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The Rorists' Review 



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charter of an association organized 

 thereunder in an exceptional case be 

 80 worded as to legally entitle the asso- 

 ciation to conduct ' a general florists ' 

 establishment, as well as a cemetery, 

 there can be no doubt that so far as 

 the association's assets and other prop- 

 erty are devoted to the business of a 

 florist they are just as much subject to 

 taxation as is the business property of 

 a regular florist. In addition to the 

 judicial statements above quoted and 

 having' a bearing on this point, I cite 

 the following authority: 



"A cemetery conducted as a mere 

 source of private or corporate profit is 

 not within the exemption laws. • • * 

 Only so much of the land owned [by a 

 public association] as is used or in- 

 tended for burial purposes is exempt, 

 and not other portions which are used 

 for entirely different purposes, or rented 

 out. * ♦ • The exemption » * » 

 will not include personal property, such 

 as horses, hearses, carriages, tools and 

 other articles used for burial or about 

 their cemeteries, or funds, investments, 

 or securities owned by the cemetery 

 association." (37 Cyc, 945<946.) 



Legal Bemedies Available. 



From what has been said, it must be 

 clear that many associations are vul- 

 nerable to legal attack in their opera- 

 tions as commercial florists. When 

 such attack is made, important ques- 

 tions are apt to arise relative to the 

 party or parties in whose name suit 

 must be brought, but they present mat- 

 ters for determination by counsel who 

 direct the proceedings, as affected by 

 differing statutes and association char- 

 ters. There is a general rule of law 

 that a corporation may be ousted from 

 the exercise of powers not within the 

 scope of its charter only by suit brought 

 by the attorney-general of the state, 

 but there are authorities, including the 

 second Minnesota decision above cited, 

 showing that persons injuriously af- 

 fected by an association 's abuse of au- 

 thority have standing enabling them to 

 maintain suit in their own names, and 

 it is not to be doubted that any lot 

 owner is entitled to restrain continua- 

 tion of any practice by the cemetery 

 authorities which prejudices his inter- 

 ests in an unlawful manner. S. 



BOUQUETS WHILE BBIDES WAIT. 



Mobilizing the national guard on 

 the call of the President has presented 

 some curious problems for florists. For 

 instance, there is the one who belongs 

 to the guard and who was caught with 

 no trained assistant to carry on the 

 business; and the one whose entire 

 force of two assistants had used the 

 armory as a clubhouse and who left the 

 proprietor with three men's work to do. 



But most interesting has been the 

 resourcefulness of the florist, in the 

 vicinity of a mobilization camp, called 

 upon at unseemly hours to provide 

 flowers while the wedding party waited. 

 What would the reader do if commanded 

 at this moment to produce a bride's 

 bouquet P. D. Q.? Could many meet the 

 demand as satisfactorily as did J. L. 

 Bryant, store manager for A. C. Brown, 

 Springfield, 111? There have been 11,000 

 soldiers in camp at Springfield and 

 some of the organizations have been 

 composed exclusively of men of wealth. 

 In the present instance the groom would 

 stand for anything except delay, but 

 there was neither an orchid nor a 



Wedding Bouquets While You Wait, on the Way to War. 



spike of valley in the place when 

 the order came, following a number 

 of much the same character. Sweet 

 peas and White Killarney roses made 

 almost as good a show. 



CALENDULAS AND COBNTLOWEES. 



Will you please tell me the proper 

 time to plant the seeds of calendulas 

 and bachelor's buttons to have plants 

 in bloom next winter and spring? 

 Please give the general cultural direc- 

 tions for both. What varieties of these 

 are best suited for forcing? 



R. B.— Wis. 



The largest and most successful spe- 

 cialists in bachelor's buttons under 

 glass sow their seeds in June or July, 

 set out the young plants in the field 

 and then lift and plant them in the 

 houses in September. The plants are 

 then quite large and need careful han- 

 dling to prevent wilting. They are 

 planted in solid beds in rows twenty- 

 four inches apart, with fifteen inches 

 between the plants. The supports given 

 are similar to those used for carnations, 



wires running lengthwise and strings 

 crosswise. The plants under glass will 

 grow four to six feet high. (Later 

 batches may be sown in small pots and 

 later planted out. If they are sown 

 where they are to flower, be sure to 

 thin out the seedlings well, if you want 

 fine flowers on long stems. If treated 

 well bachelor's buttons in winter will 

 realize about as much money as Carna- 

 tions. Thrips and spider are the two 

 foes that must be guarded against. 



Calendulas may be sown where they 

 are to flower. They need considerable 

 room to spread, being of a robust habit. 

 Sow seeds in August for winter flower- 

 ing. A temperature of 48 to 50 degrees 

 at night suits both bachelor's buttons 

 and calendulas in winter. The double 

 blue cornflower sells best, but it will 

 pay you to plant some pink. This color 

 proved popular last season. Lemon 

 Queen and Orange King are the best 

 calendulas to grow. The last-named 

 sells most easily. C. W. 



Bluefield, W. Va. — A downtown store 

 has been opened by F. A. Harman, who 

 has five houses to the south of the town. 



