December 14, 1905. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



223 



Juiliday salrs are ])rcseiits, llic ilrlivrry 

 ilepartment of our business has liccoiuo a 

 larjife, important and costly jiait of it 

 and here is where system can uitli oreat 

 licnefit be carried out. I)ei)ar1niriir stores 

 liave a force of men wiio do iiotliin*^ else 

 and know every street in the city, but 

 with us, our holiday (lelhcrics are in- 

 creased ten fold over ordinary times. 

 All deliveries for one day should be by 

 Ihemselves and the man who loads the 

 Magons or automobile, whom we call 

 the "router," if capable, is a valuable 

 man and will save the driver vexation 

 and great loss of time in findino that 

 ho has a poinsettia on the extreme west 

 of the city and a plant of Harris' But- 

 tercup primrose on the east entl. 



If you arc a conscientious man ynu 

 i-annot help worrying at delayed deliv 

 cries and mistakes, but keep as cool as 

 possible and do ;ill that is possible ]>r(^- 

 \iously to make things go smootiily ami 

 without mistakes. In ordinary times 

 there is time and opportunity behind a 

 florists' counter for a few pleasant re- 

 marks, or a little chat, according to your 

 i-ustonier's disposition or afl'ability, but 

 nn Christmas eve civil, courteous but 

 brief replies are in order. Leave the 

 gossip to the old man in front of the 

 counter. To the clerks nothing but busi- 

 ness, and unless your custoiner has a 

 vacuum behind the eyes he or she will 

 understand the hurry and bustle. 



William 8cott. 



THE FLORISTS' MANUAL. 



The Florists' Manual, by "\Vm. Scott. 

 has been out of print for nearly a year. 

 The success which attended the first edi- 

 tion of this standard treatise on green- 

 house management was so exceptional 

 that a very large edition was quickly sold 

 out and many orders have had to be re- 

 fuse<l. It will be good news to the large 

 number who have been unable to secure 

 the book, and to Mr. Scott's wide circle 

 of personal friends, to know that he is 

 well along in tlie work of revising the 

 tirst editicui and that a second edition. 

 ••onsi<lerably enlarged and brought down 

 to date, will l)e issued in ]!10<5. 



THE CANNA LILIES. 



Flowering Under Glass. 



We are so accustomed to see the canna 

 used as a summer plant for bedding ami 

 massing, that we seem to forget that it 

 is equally or even more useful as a win- 

 ter-blooming plant. Owing to its semi- 

 ti-opical habit, the majority of people 

 imagine that it would naturally require 

 a high temjierature to jierfect its 

 flowers; such however, is not the case. 

 Practical experience has ]>roved that 

 while a rather high temperature is best 

 to start the canna roots, a moderate 

 temperature is all tliat is necessary after 

 the plant or clumj) is well established. 



The best results with jilants desired 

 for winter blooming are secured, in the 

 following manner: Dig the field clumps 

 during September, before frost, and pot 

 them into pots or boxes in good, rich 

 soil. Do not cut off any tops, but cut 

 the old and unsightly bloom stalks olf 

 entirely. The clean, "fresh bloom stalks 

 in bud or first bloom should not be dis- 

 turbofl further' than to detadi the open 

 llowers. Some of the flower foliage can 

 also be cut oil' elose to the stalk. 



-\'o\v. assuming the work lias been 

 I'roperlv iieiformed. you hav(> a fine, well 

 proportioned growing clump to begin 

 ^vith. After if is jtotted or boxed, it 



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Ardisia Crenulata in White Pot Cover. 



shouM receive ;i oood soakiu^ .-iihI be 

 syringed several times daily toi' tuiii or 

 five days and slightly sjiaded. after 

 Avhicli the (dump can be plaeeil in ;i 

 sunny greenhouse. jiy this time it will 

 be in full bloom and will keep on ^row 

 ing and blooming duiing the whole win 

 ter and spring. 



r liave practii'eil the ;ilio\e uielhod Tor 

 twehe years and li;i\i' lia<l elunips bh umi 

 from October to April uwin- sm-h con- 

 ditions. They lia\c bloonii'd for u^ in 

 houses where the nij.;lit t em jierni n re wa^ 

 no higher rli.an the a\ei-;me .•.•nn.-it ion 

 house. They will do equally as well 

 with a night tenqierature of tin to <;."> 

 degrees, oidy that they requiin more 

 watering and syringing, and if the s,,il 

 in whitdi they are p<ilted is too i i,li ih,. 

 growth is likely to be s,iti and >^|i(inL;\, 

 For this reason it is bevt in Idooni l!,i'm 

 in a cooler house, wheie the ni^lit te;n 

 perature is from ."in to ."».") device-.. I'n 

 der such conditions the tlowds aie mme 

 firm ;ind durable and the loaf L;r<i\\tli 

 not so r.'ink. 



The canna flower i- impio\ei| to the 

 same extent, if grown under glass as the 

 rose, carnation oi chrysaiitheunnu. and 

 with far less trouble or expense, and the 

 wealth of bloom and lichness ot' <(il(iiint: 

 of the different \:irieties and t \ pes an^ 

 so beautiful as to benn;,,. desciipt inn. 



Public Education. 



We fuss and W(U'iy ,i\,\ -,, |,,| ,,!' .hiv 



santlieumm- t'or uiniith'^ in oi-iln i,, o,.t ;i 

 tew weeks of liloom. This is all well 

 for The commercial grower, where tin 

 flowers pay for the tinn? and expense, 

 liut fjoin an e.lucaf ioiial stainlpoint. i 

 T:iil To s"e where the jieople, or aiivoiie. 

 receives any beiietit from the aiinu;il 

 .■lutumn ^liow of chrysanthemums in oui 

 park conservatoi ies. I mertdy a^k tin 

 question: Is it iiecessaiy to ^i\e tin 

 public an exhibition of flowers tliev can 

 ^ee at e\erv streot corner :iinl depart 

 uieiit St. •II- in our lar;re .dties.' W. 

 iniuhi ;is w.'ll reason that bread alone i« 



Uo<id and enoU;ill tor all people to eat. 

 becaii*.:.- it is consnieled the sfatf of life. 



We .-ill know pe.iplr all like t.t havG a 

 \ aril I \ nl' I'dihI. 



I I "iir public park- and ciin>er\ atoiiev 



■lie fill (he belielil ,,\ the penplr. \\1|\ 



can tlii'V not liavn tnorc \ariet \ .' I kn.iw 

 I'nun pei-siinal cxp.-rn'iirr tlial the ina 

 .i"'i'.^ "' "or penjili' have ihi ciiiH-ept ion 

 what our be-t bivd .\ini||,-aii canna- 

 look like. 



^^ c frei|uenll\ ha\e \iviiii)- fr.iMt 

 i'hdadelphi;i, \ev\ Wnk and other had 

 iuu cit ii V. w h,, v,,i' iiui cannas in t he 



field iliirinu the bh,,, 



nilUi;' -ea-oli. expresv 



their -urprisr and wnndi'i- at the irn-nt 

 variety ,,t' c,,|,,r-. fnrui-. and t v pes of 

 tinwcrv and tnliaue. Their usual e\ 

 clainal ioii i-, • • Wjiy. w,. never si,. such 

 '•"I'Ts ill the parks. ' ' Hnuever. the park 

 manaoeis aiv alive r., the t'act IJiai 

 cannas aiv tin un.-i etVeetive plants t- 



