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The Florists^ Review 



45 



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An Easter Table Centerpiece Filled with a Variety of Light Colored Spring Flowers. 



■KMlium tliaii fern liber; add a little 

 lid, dry cow iiiaiiure and lnni])y cdiar- 

 oal. Divided ])laiits will hlooiii It^ss 

 .' rcely for oiii; .season, but will n'wv a 

 ■-'rand crop the second season. Plants 

 ■vliich may not Tieecl repottin<j can be 

 ^ivcn a little toj>(lressinfj. This, with 

 -ome .iudicious feedinj^, will carry them 

 'hi'onj^h all ri^ht. 



C. Leeaniim is still in flower, it also 

 should b(> treated in the same way as 

 ' '. insiyne after llowerinjj^. This is 

 1 valuable florist'^' cypripeijinm. 

 vortliy of increased attention. Tlic 

 )ld < '. \illosum is now cominj^ in sea 

 "11. Here is another "jjood commeri'ial 

 ort ; still ancither is ( '. Sailieri anriMim. 

 The ( ypiiprilinni^ n'(|uire somewhat 

 nore shade tiian ■ at t Icya-^. nr their 

 'A'ill be (lander ut' the t'eliaLie ■~<-(iri-li 

 n^'. They appreci;i| e '^pr.'iy i ni;^ ii\ er 

 lead and enjuy ;i uinre stiilVy atniii^ 

 diere than cattleN;]^ .and helias. 



MEXICAN TUBEROSES. 



(an ydll tell ine whethel- the Me\ic:ili 

 \'erbi(intni ML,' tllbelcj^e will d<i Well ill 



iKlian.a .' I!x|d:ii n the iiat ii ri' nt' it^ 

 'oWer~. ete. ('. V. Ind. 



1 ]ilesiinie villi refer te the idinninli 

 ■le.\ie;in tllbeliise. (ir pdliailthes. I 



ave ne\er met with .•my piisses'-inLi 

 \erbloominir <|iialities, tiioniih tlie\ 

 nay be so de^ciibeil in Minie catahiiiiies. 

 I'nberoses <;in b(> ^rown nnder ^l.ass, 

 n pots, boxes oi- belic)l(\s. A blisi< h(>;it 

 nits them best. Uiilbs can be planted 

 iitdoors in your iatituile about May 1. 

 'over the bnlbs to a depth of twn 

 aches. Gi\(' them an open an(l siinti\' 

 I>ot. The soil can be liyht. but moii 

 ratfdy ricdi; it shonld be free from 

 resli manure. ^'ou shoiiM ;,fet a ^oo'i 



crop of spiki'S ludoic free/.in;,' weather. 

 The Hpikes will not come all to<^eth(!r, 

 by any means, and this fact has prob- 

 ably caused someone tii dnb them e\-er- 

 bloomers. ( :. \V. 



CASH AND CUT FLOWERS. 



The {"lower (Irowcrs' l)epot, IM. 

 Littnuui, district nianaj^'ei-, Abraliam 

 Littman, |iresi(ient .and t le.a-uicr, \v;i> 

 .■stablished October :',1, I'.il I. at ;;17 

 Westminster street. I'l (i\ elence, I,', I., 

 with ;iims different frrjin mo-t ret;iil 

 stores. <)ne w;is tn p;iy r.i-ii f<ir all 



-lni-1^ -hioiped to the' -.tele b\ ll r<pW 



Outside the Flower Growers' Depot. 



ers, immediat(dy ujion re<eipt of the 

 Mowers. Anothei- was to distribute 

 larpe (juantities of llovvers at low cash 

 prices, with the object of offset tin;^ 

 the small m.ar^in of profit by tlu' iar^e 

 \(dume fd" bilsine«<. The he.ad of tlie 

 conceiii lepoit-^ that the jd.an is a suc- 

 ce-<s. The ;,rici\\ ers a If ;;lad to iecei\c 

 tiie piompt p.'iynieiit of c;i-h in return 

 for their stork. That the |iui)lii' t.akf's 

 kiii'iiy to the idea is ~liown iiv the fact 

 th;it l."),no(i c'l rnat idiis were ^cdd during 

 the fii>.| weelx of l-"el i nia r V. in .•eldition 

 to lar^ie (pi;i nt it ies ui' other llower-. 



TABLE CENTERPIECES. 



The i::i-l<-i' table will r:i|| |,,r a .-eii- 

 tel|iie.-e iif - | . r I 1 1 iT lloWei-. It <hi.illd l.i' 

 ~oniet ll i Ii'_;- low, -IP ;is hut to ob^riire tllC 



\ WW. |-'reiiiii'iit ly 1 he tbiri-t will be 

 '■alh'd upon tn hi! -onie i ei-i-|it :i'de nwned 

 li\' the eii-toiiier, but in other in-laiiees 



he r;i|| -ell t lie I e.- . ■ [ .1 ;l r ! ,. With t li.- llnW- 

 el>. In -ll'li r;i-r- ; i low, loillid or (i\al 

 ba-ket i> to lie reriiiii nieiM leij. ei|ilipped 

 \\ it h a t I II b iie|- that i- w atii' t i _'lit. 



AVitil ~lh|i ;i reri-pt .■ede. prii\i-io|| is 



liei-i ^a 1 \' to lti;ike the liiiWrr- -ia\ in 



I'lace. ( )|ii- lloli-t take- .•,•! I ,. Ml thi< 



in the autiinm b\' proi-u n ii._'' .-ii: | -tor- 

 iiiLr a lai.re (|ii;intity nt" .jiod ni.'ipevine 



twii^-. but dtieij Wlkl -imI;i\. t'rolll 

 Whi'h the lea\e< h;i\e bieii -tllp[.e.|. is 



ju--t as L'ood. The liner c-nn l,.- -tiiffe.) 

 with tlie^e twii^s befm-e it i- filled witli 

 water. Inserting the stem-; between the 

 twiLTS will enable t!ie tlorist to place 

 the flowers just wIkmi' he wants them. 

 Tn tlH> acrompanyin'i illii-t r;it ion tin? 

 centerpiece w.as in a recept.acde iie.-irly 

 two t'eet in dianiider, I'or a lariie table. 

 It was made up of a i:reat \ariet\- of 

 th(^ popul.ar spriiiLX Houers. ,'ill in li:_'ht 

 color-;, .and did not •-taiid as liii^h a< the 

 diameter id' tile pan. 



