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The Florists^ Review 



.\ii\ KMJiKK :Jli. I'.M 4. 



pllblii'at ions, lost .-nlv nt isill;;. I'.Ut Sc|i 

 tciiilicr iii.'iilc it U|i :iiii| (jctnlici lirokc 

 all ircdi'ils I'ur tlic riKiritli. liinKc icr 

 iiid-;, niin>l vdii. in a nioiitli 1lia1 -Imwcl 

 a >li ri nk a;jc tui aliiin<t o\('iy liaili' 

 ]ia|M-i ill AiiHiic-a. It wciiiM ii('\rr ha\c 



licfli iKi-sil lie Ii;|.| lint cull 1 1 i t i 1 1 II ■^ ill till' 

 Iiailc licrii iM'tlcr than tlifv Wric in 

 IlldSt III lliT I i llt'^. 



'I'tirrr lia\c Ihth ^lanch aii\ tail 

 lilf^ aliinii;; llnri--t^ tlii'- Tall, wlicic tin' 

 a|i|iai('l tia-li'S lia\i' liail a lioldcaii'-t 

 ami vnIicic dtlicr lines lia\i' sntVcrnl 

 kci'iilv. It -hdiilil trai-li llic WdiM td 

 a|i|ii'i'i- ia 1 c the --n h-t a lit iai !• Iia i artcr nf 

 ilid--i' ciiLia^;!'.! IP till' 1 iii-i ni'--> nl' |iiii 

 \i'\iiil; Id the ncciK dl tllf ln'ttrr -^idc 

 dl' tlir |ii'd|i|c'. Alhl it -lidlll'l lliakr 



llcui-1- thankful thc\ arc lldii-t-. Idr I Im' liil"'rv l,c-iii td sliri\rl. it i- liic 

 It --frni- a-^uicl that tlir liitiiii' n\' I hr Ipc^inniiiL; dl' 1 hr dihl. Dahlias iirrd a 

 lMi--inc'^- I- ^(■(•iiic. -ddl, .li\ rrllai', wlicic lid I'linia.-i' heat 



STORING DAHLIAS IN WINTER 



rira^i iiildi'iii nil' lidw i<i kci'ji dalilia 

 liiilli^ iliilin;^ llic winter. 1 lia\i' sr\- 

 I'lal hlllhll'i'(| Ntdl'i'il iilhli'l' a licilrli ill 

 till' iMiilcr iiidin. Till' Imjli^ have liccn 

 llit'ir two week"- alhl I nutiiril that 

 h'dvi dl till in .-iri' shii\<'liii<; smiu'W hat . 

 |)di"- thi^ harm I lie Inillis.' Wiuilil tlicy 

 l\i'r|i ki'ilcr il [ilai'i'il in liaircl^ or lioxcs 

 ami i-d-,i'ri'i| with sdij.' | lia\i' iid loiim 

 till I iii'in ill mv ri-llar. When is the 

 iii'^t I mil' td ili\iilr till' IpiiIIis, ami how 

 i- t lii^ ihd'i' .' M \ |iM-at idli is rent ra I 

 Alal.aina. II. r, . ( '. 



^■dl| iiiii>l liidxr Vdiil ilalilia^ al diirr. 

 dl t 111 \ w i i I dl' >din )ii(l I I \ 111 i iifil. W hi'ii 



1-^ f\fv iiM'il; dill' wliirli will ki'i'|i [JO- 

 lalocs will ans\scr ailmiralijy i'oi" 

 ilahlias. '\'\\ Id liml lodin in \diir ih'I- 

 iai' for them. If yoii lia\e im shelves 

 to lax tlieiM on, try the |ilaii ot' wrap- 

 |iiiid the tiilieis in sheets ol' liows- 

 |ia|iers ami jiarkiny them in barrels. 

 These liarrels can he stoml on to|i of 

 diie aiiotlii r ami will not take ii|> much 

 I oom. 



The inliels can he ili\iiiei| any time 

 after the last of .Maidi. If vmi -ell 

 ilormant roots, a nioiitli latei will he 

 siilliciently early in your climate. !a'a\e 

 one |ioiii>ni ot tiilier and •in eye to 

 eadi set. This is easil. ilone liv nsiiis^ 

 a stidiie-, sliar|i knife. It started jilarits 

 are wanted, jilace the tiihers in the 

 yreenhonse a inont h liefore yon need 

 them. ' •'. W. 



RETAIL STORE MANAGEMENT 



WHAT THE LEADERS IN THE TRADE ARE DOING 



NEW WINDOWS FROM OLD. 



A siit,';_'evt ion t'or ■window di'corator> 

 who ;ne on the lookout I'or soniethind n 

 little dilVerent Ironi the usual run of 

 window display-- may lie ohtaiiied Iroiii 

 tlie din' h\ .lainc'^ (i. *'ro/ei, of (a'dar 

 Kajiids, la., whicli i^ ri'|iroduced on thi-> 

 pa^'e. Mr. < ro/.er places a hid)i (^sti 

 mate on the advertising; \alne of win 

 ■ low deciirat idii--, and tint without d,,()d 

 reason, t'or, he ri'i'ort-^. a displ;iy com 

 pO'^ed dl' a \ idjet hed. made up of t he 

 iuinclii's. with a c.ard rendiiiLl. ' " \N c 

 pick them while \ on wait.'' \\a> tlie 

 ineaii~ of hi-' -clliiiL; •">"" t'Um lic~ m unc 

 dav ill a tdw n nf pi.niin, 



J-'or this lea-dii Ml. (Id/.cl Lldi-s to 

 seme jiaiii- III the di'CdiatiiiL: dl his 

 ■window, lie has jinreascd the pdssiliili- 

 tie- lit' \aiiatiiin hs the >iiii|'le espe 

 dient dl' liiiyiiid ■ " Imil'l lips ' ' iidm tlie 

 winddw .jiessdrs df the department 

 stores. At'ti'i the\- liave ln'cii iis.'d in 



tlie dejiartllielit stiiles hr -rts thclll ld| 



little moiii'N aii'l adapt-- thcin fm his 

 ascv. in didci Id ~ecmc iiirlhei ^aii 

 atioii I iiim the di'liiiai-N ilorisi '> dis 



|.|a\, the liciilc in 'he wilelnw slmwil 

 hcii'with was dlitaiiiC'l I idiii diic d| the 



di\ l: |s mci'haiit- df the tnwii in 



ii'turii fdi III,' piivilc'jc df .|is]i|;i\ in- 

 hi< card ill tin- aiidldw -tatiirj that the 

 'trapiu'j \\ a ~ 'Inn.- P\ i In .ii\ :^dd.|s i-dh 

 cTii. I II 1 Ills ,-;i^, 1 ),,. ii-iiii' w .-IS .Ir.'ipi'd 

 in ,\ ellow. < 'II thi- staii'l l.csid.- !t was 

 ;t \;i-e of li'iiss.il riis,-^. licjdW :i few 

 orchid>. aim dii the llnnr Iwn m ihiee 

 liunclies df '. idji't^. k'di a li.-di.u'rdiiiid 

 a lew \ase- of clu \ s.-mt hcmiiins of the 

 larL'r'st .-i/e were u-ed. '"1 'ii'l not try 

 to lii't a -hdwiiiij- ot' e\eis lldW.-r that 

 we Ik-oI in stock." sa\s Mr. <'rd/(-r. 

 ''hut rather kept away I'rom pl.acin^ 

 too niin'ii in llio window. I helie\e that 

 as a rule llorists niaive a mistake !'y 

 trying' to ^ct too niucli of a \.'iriety of 

 .'-lock in t hoir displays. " 



Not onlv was the window a drawin;: 

 card in it-^elf. hut. in addition, tlio local 

 pai)ers, withotit solicitation, took occa- 

 sion to nial>e mention of thf display, to 

 the extent of wliat would have heen 

 nhnut ^10 worth of spar-e. says Mr, 



<'ro/er. had lie .i^one to the eN|iellse ol' 

 purchasing it. 



WHAT THE GROOM PROVIDES. 



Will \ ou kindl\ ad\ ise us what 

 ihiweis the ;jrooin pro\ idcN tor a wed- 

 din;:.' 1 >oes lie ;ilwa\-- fnrnisli the 

 111 idesmaids ■ Mowers.' We want to 

 know Just the [iro|ier tiling in the mat 

 ter of furnishing: tlowcrs for a wcddiii;: 



what the ;:rooni furnishes and what 

 is pliiv,i.led hv the hride or lier |'amil>. 



S. V. C. 



It is the c\|ierienci' df the lliirists 

 W ho c;ili'| to the ■ ■ Pni' ' ;nid nt lids iif 



the class which adhere- mo>t stridly to 

 the sdcial cdii\-i'nt idiis that the hride 

 :4rdiini furnishes only the tloweis )'(,| 

 the hride; that is, the Pride's hdiiipiet. 

 The hride's parents pidV ide the cliuridi 

 iir Imnie decorat imis ,iiid the lldWers tCi 

 the hiidesinaids and mai'l of lidiidi', al 

 tliiiuuli till- hdinpict I'd! the maid ot 



honor is sometimes provided hy the 

 hride liers(df. There are instances in 

 which til',' .uroom has provided the 

 llowers for tli(! hridesmaids. hut this is 

 the exception rather than the rule. 

 Social conventions, like most arhitrary 

 rules, are as easily hroken .-is ohserved, 

 according; to the exi^iencies ot tin? case, 

 hut for the Wi-ddin;: which is conductefl 

 ''according; to lloyle,'' the hriilegrooin 

 |iurchases only his hride'-; hdinpiet. 



TO CARRY THE CROOK. 



.\ suhsiiihei asks for an illustration 

 of the ciu'iect wav for a hiidesrnaid to 

 carry a shepherd 's crook. Hut, unfor- 

 tiinatelv, none smh is avail:ihle. If 

 some other re.-nler can supply the pic- 

 ture The Kev iew will do the rest. 



liy the way, what is the correct ■way 

 to cariv a shepherd's ciook.' .Many ;t 

 retailer no doiiht has heen asked the 

 ipiestion, and the ;iiiswers Imve been 

 various. One retailer was iioted. one 

 dav, hiin^ini; a st;itV hasket from the 



How James G. Crozer, Cedar Rapids. Uses Department Store Window Fittings. 



