Mabch 20, 1919. 



The Florists^ Review 



17 



'Detroit Florists at a Dinner Given for Them by tlie Micfaiigan Cut Flower Exchange. 



Jones, of Dubois; Goss & Goss, of Falls 

 Creek, Pa.; C. W. Espy & Son, of Brook- 

 ville, and V. E. Carr, of the East End 

 Greenhouses, Punxsutawney. 



WE MUST BUY MORE BONDS. 



But WiU Call Them Notes. 



The next Liberty loan drive will begin 

 tlie day after Easter, a postponement for 

 which the florists' trade will be appre- 

 ciative. This drive will find the trade 

 much better circumstanced to buy than 

 was the case last fall and the industry 

 no doubt will hold up its end with other 

 lines of business. 



Secretary Glass' announcement' is as 

 follows: 



"The Victory loan campaign will 

 open Monday, April 21, and will close 

 on Saturday, May 10. 



"The Congress has passed the Vic- 

 tory Liberty Loan Act, which was ap- 

 proved March 3, 1919, under which the 

 Sccictary of tli^ Treasury is authorized 

 to issue notes of the United States to the 

 extent of not over $7,000,000,000 upon 

 such terms and conditions and at such 

 rate or rates of interest as he may pre- 

 scril)o. It is provided in this act that 

 iiese notes shall be payable at such 

 "iiic or times, not less than one year or 

 |»ore than five years from the date of 

 "'^^^tio. as may be prescribed by the sec- 

 retary. "^ 



Short-Term Notes Favored. 



'After studying financial conditions 



111 all parts of the country, I have de- 



'^■nnined that the interests of the United 



' tates will best be served at this time bv 



H' issuance of short-term notes rather 



"!iii of longer-term bonds which would 



au' to bear the limited rate of interest 



01 lour and one-quarter per cent. 



' The Victory Liberty loan will there- 



^J' '■ take the form of notes of the United 



• ''nes maturing in not over five years 



'"in the date of issue. These notes will 



'<:' as were the Liberty loan bonds, the 



S,.? promise to pay of the United 



11'] ' ^''^' ^'^ issued both in registered 



"I eoupon form, and the coupon notes 



will be in final form and will have at- 

 tached the interest coupons covering the 

 entire life of the notes. I am hopeful 

 that the notes in final engraved form 

 will be ready for delivery by the open- 

 ing of the campaign, April 21. 



"I am led to adopt the plan of issuing 

 short term notes rather than long term 

 bonds, largely because of the fact that 

 I believe that a short-term issue will 

 maintain a price at about par after the 

 campaign is concluded far more readily 

 than would a longer-term issue. 



"I have not yet reached a conclusion 

 as to the rate of interest and exemptions 

 from taxation which these notes will 

 bear, because this decision must be based 

 on existing conditions immediately prior 

 to the opening of the campaign. 



Campaign Planned. 



"I take this opportunity to repeat 

 what I have already stated, that it is 

 the intention of the Treasury Depart- 

 ment to carry on the same kind of in- 

 tensive campaign for distribution as 

 heretofore.' ' 



LILIES FOR OUTDOOR CULTURE. 



We have a numb?r of acres of good 

 ground to devote to the growing of 

 flowers for the wholesale trade and ex- 

 ])ect to plant several good varieties of 

 asters, gladioli, snapdragons, tuberoses 

 and sweet peas. We would like to start 

 something in the lily line, but are at a 

 loss to know which is the best kind to 

 grow from the standpoint of easy grow- 

 ing, shipping and the price to be had. 

 Any suggestions will be gladly recoived. 

 In your opinion, would some other flower 

 be more profitable? N. L. G. — O. 



The most satisfactory hardy lilies for 

 you to grow would be L. candidum, 

 the hardy, pure white garden lily, and 

 L. speciosum melpomene and L. specio- 

 aum album, but it is well to state that 

 lilj' culture is an uncertain proposition 

 and I would experiment with these on 

 a small scale. 



Among other flowers you might try 

 are Shasta daisies, hardy delphiniums, 



Gypsophila paniculata, especially the 

 double form; peonies, Stokesia cyanea, 

 Pyrethrum roseum, kniphofias, Physos- 

 tegia virginiana, Spanish iris, lily of 

 the valley, aquilegias and Achillea 

 Ptarmica The Pearl. In the way of 

 other annuals !■ would suggest givinj[ 

 a trial to hunnemannia, or Mexican 

 poppy; Gypsophila elegans, such ever- 

 lastings as helichrysum, gomphrena and 

 acroclinium; Cosmos Lady Lenox, Cen- 

 taurea Cyanus and C. moschata; Giant 

 Perfection candytuft and scabiosa. 

 Also give a trial to dahlias. C. W. 



NEW INCORPORATIONS. 



BuiTalo, N. Y. — A license to incor- 

 porate has been issued to the Buffalo 

 Nicotine Co., to manufacture chemicals, 

 disinfectants, nicotine and tobacco ex- 

 tracts; capital, $50,000. Incorporators: 

 T. G. Offers, P. Ernst, R. J. Hvatt, 

 Buffalo. 



Verona, N. Y. — The Secretary of State 

 at Albany has authorized the incorpora- 

 tion of the Goff Garden Co., of Verona, 

 to engage in the realty and general farm- 

 ing and garden business; capital, $350,- 

 000. Incorporators: C. A., C. E. and 

 J. B. Goff, Sherrill. 



DAYLIGHT SAVING SOON. 



To make effective the daylight sav- 

 ing law Director General Ilines, of the 

 U. S. Railroad Administration, has in- 

 structed railroads to turn their clocks 

 ahead one hour at 2 a. m. Sunday, March 

 30. Trains will run on the new schedule 

 thereafter, but on the date of change 

 will be held only at terminals. While 

 on the road they will not stop to make 

 up the difference in time. Clocks will 

 l>e ordered back an hour at 2 a. m. on 

 the last Sundav in October. 



Galesburg, 111. — I. L. Pillsbury, who 

 is opening a new store in the Arcade 

 building, has ordered a complete outfit 

 of built-to-order fixtures of the A. L. 

 Randall Co., Chicago. Walter Pillsbury, 

 just home from war, is to be in charge. 



