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The Rorists' Review 



June 26, 1919. 



he need only remove a side or end wall 

 and add a few additional units in order 

 to have all the space he needs under 

 one roof. 



"Economy is a marked feature of a 

 standard building construction. Buying 

 their materials in large quantities, the 

 construction companies are able to ob- 

 tain and give better figures than is pos- 

 sible under the old system. Further- 

 more, the men in charge of their con- 

 struction crews are thoroughly familiar 

 with every detail of the work, which 

 enables them to avoid costly delays and 

 errors. Labor-saving machinery and 

 equipment is used wherever practicable, 

 which results in further saving, for 

 labor is an important item in building 

 costs at present. 



"When desired, speed can be made a 

 strong feature in standard building con- 

 struction, though this is avoided by the 

 builders whenever possible, because ex- 

 cessive speed almost always increases 

 the cost and lowers the quality of work- 

 manship." 



ABOUT EESUKREOTION PI.ANTS. 



Will you tell us, through your columns, 

 where the resurrection plant growst Do 

 the plants that are peddled through the 

 country really have any life in themf 

 Would they grow here! They look as 

 if they might be on the order of the 

 polypodium. S. S. & S. — La, 



There are several varieties of so-called 

 resurrection plants and it is impossible 

 to determine which of them is referred 

 to in this inquiry. They are mostly mem- 

 bers of the selaginella, or club moss, 

 family and the mustard family. Some 

 of them, when placed in water, assume 

 a semblance of life though really dead; 

 others actually renew their life under 

 such treatment. Two of the most typical 

 of them are the rose of Jericho, or 

 Anastatica hierochuntica, and the bird 's- 

 ■ nest moss, or Selaginella lepidophylla. 

 The latter is more likely to be the one 

 that the inquirer had in mind. Neither 

 of them can be regarded as having real 

 commercial value. 



The rose of Jericho, as its name in- 

 dicates, is a native of the sandy deserts 

 of Syria and neighboring regions. It 

 is an annual and reaches a height of 

 six inches. After flowering and shed- 

 ding its leaves, it rolls up into a ball 

 of lattice-like formation, enclosing the 

 fruits or seeds. In this shape it is up- 

 rooted by the winds and tossed about 

 until the winter rain or other moisture 

 causes it to expand and drop its seeds, 

 which quickly germinate. It is not at 

 all ornamental, but is sometimes grown 

 as a curiosity, especially for students of 

 botany. The seed may be sown in pots 

 in February, in a temperature of 60 de- 

 grees. 



Selaginella lepidophylla is a perennial. 

 It is a native of Mexico and southwest 

 Texas. When dry, it curls up into a 

 tight mass. On absorbing moisture, it 

 spreads into a saucer-like shape, expos- 

 ing the lively green of the upper part 

 •of the fronds. If not too old or dry, 

 it may grow, when placed in a bowl of 

 water with a small quantity of sand and 

 pebbles, or the process of drying and 

 reviving, it is said, may sometimes be 

 repeated several times. Since this sela- 

 ginella is not one of the most beautiful 

 of the genus, it is seldom grown in 

 greenhouses as an ornamental, but is 

 frequently seen in botanic gardens. 



As the inquirer speaks of a resem- 

 blance to the polypodium, it is possible 

 that he refers to Polypodium polypodio- 

 ides, which is sometimes called the resur- 

 rection fern, on account of its ability 

 to revive after being badly parched, 

 but it does not possess the other charac- 

 teristics of the typical resurrection 

 plant. 



TAMPA WILD OAT BACK. 



Wm. H. Knull, junior member of the 

 KnuU Floral Co., Tampa, Fla., enlisted 

 two years ago in the Medical Corps. 

 He was in France with the Wild Cat or 

 81st Division. He has just returned 

 home, and will resume his old position 

 as secretary and treasurer of the com- 



mountains of Maine among the pines, 

 returning in the fall via Niagara Falls, 

 Cleveland, Detroit, thence by automo- 

 bile back by way of Fort Wayne, Cin- 

 cinnati, Atlanta and Jacksonville, Fla., 

 by which time he hopes to fully regain 

 health and vigor. 



WHHam H. Knoll. 



pany and manager of the store. He is 

 of the third generation in the florists' 

 business. 



Mr. Knull was fortunate enough to 

 get a furlough to London for ten days, 

 viewing all the most interesting places. 

 Most absorbing of all were the Kew 

 Gardens, or Royal Botanical Gardens, 

 the largest in the world, covering 228 

 acres, with many large houses and rare 

 collections, many plants of which are 

 said to be over 300 years old. 



F. A. Knull, his father and president 

 of the concern, who ' has completely 

 broken down under the entire strain of 

 both the store and greenhouses, will 

 immediately leave for a few months' 

 recreation, visiting New York and Bos- 

 ton, and then spend two months in the 



ALBANY LAinDMABK BUBNS. 



Among the crowd that witnessed the 

 recent destruction by fire of that fa- 

 mous hostelry known as Keeler 's Broad- 

 way hotel, Albany, N. Y., were several 

 members of the trade. They noted with 

 regret the passing of a resort largely 

 patronized by the leading lights in poli- 

 tics and floriculture. It was immor- 

 talized by that unrivaled after-dinntr 

 orator, Chauncey M. Depew, whose bust 

 adorned the center of the open fireplace 

 upon the mantel, where many a wearied 

 traveler has read while enjoying the 

 warm glow from the big fire: 



"Whoe'er has traveled life's dull round, 

 Where'er Us stages may have been, 



Bns paused to think he oft has found 

 The warmest welcome at an Inn." 



Here the Albany Florists' Club held 

 its social gatherings, the quality of 

 which has done much toward keeping 

 the members together and promoting the 

 spirit of good will. The pervading 

 spirit of "get together now and then" 

 is the secret of the cordial feeling ex- 

 isting, and is worthy of emulation by 

 our fellow florists in larger cities. 



It is gratifying to learn that a splen- 

 did modern hotel will speedily be erect- 

 ed upon the former site and our Albany 

 friends will be given the opportunity 

 to renew acquaintances and exchange 

 ideas, which will be in keeping with the 

 new and improved surroundings. 



Quoting Fred A. Danker, whose store 

 is located near by and was threatened 

 during the fire, "We were sorry to see 

 the old home burn and deeply regret 

 the loss of one of our noble fire laddies, 

 but glad to know there were no other 

 casualties to call for our aid with floral 

 expressions of sympathy." W. M. 



SOHENEOTADY, N. Y. 



John W. H. Grupe, of the floral de- 

 partment of the Carl Co., Schenectady, 

 N. Y., observed that while he is one of 

 the oldest in the trade in the Electric 

 City, he received the first shock after 

 he had put in one year in this new 

 connection. In other words, he learned 

 in the first year how little he knew of 

 business methods; the second year, by 

 catching and imbibing some of the real 

 business atmosphere, he made some 

 money, and is assured that if any of the 

 trade do not make real money now, it is 

 their own fault. 



W. H. Showers, of Schenectady, N. Y., 

 commented that the annual rose Sunday 

 observed by the Lutheran church was to 

 be commended. One church used 500 

 pink roses. 



Julius Eger, of Schenectady, N. Y., 

 was awarded the first prize for a dec- 

 orated automobile owned and driven 

 by himself in the parade of the B. P. O. 

 E. in Albany, during the annual state 

 convention held recently. 



Toledo, O. — Louis F. Miller, of Miller 

 Bros., who is president of the Florists' 

 and Gardeners' Insurance Co., believes 

 that the trade 's need for wind storm in- 

 surance will best be met by local associa- 

 tions of mutual character, each operat- 

 ing within the limits of its home state. 



