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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



1067 



A Department Store Decoration at Kansas City, by W. J. Barnes. 



iii^ or ^I'lliiij^ lipd ili'iisc. in'uiir ;it llic> 

 • ml of .Iiilv. N'oii 'Aill SCI- [litter- lln'ii 

 .just \\ hat is iiori'ssjiiy to mil away. 

 l']voi't;ri'<'iis. so-i-all('il. also \\ui\\ littli' 

 [iniiiiiiy unless iisiil fm luilois, aipl 

 this' is Ix'ttcr ilonc in .Inly. 



TIk; linio to |>innr a hi'il^i' of a ihii'l 

 nous shriili will i|i'|iciiil rnliii'ly mi uiial 

 Till' shnili i-^. If it is |iii\il. thru now 

 is llic tiinr III |iniiii ami il shoiilii In' 

 prnriril haik to \\ifhin IIm' or six imhis 

 of wlini' the tiiowth starlril last ~|iiiiiy. 

 A ilia|iti'r i-oiilil lir wiitton on t hr mis 

 maiiauciMriil of thrsr |ili\i'I llnlyi s. It 

 is liiolT oftili iliii' lo thr irii|iat iriirr of 

 Ihf iiwiirr. who wants a tiiii' licil^^i- in 

 alioni, two yrars. 'I'lir inrn a^i' in its 

 size iimst III' slow ami <iiailnal. 1 1 

 should lie liidail at the liasr. iianov\iMy 

 to till' top. It is moll' tinii's miii Iho 

 ii'M'lsr anil whi'ii that is tin.' iiisr llnri' 

 ari' only naki'il strnis foi' a lo"' '<>' 

 two. as ornatni'tital as a hoaiil liii'i! 



Till' licaiitifnl iitllc Itirliiii- 'I'lmn 

 liiTyii. so liaiil\' ami nral. --honlil l"' 

 iniini'il now. It is not fiylit to aliini|il 

 to kri'|i this |.lanl ;is formal a< ;i |iii\i'l. 

 I'nttiiii; liark thi' st nmyi'sl ;:iowtii^ with 

 .■I knitV is all that shmilil In- .Ion.'. 'I'lir 

 iviliiiiia I .la|ia iii'--i' i|niiirii maki- a 

 most lii'autifiil hi'il;;r. Mmi'l loin-li it 

 iiiilil it is lint of lliiwii : Ihiii iTiiiir. 

 'riio .\fiii-an tanialix i> aUn n-iii for 

 a hiilni' whrrr formality is no' wanli"l. 

 It -hoiihl mil 111' tiiiii'liril in ill'' ^priny 

 until its inmimrralilr littli- pink lilo--om-- 

 :irr ^oni' ; t In-n i-nt h.ar'l liark. 



When to Prune. 



I'.ioailly spiakiiiu. ni'.'iriy all shnilis 

 ran III' i-hissi'il into two uronps a^ tar 

 as pniiiinf; is i-om-i'l-nnl ; \ i/.. Iho-^'^ that 

 -i-t thi'ir llowiT Imils in tin fall ami 

 Ihosr that llowi'r on the i-iirr«n1 or 

 ■<iirini' ami ^iimmi'r '^rimth. \^ '' will 



laki' till' riimmon lila- as an rxaniph' of 

 till' lirst lirmip. 'I'hi' lilai- srls its llown 

 liii'ls till' pir\ ions snninn'r ami f;ill ami 

 is ri'aily to Inirst into lilooin at (ion. 

 ."^prin;; 's siinimons. .Now. to mt li.'iik 

 •^I'M'irly till' last siiinini'r's yrowih wimhl 

 risiilt in yonr L;<'ttiip.^ a stroiiM ^rowth 

 Inif little lliiwer. So all this i-lass. if 

 pniniiij.; is iieeessaiy at all. anil it iloes 

 aiiioiiiit to a nei-essity with some, shoiihl 

 lie prnneil iliiei-tly the lilooin li;i~ 



ilroppeil. 



.\s an e.xample ol' the other ^roiip. or 

 those w liieh slionhl lie |irnnei| in earU 

 snriiij;. We will take the popiilai haiih 

 llyilraiioea panieulata. If yon left all 

 the last year's wooil you \Miuhl ;;et a 

 L;rowtli from every eye, but it wonhl lie 

 i-riiwileil ami weak ami the tlowers woiihl 

 lie small. P>y rutliii;: last summer's 

 growth liaek to, say. four or live eyes 

 Villi wiiiiM Mel pleiily of sirori;; o|i,\\ths 

 ami lai';;e llmvers. There are also -hiiili- 

 that, when well esia lilisheil. want to In 

 left ;ilone. Ileie ale .a \'r\\ f.'imiliar 

 shrnlis ami the time to prune theni. 



I'niiie in spiino: ||. |'. ihm".. 1|\ 

 ilraneea panieulata ^ramlillnra. weiuelia. 

 eolilen (»|ilor, late lloweriny spiiaas. .-il 



theas ill variety, lierlnlis. pllil.-nlelphu-. 



syinphorieai'iios. 



I'niiie after lloweiino; I'yru^ .lap 

 onie:i. foi'sythia, tainaiix. I'rnniis tiilo 

 'la. ilw.'U'f almomi, Spiriea prniifolia. 

 'leut/.ia, lilae, hardy azaleas, stapliyle.i. 



A \ery jroml jTiiidf is that the early 

 tloweriiio- shrnlis should he prnned after 

 tlowcriiio; and tlio Into lloweriu- kinds 

 liefore they sttiil in the spriiiji. 



WlI.l.IAM Siirn. 



I'i.<ii;i\. li.i..— riiarles Lnverid^^e is en 

 InryiiiM- Ids plant this sprinj^- to the ex- 

 tent of .'I laf-lnad of roof innieiial re 

 '■' ived fioin A. Dietsi-h < 'o.. ('hieaui'. 



A PLEA FOR VARIETY. 



We are ill leeeipt 1 1 1' the f 1 1| h nvi U j; 



loiiimnnii-at ion fiiiii a I'liiladelphiti 

 leader \\liii addre-^ses his letter ''Mear 

 K'lAlhw" ami refers to himself a^ an 

 amaleiii' llorist. whiih lie eerlaiiilx' is 

 not. lie jirolialily nie.'int amateur con- 

 liiliiitor. liiit his ideas are worthv of 

 loiisiderat ion. ami We take plea-.nrr in 



prim ill" t he let (el : 



■ ■ I I rilst t hal It ma \ not lie t iioiiehr. 

 iiimeili'd for me. an amateur llorist. t," 

 L;i\e some ide;is io professionals. I liavp 

 learned niiieh from voii; the artieles vou 

 print ha\e helped me miieli in mv little 

 liii^iiies^. lint to t he point . 



'•The larnation from the Imyers ' point 

 III \ lew is losiui,' its \alue. It ua-. fash- 

 loii.'ilile, it lieeaine popiil.-ir and now it is 

 eettine- out .d' date. Still the -rowi'rs 

 devote muili spare ami time to its ridti- 

 valiiiii. The papers nie full of |iir)iiie~ 

 ol' new- sorts and the liest methods of 

 i.'iisine theiit. The llorists ;iiid -rowers 

 appreriate tlieii- size and lieaniy. lull >he 

 [lulilir doe^ not. To them Lawsoii .'ind 

 iiiir ureal I'iam-ee are the same, liofh 

 pink rarnat imiv, iiothinix more. 



••I arraiiee der-orat i-ns. Uerently 

 wlieii We were diseiissiiio- Mowers fm a 

 diiimi- talile, the lady threw ,ip her liaieK 

 .iiid exi'laiiui'd: 'Not r.'irnalioiis ' I 

 would as s<ion oj^,. mv o||est» plain 

 lii.iled |iotatoes, ;is tie- .-a rn;it ii uis one 

 -ees everyw hero. ' 



•'Theie is a orcat. demand for Mowers 

 one does not soo pvorywhori' and h.is not 

 veeii for a nmiilior of years past .it all 

 the jirivato and publir entortainmenis. I 

 liave tried to oof caiiiollias and prim 

 iii-es enoufrli to inako up into man\ hon 

 i(Ui'ts, without juiieli snooi'Ss. In Paris J 

 rniild liave lieeu supplied witii any 

 .■imouiit of them in their -eason. Stoek^ 



