Todav, this universal uuiny; of fl.,uers al 

 Eastertide is a heautifui custom which breathes joy alike on both t^iver and recipient 



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Easter Lilies 



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 Ihe I'inlit iil li-n Ihljii J .inJ 

 which ^.lua es t' lli^Ke -InJ 

 ll^t^werj^j jirennhrri'l\ ui!t 



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Heallh). n'"*'"? ^u^he^ ■>! llH~e inrei!i"^i 

 $2.00 to $5.00 



Cut Flowers in the Very Choicest Varieties 



Special for Easter — Killarne} Lung Stem I'usts. m exqui^itl' tulurini;> SeU'i.(i.'J 

 quality, it l.*») inJ ^ uo per dozen. 



Corsage Bouqueti — The new "(.Aiuntesi bpeiiiier" Sweet Peas, the gn:.Mu! (ur- 

 Jenias and Iiiiest Orchids, in rare culurini^ 



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Pertns Famous Violets 



Penn Qu^litv Violet-, m l.u^e him.hf^. e-p^-- 

 cially selected f'»r the Hasler trade, l-reit. three 

 tinws a day. 



Per hunch. $1.50 to $3M 



IJI^ Tho»e living 

 out of town may 

 remit for any Eaiter 

 flower* detired and 

 be fully aaaured of 

 prompt shipment 

 and arriTal in per- 

 fect cofwlition. 



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In a Metropolitan Daily of Nearly Half a Million Circulation a Half Page Costs Much but Brings More. 



using manure we would rather use it 

 as a mulch, put on any time after the 

 plants or roots are set. Any kind of 

 material used for mulch around the 

 plants will retain moisture* and save 

 watering, and if watered will keep the 

 soil from baking. By using bone wo 

 obtain a more stocky growth and more 

 flowers; at least such is our experience. 



June Planting Best. 



We find that the dahlias planted in 

 June invariably give us the finest, or 

 exhibition, blooms. The early plant- 

 ings have the extremely hot weather to 

 contend with, often causing an indiffer- 

 ent growth; the stalks becoming hard 

 and the plant forms a mass of small, 

 weak limbs, with poor flowers, if any, 

 and they are more subject to disease 

 and insect pests. 



This condition can only be remedied 

 by a vigorous use of the knife, cutting 

 back hard so as to cause the plant to 

 make a new and strong growth. These 

 troubles are often ours, but there are 

 «ome years in which there arc excep- 

 tions. You now may ask, why do we 

 have these troubles? 'My advice is, do 

 as I say, not as I do, as it generally 

 takes us six weeks to jdant our own 

 crop, even by using niachinory to plant. 



To Fight the Insects. 



The dahlia is not exempt from in- 

 sect pests, any more than other flowers, 

 and the growers will find that a few 

 sprayings, especially during a drought, 

 are an advantage. A tobacco solution, 

 soap, almost any insecticide will do, 

 pxcejit for the black aster bug, which 

 feeds on the flowers alone. If the 

 bugs are not too numerous, hand-pick- 

 ing is the best remedy. The bugs can 

 easily be seen, as they seldom touch 

 the dark-colored flowers, but always 

 the white or the pink. 



To ha\e the dahlias show to tiie best 

 advantage, they should be tied to a 

 strong stake. To obtain large flowers, 

 thin them out when too many limbs 

 start out from the stool, or main stalk; 

 also disbud them. 



Mr. Vincent's Selection. 



We consider the following the best 

 varieties in the six classes given: Six 

 best jieony-flowered dahlias — Bertha 

 von Suttner, Geisha, Germania, Glory 



of Baaru, Queen Wilhelmina, Queen 

 Emma. 



Six best show dahlias — A. D. Livoni, 

 Clias. Lanier, Ethel Maule, Souv. Mme. 

 Maureau, Yellow Duke, Zebra. 



Nine best cactus dahlias — -Countess 

 of Lonsdale, Golden Gate, .J. IL .lack- 

 son, Kalif, Marguerite Bouchon, Rene 

 Cayeux, Swectbriar, Wodau, Wolfgang 

 von Goethe. 



Six best pompon dahlias — ^Alewine, 

 AUie Mnurey, ln<lian Chief, I/ittle 

 Beauty. Little ^fay, Snowclad. 



8ix best ilecorative dahlias — Delice, 

 Ilortulanus Fiet, Jack Rose, .Teanne 

 Cliarmet. I.e Giaiid Manitoii. Papa 

 < ,'h;irmet. 



-Six single ci'iitui'v dalilias — Ami 

 Barrillet, Fringed Twentieth Century, 

 Rose-pink Century, Sensation, Setting 

 Sun, W'liitc ( 'cut ui\'. 



K. C. ON THE GREAT WHITE WAY. 



After fhe Philadelphia show Alpha 

 IMiierfield, tiie Kansas City retailer, and 

 his wife went over to New Y'ork to 

 have a look at things on Broadway. A 

 New Y(trk friend acted as guardian 

 and, im-ideiitally, got their pictures 

 ■•took." Publication herewith is for 

 tlic luirpose of introducing Mrs. Elber- 

 ticM, who stands at the right. 



Kansas City Visits New York. 



Wihnington, O.— While his principal 

 business is market gardening, J. I. 

 Pe(dl(> grows heavily of bediling plants 



Greenville, Mich.— The Greenville 

 Floral Co. has been reorganized and 

 the capital stock iiu-reased to $50,000. 

 It is planned to erect 80,000 square 

 feet of glass this summer, which will 

 make a total of 1." 1,000 feet to be op- 

 erateil by the new concern. The ofticers 

 are: President, E. G. Muellic; vice- 

 president, E. A. Kemp; tr(>asiirer, W. IL 

 Browne; secretarv, C. B. RardcMi. 



