Makch 18. 1920 



The Florists^ Review 



39 



Tausendscboen is Without a Superior as an Easter Rose> Veritably a ''Thousand Beauties." 



seen is tlie rich orange red Streptosolen 

 Jamesonii, which as a standard is de- 

 cidedly pleasing. A few boronias are 

 seen and their delicious fragrance 

 makes them quite popular. Then there 

 are still some acacias, principally ar- 

 niata, or paradoxa, as it is sometimes 

 called. One more hard-wooded plant is 

 the metrosideros, better known as the 

 bottle-brush plant. While not seen in 

 large numbers, this is a striking plant 

 when well flowered and at once excites 

 comment. 



Shrubs Suggest Spring. 



While not in such big demand as 

 other plants, deciduous flowering shrubs 

 find much appreciation and there is cer- 

 tainly something attractive and sugges- 

 ''Ve of spring in these plants. Here, 

 •'uain, hard forcing is inadvisable and 

 It is always best to have, if possible, but 

 ^ few flowers open; some ship badly if 

 fully expanded. Among shrubs which 

 <'re easily flowered for Easter are decid- 

 ^"'Hs azaleas, laburnums, deutzias, orna- 

 I'l'ntal mains, Prunus triloba, lilacs, 

 \" 'Sterias, forsythias, Staphylea colchica 

 «i ".d some of the spiraeas. 



For Small Pocketbooks. 



riicre are a number of plants, small 

 ^ ' size, but of an appealing nature, 

 '•liich, in pots, pans or baskets, sell well 

 '^t Easter, particularly to those whose 

 I xkotbooks are not deep. Pansies 



everyone likes; forget-me-nots are 

 equally popular and both of these can 

 be planted outdoors if one desires. Then 

 there are English primroses and poly- 

 anthus, both suggestive of spring. Ge- 

 raniums nicely flowered are not to be 

 despised; scarlets sell the best, even at 

 Easter.. Other plants still in good con- 

 dition for Easter are primulas, such as 

 malacoides and obconica, but both must 

 he grown cold to hold them in good con- 

 dition. The same applies to cinerarias, 

 which have sold well this season, and 

 some will be offered for Easter. Do not 

 expose cinerarias to the sun or they 

 will wilt badly. 



Other Offerings. 



Some other plants noted which are 

 being offered for the coming Easter in- 

 clude heliotropes in standard form and 

 schizanthus, a beautiful plant, popu- 

 larly called the poor man's orchid. The 

 flowers resemble small orchids and have 

 excellent keeping qualities, both on the 

 ]>lants and cut. This plant is worthy of 

 naich more consideration by com- 

 mercial growers. Marguerites are fine 

 Easter plants, particularly the white- 

 flowered sorts. The yellows are good 

 to cut, but do not make shapely plants. 

 These need abundant water supply, as do 

 the astilbes, better known in the trade 

 as spiraeas. These latter plants cannot 

 li •' overwatered. The yellow Jasminum 

 primnlinum, when grown cool, makes a 



lovely Easter plant and is still much of 

 a novelty. Callas are here in abundance, 

 but people do not want them when lilies 

 are procurable. They sell better cut 

 than in plant form. Then there are al- 

 ways some of the bright bougainvilleas, 

 with flowers paper-like and somewhat 

 artificial in appearance, but keeping ex- 

 tremely well under adverse conditions. 

 While this is not a complete list of 

 the flowering plants available, it would 

 iippear that a good assortment is offered 

 and the quality seems to grow better 

 each succeeding year. 



EXPRESS COMPANY ASKS RAISE. 



Needs $25,000,000 More. 



The likelihood of higher express ratei 

 became an early certainty last weel 

 when increas?d express charges, rang- 

 ing from ten to seventy-five per cent 

 and estimated to yield $25,000,000 ad- 

 ditional revenue annually, were asked 

 by the American Railway Express Co. 

 in a petition filed March 13 with the 

 Interstate Commerce Commission. 



Increased cost of conducting its busi- 

 ness, as well as the urgent need for 

 niore complete facilities and equipment, 

 ucr? given as grounds for the request. 



The company estimated its deficit for 

 1919 at $22,036,000 and for the last six 

 mouths of 1918 at $l.j,723,000. A deficit 



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