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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



149 



THE FLORISTS' CALENDAR. 



'J'licic ail' several sjierial iK-casidiis in 

 tlie business year of the llinist. aii<l lie 



uiiiiiiiiy ill tl T'ler (if liie ealeiitlar 



these iiii|i(irtaiil (leeasicuis are as fnlliiws: 

 New ^■ear's ila\'. ii|hiii whidi date iiiaiiy 

 t hoiusands (if lleral tdkeiis (if regard are 

 delivered \i maid and tnatidii. and iidt 

 cinlv td tliesV,' re|ireseiitati\ cs of the feiiii- 

 niiie (•(intiiii;eiit, liiit als<i to the heads 

 ,,f .MU|i(iiat idiis and varidiis dther olli 

 ,.i;ds, lidtii state and national. Next in 

 ,,,(|rr cdllles St. X'alelitine's day. and 

 111,. ..■iviiiii df lldwers and llowerin;.; 

 plants (111 this tender dceasioii has most 

 wdiiderfully increased of late years; in 

 fai-I, to such a (le^|•ee lias this ciistoin 

 aheadv attained in sonic id' oar lar^e 

 i-itifs tliat it seeins almost !ike an echo 

 iif ( hri't iii;is time to many of the llor 

 ists. 'I'licll ceMies that ;^rcalest of llower 

 festivals. I';a--tcrt ide, a |icrio(| that is 

 the most satisfying; and withal the most 

 trvin;^ of the vvliole year to the llorist. 

 for Lrreat (jiianlitics of iierishalile llow 

 rrs and lloweiinii plants must be so 

 tjiia'd and |iie|iared as to I e at t he 

 height of their |icrfei-t ion for that one 

 week. All this |.re|iaration mast he made 

 [•(■(.rardlcss of the weather, and tiiiU'd 

 dilVereiitly each year, mi account of 

 Master lieiiie a iiiovalile feast, and as ! 

 such only reciiirine njion a --iinilar date j 

 at lotii; interxals. 



After this comes the summer roiitiii" j 

 work of tli(' llorist. and tlu^summer \aca | 

 tioiis of his customers, and it is souk j 

 times darkly hinted that iIk^ uii|iaid j 

 tlorist 's liill from the iirecedino winter | 



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and s|irinj.; has jiro\ided the iiecessarx' j 

 lucre for the ^aid vacation. I>iit. of i 

 course, this is only hearsay, and there 

 are (hmlitless liut few |ie(i|ile mean 

 • ■noniih to take ad\aiitae(' ot' an iiiiio 

 (■(lit llorist. .\ii(| after what are called 

 •'the melauidiolv days"' lia\c come, and 

 at the end (d' '"liiMwii Nov cmlier. ' " the 

 ^ ^swift |ia<sa;^e of time lirin;^s le^ to our 

 - national 'rhaiiksL;i\ iii^ seascui, and we 

 .'ire reniiii(|ei! that this perio'l is one ot' 

 ;:reat iinjiorfaiice to hoiisi \\ i\ e^, to t u r 

 keys ami t i llorist^. the one other ;^reat 

 tlower season that is imdiiileil in oiir 

 list I'or tlie ye.ai' lieine ( hrislnas. This 

 festi\al utilizes ^reat (|uantities of llovx - 

 ITS and jilants. and means mmdi anxiety 

 for the lloli^t. (iwill;^ to the di lli(ailt ies 

 of sate deli\ery during; midwinter weatle 

 IT. and in addition to this there may lie. 

 and fre(|uently is. a scarcity of ^oiiie 

 kiiiils of stock with a c(Ufes|ioiidin^ stiff 

 eniny lit' the wholes.ale juices. 



This \aiiatiiiii in |)rices for cut tlow 



■•i--:f;!-, *vir- ;•< :, : 1 ■^5^;' --.v.. V." 



Store of Jacob Schul;, Louisvi Ii?, Ky. 



1'-^ IS ;i Ireoneut soufre iil trolllile amoin' h ind \>llliiil the u;':il;' of .onillh I i- la I 



(leaiejs and customers, t'or niaii\ ol' iSie 

 latter do not ie;ili/e the fact that flow 

 ers are a ceninnidity. dealt in li\ cut 

 tlower coinmis^ioM houses to the anil ii.it 

 id' millions ot' dollan 



that tlie^e commissiipn dealer-., keeji a 

 (dose watidi u|i(in the su|i|dy and (leinai'd. 

 w it h the iiat iiral result tliat prices aie 

 ^uli.iict to clianee fn til time to tini. ia 

 accord.aiice with tt^ide cuidit ion-^. W . 

 II. T.aplin in liui.al New ^'orke|■. 



■Jlow r^ III ;^ellel;il. I t'ei I ihat e\.-!i^i- 



ale u 1. iiec('>~:i ry . ' 



I I may I le I uicll \ . le-cl i I ed a- a II 



ordiii.aiily cuiivi ructed Laich. 'he t'l.iiiM 

 ver\' vear. aed woik of th. Iioitiiu pioviiii'd wdh a.i 

 extra numlier ol' cro--'< pi( c s. pl.aic.l ai 

 ^mdi ilislancc ap.ait ;i- to tiiiiii^li e\i i\ 

 I rid; a 111 ;i li n '^ o t' .a I" iiI • uie i leh . ui 

 e.acli 'lid. Lay ilat ,a ii \ iiomlci ct' luick~ 

 wide that m:i\ lie dc i.l.'d up. n ii^iii;^ ui- 



IU( It a I .11 c'ailellt : - ide^ 111 -a 11 e lll.a 

 telial ^et eill^ewi^e cilUiaited eud In <ll'l 



;i nd ill !i. it loiu. \ 1 \v 1 uick m.i ke a 



ii.'.aler ii !i .aiol ran !ic more ((Un kl\ put 

 in iil.ace. I lut t'oi all |ii .ad ica I piii pn^i •■ 

 .ale 1111 liettei ih.aii second hail ! lun— thai 

 ii.a \ e lie. II kepi r ha n .and d i \ . < )\ 'U 

 liunl or cioi ked liiick. .it!p iwi-i kiinwn 



a- --Well 'illji'S, ;ili 11 U»u i I .1 ' !•■. II. 'I ill ill:: 

 Ulli t'el III in ^il.l pe ill piilii^il \ . 



(live :i Iil i-\;\ I loa I i it I l i -li h iii.a. K- 

 v\ hit iM\ a-^l nlaiiiiiL: tliMvii- nt ~iilphui 



CARNATION NOTES.-EAST. 



the o|-ii\wa- mii-t ie<e keea olisnvati. n in aluuit l!ie pi opoi t mn nt niie pniiiii 



111 -ul| h 11 r til I 111 I \ L^.a dill- I I w ,a--li. 

 Add the sulphur .a i the time .it' "-lakiiii; 



aiiiriio orilinaiy pid^neiit in the --elec 

 tioii of cuttiniis and t le.at nii nt duiiii; 



Brick-bottomed Propagating Bench. 



I' i^ due the divine llmxer to '^\\i- it 

 '"■'■> •I'lvant.ae,. possilile that will pre to root ilieni properly. 



■"'•I'M' or increase its xiiior. there liein. 



lai lietter place t( 



their stay in the sand. (If course it i< the lime, when the mixture !•- Imiliiii; 



essential tluit ^troiio. healthx- cuttino< iiio-l \io|eiill\. .a-. li\ thi^ iiie:iii- .a pui 



lie procured and jiivt a-- uuedi -o that timi i^ d I'-^i il'> ei I. foiMiiiiL; a -idphui miIu 



pio\ ision lie made fur me;i:is liy whicli tioii; coii^i i|Uiail I V wlieii aopliid. tin 



lirii-k^ ill ;i ! i.-iirl ii n^ tlie liijiiid rni^t t;ii\i 

 iiMo th.il |Hiii-v a certain auinuiil nt 



It 



may si cm persistent nii my p.a 1 1 t 



l"'"l':i;;''Hidn. This operation mav 1 



"'!^'i| '''="1 \^illi dwell ;it li'n;;tli on the ^uliie.-t of a sulphur, a .onditiou wlirli ^Miiild ii..l 



-aid to lie III,, start 



ic|\ liottoin til the pi'op.a '^a t : !i',' l:eiii|i. 

 "1^ I'oint ill earii;i lnit exiiei ieiice ha\ ill'/ cji-'i l\ iiroM'd it 



-'"" -'11111111'. It is here i'spe.-i;,||v that decided Mipeliorit 



v i.'^er au\- other m 



ii'ita i II it' simp|\ -I 1 11 1 d Ml t he \\ ;i^h 

 '■Inn cold or hike w a riii. St i rl w it It Imi 

 V a; ei ill - !ai;i iL' !li ■■ liire. i iii i' ii iiii; with 



