SnrvBMBBB 30. 1920 



The Florists' Review 



23 



Valuable for its earlinesa is Doro- 

 thea, an iris which comes into bloom 

 with the late-flowering Darwin tulip, 

 Gretehen. 



These flowers are usually in bloom for 

 Mothers' day and the silvery pink of 

 the tulips, mingling with the lavender 

 j^ay of the iris against a background 

 of blue green foliage, gives a color har- 

 mony that is indescribably lovely in the 

 {rarden. Sara Toedt, 



ROCHESTER, N. Y. 



The Market. 



Last week the heat was extreme; in 

 fact, it was much hotter than during the 

 month of July. Previously the weather 

 had been cold and dreary, with one 

 slight frost, which apparently did no 

 particular damage. Outdoor stock is 

 slowing up somewhat, especially gladioli, 

 but asters continue to arrive in abun- 

 dance. 



The blessing of the graves, a Roman 

 Catholic custom, originally started in 

 this city, took place Sunday, September 

 26. This event calls for many thousands 

 of asters for the decorating of the graves 

 at the Riverside and Holy Sepulchcr 

 romctorios. This usually means the 

 clean-up of asters, but, according to the 

 way the weather is continuing, they may 

 last for some lime yet. 



Indoor stock shows signs of improve- 

 ment. (Joldcn Glow and Smith's Ad- 

 vance chrysanthemums arrive in small 

 supply, but have Hrmor and larger 

 blooms than earlier stock. Carnations 

 are also longer in stem and larger in 

 bloom. There is a fair supply of roses, 

 most varieties arriving daily. Easter 

 and speciosum lilies are in fair demand 

 and the supply is good. Orchids are 

 rather scarce. 



Various Notes. 



Miss Lillian Wheeler, wlio has been 

 seriously ill at her home, recently un- 

 derwent a serious operation for an ab- 

 scess in her head. She is convalescing 

 favorably. 



Valentine Gatz, of Albion, N. Y., 

 motored to tlie city Saturday, September 

 2.5, and called on several members of the 

 trade. 



The local trade was fairly well repre 

 sentexl at the Batavia fair, which was 

 held last week. A splendid exhibit was 

 made by L. C. Stroh & Sons, of Batavia. 

 consisting chiefly of plants and baskets 

 of cut flowers. H. J. H. 



BRAMPTON, ONT. 



The Market. 



Busin<>ss has opened tip briskly. Sep- 

 tember is already a long way in a<lvance 

 of last year, according to reports that 

 reicli us from all quarters. 



Desjiite the absence of frosts, the out 

 door flowers seem to have been all used 

 up, leaving ample outlet for available 

 greenhouse stock. 



Orchids are coming in more freely, 

 and at present American Beauties are 

 being cut that far surpass any that 

 have been grown during the last twelve 

 years. 



Carnations from the field are nrrivin<; 

 in excellent shape, owing to the fine 

 summer weather with wliich their 

 growth has been favored, and roses are 

 far ahead of their usual standard at 

 this time of vear. 



The labor problem is now giving no 

 trouble whatever, and the coal situation 

 has been considerably relieved by the 

 recent arrival of some quantities. In 

 fact, everything points to the coming 

 season being able to hold its own with 

 previous records. D. G. P. 



AT ARCHIAS WEDDING. 



Sedalia, Mo., has not often seen so 

 splendid a wedding as that of the eldest 

 (laughter of L. H. Archias, head of the 

 Archias Floral Co. and president of the 

 Missouri State Florists' Association. 



lilies of the valley. Leon Archias, 

 brother of the bride, acted as best man. 

 After the wedding a reception was 

 held at tlie Archias home, on Fourth 

 street and Snecd avenue. The decora- 

 tions at the home corresponded with 

 those at the church and consisted of 

 maidenhair fern, which entwined the 

 stairways and fell in festoons from the 

 <loorways and lights, together with 

 ([uantities of Oplielia roses held in 

 ivory baskets. In the center of the 

 bridal t.'ible in the dining room was a 

 silver basket fiilofl with I'.ride roses and 

 tied with white tulle. Streamers of 



How a Florist Decorated the Church for His Daughter's Wedding. 



September 1-1. Of the event the Sedalia 

 Democrat's society editor wrote: 



"No more resplendent wedding cere- 

 mony was ever witnessed in the Sacred 

 Heart church than that solemnized Tues- 

 day morning, Sej)tember 14, with a nup- 

 tial mass at which Miss Elise Archias, 

 daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Henry 

 Andiias, became the bride of .\rthur 

 William Klang, of this city. 



■'The altars and spacious interior 

 were prettily de<'(>rated with woodwar- 

 dia ferns, palms and liaskets of Ophelia 

 roses and southern smilax. Baskets 

 filled with American Beauty roses stood 

 at either side of the beautiful main al- 

 tar and baskets of roses and ferns dec- 

 ■ •rate<l the communion rail. The mas- 

 sive j)illars were entwined with southern 

 smilax, while graceful festoons of pin 

 mosus tied with white tulle bows deco- 

 rated tlie chandeliers. The main aisle of 

 the church was conveited into a ver- 

 itable bower of roses l>y means of stalT 

 baskets filled with Oj)helia roses and 

 small white chrysanthemums. Maiden- 

 hair fern cntwincil the staff-; and han- 

 dl(>s of the baskets, which wero further 

 beautified with filmy bows of pink 

 tulle." The accompanying illustration 

 shows the decorations in the church. 



The procession was led Viy Marian and 

 Kuth Archias, sisters of the bride, as 

 (lower girls. Miss Kdith Archias, an- 

 other sister, was bridesmaid and carried 

 an arm bouquet of Columbia roses tied 

 with silver and pink ribbon. The bride 

 carried a shower bouquet of orchids and 



tulle tell from the elei'trrdier and ended 

 in filmy bows at the edges of the table. 

 After the reception the bride and 

 groom left on a wedding journey to 8t. 

 Louis and Chicago. 



OBITUARY. 



W. Hunt. 



W. Hunt, lecturer on floriculture at 

 the Ontario Agricultural College, 

 Guelph, Canada, died at Kitchener, 

 Ont., of heart trouble on the G. T. R. 

 station platform September 25. He 

 went to Kitchener to visit his daugh- 

 ter, Mrs. Daley, of the Y. W. C. A. He 

 boarded the 7 p. m. train for Guelph. 

 On the train he complained to the con- 

 ductor that he was too ill to travel and 

 was assisted to the platform. He died 

 lying on a baggage truck before medical 

 aid arrived. The body was taken to 

 Guelph next morning. 



Mr. Hunt was 68 years of ago and 

 was born in England. He went to the 

 O. A. C. as a gardener. He spoke all 

 through Ontario on horticultural sub- 

 jects and was recognizeil as a leading 

 Canadian authority. Later ho was 

 t.'iken on the lecturing staff of the O. 

 A. C. and attained great prominence in 

 floriculture and horticulture. He was 

 consulted on these subjects from all 

 parts of the Dominion and United 

 States, and became well known to flo- 

 rists in both countries. 



fOtlicr obitnarli^' appear on piici' 25. t 



