January 4, 1917. 



The Florists^ Review 



11 



found it native in the Laos region of 

 Indo-China and he it was who first sent 

 «eeds to Europe. The district is a long 

 way north of Bangkok, but so far as 

 known all the seeds have found their 

 way out of the country through that 

 port. The American supply has come 

 from London or Ghent. There have been 

 scarcely any seeds of this palm in the 

 market for the last two years and there 

 seems to be no regular source of supply 

 anywhere in the world, although it is 

 said this palm suckers freely and in a 

 wild state grows in clumps, which may 

 aflford propagators an idea. 



With a diminishing supply of seeds 

 and an increasing demand for the 

 plants, it is natural that stocks now 

 should have become decidedly small and 

 it seems almost a certainty that a fam- 

 ine will develop. None of the American 

 palm growers has been able to start any 

 considerable number of young plants 

 during the last two years. 



NEW PARCEL POST RULING. 



Invoices, descriptive of articles con- 

 tained in parcel post packages, may be 

 enclosed in an unsealed tag envelope 

 and attached to the outside of the parcel 

 it is to accompany, according to a letter 

 from Third Assistant Postmaster Gen- 

 eral A. M. Dockery, reading as follows: 



Referring to correspondence concerning the 

 Bending with parcels mailed at the fourth-class 

 rates of postage of invoices descriptive of the 

 articles contained in the parcels, and requesting 

 that the sender of a parcel be permitted to en- 

 close the Invoice in an unsealed tag envelope 

 ■and attach the latter to the outside of the par- 

 cel It is to accompany, I have to say that no 

 objection •will be made thereto, provided the en- 

 velopes in which the Invoices are placed are left 

 unsealed and are plainly marked, preferably In 

 printing, "Invoice inside," or some similar In- 

 «criptlon, and the sender's and addressee's 

 names and addresses are in all cases placed on 

 the vrrappers of the parcels, regardless of whether 

 or not they appear on the envelopes containing 

 the invoices. Furthermore, in order to prevent 

 the separation of the envelopes and parcels while 

 in the mails, the envelopes must be ■ securely 

 fastened to the parcels and placed underneath 

 the string with which the parcels are tied. 



You are informed, however, that if It should 

 be found that tlie attaching of invoices to the 

 outside of parcels in the manner Indicated causes 

 •confusion In the mails, it will be necessary to 

 require the invoices to be placed inside the par- 

 cels. 



The Postoffice Department had been 

 informed that after an order is invoiced 

 and wrapped for weighing, the postage 

 is charged on the invoice and it will be 

 more convenient and less expensive for 

 the merchants under this new ruling. 

 Heretofore the invoices had to be in- 

 closed in the parcel or letter postage 

 paid thereon. C. L. L. 



A NEW YEAR'S GREETING. 



J. F. Ammann, president, and A. F. J. 

 Baur, secretary, of the American Car- 

 nation Society, have sent out a hand- 

 somely printed New Year's card, as 

 follows: 



Fellow Member: — The American Carnation 

 Society's officers extend to you greetings for the 

 new year, with sincere hope for a prosperous one 

 tn carnation culture, and a happy one for your- 

 self and those you love. 



Please prepare now to attend and exhibit at 

 the coming meeting and exhibition to be held 

 in Indianapolis, Ind., January 31 and February 1, 



With reference to the Indianapolis 

 meeting Secretary Baur says: "Prospec- 

 tive exhibitors will please bear in mind 

 that entries in the competitive classes 

 will close January 22. A penalty of $2 

 will be imposed on each entry made 

 after that date. Please mail in your 

 entries early and make entry in every 

 «lass in which there is a possibility of 

 your showing. That will save expense 

 for yourself as well as work and con- 



A Bride's Corsage of Seven Cattleyas and Fifty Valley. 



fusion for" the secretary. The premium 

 schedule has been mailed out. If yon 

 need another, drop the secretary a pos- 

 tal. Do it now. Everything points to a 

 successful convention. Word comes from 

 every direction of large delegations. 

 The local society is planning entertain- 

 ment for a large attendance and is 

 leaving nothing undone to make your 

 stay both pleasant and profitable. Car- 

 nation yellows will again be up for dis- 

 cussion. Another sub.iect will be 'How 

 Can We Improve the Marketing of Car- 

 nation Blooms?' Please come prepared 

 to give your views on these vital sub- 

 jects." 



VON SIGN NARCISSI. 



Are Von Sion narcissi hardy? When 

 should thev be planted to have them in 

 bloom for Easter? V. E. F.— Ind. 



Do you think the pansies will be in 

 bloom for Memorial day? Will a tem- 

 perature of 60 to 65 degrees in the day- 

 time and 50 at night be all right? How 

 close should the pansies be planted in the 

 bed? M. B.— Minn. 



Double Von Sion narcissi are the 

 hardiest narcissi we have, either in the 

 border or naturalized. Single Von Sion, 

 or Trumpet major, as it is more fre- 

 quently called, is not so hardy and 

 usually disappears in a year or two if 

 planted outdoors. AH narcissi for 

 Easter flowering should have been 

 planted before now. The best month 

 is October, but bulbs might even be 

 planted in flats now and flowered by 

 April 8. The quality, however, will be 

 inferior to that of earlier planted stock. 



C. W. 



MEMORIAL DAY PANSIES. 



We are going to grow pansies for 

 Memorial day and intend to do the 

 seeding in January. We will trans- 

 plant the seedlings into flats and later, 

 right after Easter, transplant them to 

 an old violet bed in the greenhouse. 



The seeds should be sown at once. 

 Some of the plants will bloom by Memo- 

 rial day, but only a small proportion of 

 them, in all probability. Seedlings 

 raised in August give the finest plants 

 in every respect. Your suggested 

 treatment is all right except in the 

 matter of temperatures. They are too 

 high. Do not let the night minimum 

 run over 4.3 degrees, with a rise of 10 

 degrees in the day; and be sure to air 

 them abundantly. Pansies will not 

 stand any coddling. Plant the seedlings 

 three inches apart each way in the beds. 

 C. W. 



BRYANT'S EMERGENCY CORSAGE. 



When the florist has an order for an 

 elaborate wedding and the bride sud- 

 denly changes her mind to be married 

 quietly in a tailored suit, just what is 

 the florist to do? The designer has al- 

 ready planned the most elaborate 

 shower possible, when along comes the 

 groom to inform him that it will have 

 to be a corsage, and to be sure to do 

 his "darndest" and make it "some" 

 corsage. 



The illustration accompanying shows 

 the "some corsage." Seven large cat- 

 tleyas and fifty valley were used. J. L. 

 Bryant, the artist, who is associated 

 with A. C. Brown, of Springfield, 111., 

 points out that such a corsage will not 

 be oversized when the orchids are care- 

 fully placed. At the present prices of 

 select orchids and valley, the corsage 

 surely was worth the price — $18. 



