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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



Jam Ai!v :;<;. r.M),-.. 



I'l'ihl wImic iii.-niy |iii/t- ;iii' l(i--i. S(i.-li 

 .'I Ml I ill \ .•|'~ r',ii(|i:iiil |rv>, lui' ilist.-iiirt', 

 i- III I" M I-.-1 imi wIhmi iIm- |1.i\\,.|- is yiuiiiL; 

 .1 ii'i I :i ilili •• l:i ''I ~ I III' in:i ii w Ihi .-illnw s 

 lii^ I .i^ii.iiil I (■-■- t.i .|(\.'|.i|, 1 iu> TiilU hr- 

 \'>y>- ■iI'iiil;. while ih.ii .i v| \\ hi !,■ ^r,-iihl 

 ^ :il ii'i \ , I 'li'V.i Hill. ..Illy i. .-iciirv ;i sliUi- 

 iM |.il 1 1 .-1 ii 111 In! .■xliilii I ii.ii ;it'tir h,-i\ili'.^ 



■-Ii" III :l|..:n I III' I .1;| III V I'mi- ||i;| n V ,|;|\ s 

 .•llnl lii'illL; .■llliiWr.l 111 .|r\i'|..|i \iT\ 1llll\ 

 lirl'iir: iMlilll:;. I 'ii'l Wnli llic^,. 1 \\ , . ex- 



'ii'iiic- 111',- iiKiiiy ^ i:i. I.MI inn- :ui(|. ;!> Iic- 

 rmi' -.lull. I. it r:ill- iifiiin llu' l.r-l jihIl;- 



llli'lll .-lll.i I'liilhlr^l I'X |iiTii'lh-ii .-ll rriil- 

 ) 1 1 : 1 1 i . 1 . 



Ill . nr I II _; I'l ir i-\ li i I li I i. m .-ill i:!.-]. 

 .-Ill-- .•..||i[.|.I .■ ;i II. 1 k.';-|. I li;il .-|;i--. In || - 

 -1-1 I' I I . III! I 111- 1 illl.- II 111 i I I 1 i- V) ;i;_.|>. I, 



• .iih .-illl iii;i ul; Lin. .in- I.. -I r.'ii^l Iumi ili.' 



.■|;i-- \.iii .-ll.' inn-I .li'sil-.ill- ,.l' W i lini ll;_;. 



Storing and Handling. 



I'.i.i.iiii- -! I.i II. ii III- nii: i.r \\.-i;.-r 



1. -11^ .-I I'l.-i .lit I i iil; :i ii.1 il iv :i m....! 

 |||;i ll 1 1. mimIm- .■! I'|i--li i-iil .III ill,- -!. i;i- 

 .■I t't .1 \ ii!i 1 I .-i.-li I hi' -1 . il'iii;^ I . .. ,111 ;i ii. I 1 1, • 

 !'• .' .' [lilt I i 11!^ 1 'ii'lli illl., w III ll'. 



\|li.-h l:;i- !,i-i-|| wiUIi-ii .,|i Ihc -iil,i,-,-| 

 n I :i -.1 ,.| Hil; I ."'III I'nl' iilnnlll-. 1,111 I |„- I 

 I ii'\ I' I li.-il :i liy I , mill ..| .-.-I |,-| r w |ii,-h 

 iiirci- lii.' I'. ,|l,i\\ i iil; i'i'i|iii rmii'iil - will 

 111- -.-ll i-l'.'u-i iir\ : Tin- :iii- iiiii-t In kijii 

 pill, .-iliil -Wii'I ;il|i| lliiM|cT;iti'l\ 'll>'. 



Ilinii:^li :i litii lit iiiiiiiii-ly cn iiimr .-it iiil; 



nml-tllli- I-. Imt III illl inii-.. It inil--t lint 



In- t.it:il!\ .|;iik. Till' I •'iii[ii'i-;Uiir(' iiiii-.t 

 111' k,'|i| ;i Inw iln^rri'< IdWi'i- 11i;iti Ihe 



IliLlIlt 1rlll|ii-f;lt llfi^ n1' ynlir n r<'<'ii ln Hl^'"- 



In -iH-li ;i )il;i.-r t iio llnwcfs sliniiM sf-riTid 

 ;it lr;i-t -ix liniir< .-11111 iii.'iy -tain! si>\rr;il 

 il;i\v !,,-t'nin |i;ii-kiii^. Winn kr|it iiinii' 

 11i;iii t\\riil\ t'niiv hnins tlm \\;iIit vlnmlii 



liT nl' nfc'it iiii|i(irt:iiic<'. IIS varieties of 

 liinh cnlnr arc csjiccialiy easily bniis^etl 

 iiniiiriliat :'l\ altiT iiiltint; ainl it' blnuiiis 

 .'iin laiil ilnwii nil ;i inii;;li lioai'tl or •CO- 

 iiii-nt liciicli. nr ra icli'ssly Uiioc-kod toyotli- 

 II wliili- cariyin^ fruiii llic liotise to tiie 

 iiinliiiL; innin. thry will .-^iii-cly show llio 

 ■ I'tirls laliT. ami nn thr olisorvaiico of 

 1iii'-.i' minnr iminl-: nrtcti h.'inns success. 



Ml llnwiM- whirh h;i\c an inclinat inii 

 tn i|l'nn|i nl liaii^ tlifir lirails ill the 

 -li^hlot .li-i^ii'i- sliniilil lie supported ill 

 .■I ii;,iill\ iipi-iL!hi iinsiliini. There ;ire 

 -•■\'ii;;l iintiiii.l-- n\' ;nTiiiniilisliiiirr this 

 I'lnl. A will' rin;;' likn ,'in nriliii.ary i-;ii 

 nalinii v|||,|,n|i may lie attadieil In the 

 iar in smh :i iii.aiinrr that il will ad as 

 a -iippnii I'ni' lhc Mnnms, ami siniie 

 imnph- iii\ In till- iinii))|(. i)t' lyni;; ;i \\ii'e 

 In nai-h strin. 



\\liatc\iT inntliml iv iiM'il. lliev Illll^t lie 



-iippnrtril I'nun llm \cry lime they ;ire 

 '■lit. till ihi- lir-t 1 w n nr Ihrce linnrs in 



\\.'lti'l' i> tin- limn whiMl lllnst (it thn stif- 



ii'iiiiiL; ami haiih'iiinn- i;ikn< plai-e ami 

 1 1' Ihn vinin- harilnii in ;i lieiir nv <-nr\e,l 



pn-itinll. >Illi-ei|llnli| sil ppnli i 11 n- \\ j || he 



ll-.-ll-S. 



Packing for Shipment. 



I.iki all till- ntlit-|- nsseinial steps ill 

 the ta-k III' plai-iiiL;' lilnniiis in I lie exhi- 

 liitinll liall. p;ii-killU I he lilnnins Inr sllip- 

 meiil is an nperatimi nl' the ntiiinst im- 

 pnltain-i-. Ihe aim lieilli; In y'el llle lilnnins 

 ihrnniih in the innsl peit'eet eomlitinli. 

 ami any extra altenlinii nliich can lie 

 L;i\en In ihi- wmk i^ ceilaiiily lime well 

 ■-pent. The must impnrtaiit point is tn 

 prevent ihe li|nnni< I'rniii boe(iniiii;i 

 i-n;--liei| nt m.asheil nut i<{' sli.'ipe. This 



-lliillhl lie \e|-\- earetullv a\nii|e"l. 1'nr if 



M. A. Patten's Variegated, Mikado. 



l.e tlesiHiii., 1 ailil the -ti-lii- leiait e\erv 



jnni i»i lie. 



Ill h.-in.lliiii: lilnnin- at all -lanes. es. 



I l;ill\ with \,-iri.-|ie- .it inlell^e e.il.il. 



Slleh .-e- A.lnlli-.. i;le,-|I i-;ire -hnlihl 1„- ('\. 



eiei-e.| t.. a\..ii| hriii-in-;. Thiv i- a mat- 



I he lilnail liutlnm nl la \- petaN lieininO 



Kent nr piessed dnun, il i-- aliiin-r eer- 

 taiii ihat t lioy will imt re-jfaiii llieir 

 pi. 'pel Inrm when set up I'm- exhitiji inn. 

 Olio of tlio sinifilest niethn.ls nf acenin- 

 pli-liiii^ ihi- einl, ami niH- th;ii i- taiily 



elHcticiuus. is to place the blooms upon 

 pillows, or small mils nt j>aper as leu^ 

 as the wiijlh (it' till' linx and alinnt one 

 .-iml line half imdies thick. 



.\ ninre ihoronyli iiielhnd is In ciil <mi- 

 iiilar paslehoard <liscs, the size (if llui 

 binoins, with a hole in the center large 

 eiiniii-h to slip over tlio stem aiitl calyx 

 s(i that llio disc Avill ]>ress .ij^-.-iinst the 

 back (if the tlnwcr, lioldiiijjf the ray pet- 

 als in a ]ierfectly lioriznnt al position. 

 These must be used ill c(iiinecrion with 

 llie jiillnws. and lliey keep the blooms, in 

 perl'ect shapes; indeed, in ninny cases iin- 

 pin\iiin the I'orm nt irregular blooms. 



,\s In packiiie- the lilnonis, there are .as 

 in.-iny dil'l'er(>iit nielhnds as there are ex- 

 hibitni's. If the shipment is a long one 

 we lia\i> found it a udod ]il:in tn lay the 

 ends 111' the stems ii|jnn wet tissue ]ia])er 

 and |ilare :> layer nt' wet tissue over 

 e\ei'y l;iyei- n|' sleins, sn Ihat the ends 

 nt the -leiiis, I'reshlv i-eclil, are all snr- 

 rniiii.leil li\- ninisture. The tlowcrs should 



be packed \\illl their lieilds all nlle way. 

 and a cle,-|l pressed lirillly dnw 11 near 

 the hiwer I'lid nf the stems eVeiy liflll nr 



sixth rnw. 



l-'or niir midwinter slmws, xcrv hea\y 

 liniiie- nt' bnxes is necessary, so some 

 expe.ljent must be adnpted lo prevent 

 1he he.-i\ y layers nt' paper, which are 

 liirned over llie tnp. freiii resting on 

 th(^ blooms. :is Ihis will i-erl.aiiily joess 

 ihein nut of -hape. 



ir I here are several boxes, it is .n 



nnn(l plan In Ill.'llk llle cnntellts bv 



classes nil the outside of each. 

 An Uncertain Factor. 



It llie discussion of ihi^ piiper brings 

 niil a recipe for the s.il'e and exi»editi(ius 

 lianiHing of the boxes by the express 

 (•(mipanies the writer will be dexdiilly 

 1h;inkfnl. The only rule we know is: 

 (;i\e Your boxes to llle eompaiiy and 

 join tlii> ' ' I )oii 't ^Vorly <lnb. 



It' vour exhibit is small, however. ;in 

 exiclleiit method is 1o biiv a cheap trunk, 

 make three 1 r.ays to Ml in il. pack ymir 

 lloweis very firmly, till vmir upper vest- 

 jinckel with cigars willi bands around 



llielll. Vnlir Inwer limkets \\itll *'(]uar- 

 t,is. ■' and take it thrnugli a-^ i>aggag(>. 

 It' Mill ii-e this nietlind ymi must not 



exp(-c1 tn •'experuilce llle comfort^ of 

 lllia\el."' lo (llinte Mr. 1 )o(iley. becaus(> it 

 1- liecessarv lo follow the example of the 

 ile[ihaiil and stay (dn-e In ydur trtiiik. 



Staging the Blooms. 



\nw, (In lint tllillk liei.-iese yiiur blimmS 



.'i|.- line. h.i\e b(-eii Well packed, and ha\i' 

 .-iiii\ed ill lime, that tin- priz<> is wmi. 



It is impns'^ible tn <i\ crest im.'lle the 



\aliie nt sl.-igiiig the blooms properly. It 

 i- -ate In a'-serl that where there ai>' ;i 

 niinibi-r of eiiliie^ ot aliimsl e(|ual merit. 



the Mnnllis wllildl a IC lUnsI etfecli\el> 



^taee.l have fi\e |>oinls :id\ ant.age. Thi- 

 i- inaiiiK the result nt the first impres- 

 -i.iii nil the iiidg< >-. .Iinigcs are liuman 

 .iii'l llie ninsl iinp.i It iai man in the Wdrld 

 laniiol possibly axoiil luing iiilluence(i. lo 

 a eeit-iiii exiciit. by hi-; tii'vt impression, 

 fniined niicoiisciou'^ly the \cry inst.int 

 hi- eyes take ill the various enli-i(>s. 



The standaid for an artistic |>arlor ar- 

 rangement will not fit tli<^ exhibit inn. 

 The aim lure i< to show every bloom in 

 siiidi in.-inner thai it will emphasize IIh- 

 s.ilieiit point'^ ot' the scale for .jndgine. 

 The blooms shonhl be .aiiaiiged e\i'iil\. 

 it possible, not ;illnwinL; aii\' bloniii tn 

 tnmh il-; iieiglilinr. |-]\eiy inch ot stein 



pn--ilile shnllld show .-llinXe the Vase .-llliI 



the stem- vlmiiM l„- h.'lil vei'V liL-htlv 



