Septemhkh l.'i. lO'Jl 



The Florists^ Review 



27 



A Window Display like This Will Go Far Toward Making Business Good for a Florist Who Handles Bulbs. 



till' list of iippiic-aiits for space in this 

 sfc'tioii is till' W. Atloc Hui']i('i' (d., of 

 l'hila(U'l]ihia. wliioli lias inailc a lilii'ial 

 ii'sorvation. 



Tlie new huildintj- in wliicli tlio show 

 is to be lit'hl is rapitliy ajiproachiiig coin 

 jdotion. Its finish is so far .assured that 

 it has been leased for the use of the 

 Aineriean Huildiiip: Hxposit ion, which is 

 t(i open .);iniiarv t and run for ten days. 

 .)(diu VouiifT, Sec'y. 



HOW TO SELL BULBS. 



Only a small |ierctMitaj;e of tin- lloiist-- 

 who handle hnlhs for antiiinn jjlantin;^ 

 make any real ctTnrt to sell the bitltis. 

 They put in a stock anil there the ef- 

 tiMt ends. If cnstoniers ask for bulbs, 

 they irct them, liut in many cases the 

 liulbs are not e\cii m si^ht in thi! stoic. 

 As ;i matter of ir,,,,.! business, the selling' 

 iif bulbs to the public slidiild lui\(' been 

 ^niny iiu all sumnici. A^ scuin ;is the 

 spring i)lantin;^ is linishcd the llorist 

 shoulij tie-in booking orders for fall 

 planting, of shrubs nml bulbs, rcoplc 

 who are pleased with their llnwir be.K 

 ill summer will rejidily <ii\t' orders to 

 lill the beds with bulbs after frost. If 

 till- llorist makes the attempt he c;tn ac 

 cumulate a nice, f;tt little file of orders 

 lony befoie the bulbs ;irri\e. |',nt now 

 'he bulbs are here, keep them in siyht- 

 \ery much in sijjht. Out (d" si<;ht is out 

 of mind, out of the miiul oi' the s;ilesmaii 

 ••IS Well ,-is (Uit itf the mind ol' the ciis 

 loiiier who olailly would buy if asked 

 'o do S.I. 'rileic is eiioiiyll business to 

 be ,loii(> with bulbs to justify inakin;: 

 a window disjday of them. Indeed, as 

 \arieiy is s|,ii-,'. .-i window filled with 

 ferns all Slimmer and with flowers all 

 winter will be iiioic attiaetixi' at both 



those lon;^ seasons if in autumn it is 

 used to show bulbs. That .a window of 

 bulbs may be attractively decorated 

 only with bulbs is shown by the aecom- 

 panyin;;' illustration, reproduced from a 

 jihotoyraph of the (lis]day of a concern 

 whoso object it is to sell bulbs to the 

 trade and to show the trade how to sell 

 them to the juddic. Smdi a window i^ 

 .111 object lesson. 



Tlie bulbs received in America this 

 year are of unusually t,'ood qiialitv. The 

 l'hiro]ieaii demand was not strouo' jnul 

 better prices were obt, 'lined in the 

 I'llited States than elsewhere, so the 

 lloll.'uid exporters sent their best. Prices 

 .ire lower heri' than last yejir, but recent 

 reports from Holland are to the etVcct 

 that the demand has I'Xceede.l expecta- 

 tions ,'iii,l tli.'it many \arieties have 

 proved so short that the m.'irket has 

 beiHl ;id\aMciiie- ste.-idily since the re 

 eoxcry set in se\eral weidis aj;o. 



FORCING HYDRANGEAS. 



.M\' ii>-dran},'e;is are of tli.' variety, 

 liaby l?imbiirette. ;iin| ari> now in .'1'?,- 

 iiiili pots. Tlicy li,'i\e t'rom tour to siv 

 p:tii-s ot' le;i\cs ;iiid .'ire aiioiit tell inches 

 lii^li. Will you ;id\i-.e ;is to licpw I ni.'iy 

 liandli' them so | .-an li;ive them for 

 < 'lirist m.i ■> and Master blooniinj,'? 



T. S. (1. Kail. 



1 'o not .-itteiiipt to (lower voiir li\'ilr:iii 

 Ui;i- for ('liri-tm;is. ^'oll c.-iiiiiot m.-iki- 

 them Idoom s.'it isf.'ii'torily ;it that tiiio 

 and, e\en if you could, other pl.'ints, 

 such .'IS pfdusetti.'is, cycl.'imeiis, bejjonias, 

 .Tirus.'ilein cherries and jiriniulas, w(uilil 

 be pret'erred. Hydraiijjeas are. how 

 ever. woinlert'iil t'orciiiL;- )d;iiits for 



H.'ister and Memorial d;ty. l'"roni your 

 letter, it is judjjed that your plants 

 have only one shoot each. It is not too 

 late to yive a shift to 4i/'l'-inch pots in 

 your l.'ititude. Leave the plants out- 

 doors until frost threatens them and 

 then juotect them in a coldfr.'inie. Tarry 

 them over winter in a coKl <,freenliouso 

 or in a dry, frostproof cellar, keeping: 

 them somewhat on the dry side. Start 

 them in a temperature of 45 to '>0 de- 

 ^'rees at night ,'ibout January 15. 

 <;r.'idually adv.'Uici^ tin- temperature to 

 ."i5 or l)t> degrees at night and run it 

 somewh.'it cooler ,'is the tlower hea<ls 

 color. l-'eed the pl.'uits well iind give 

 tiieiu ail abwiiclant wati'r supply. The 

 pl.ints will stand cousiilcralde forcing 

 and they can be held b.'iek for sonic 

 time ill ,-1 coid hoiisi' when in flower. 



C. \V. 



PROPAGATING VINCAS. 



A\'ill you jdease tell me the pro]iel 

 iiielliod tor propagating vinc'is' 



A. 1>. S.— Xei). 



If voii rel'.'!' to the \ arieg.-iteil viiica 

 comiiioiily grown by lloi'i^ts or to it^ 

 original grei'ti form. Viiica major, ]irop- 

 .'igation from sott \oiing shoots is eas\ . 

 .More mature wood can be cut in short 

 leiiudis .'inil will aNo root, but, of course, 

 more time is needed. 



The dw:irl' \ ima minor, which i- 

 liardy. c;i|i be )Uopag;it ed ill the s.-iiili 

 \v:i\' ;is \ . m:i jor, and aUo by divi- 

 sion ol' the roots in the s]uing. The 

 shriibliy \'inca rosea, used so much in 

 liedding, is ]iroii,'igated from seeds, sowii 

 in he.it in l.'ite winter, and l.'iter potted 

 (dT siiigl\-. ('. W. 



