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The Florists^ Review 



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i;iit it is a move that ofttimes is 

 without the consideration it mer- 

 :.e judgment of tlie florist in this 

 t ofttimes is the basis of a sub- 

 ! success; other times it is the 

 • if failure. Therefore every fa- 

 and unfavorable condition of 

 ,i and neighborhood should be 

 :,v weighed. 



A GL/.DIOLUS AND CEDAR SPRAY. 



Til,, iccompanyiug illustration of a 

 .sprav f gladioli by Z. D. Blackistone, 

 Wasliivu'ton, D. C, is interesting be- 

 cause, Mr. Blackistone explains, "we 

 ],ave i^od ordinary cedar for foliage. 

 Hesid' -^ being lasting and inexpensive, 

 tliis, t'l my mind, combines with gladi- 

 oli, taiving away the stiffness of the 

 (lowei^ better than plumosus, or any 

 other material we have used." 



BUSINESS EMBARRASSMENTS. 



Savanna, 111.— C. M. Walter, who was 

 appointed trustee of the Savanna 

 Cii eon house Co. when it went into the 

 haiuls of a receiver January 13, 1917, 

 lias sold the company's greenhouse es- 

 tablishment and business to Joseph W. 

 Dunn, one of the incorporators of tlie 

 lumpauy. Mr. Dunn held a second 

 mortgage for $5,500 on the property and 

 after the company was taken over by 

 the trustee purchased a first mortgage 

 tor .'t!4,.")00 to protect his interests. The 

 trustee under the receivership conduct- 

 ed the business until July 10 in the 

 hope tliat it might be put on a paying 

 basis and therefore realize something 

 for tiic unsecured creditors. However, 

 in tlie six montlis there was a deficit of 

 154. Mr. Walter reported to the court 

 tiiat the high price of coal and other 

 commodities, and a decrease in business, 

 made it impossible to earn current ex- 

 penses. Mr. Dunn paid $500 in cash 

 over and above his claims for the busi- 

 ness. This sum enabled tlie trustee to 

 |iay the debts incurred during the re- 

 ceivership, but left notliing for the un- 

 secured creditors. The company was 

 incorporated in 1912 with capital stock 

 of $2U,U00 to take over the business 

 formerly conducted under the name of 

 Lambert & Dunn and later by Joseph 

 W. Dunn. 



St. Louis, Mo. — The stock and fixtures 

 of the Kelly Floral Co., which went into 

 the hands of a receiver recently, were 

 sold at auction July 19. Keceiver Evans 

 says the proceeds of the sale together 

 ^\itli a number of good book accounts, 

 some of which already have been col- 

 lected, will give the creditors a con- 

 siderable per cent of tl^eir claims. 



WEST OFPERS REWARD. 



H. E. West, of Salem, N. J., offers a 

 ^■^''ard of $50 for information loading 

 t" 'lie arrest of one Alphonso De La 

 •^' 'or, described as "tall, dark hair, 

 bli. eyes, with tattoo on both fore- 

 aii'i.s. ' ' He worked for the H. E. West 

 C< . from June 20 till July 16, when he 

 su Nlenly disappeared. Mr. West alleges 

 yi'it he took with him valuable jewelry, 

 1" luding two watches and a diamond 

 '■'"k', also forging a check on his em- 

 pl yer. Mr. West adds: "Hehastrav- 

 *^' 1 extensively, even in South America 

 f; 1 Panama, but claimed to come from 

 'imessee last. He had with him an 

 'J' '1 Fellows' traveling card from 

 ^^' liens, N. Y., and made the I. O. O. F. 



Spray of Gladioli and Cedar by Z. D. Blackistone^ Washington. 



hall his headquarters, duping its mem- 

 bers; a willing worker, good talker and 

 of neat appearance. I am offering a re- 

 ward of $50 for any information lead- 

 ing to his arrest." 



TRANSPLANTING PERENNIALS. 



Please tell mo when I sliould trans- 

 ])lant 3-year-old hardy i)oppies, gaillar- 

 dias, Japanese irises, coreopsis, phloxes, 

 hollyhocks and peonies. Should the 

 clumps or roots bo divided when trans- 

 ])lanted and w411 thev bloom again next 

 year? ^ C. D.— Mo. 



All the ])eroiiiiials named can be suc- 

 cessfully transplanted in the fall, which 

 is a more .satisfactory season than 

 spring for tlie moving of nearly all 

 hardy perennials. Japanese irises and 

 peonies do better if divided and trans- 

 planted earlier than the other varieties; 

 about the end of September in your lati- 

 tu<le should be a suitable time. Papaver 

 orientale can be divided and replanted 

 soon after the ])eonies and irises. 

 Pliloxes must be left later, and the last 

 of October would be a good date for 

 these. They also can be divided, but 

 it is well to remember that divided 

 clumps will not give you as fine spikes 

 as young stock raised from soft-wood 

 cuttings in the spring. Hollyhocks can 

 be divided, but it pays better to sow a 

 fresh hatch each year, and this is a 



good time to start them. Coreopsis 

 grandiflora is really only a biennial, but 

 you can divide and transplant C. ver- 

 ticillata about the end of October. All 

 tliese perennials need well manured and 

 deeply plowed or spaded grouml to give 

 the best results. C. W. 



LILIES FOR EASTER. 



Which of the lilies is the most suit- 

 able for growing for Easter this year? 

 Is the Formosa lily, the dark-stem type, 

 any easier to grow f(tr Easter, or better 

 adapted for the jmrpose? 



V. R. F.— Ind. 



The Formosa lily is a taller and 

 (•arlier blooming variety than L. longi- 

 llorum giganteum and is better a<lapted 

 for cutting, but does not make so good 

 a ]iot i)laiit. It will be advisable to 

 stick to giganteum if you want pot 

 plants, as it is dwarfer and stockier, but 

 if you cut your flowers you sliould in- 

 clude some of the Formosa, which can 

 1)0 bloomed early in a lower temperature 

 than giganteum. C. W. 



BRIEF ANSWERS. 



M. F., Mich. — It is Lilium candidum. 



J. J. U., Mich. — It appears to be Bap- 

 tisia australis. Mme. Salleroi geranium 

 blooms occasionallv. 



