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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Ma1!i II i:.. I'.MIC,. 



>l IM'. I Im' i l-l \ lull liii'il |||;_; ill,' riiliilliit 



:<i li:iv v,Mi; iiMi ;i iiMt lur cull ri>r siil' 

 Outdoor Trade Display. 



I'll. .■V'-|lll\r> I. .111:11 il t cr .if l|||. SiH-ii.)\ 



.1 \ li;.| i.;i h I'j.ili^l-- li.-i-- .-I I IM h._;c( I t'nl' 

 II 1 • i. .Ill ! nil |i- . I i- ;il;i V in n .n ihm-i juii 



Willi I III' :i II 1111:1 I ri III \ I'll ' ii 111 III 1 !!• lii'li I 



111 l':i\Iiiii. < •.. IH'M .\li^il-<l. 'I'lic |i;i 

 \ I I h III II: w h ii'li till' lllcrl i My-- ;i l|.| ells 

 iiilii;i I \ I r:i. |i' rsli il lil will I ir lidil is :i(| 

 \ ;i m.-iLl' "iisl\ siliiiilcil 111 :i hiTi^c I'liir 

 ^iMii h.l w h ii-li i-- Well ,-ii|;i |iii'i| t(ir mil 

 • liMii |il;i III Iiil;. I'hiiis ;iihl 1 1 i;iiir;iiii> nic 

 lii-iiii: |iri'li;i ii.l iiii'l will sliniiK he tils- 



I lii HI 1 rcl. Ill llh' IIH'.'I III i lllc tile SIMM'C- 



l:ir\ wiiiilil lil-i' Id lic;ir t'i'diii |i;irli('s 

 wliii nil' ilisiiusrd 111 lake ailvaiit aj^'c ol 

 lliis lArcl Iciii ii|i|Miii iiiiil y 1(1 make a dis- 

 |ilay n\' hanly i<\- iciuirr iiialcrial in a 

 i-iiiiiiiiiiii il \ wiilrly iiilciTst('(| ill iIh' siili- 

 Jril 111' ;^aii|rli a i !( il' II llirll 1 . A | i|)licat loiis 

 air alicaily in liaml I'nr larj^i' s|(a('('S 1'or 

 ilir i-\li i I li t inn dt' caiiiias. I'.aliv l\aiiil)ler 

 insi's. |ililii\('s, astiTs, liyd raiij^i'as, tiilici'- 

 nils lii'^diiias. altliai'as ainl t'aiicv niiii- 

 liTs. As llh' liiiif is ^liinl liir ihc |iri'|ia- 

 ralidii nt' ilir ^idiiiiij and |da lit iiiL;', a 

 |ii(iiiiiil reh|>iiiisc III iliis a 11 ihiii iiccMiit'iit is 

 iir;^<'d. In I''irina1 idii slncis and i-nti'v 

 Ilia Ilk'- w ill S'lon lie ready. 



\\'.\1. .1. STKW AKT. Sec "v. 



Siniiax nr asi)ara<fus, wlien in bloom, 

 is ospci-iaily inviting for a shower bou- 

 t|iu't. TjI'ss ribbon and llowors are 

 ni'cdcd while these dainty tlowors dot the 

 \ ines. 



Wasii dl't' sDiae fine specimens of Diitfii 

 liyacintiis in blooin and replant into a 

 ro.se bowl or lisii f:jlobe with pebbles and 

 shells. Add a (y|ierus, also (deared of 

 the soil, and set ainouy a table or win- 

 dow of the same plants potte<l. 



()ne ' ' ditferent ' ' arrangement will 

 often ^d far toward establisliing a rep- 

 utation. (iKRTIUII)l'; i'.l.Aii:. 



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THE RETAIL 



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SEASONABLE SUGGESTIONS. 



Sjieakin^ oi' i-iiiterpie.-e.s. iry two or 

 Miree cs (daaii'iis of ^ood ^i/e in t'lill 

 (ilooiii. white or while wiili \ iolei tints 

 as a eenter. b'elilo\e I'loni tlie ]iols and 

 iic'.| into s|iha^niiiii. fill in the rest ot' 



the lie nialeh the li;;liter eidor. If the 

 ^pia\ lie ot' one kind and eolor of tiower, 

 it iv in i^iciod taste to introdin-e aiiorher 

 li.i inioii ions inlof ill I he lie. i-'or a sjtray 

 ol l-iiirhant ress rainatioiis try a tie of 

 nile ori'en chition or f'lorida moss. This 

 r"en is al^o siiilable t'or wliite or liyiit 



'•"' ^I'="-'' '"■ 'I"' '1^""" ""I' ■>d'l'i',U»nm •-.^^,^ and" erimson. K.ir a larye ebisier 

 :i„d eover With ^lieet moss or t ems hud ,,,,„„i,i„^ ^, ..j,,,, ,,., ,„„ ,,.itfon over a 

 llat. Stem lonesti'mmed ^in^le or diMihie 



violets in groups of li\e or six to iialf a 

 inati'listi(d\ and till around ihe eyclaniens 

 witi: ideiity ot v iolei I'olia^e and soine 

 tlull'v L'i'''en to fall out oil Ihe taide. 

 The ;.'roup 'l' \ioleis siinoiinded i,y tlieir 

 own foliaue will reseinlile \ inlet plants 

 Ml lilooiii and I lie w huh- |iiec'e \\ ill be a 

 j'resln !■ sne;;estioii than .'ill eiil tlowcrs 



i-Oltld e\el' lie. 



AlUither favolite i'enlel|iieee IS eoni- 



posrij nt all ^n en except the border. 

 Sharpen three nr tour do/en Spren).;eri 

 -piavs .'ind --et in a L;roup in the middle 

 ,,t' the .eiiteriiiece. in siiliaoiuim. i-et' 

 ihe sj.ia\^ tall outwards, towards and 

 o\er the ei!;^e. Stem sjiriiiL; tlowers aiid 

 ■ lot aroiuid 1h'' ed^e thvoiiyii the '.^reeti, 

 nr.' \er\ lhiek!\. Sweet ]>eas. tulips, 

 carnation^, hall' l.ln\\ii roses, violets and 



free-ias are all '^ 1 for thi- ]>ui|u)se. 



\t ..iintl.er time ~.el in a Liood "eii- 

 ,.,nn~ -rniip ..r -nine of the intei'estin^ 

 ii;iici-v|i~ t'aiiiil\ ni iwn or tliree kimK 



1,,^1-lliei-. \nll Sinn, |ini'1nMI<, (inhh'll 



Spill . I ii.iini|.araliili'~ ami i \:\\\-^. a ml 



ji|.,ni a hea' '• l.ni.lei nt' Sprei|._..ri all 

 .iiiiiiii 1. ' iM'-, ii.'j Ihe edue. A elu-ter 

 ,,1 wliii, ..I jiirple hlaes '.\iiii a few 



iinet liM- in'er-|"'l'-e.l Wnllhl iiiaUe a uood 



., ,11,1. iiiat mil. l.'ic hmnii.l ni bilieity 



.i,~.-» ai;.; ,...ln-;> are - I. al-n. 



Il, -niii. -iirii -iiiiatinii Us. A/alca 

 i,i,iHi- ami i.e|. \ inl. t I mt.-l, hya.'iiil h-, 

 imviiij the 'i^aiinth-- plaliti'd .'iml the 

 ;,/;ih.as . Hi. \ lllielal ll-i " l' featlieiy 



_.|, nil. ji|, I', ral.ly aspaiann-. will h,- the 



linvt t'nl .-idilll inlial t'nliane. 



Wlii'n lilac- and -hade- .-iml t;nts ul' 



jUii ine a w nie i ii', |i 

 satin rilibon of the same width and much 

 darkei sha<ie. ()nce in a while throw 

 one of the tlowc Is used in the spray 

 ba'-k o\er the tie or draw it down ti^ht 

 into the knot. 



The chiffons will not bear tyinc; as 

 ribbon will. <'alch the loops .-ind bows 

 in placi' with ihe hand, fasten ihem in 

 jdace with baby liblioii ami tie around 

 the stem with the s;imi', h-aviiie all the 

 chitfon l!\inL; o\er the stems. 



A WILCOX WORK, 



Tiie accom|ianyiny' illustration is t rom 

 a photc)firaph taken at Council P>luffs, 

 la., of a funeral piect> made by^ .1. F. 

 \\ ilcox for the ol)se(piies, at Dubuque, of 

 |)a\id r.. Henderson, formerly speaker 

 of the Mouse of Representatives. 'J'he 

 |iiece was a token of esteem from the 

 Iowa dele<iati<ui in ( 'onj^ress and was or- 

 dered by SenatiU- .\llison by wire. The 

 nature of the piece was left eiitirclv to 

 Mr. Wilcox. 



'i'he (lesion chi'seii was a crescent 

 wreath on a b.ase and was seven feet 

 iiiyh iiid iive feet in widtli. .Xcross the 

 top extended a j^raeeful crescent wreath 

 of Ibide and bJridesmaid roses, lilies of 

 the \alley and asparagus. Uelow and in- 

 side of the wreath was a larye i>anel of 

 ^reeii. einbe(lded in wiiich was a lla<: 

 composed of red and white carnations 

 for the sliipes, while stars composed of 

 lilies of the valley shone from a deep 

 bine field of vi(dets. lieside the flag 

 was a t;a\(d of Kiichantress carnations. 

 .\ loiiii bow of black silk ril)l)on hung 

 from the handle of the gavel. Jielow the 

 panel was a base of galax leaves, calla 

 lilies and Ibide roses. 



Mr. Wilcox went personally to I>n- 

 biiipie to see the jiiece safely delivered 

 and was pleased that it was easily the 

 most striking set i)iece among one of the 

 larn'est displays ot funeral flowers e\er 

 seen ill the west. 



MULCHING. 



.\- Ihe season ad\aiices when we tiiav 



v|,,|.t Imtch Ir.aeinths make a pleading ex|.ecl .a longer duration of sunshine 

 ,.,,,,diiuati(iii t'oi- a funeral -pray. The ami of more intensity, we slionhj, in 

 hvaeiiith-^ fnini-h llie riclim-- and mass nv.in tn take care :<\' the feeding roots 



"■'■■■ ' which \\ill now imdiiie to appi'oach the 



surface, ami .-ilso lo supply those ele- 

 '.(' fern« for a meiits whidi ha\e become exhausted. 



io liiespra>. \\liiie the lilaes lighten ane 

 tniieli up tlie (Hitlim-. Thi- -tyh- of spray 

 .-jinuld ha\e lieavy. laru 



bachuf'"""'- 



r^e unthiii- fnney. fussy or cnmpli- 



,.;it( d for I'niieial woik. If two kinds of 

 th'iwcrs. or 



laMiew the supply so that the stock may 

 have a store at hand to furnish nour- 

 ishna-nt to tlie siirine orowth which is 



two c(dor'= of one IJower. let now dm 



the essential eleimiits are m^arly all 

 I'oiiml 111 their proper pi-o|iort ions in a 

 iHiili-!i consisting ot' two-thirds deconi- 



-e.| cow maiiiiie ami one-third good, 

 fresh, fibrous loam. This should be well 

 pnl\eri/ed nml thoroughly incorpiu'ated 

 .ami spreail on the bench about one to 

 one ;iiii| one half im-lu'S <IiM'|), 



(Ireat benefit can be derived bv giving 

 the bench a sprinkling of bone nu^al jjre- 

 viotis to apjilying the ninlch. 



.\s the mulch has a tendency to absorli 

 moisture, giving the bench a wet appear- 

 ance, it is well to make .a daily exami- 

 nati(Ui of the soil, as often tlie soil mav 

 be xery dry while the mulch is wet. 



With the increase of sunshine we will 

 also ha\e tin increase of insect pests and 

 care should be takeii that tliose S]iring 



