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The Florists^ Review 



JpKB 24, 1920 



Magnolia 

 Leaves 



Prepared under our new process, in cases or cartons. 

 Brown, Green or Purple. 



Oak Sprays in Green, Brown or Red, packed 

 in cases of 100 spays to case. 



Beech Sprays, same color as Oak and same pack. 



Fadeless Sheet Moss, in ba^rs of 10 lbs. net. 



Natural Sheet Moss, in bags of 10 lbs. net. 



Natural Evergreen Smilax Substitute — 



Huckleberry Foliage, standard Smilax cases. 



Lyrata Foliage, same pack as Huckleberry. 



All order* for the abovo goods will havo our poraoaal attaatioa and tatUfactioa guarantoad. 



THE RUMBLEY CO., Evergreen, Ala. 



An ordinary flower pot 



is crude. It detracts from the beauty of the plant. 

 Place your potted plants in these handsome, classic 

 Jardinieres. The touch of elegance will please your 

 customers. Practical for cut flowers, ferns, baskets, 

 and general decorative schemes. Made of wood fiber, 

 waterproofed. Strong and durable. Send for illustrated 

 folder and interesting prices. Made in standard flower 

 pot shapes, 4, 5 and 6-inch sizes. 



MONO SERVICE CO., Newark, N. J. 



more. There is also a decided possi- 

 bility of not being able to get it at all. 

 Therefore, they say, get what you need 

 now, get what seems best in the best 

 way you can, but get it on to your place 

 as soon as you can. 



A Crood Plant. 



Substance of an informal talk with 

 C. U. Liggit, June 19, 1920: 



"I find that there is a wide difference 

 of opinion among florists as to what is 

 and what is not a good plant. Some 

 wish to have their plants nicely finished 

 when they arrive, while others care 

 notliing for this, preferring that the 

 plants have that firm foundation that 

 enables one to build upon it securely. 

 Of course, I am referring especially to 

 those plants that are intended for grow- 

 ing on. These plants are generally 

 sent out from small pots. When well 

 grown they may be divided into two 

 classes, the highly finished and the 

 stocky, with a connecting link of inter- 

 mediates. 



"Personally I prefer tlic stocky 

 class, because when jiropcrly grf)wn thev 

 are apt to have heavy roots and short 

 or closely jointed wood. Experience 

 shows that such plants give the best 

 results. But it is not what I prefer 

 that counts. It is what the purchaser 

 prefers. Here is where the difficulty 

 arises. Over and over again I have 



Wire Hanging Baskets 



The Wise Florist 

 Will Buy NOW! 



No. 1 ^ B. E. and J. T. COKELY 



10-inch sh.oo Everythinff in Florists' Supplies Established 25 Yean 



12-inch 16.25 



le iSch;::::::::::: fem 201 N. Seventh Ave. SCRANTON, PA. 



sent out plants from the same grower 

 to different customers with different re- 



sults. One customer said they were 

 goud jilants, another customer said they 



