JlnV14, 1917. 



The Florists' Review 



15 



When a Person of Means Builds a Conservatory it Results in Purchase, Not Production, of Plants. 



AMERICAN PEONY SOCIETY. 



'I'lie uunuiil iiicotiiig and oxliibition 

 the Ainerii'.'ui Peony Society, orij^iu- 

 ; (V set for Philadelphia, June 4 and 5, 

 : id postponed to June 11 and 12, was 

 .i_;ain postponed last week, too late for 

 !.otice to a2)pear. The latest iK)sti)one- 

 iMt'nt was to June 13 and 14, the exhi- 

 I'ition being in conjunction Avith the 

 June show of the rennsylvania Ilorti- 

 1 (iltural Society. 



ENCOURAGE THE AMATEUR. 



An elaborate example of the private 

 ' iinservatorics the wealthier ])eoplc are 

 \\out to build in connection with their 

 liomes is that recentlv constructed for 

 Kaniel Good at liuffalO, X. Y. As will 

 lie seen by the accompanying illustra- 

 tions, the conservatory is uni(pie in its 

 >liape and in the manner in which it 

 fits into a recess of the residence. 



Keeping conservatories of this kind 

 stocked with jilants provides an outlet 

 for much llorists' stock, as the owners 

 rarely can jiroduce the ])lants needed. 

 Consequently llorists, when they are 

 asked by their well to-do ])atrons con- 

 cerning conservatories, as they fre- 

 quently are, should encourage their con- 

 struction. 



The conservatory at the Good home 

 fits into a U-shai)ed opening made by 

 the dining-room on the oiie side and the 

 main hall and music room on the other. 

 It is thirty feet long and twenty feet 

 wide, with a semicircular bay of a 9- 

 foot radius. The construction is of gal- 

 vanized steel members, with coi)per gut- 

 ters, and the wood is especially selected 

 for its fine grain and susceptibility to 

 linish. 



The glass is all i^-inch polished plate. 

 Many of the roof lights are bent two 

 ways, each taking a separate tem[tlate. 

 Special treatment was given the roof 

 glass to make it oj.aque. Over tlio 

 whole roof lieavy snow guards have 

 been placed. 



The interior is done priiicifially in 

 ivory white, to conform with the colo- 

 nial effect in the dining-room and hall, 

 the latticework on the sides, how- 

 ever, is of the light green that was 

 used for all the fmisliings of the inte- 

 rior. The floor is of tile and the coping 

 base and fountain are of pink marble. 



The doli'liin fountain over the rock- 

 ery, together with the rockery frames, 

 is of terra cotta, a peculiar finish being 

 employed. The rockery is of tufa- 

 stone and is j)lanted with ferus and 



aquatii' phints. The main fountain is 

 of tlie siunc stoiu' and is e(iuipjieil with 

 fU'ctric liglits arranged to shine thi'ough 

 tlie water. The ]ilant tables are of 

 liron/.e and coj)per, all the lieatiag radi- 

 ators being concealed undei'ueath. 



Tlie conservatory is considered one 

 (jf the linest in Buffalo. It was con- 

 structed by the l^ord & Burnham Co., 

 tliroutih II. K. liates, of the Kochestc, 

 \. Y., ollice. H. J. II. 



to die. The boxes were about lSx.'5(3 

 inches an<l sixteen indies in de[)tli, in 

 • ach of which I planted three or four 

 mots. Tliese boxes I set in the water 

 so tiiat the top edges jirojccted just 

 above the surface. H. II. — Mich. 



WATER LILIES IN BOXES. 



I have a cement Mater basin which I 

 want to convert into a lily pond during 

 the summer. I projjose to place the 

 water lilies in boxes, so that the soil 

 will not make the water muddy and 

 so that I can move the boxes and plants 

 at any time. How should I transplant 

 the lilies into the boxes and how should 

 they be treated while in the boxes, so 

 as to kee]) them growing and flowering.' 

 Should they be manured? If so, how? 

 I have tried this before, but with little 

 success. The j)lants seemed to thrive 

 only for a short while and then began 



I am afraid your soil was too poor 

 for the lilies. Use good loam and add 

 (uie-tiiird as uuudi cow manure, well de- 

 cayed. Mix this thoroughly. I'lant 

 only one lily in the center of each box. 

 Cover the surface of tlie boxes with a 

 good layer of coarse sand. Tliis will 

 prevent the water from becoming 

 muddy. Subnu^rge the boxes entirely 

 and vour jdants will do vastly better. 

 C. W. 



Scranton, Pa.— George li. Clark notes 

 an increased call for roses in pots. 

 While many patrons are familiar with 

 thi> luimes ami colors, thanks to tho 

 JKUises that issue catalogues giving 

 such information, Mr. Clark finds that 

 jdain, descriptive labels greatly facili- 

 tate sales at this busy time. The seed 

 trade is most satisfactory. 



The More There Are of These the More Plants and Flowers Will be Needed. 



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