Mat 20. 1916. 



The Florists^ Review 



25 



Memorial Day Wreath de Luxe, Using Galas Leave* Trimmed With Peonies and Valley. 



ritories save Alabama, Alaska, Arkan- 

 sas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Missis- 

 sippi, North Carolina, South Carolina 

 and Texas. In Virginia May 30 is ob- 

 served as a Confederate Memorial day. 

 June 3, the birthday of Jefferson Davis, 

 is observed as Confederate Memorial 

 day in Louisiana and Tennessee; April 

 26 in Alabama, Florida, Georgia and 

 Mississippi; and May 10 in North Caro- 

 lina and South Carolina." 



Another account states that "May 30 

 was chosen, possibly, as being the date 

 of discharge of the last Union volun- 

 teer of the war. The states which ob- 

 serve the law have adopted it singly, 

 there being no national law on the sub- 

 ject." 



This yjBar May 30 falls on a Sunday, 

 so that.;; May 31 will be observed as 

 Memorial day, a condition usually of 



assistance to florists, who find a double 

 holiday conducive to increased sales. 



CROP TO FOLLOW TOMATOES. 



I have been growing tomatoes and 

 lettuce in my houses in solid beds and 

 wish to find something besidjes lettuce 

 to follow the tomatoes for an early 

 fall crop. How would asters dot How 

 soon should the aster seed be sown to 

 get plants for putting out by Septem- 

 ber It W. W. M.— Colo. 



Asters would not prove at all a prof- 

 itable crop. If planted in September, 

 even if they grew and flowered well, 

 which is doubtful, they would be al- 

 most unsalable with chrysanthemums 

 on the market. If you want to grow 

 a fall crop, why not try chrysanthe- 



mums, planting the early varieties, 

 which would be all cut by November 

 It You could grow single violets from 

 October to April 1 and follow these 

 with tomatoes or cucumbers for a sum- 



mer crop, if you want 



a change. 



C. W. 



EABLY SPANISH IBIS. 



I would like to know if there are 

 any Spanish irises that will bloom about 

 the middle of May when planted out- 

 side in the fall. J. E. S.— Pa. 



None of the Spanish irises would 

 bloom as early as May 15 with you. 

 They would, in an average season, 

 bloom about Memorial day in your lati- 

 tude, probably during the first week in 

 June some seasons. C. W. 



