JuLV 28. 1921 



The Florists^ Review 



17 



fxt(Midiug credit to unknown ])ui'chasers, 

 ai'ting in accordance with the nature of 

 liis clientele and location; and if he will 

 he persistent and unremitting in his 

 efforts to collect the money which is due 

 liim. 



BRYNGIUM HAS MANY USES. 



In high decorative value, whether in 

 the garden or as vase material, few 

 plants surpass Eryngium Oliverianum 

 superbum, yet it is a great novelty to 

 most private gardeners and compara- 

 tively unappreciated by many florists. 



The plant is a hardy perennial, thriv- 

 ing best in a light, sandy loam and a 

 sunny location. It is grown quite read- 

 ily from seed, though the writer's ex- 

 perience has shown that it is occasion- 

 ally capricious in its germination. As 

 the plant forms a long, thick, fleshy 

 root, it should be set in jtermanent loca- 

 tion. It withstands dry seasons well. 



Its glossy, green leaves form a bunch 

 perhaps a foot in height and eighteen 

 inches across, from which rise numer- 

 ous gracefully branched stalks, bearing 

 small, thistle-like flowers. These are 

 sage green at first, but as the season 

 advances they take on a lovely, 

 amethyst blue sheen, which extends to 

 the stems as well. The flower stalks 

 grow from three to four feet high. 

 Plants should be set two feet apart. 



In landscaping, this eryngium is most 

 effective when massed. As a cut flower, 

 its uses are innumerable. The writer 

 found its beauty greatly enhanced 

 when displayed in a large pottery vase, 

 glazed in var3'ing tones of soft green 

 and amethyst blue. It is truly ex- 

 (juisite when combined with Halley 

 gladioli, as shown in the illustration 

 of a table decoration of the two flowers. 



For basket work, its graceful sprays 

 are satisfactory indeed. If properly 

 dried, this eryngium retains its attract- 

 iveness throughout the winter, although 

 it sacrifices thus a little of its grace. 



W. Ij. Crissev. 



GROWERS DECORATE FLOAT. 



It is not often tliat the growers have 

 an opportunity to display their product 

 themselves to the public. But sucli an 

 opportunity was well used by the Al- 

 bert F. Amling Co., Maywood, ill., in 

 the i)arade lield in connectioji with the 

 Franklin I'ark business men's picnic 

 Saturday, .July Ki. 



An Kssex sedan was covered with 

 solid ])anels of ("oiumhia and Butterfly 

 roses. Over '2,'A)0 Colunibia and Jiutter- 

 fly roses were used, and the body was 

 one mass of ))loonis. The fenders were 

 covered with sprays of Columbia roses 

 and gladioli, and three immense baskets, 

 one on each side and one on top, height- 

 ened the effect. The entire affair was 

 lavishly trimmeil with smilax, and two 

 doves and several long streamers of 

 ribbon gave a distinctive touch to the 

 whole. 



A floral disjilay such as this, espe- 

 cially for a small community, was some- 

 thing out of the ordinary and was 

 greatly admired by everybody. Upon 

 its arrival the machine, in its jjala at- 

 tire, was immediately led to the head 

 of the jiarade, which then proceeded 

 through the towns of Franklin Tark, 

 River Grove, Klmwood Park, Mont- 

 clair, Schiller Park and Bensenville. 



The slogan, "Say It with Flowers." 

 was prominently displayed on both 

 sides of the machine. The exhibitors 



believe the advertising value of such 

 ji dis])lay is inestimable. The slogan 

 is kept before the 'j)ul)lic and stam])e(l 

 indelibly on their minds, it conveys 

 the message that flowers can ap[)ro- 

 priately be used for almost any occa- 

 sion; in other words, it teaches the 

 public alwavs to ''Sav It with Flow- 



.TS. " 



On cai-li siilc of the basket, a trifle 

 lower than tlie '' American Beauties ' ' 

 sign, was the sjogaii, ''Say It witli 

 Flowers.'' All the lettering was in 

 gold on red ribbon. It surely, was an 

 original and beautiful float and was 

 deser\iiig of the first j)ri/.e. 



BARLOW'S FLOAT WINS PRIZE. 



The first prize for floats in the recent 

 parade in Greenville, Tex., was won by ' 

 llie one arrangi'd by K. I). Barlow, ^rt'f 

 that city. .\nd it was, indeed, an at- 

 Ir.-tctive and novel j)iece of work. 



It was made to resemble a huge bas- 

 ket full of American Beauty roses. The 

 frame of the basket just covered a 

 Dodge touring car. Timbers, 2x4 inches 

 in size, formed the horizontal frame- 

 work and ran around the sides and ends 

 of the car. These were held in the 

 l)roper ])laces by several upright pieces 

 of lumber, 1x4 inches in size, which 

 were slanted outward a trifle. This 

 frame was stained green. Paper of an- 

 other shade of green was cut into 4-inch 

 stri])s and woven in between the ver- 

 tical slats. This gave the exact aji- 

 pearance of a basket. The handle was 

 made of light, pliable wooden strips 

 and was. securely fastened to the ends 

 of the basket. 



Fifteen high school girls were dressed 

 in green waists and skirts and red 

 head gear, all made of crepe ]»aper, rep- 

 resenting, as (dosely as possible, the 

 appear.ance of American Beauty roses. 

 Each girl was supplied with several 



BUSINESS EMBARRASSMENTS. 



New York, N. Y. .1. Max .Nitzsdika 

 anil lleriiiaii Berkowitz, doiiij; business 

 as the Astoria Florist, at L'1«H Broad- 

 way, file(l a petition in bankruptcy, 

 Wednesday, .July lid. They listed as- 

 sets of ,$2',!>7;i and liabilif ies- of $;i,40."j. 

 .Judge Ijearned Hand has appointed 

 .Vlarv (;. I'otter receiver under bond 

 of $1,000. 



Council Bluffs, la. Petition In vol- 

 untary bankruj)t('y was filed in the Fed- 

 eral court at Council Bluffs, Wednes- 

 da}', July 13, by De Giorgi Bros., 

 wholesale dealers in seeds, plants and 

 shrubbery. This concern is a corpora- 

 tion, one of the largest of its kind in 

 Iowa, having been in business at Coun- 

 cil Bluff's for a number of years. The 

 liabilities were listed at .$.14,28fi ;ind 

 the assets at $40,970. 



ARCHIAS' ADDITION. 



l'r(i\ing that business in the florists' 

 trade is good, the Archias Floral Co., 

 at Sedalia, Mo., recently made an ex- 

 tensive addition to its real estate hold- 

 ings. It ])urchased from the Anna 

 .Jackson estate a plot of ground near 

 Sixth street and Sneed avenue, imme- 



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Table Decoration of Gladiolus Halley and Eryngium Oliverianum Superbum. 



rolls of serpentine green and red rib- 

 bon, which was thrown out to the 

 crowds on either side of the street. The 

 girls entertained the crowd by waving, 

 siiiiling and throwing kisses, but made 

 no noisy demonstration. 



Stretched from one side of the han- 

 dle to the other, just over the heads of 

 the girls, was a red ril)bon, with gold 

 letters, reading, "Barlow the Florist." 

 On the body, on each side of the basket, 

 were the words ".Vmerican Beauties.'' 



diately adjoining the present site of 

 the nursery. The ground will be used 

 for growing flowers and shrubs for the 

 business, which is growing so r.apidly 

 that more s]>ace is urgently needed. 

 The company now owns three entire 

 blocks, with the exception of three 

 small })ieces of jjroperty on whi(di homes 

 are locate<l. The ])roiierty extends 

 from Fourth and Park avenue to Sev- 

 enth and Carr, practically all of which 

 is used for growing ]iuri)Oses. 



