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The Florists' Review 



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extenfiively for his store as well as for 

 his wholesale trade. Incidentally the 

 success of the firm has not been without 

 its handicaps, for on the day before 

 Christmas fire totally destroyed the ad- 

 joining building and caused consider- 

 able damage by water to the Johnson 

 store. But, in spite of this, Mr. John- 

 son literally waded in and accomplished 

 so much that this season was the great- 

 est in the history of the firm. The firm 

 enjoys the reputation of having one of 

 the most beautiful and well appointed 

 stores in the south, and has attained suc- 

 cess through the use of the most modern 

 and up-to-date methods of rendering 

 service to customers. 



INOENTJITY. 



"Ingenuity in conjunction with art 

 is appreciated in the flower shop as well 

 as elsewhere; don't you think so?" 

 asked Eobert A. Craig, in one of the 

 big new houses of the Eobert Craig Co., 

 at Norwood, Pa. That he thought so 

 was indicated by the rambler roses for 

 Easter trained in imitative shapes as 

 well as the standard forms so familiar. 

 There was an aeroplane, quite lifelike. 

 Sir Thomas Lipton's title contender. 

 Shamrock IV, had stimulated another 

 creation. Particularly pleasing, from a 

 retailer's point of view, was a bower 

 that overhung a tiny twig bench, a 

 most ingenious piece of work. A num- 

 ber of other oddities were noted, and a 

 vast number of conventional shapes. 

 The roses are in splendid condition and 

 breaking well. There is an abundant 

 supply for Easter. 



Two houses filled with Lilium gigan- 

 teum present an appearance quite prom- 

 ising for the big day. Over 10,000 

 hydrangeas of the new French varieties 

 are in admirable shape. A few cycla- 

 mens, the latest of a big stock for 

 Christmas, serve to show the exceptional 

 quality of the plants that went out for 

 that holiday. Of course, the famous 

 draceenas, crotons and nephrolepis are 

 conspicuous by their number and excel- 

 lence. 



COBNELL UNIVEESITY. 



Florlcoltural Lectures. 

 The lectures given by practical flo- 

 rists to the regular and short course 

 students in the department of floricul- 

 ture during the past semester have been 

 especially valuable. The lecturers were 

 E. G. Hill, of Kichmond, Ind., on 

 "Roses"; John E. Lager, of Summit, 

 N". J., on "Orchids"; S. S. Pennock, of 

 Philadelphia, on "Wholesaling Flowers 

 and Plants"; H. P. Knoble, of Cleve- 

 land, O., on "Retailing." The view- 

 point of such practical men gives the 

 students an insight into the business of 

 floriculture that they can get in no other 

 way and the splendid spirit of coopera- 

 tion shown by the florists in the educa- 

 tional work is appreciated by the college. 

 Farmers' week is from February 14 to 

 18, when lectures and demonstrations 

 will be given by the department of flori- 

 culture. There will also be an exhibit 

 of the students' work in arrangement of 

 plant baskets, corsages, bridal and other 

 bouquets, and table decorations, given 

 February 16 and 17 under the direction 

 of E. A. Slattery, of W. J. Palmer & Son, 

 Buffalo, N. Y. Owing to the fact that 

 farmers' week so nearly approaches St. 

 Valentine's day, there will be no meet- 

 ing of the New York Federation of Hor- 

 ticultural Societies and Florists' Clubs, 

 but a cordial invitation is extended to 



Greater Facilities and Stock Were Provided by Another Move, in 1917. 



all florists to come to Cornell and enjoy 

 the. lectures given, not alone by the 

 department of floriculture, but by all 

 other departments in the college. 



The program for farmers' week is as 

 follows: 



TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15. 



"House Plants and Their Care," by Miss L. 

 A. Minns. 



"Control of Insects on House Plants," \>y 

 Prof. N. D. Leonard. 



"Bulbs," by H. A. Pratt. 



"Outdoor Roses," by Dr. A. C. Beal. 



"Planting and Protecting Roses," by S. C. 

 Hubbard. 



WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16. 



"Some I'rincipies of Flower Arrangement." by 

 Prof. E. A. White. 



"Color as a Factor in Flower Arriingement," 

 by Miss L. A. Minns. 



"Japanese Flower Arrangemenf," by Miss 

 Klchl Harada, Columbia University. 



Lecture-demonstnition on methods of flower 

 arrangement, by Max Schling, New York city. 



THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17. 



"Garden Material." by Miss L. A. Minns. 



"California Oardens and Their Flowers," by 

 Dr. A. C. Beal. 



"Diseases of Garden Flowers," by Dr. I... M. 

 Massey. 



"The Iris." by .Tohn C. Wister. president of 

 the American Iris Society, Germanlown, Pa . 



FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18. 

 "Dahlias," by E. C. Vick, Hecretary of tlie 

 American Dahlia Society. 



"Rock Garden Plants," illustrated, by Mon- 

 tague Free, Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, Brook- 

 lyn, N. Y. 



"Asters," by Dr. A. C. Beal. 



Demonstration of methods of plant propaga- 

 tion, soil preparation, methods of letting and 

 reletting plants, winter protection of roses, etc., 

 by members of the staff of the department of 

 floriculture. 



AMEEICAN BOSE SOCIETY. 



The following request has been re- 

 ceived from the E. G. Hill Co., Rich- 

 mond, Ind., for registration of a rose, 

 and this has been approved by the rose 

 registration committee. Unless objec- 

 tions are received within three weeks 

 from the date of this publication, the 

 registration will become permanent. 



Hill's America — Class, hybrid tea; parentage of 

 rose, Premier x Hoosier Beauty. Description: 

 Habit of plant, strong, large grower, thornless; 

 diaracter of foliage, dark in color, large; free- 

 dom of growth, very free; flower, immense; 

 color, rose pink; form, |>ointed bud, finely An- 

 islied, long; fragrance, June fragrance; freedom 

 of bloom and lasting quality, extra good. The 

 rose Is somewhat similar to Columbia, but is dif- 

 ferent In bud, much longer, and superior for the 

 following reasons: On account of form of bud 

 and color, which Is intermediate between Colum- 

 bia and Rose Premier. 



John C. Wister, Sec'y. 



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