OCTOBKB 30, 1919. 



The Florists^ Review 



17 



THE RETAIL FLORIST 



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ments and by signs in the windows of 

 the stores. J. J. B. 



WEDDING IN PENN'S WINDOW. 



During the week ending October 18 

 the Boston traffic officer had his hands 

 full each afternoon in front of 124 Tre- 

 mont street, for throngs gathered to 

 see a mock wedding performed by little 

 girls in the window of Penn the Florist. 

 Hundreds crowded the sidewalks to see 

 the 4-year-old bride and the 8-year-old 

 bridegroom march to the altar. Both 

 principals were girls, Margaret Barr 

 acting as bridegroom and Verna Barr as 

 the bride. 



The bride wore a wedding gown and 

 carried a bouquet of lilies of the valley. 



After the ceremony the bridegroom 

 showed his devotion to the bride by 

 kissing and hugging her, much to the 

 delight of the throngs in the street. 



The window was beautifully deco- 

 rated with lilies of the valley, Ophelia 

 roses, chrysanthemums and other flow- 

 ers. It also contained twenty-four pho- 

 tographs of 1919 brides furnished by a 

 Boston photographer. 



The window was staged as a favor 

 to Henry Penn, who has long been a 

 friend to the Stage Children of New 

 England. The pantomime marriage was 

 under the direction of Mrs. Mabel Ly- 

 man, directress of the Stage Children 

 of New England. Seven small girls took 

 part. Besides the bridal pair, two 

 bridesmaids, a ring-bearer, a flower 

 girl and a minister took part. 



After the ceremony all stood in a re- 

 ception line in the shop. Saturday a 

 long line was held in the street to file 

 singly in one door and out the other 

 past the group. 



Henry Penn, away at the time at the 

 F. T. D. convention, was, unknown to 

 friends and associates, celebrating the 

 twentieth anniversary of his honey- 

 moon. 



F. T. D. SHIPPING AGREEMENT. 



As reported in The Review last week, 

 the F. T. D. at Buffalo unanimously 

 adopted the resolution of Ira C. Harper, 

 of the A. W. Smith Co., Pittsburgh, ad- 

 vocating a shipping agreement between 

 seller and purchaser by which they 

 would jointly press claims against car- 

 rier companies and jointly bear losses 

 when claims were not allowed. The 

 resolution containing the proposed agree- 

 ment reads as follows: 



Whcreiis. the F. T. O. Assncliitlon luis been 

 f'stHbllshi'ii upon the broad foundation of fiilr 

 dealing, and 



Wherena. It Is the convletlon of this associa- 

 tion that the same spirit of fair dealinR should 

 prevail also in sucli transactions in wlilcli the 

 wholesaler, grower and supply house are a party, 

 and 



Whereas. In transactions where gocnls are en- 

 trusted to a transportation company and whore 

 such goods are lost or damaged, it has been the 

 custom for the shipper to disclaim responsibility 

 after delivery to such transportation company, 

 resulting in the purchaser alone having to sus- 

 tain all loss ; 



Therefore, be it resolved, that this association 

 record Its conviction tliat the following agree- 

 ment be Insisted upon In all transactions Involv- 

 ing deilver.v to transportation companies: 



"Lost or Damaged Goods Agreement. 



"Tti(> purchaser and seller In this transaction 

 agree that in case of loss or damage of the goods 

 while in the hands of the carrier, a Joint claim 

 will t>e filed with said carrier, the bill to be paid 

 upon adjustment by carrier. Should claim be 

 disallowed in whole or In part, then loss, Incln- 

 slve of carrier's charges and costs of collection. 

 Is to be borne equally by purchaser and seller." 



And be It further resolved, that all members 

 of this association be furnished with a copy of 

 this resolution and be reqnested to use eV«ry 

 effort to enforce the provisions of said agreement. 



PLANTS FOE SHADY LOCATION. 



I am sending a sketch of a formal 

 garden. One part of the rose beds is 

 quite shady and the roses do not do well 

 there. What kind of attractive flowers 

 will do well in this location and look 

 well with the rest of the rose beds? 



C. D.— Mo. 



SUNDAY CLOSING IN ST. LOUIS. 



The wave of Sunday closing has 

 reached Missouri and in St. Louis most 

 of the leading florists are going to close 

 every Sunday after November 1. 



Some of the florists are much op- 

 posed to this move and are up in arms 

 against it, but in due time it is thought 

 they will come to the others' way of 

 thinking, when they see that those who 

 close really derive a great deal of good 

 from it and suffer no losses. 



At the Retail Florists' Association's 

 meeting October 20 it was announced 

 that President Fred C. Weber, Jr., 

 would start the closing movement and 

 he asked all the other florists to sup- 

 port the motion. The majority of lead- 

 ing florists have given their support 

 and have stated that they will close 

 on and after the first Sunday in No- 

 vember. 



Word has been sent to customers 

 through inserts in the monthly state- 



A few plants which succeed well in 

 shade such as you have are the follow- 

 ing: Digitalis, or foxgloves, astilbes in 

 variety, Funkia subcordata variegata, 

 Mertensia virginica, doronicums, lily of 

 the valley, myosotis, pansies and vio- 

 las. You could, if you wish, use tulips 

 for an early crop, with a base of for- 

 get-me-nots or pansies. Remove these 

 and plant foxgloves, which would be in 

 season with the roses. For a late flower- 

 ing perennial in partial shade. Anemone 

 japonica alba is splendid. 



There is one other plant which would 

 prove quite serviceable in partial shade, 

 Buddleia variabilis magnifica. It blooms 

 over a long season, but is somewhat later 

 than the roses. I think it would prob- 

 ably prove as satisfactory a hardy plant 

 as you could have. It would require cut- 

 ting back quite hard each spring. In 

 your latitude there would be no ques- 

 tion about its hardiness, or, in fact, of 

 any of the other plants I have named. 



C. W. 



Prajrie Picl^ups' 



Fort Smith, Ark. — A. M. Cardon, a 

 letter carrier, is starting in the florists' 

 business as a side line. 



Leavenworth, Kan. — R. C. Hinz has 

 sold his interest in his greenhouses, but 

 will continue to conduct his flower store 

 on Delaware street. 



Wakefield, Kan. — A heavy hail storm 

 Saturday evening, September 27, de- 

 stroyed all the glass on the east side of 

 P. R. Walter's greenhouse and cut up 

 the stock inside to such an extent that 

 it will be a considerable time before he 

 will be able to produce any blooms 

 again. 



Concordia, Kan. — The Concordia 

 Greenhouses report an average of one 

 bride's bouquet every day of late. This 

 firm has lately had the decorations for 

 three elaborate weddings, which in- 

 volved the use of large quantities of 

 southern smilax, woodwardias and chrys- 

 anthemums. Victory day, celebrated 

 Friday, October 10, called for an un- 

 usual lot of decorations for the banquets 

 given by the Red Cross to 2,500 ex-serv- 

 ice men. 



Ottawa, Kan. — The Lester Green- 

 houses have been bought by C. A. D. 

 Jacobus, who will manage the business 

 and will have as his assistants John 

 Lester, connected with the business for 

 the last twelve years; O. W. Newhouse, 

 Mrs. Newhouse and Miss Helen Ever- 

 ingham. The former owners of the 

 range, Jacob Johnson, Mrs. Johnson and 

 Miss Hattie Lester, have left on a mo- 

 tor trip to Live Oak, Fla., where Mr. 

 and Mrs. Johnson once lived. 



Blue Bapida, Kan. — The Blue Rapids 

 Greenhouse, of which Mrs. Edward Craft 

 is proprietor, has recently completed 

 two houses, each 21x95 feet and heated 

 with hot water. 



Chanute, Kan. — At Truitt's Green- 

 houses a house of 4-year-old Ophelia 

 rose plants are yielding well. Carna- 

 tions and chrysanthemums look fine and 

 there is a good stock of ferns and pot 

 plants. 



Marysvllle, Kan. — H. R. Fisher, who 

 prints under his name the words 

 "Everything in Flowers," has added 

 the trade's slogan. It appears on all 

 his printed matter and on his Dodge de- 

 livery car. Mr. Fisher has erected an- 

 other greenhouse this year, to be used 

 principally for winter lettuce. Business 

 is improving with the return of cooler 

 weather and prospects are for an excel- 

 lent season. 



Sioux City, la. — Miss F. L. Rennison, 

 general manager of the J. C. Rennison 

 Co., plans to enlarge the range in order 

 to meet the increased demand for stock. 

 A 10-acre tract has been purchased at 

 Morningside, which has railroad switch 

 facilities. There the American Green- 

 house Mfg. Co. will build six steel-framo 

 houses, each 36x200, for cut flowers and 

 four pipe-frame houses, 29x200, for 

 plants. Work will begin as soon as the 

 weather permits and the company plana 

 to move into the new houses next spring. 

 August Albert, formerly with J. R. 

 Freeman, Washington, D. C, and A. N. 

 Pierson, Inc., Cromwell, Conn., will su- 

 perintend growing at the new range. 



