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The Florists^ Review 



OCTOBKB 7, 1915. 



isfetion ^nd 



1^5^ Becision 



LICENSE FOE FLOWER VENDERS. 



A test case, relative to Street and 

 doorway flower peddlers operatiiig with- 

 out a state license, was blrought into 

 court August 10 at Lynn, Mass. An 

 itinerant vender of flowers, Harry Fein- 

 zig, of Boston, was arrested by the 

 board of control, which was desirous of 

 securing a ruling on this matter. H. 

 Feinzig was prosecuted and found 

 guilty of violating the laws regulating 

 itinerant venders. He was not fined, 

 but his conviction is intended to stand 

 as a warning to others who set up tem- 

 porary flower stands for the sale of 

 flowers. 



Since early spring many persons have 

 set up street and doorway stands and 

 sold flowers. The florists of Lynn con- 

 tended that this business was of a tem- 

 porary and transient nature, and re- 

 quired a state license. They carried 

 their complaints to the board of con- 

 trol, and secured the ruling in this test 

 case, which, it is expected, will free 

 the trade from competition of this kind. 



INJURY TO STOCK BY FUMES. 



The Louisiana Supreme court has 

 recognized the right of a florist or nurs- 

 eryman to recover damages for injury 

 to growing stock caused by fumes 

 emitted from nearby factories. In the 

 case in which the decision was handed 

 down, the court affirmed a judgment in 

 favor of a florist for the destruction 

 of his plants by fumes which the wind 

 had blown from the defendant's fer- 

 tilizer factory. It was found that the 

 florist sustained his right to recover 

 damages by showing that at the time 

 his plants were destroyed, the defend- 

 ant's factory was freely emitting 

 fumes, gases and acids, which were 

 capable of destroying plant life, and 

 that the wind was blowing the fumes 

 toward his premises, some 900 feet 

 away, and that there was no other 

 known agency of destruction existing 

 in the neighborhood. S. 



PLANTS FOR CARPET BEDDING. 



I expect to plant some fancy-lettered 

 beds next season and I am taking the 

 liberty of asking you for a few hints 

 on the subject. What plants are the 

 best to uset Do you think alternan- 

 theras are good for the purpose? Also, 

 what varieties bring out the most pleas- 

 ing contrasts? J. H. M.---Can. 



In the way of foliage plants I would 

 recommend Alternanthera aurea nana, 

 golden yellow; A. brilliantissima, red 

 and yellow; A. Jewel, red shading to 

 crimson, yellow markings; A. parony- 

 chioides, dwarf habit, crimson and red, 

 shaded green; alyssum, dwarf white; 

 Alyssum Little Gem, pure white; Eche- 

 veria secunda glauca, fine for edgings 

 or letterings; Lobelia Emperor William, 

 dark blue; Santolina chamsecyparissus, 

 silvery gray foliage. With alternan- 

 thera this will need some pinching or 

 clipping through the growing season. 



In the way of plants which flower 



persistently, any of the dwarf fibrous- 

 rooted begonias of the Erfordii type 

 are good, as is B. Gloire de Chatelaine. 

 Pink and scarlet are the most decided 

 colors in these begonias. For a blue 

 flower one of the dwarf ageratums, like 

 Stella Gurney, would do well in your 

 latitude. C. W. 



CUTTING BACK SNAPDRAGONS. 



When is the proper time to cut back 

 snapdragons so as to have them in 

 bloom around the holidays? They are 

 budding now, but not heavily. 



P. H. S.— 111. 



This is a difficult question to answer. 

 If the plants were propagated from 

 cuttings and have been topped but 

 once, I would advise breaking back all 

 forward shoots. If they are seedling 

 plants, I would let them come. Where 

 blooms are desired in December, it is 

 best to time your plants. Take cut- 

 tings in May or sow seed in June. 



G. S. Kamsburg. 



REPOTTING POINSETTIAS. 



I have a number of poinsettia plants, 

 about two feet in height, with two or 

 three branches. They are thrifty 

 plants in 4-inch pots. I should like to 

 know whether the plants should be re- 



potted into 6-inch pots. If I take cut- 

 tings now, will the plants put out new 

 growth so as to be in bloom for Christ- 

 mas, or will they be too late in bloom- 

 ing? A. H. — Va. 



It is now too late to put in cuttings 

 of poinsettias. The plants from which 

 you took the tops would make feeble 

 breaks 'and the bracts would be small. 

 Shift your plants irom 4-inch to 6-inch 

 pots. Do not let them get too much 

 potbound before doing so. Use a soil 

 consisting of three parts of good 

 fibrous loam, well decayed, aiid one 

 part well rotted manure. Cow manure 

 is the best. Give your plants a night 

 temperature not lower than 60 degrees 

 after the bracts show; then they will 

 be well expanded for Christmas. 



C. W. 



WHEN TO PLANT CLEMATIS. 



Will you please tell me when to plant 

 clematis, and also if I should take cut- 

 tings or plant seeds? I took cuttings in 

 the spring and did not succeed in get- 

 ting them rooted. I shall appreciate 

 any information. J. F. R. — 111. 



Spring is the best time to plant clem- 

 atis. I presume you refer to C. 

 paniculata, although there are a number 

 of other hardy varieties in cultivation. 

 This clematis seeds abundantly and is 

 propagated from seed. Sow the seeds 

 when ripe and carry them over in a 

 coldframe or greenhouse. Usually they 

 will not germinate until the following 

 summer. If grown in nursery rows for 

 a couple of years, the plants are quite 

 strong. I have never had any success 

 in planting clematis in the fall. 



C. W. 



From Real Life. 



Female Patron: One of my goldfish 

 disappeared from the bowl last night. 

 What could have happened to it? 



Wise Florist: Did you look on the 

 floor near the bowl? 



F. P. (on the telephone an hour 

 later): Oh, I just called up to tell you 

 I found the poor little fish in the car- 

 pet sweeter. K. & G. 



Customers' Logic. 



A young man entered a flower store, 

 seemingly regardless of a sign, "Fresh 

 Paint," that hung on the woodwork. 

 Discovering his trousers besmeared a 

 fresh green, he indignantly began to 

 "bawl out" the florist. 



"It's your own fault," exclaimed 

 the florist. "Didn't you see that sign, 

 'Fresh Paint'?" 



"Of course I did," was the peevish 

 reply, "but I didn't believe it." 



"Why shouldn't you believe it?" 

 demanded the florist. 



"I thought it was like the sign, 

 'Fresh Flowers,' on those roses I 

 bought the last time I was in here." 

 Sprinkleproof Sam. 



An Awk'id Moment. 



She: "Oh, do be keerfuU You trod 

 right on me corns." 



He: "Sorry. Why do you grow such 

 things?" 



She: "I grows 'em for a 'obby, same 

 as some grows orchids and such things. ' ' 



O. W. E. 



Why Florists Enlist. 



A woman carrying a large market 

 basket and a pair of shears came to 

 the greenhouse one day and said: "My 

 brother-in-law is dead, and I want to 

 get some flowers." 



"What do you desire?" said I. "A 

 bouquet or a piece?" 



"Oh, just loose flowers, I expect to 

 make my own piece, a Masonic design. 

 I will sew the flowers on pastboard. " 



"All right, I can let you have some 

 loose flowers." 



"I brought my basket and shears 

 along, and I will just help myself. You 

 have lots of flowers." 



"We always do our own cutting. 

 About what amount do you want?" 



"A quarter's worth, anyway. And 

 please charge it." 



