.Makcii 



1911 



The Florists' Review 



31 



The Mtchell Rose Garden Staged at the Philadelphia Exhibition, March 20. 



THE SPUD AND THE ONION. 



Ill lilt" Open LcttiMs From K'ciuloi's, in 

 the issue of M;ircli 1, I caino across the 

 siibjoi't tliat will not down: "Tlic Xa 

 tionni i-'lowtM. " ' With due rospt^t t^i 

 tho wiitcr (if tlie artii'lo, 1 for one fulls- 

 sustain all the olijtM-tions made. Alfall'a 

 is witlionl a ilouht a <jroat cattl(^ and 

 horse feed in tlio south and sontlnvost- 



• Tii states, lint who wants to adopt this 

 roriivian or Arabian species of legnine 

 lor our national flower.' AVe of the 



• iiijdfii \\'est have our California pi'PI'.V. 

 ot' whieh we are jprond. but we \vonld 

 not for an instant try to foi'oe it npon 

 the wliob^ nation as its flower. Hnrini^ 

 ihese times of prej^aredness and hii^h 

 •■ost ot' living;, it occurred to ni\' weak 

 iniinl that we have overlooked two of 

 the most Willi hy subieets for the cause, 

 the potato and the onion! These two 

 suli jects h;i\ 1', without a ipie-^tion, caused 

 \ast Worry and mui-h talk, ami barrels of 

 ink and tons o\' \nluable paper lia\e 

 been consumed liy the publications of 

 this country to place them id^ht before 

 the peo|de. I tlier(^fore suL''i;('st the 

 potato as first choice, with the onion a 

 ehwi' second. 



Who would be ashanu'l to wear a 

 '^Mi.'ill tuber, or fi small onion in hi-^ 

 bntton}i(de these days? N tiiere a state 

 ill Mie I'nioii tliat is de\iiid of theii 

 presence. ll;i\or or peri'ume.' 11a \e wc 

 forgotten that the noble inurpliv is oni' 

 of tli(> m;iiti f;i.'toi-s ill this trieat pre 

 p;ii'e(liir-ss mo\enieiit.' <luns .■ind ani- 

 ninnitioii art^ iiothini: without men. and 

 men are wortliless without murphie*. 

 \s)^ unyone -^vho lias h;id the expe- 

 rience. Is there a home uaiden any 



wlieie tliat could not ].rodiice ;it le;|st 

 enough flowers t'or the fourth of .Tulv 

 rir small talkers for Tli.-i nUsi:iviiiL: .' Of 



course, critics will s;i\- spuds .-lie ;_roorl 



enough m;)sned (o- I'r.nch frii^l but 

 oiiioiis are not (it t'or loxint: couples, 

 l-'d us not fori^et thai the llower of the 

 P'ltato i. prettN-. The flower of the 

 "'ii"ii. it is true. m;iv n.if be beautiful 

 •■'• fiist i^laiice. but l(d us not forget its 

 -'-■e ;ind fr;iuM-ance. The ]ieopl.> of San 

 ' '■■iii'i~^''o li.ad the pb^isure of ^.'iziiii: 

 into the wiiolow of a proinineiil milli 

 ""■'■.^' store on 'NTark-et street, upon a 

 ':i'l,\'s h.at ii(\'itly trimmed witli small 



"lliells. .•|]|,1 Die sirrlit, ;is Well ;i- 1. 1 ice, of 



this beaiitit'iil piece of art shall iie\(>r be These will come in haiid\- atiei the 



Idrootten in t he JJay city. asters are Lidiie. Mr. Winkler says the 



()f my brother florists I will inquire: xdice of f 1h> tlorists and (;ardeners ouuht 



Have you planted vour potatoes for to be heard in sidectin;^ ;i n.itional 



early blooinini^'? If not, do so at once. flower, so I lia\c raiseil my \(iic,'. Ndw, 



Any i;(iod soil will do. Don't forfiet a by .-ill menus, let us hear 'loin you. 

 L'ood |iatcli of onions for late flowering. Ihuiry Klopt'ir. 



Little Rock, Ark. \ petitien I'.o di 

 xor'ce li;is been tiled in i h:no-er\ c(uiit 

 .•m.ainst Paul .\I. I'ale/. the ;ilderuian 

 llorist, by .Mrs. I'ale/. 



Clovis, N. M. — A. Alenius, .at present 

 resiijin^ at Portland. ()r(\. will start a 

 tlorists' business hero this month, flieen 

 houses \\\U 1h' erected duiiiiLT the sum- 

 mer. 



Dallas. Tex. — P.efore the mwiy or- 

 ;,'ani/cd Dallas Count.v fiood Xei.i,dibors ' 

 'Tub Otto I^an-^ recently- made an ad- 

 ilress on the care of llower bids and 

 shrubs. 



Verniejo Park. N. Mcx. .1. II. I'nin 



li;is i-esiLjned hi-- position ;is head uar 

 deiier f.M- W. 11 P.;ntlett tci bec(Uio' man 

 a^er ol' the seeil ;ind iiursei\ ilepa rt iiieiii 

 of the (^uilitch Co., at Ti-inid.-ol, C-<\<'. 



Augusta, Ga.— The South Side Devel 

 npuieiit Co.. with $10.0011 capital stock, 

 has l)eeii oi'^anized here to maintain a 

 cenieteiy for colored peojile. The char 

 tor jier iiits a getier.al tlorists' business 

 lieiii;^' doni\ 



Beaumont, Tex.- I la \ in;: securcMl a 

 dealer's cei't i lic;it e from tin- state inspec- 

 tors. Mrs. ('. p. Da\is -.■i.\s she intends 

 to liiiy, oriiw and sell e\i'rythln<; the 

 public calls for in llowers and nursery 

 stock. (|)uit(^ an umbu-takiiiLT, indeed. 



Muskogee, Okla. The Muskoi^ee Car 

 nation C... hjiv mo\ci| I'luiii I'.i'oadwnx" to 

 lai'ei'r fpiaitci- '"in the b'uiixaii luiiid- 

 in^'. 



Waco, Tex. Washington's bii(hda\- 



h:i\ini;' I n desi^nat 0(1 as icise pl;intin:: 



da.\', it is estim.atcd the local linnets and 

 nnrseryiueii s,,i,| lo.iMiii pi.ant- to nidi 

 \idiials and oiL:auiz;itions. 



Jackson, Miss. When tlie J:icksou 

 I'loral Co., \\hi(di o|iened its store hero 

 Pidiru.ary 1, chose its location it jdcdccd 

 "Wt u jilace Mil West Capitol street esti- 

 ni.ated to be passed each business da.v by 

 one third of .laidvsoii's ai.lult population. 



San Antonio, Tex. — The second week 

 ill Mai'i h was sef ;,p;irt a^ palm plantiiiL; 

 week by tlie Pe.-il I-]state Doard, which 

 ;id\-ertised it widel\-. The tlorists and 

 imrs(M'ynieii were asked to ari.niiLIc t'or 

 spiM-ial s.ales to ludp tiie idea ahui^r aiol 

 nearly all of tlieni ilid their part. 



Fort Worth, Tex. During: stoidv show 

 week here the I>ruiimi Seed \ Floral Co. 

 extended a c^eiur;il iuvitati.iu to tlii> 

 crowds, \ isitors and home t'•dl^. in \ isit 

 its i^reenhouses at IJivorside and spend 

 ,111 hour there as guests of the company. 

 A surprisin^l.v lar^i' number of people 

 ;icce].teil the in\ itat ion. 



