May '26, 1921 



The Florists^ Review 



29 



ing to both seedsman and planter. Cer- 

 tam it is that better weather could not 

 be desired for the setting out of hardy 

 stock, which is selling freely. Tender 

 plants will have their innings in due 

 season. W. M. 



aETTING THE YOUNGSTERS 



Here is another man who believes 

 that a good way to increase his sales is 

 to get the children of the neighborhood 

 interested in something in the shop. 



Joseph Tuekis operates the Flower 

 Shop, at Eoek Island, 111. There is a 

 manual training course in the local 

 school. One of the things which the 

 boys in that class make is bird houses. 

 All the boys with these bird houses 

 bring them to Mr. Tuekis' store, where 

 he sells all of them that he can and 

 also runs a contest. He is the judge 

 and gives a prize to the boy who brings 

 in the best hou^e. Mr. Tuekis' store 

 was photographed and run as a head- 

 liner in the local newspaper and thus 

 was advertised in an excellent manner. 

 This advertising alone was easily worth 

 the trouble taken. But think of the 

 glad hearts of fifty or more boys, the 

 pride and appreciation which fifty or 

 more mothers will have, and the fun 

 that Mr. Tuekis has had! He says that 

 he can notice the difference in his busi- 

 ness. 



TO SUPPORT SWEET PEAS. 



Will you give me information as to 

 the best and cheapest way to stake 

 sweet peas in the field when growing 

 them for market? E. B.— Can. 



If you can secure birch brush, noth- 

 ing is better for sweet pea supports. 

 Hazel or other sprout growths are also 

 good. Doubtless, there is some cut- 

 over land near you where the sprout 

 growths, five to eight feet in height, 

 can be cut. Nothing makes a better 

 support for outdoor sweet peas. Strings, 

 stakes and wire netting are possible 

 substitutes, but not to be compared 

 with brush from deciduous trees, as 

 suggested. C. W. 



COLUMBUS, OHIO. 



The Market. 



Flowers here are plentiful and many 

 excellent blooms are to be found in 

 roses, carnations, etc. Prices are now 

 low and within the reach of everyone. 

 Peonies, iris, cornflowers and other out- 

 side varieties are plentiful and much 

 in demand. 



Various Notes. 



McKellar's force had to work early 

 and late last Aveek, owing to the large 

 iuiiiil)er of funeral orders and the deco- 

 rations for the Ilazelton wedding. A 

 largo blanket of Premier roses bordered 

 with sweet peas was considered the 

 most beautiful of the three blankets 

 made by this 'company in the last three 

 weeks. The center of this blanket con- 

 tained 600 roses and the border was of 

 light pink peas. The piece was made 

 for the funeral of David Jenkins and 

 was only one of the manv pieces which 

 kept McKellar's bnsv till midnight be- 

 fore the day of the burial. 



A fire at the store of the Munk Floral 

 Co. Saturday, May 21, caused much ex- 

 citement but little damage when the 

 front awning caught fire. 



A campaign against tree liiitfli<>rs i^ 



WHO'S WHO Kl AND WHY 



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LEON HENRY ARCHIAS. 



AT the age of 17, in 1887, Leon Henry Archias, now president of the Missouri 

 State Florists' Association, bought a half interest in liis father's yarden and 

 greenliouso business at Helena, Ark. In July, 1899, Mr. Archias opened the 

 Archias Seed Store, at Si'dalia, Mo., which was incorporated in 190r). Today, 

 besides being {)resident of the Archias Seed Store Corporation and the Archias 

 Floral Co., he is director of the Sedalia Savings and Loan Association, director 

 of the Security Benefit Association and of the Sedalia cemetery bt)ar(l. He is a 

 director and life member of tlie S. A. F., one of the oldest members of the F. T. I)., 

 member of the American Seed Trade Association and of the Missouri Seed Dealers' 

 Association. He is an Elk, a Modern Woodman and a fourth degree Knight uf 

 Columbus. Starting young, Mr. Archias, it may be well said, has gone a long \\a>-. 



being ]»lann('d by .Tame>s Underwood-, 

 who says that these self-styled experts 

 are causing much damage licrc. An 

 ordinance which Mr. Underwood is 

 drawing up for the council will retiuirc 

 all tree trimmers to obtain permits 

 from the city forestry department be- 

 fore they can operate in the city. The 

 establishment of a tree and shrubbery 

 nursery, another jiroject near to Mr. 

 Underwood's heart, will also be urged 

 by him in council soon. 



.Tames MeKellar has a new Dodge 

 sedan. 



.Tosepli Katonn was running a "self- 

 serve" house while the rusli was on. 

 The customers walkccl through the 

 gre('nhous(>s, selected what they wanted 

 and paid Mr. Katona at the door. This 

 plaji helped him out a great deal. 



Mrs. M. ^Martin's greenhouse, on 

 North Broadway, which was to have 

 been offered at sheriff's sale, is doing 



so well now that the owners believe 

 they can weather the financial de|>res- 

 sion. 



Joseph A. Martin says bedding plants 

 are being cleaned out at a surprising 

 rate. 



Miss Hazel Linville expects to be in 

 her new location soon and will handle 

 a line of cut flowers and ba.skets. 



Leo ililler has some fine cyclamens 

 coming on, but he expects to sell part 

 of them, ;is he is in need of space for 

 other plants which he has contracted 

 to supply. 



Report of the show of the American 

 Iris Society, at the Oldsmobile building 

 last week, .appears on another ])age of 

 thi'i issue. J. W. T. 



Springfield, Mass. — H. Lockwood 

 P(>rkins recently entered the trade as ,h 

 grower of sweet peas, asters, dahlias, 

 gladioli, carnations and zinnias. 



