Mat'2«. 1916. 



The Rorists' Review 



29 



Window and Porch Boxes on an Indiana Residence, Planted by W. A. & J. S. Bittler, of Kokomo. 



larium, Cobsea scandens, ivy-leaved 

 geraniums, German ivy, or senecio, 

 Kenilworth ivy and glechoma. 



It is a fact that in most of the Tvin- 

 dow boxes the plants languish from 

 an insufficient water supply. Impress 

 upon customers the need of an abun- 

 dance of moisture and that some liquid 

 manure or even a light top-dressing of 

 some plant food from time to time will 

 prove of great benefit to them. 



Cemetery Vases. 



The filling of cemetery vases con- 

 stitutes another important branch of 

 florists' work in many places. Not only 

 are vases filled and placed in posi- 

 tion, usually on or about Memorial 

 day, but a contract is made to keep 

 them watered at so much per vase for 

 the season. The price of watering will 

 depend much on the number of vases 

 to be cared for, convenience of water 

 supply, convenience to one's own es- 

 tablishment and size of vases. Not 

 less than $2 per vase for watering for 

 a season should be charged, and $2.50 

 to $3 is more likely to afford a profit. 



The vases of mixed plants are good 

 if green plants only are used and the 

 vases are of large size, but the ten- 

 dency is more and more toward re- 

 stricting to one variety. Thus solid 

 vases of scarlet, white or pink gera- 

 niums are, perhaps, the most effec- 

 tive of all flowering plants. Use no 

 hanging plants with them. Do not use 

 mixtures of other geraniums or any 

 other flowering plants and your cus- 

 tomers will be all the better pleased. 

 In some cemeteries miscellaneous mix- 

 tures are frowned upon and not tol- 

 erated. This is as it should be. We 



have had too many freaky plantings in 

 God's acre. If there is one place more 

 than another where there should be 



Put One on Your Own Lawn. 



harmony in using bedding or vase 

 plants, it is in a cemetery. 



Handling the Bush. 



As there is always a tremendous 

 rush of work near Memorial day, all 

 possible filling of vases, hanging bas- 

 kets and window boxes should be done 

 in advance of the time they are 

 wanted. It may not be possible to 

 give these greenhouse space, but you 

 can probably arrange for some tempo- 

 rary protection in case of a cool wave. 

 Use plants of good size; the older 

 geraniums will bloom far more freely 

 than late winter propagated ones. 

 Plant quite closely, in order to give im- 

 mediate effect. Some reductions in 

 balls may, in certain cases, be neces- 

 sary, but it is best to disturb the roots 

 as little as possible. 



Where vases are of large size, some- 

 times of iron, at other times earthen- 

 ware, they cannot be profitably moved. 

 In such cases the only plan is to use 

 a team, sending along the necessary 

 new compost and plants, so that the 

 .iob can be done in good shape on the 

 lot. 



THE VASE PICTURES. 



The illustrations of concrete lawn 

 vases in this issue reproduce photo- 

 graphs showing the work of F. A. Park- 

 mire, of the Lake Shore Greenhouse, 

 1429 Morse avenue, Chicago. In each 

 case Dracaena indivisa was used in the 

 center. In one of the vases S. A. Nutt 

 geranium was used, with vincas and 

 English ivy. In the other, in addition 

 to the red geraniums, white petunias 

 and marguerites were used with the 



