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OCTOBEB 26, 1916. 



The Florists^ Review 



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Casket G>ver of Lilies^ Designed by R. W. Dimond» of the Kay-Dimond Co^ Youngstown^ O. 



illustration. The results during the 

 short time I have been here fully con- 

 vince me that I am on the right track. 

 Thousands of people pass my store 

 daily and over seventy-five per cent of 

 them either stop, look, come in or make 

 remarks about the display. I have 

 them all talking about the place, and 

 it is resulting in good business — much 

 better than I expected. 



"I had' my formal opening October 

 14. I sent out 1,500 attractive invita- 

 tions and ran an announcement in two 

 of the local papers. As a result I had 

 between 7,000 and 8,000 people in my 

 store on that day, from 2 to 8 p. m. I 

 had the store nicely decorated; there 

 was a 5-piece orchestra and two little 

 flower girls dressed in white who gave 

 each visitor a rose. I had three clerks 

 in the store to wait on the people. They 

 did a wonderful business. 



"Since the opening I and two clerks 

 have been busy every minute, once re- 

 maining at work until 3 o'clock the 

 next morning to turn out funeral work. 

 I am fully convinced that, though they 

 are expensive, fall openings can be 

 made to pay." 



door sorts are Gretchen, Clara Butt, 

 King Harold, Mrs. Krelage, Europe and 

 Salmon King. C. W. 



DABWINS FOB MEMORIAL DAY. 



How may outdoor Darwin tulips be 

 held back for Memorial dayt What 

 are the varieties? S. K. — la. 



The best way to hold these tulips 

 back is to plant them four to four and 

 one-half inches deep the first week in 

 November. Give the bulbs a mulch 

 of coarse, strawy manure after the 

 ground has frozen and do not be in too 

 great a hurry to remove it in the 

 spring. Select a position for the bulbs, 

 if possible, on the north side of build- 

 ings or trees, especially those of an 

 evergreen nature. Our springs are 

 quite erratic and it may be necessary 

 to cut flowers and hold them in water 

 for a day or two if unseasonably warm 

 weather sends the flowers along too 

 rapidly. In addition to the Darwins, 

 plant some of the brilliant scarlet Ges- 

 neriana spathulata. This is of the 

 ideal Memorial day color. Good out- 



PALM LEAVES TUBN BEOWN. 



What is the cause of palm leaves 

 turning brown on top and at the tips! 

 Sometimes it seems as if the leaves are 

 dying. What is the proper location for 

 palms in the greenhouse and In the 

 store! When and how often should 

 the palms be watered! 



L. F. F.— W. Va. 



There are various causes for the tips 

 of palm leaves turning brown, one of 

 the most common being insufficient wa- 

 tering; but without seeing a specimen 

 of the damaged foliage, it is not easy 

 to say just what the trouble may be 

 in your case. In the greenhouse palms 

 should have a light shade on the glass 

 and a night temperature of 55 to 60 de- 

 grees. They should not become extra 

 dry at any time, and require a good 

 watering and spraying overhead at 

 least three times per week. In the dry 

 atmosphere of the store they may need 

 water oftener, and should be kept away 



from the radiators or other heating ap- 

 paratus. W. H. T. 



NYMPILSAS FBOM SEED. 



I have a few seeds of a hardy 

 nymphsea and would like a few hints 

 on how to sow them. Can they be sown 

 in a greenhouse this winter and trans- 

 planted to a pond in the spring! If so, 

 should the seed pans be submerged 

 before germination! What tempera- 

 ture of the water would suit them best! 

 As I do not know the variety, it may 

 be difficult for you to answer these 

 questions, but I shall appreciate any 

 notes for general culture. 



L. B. H.— Okla. 



The present is not a suitable time to 

 sow see^s of any aquatic plants. Wait 

 until spring, then sow the seeds in small 

 pots of loam which are plunged in a 

 tank or pan of warm water, the tem- 

 perature of which should be 80 degrees. 

 As the little plants grow they may be 

 shifted to larger pots. The majority 

 will flower the first season if they are 

 well cared for and given a suitable bed 

 or box that contains a mixture of loam 

 and cow manure. C. W. 



Display Window of L. E. Metcalf's Flower Shop at La Crosse, Wis. 



