JULX 25. 1967. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



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Matthias Tbau'i New Double Daisy, a Sport From Queen Alexandra. 



larger florets and a considerably larger 

 truss. 



A little forethought will induce the 

 gardener not to plant dark blue lobelia 

 next to the grass, Pyrethrum aureum be- 

 ing far preferable. Cerastium tomento- 

 sum for edging is to be recommended 

 for neatness and is a change from the 

 more common edging plants. 



For an oblong bed of fairly large di- 

 mensions Eucalyptus globulus with stan- 

 dard fuchsias, Lobelia cardinalis, and 

 Iresine Lindeni with an edging of on6 

 variety of viola, look imposing. Lo- 

 belia, pyrethrum or geraniums should 

 not be mixed with these plants. 



It might be suggested that the sur- 

 plus plants, which are usually dumped, 

 be distributed among the staff, at least 

 to those who have gardens, and a prize 

 offered to those who have the most 

 artistic and well kept beds. Largeness 

 need not be a consideration. Such an 

 idea would stimulate neighborly inter- 

 est, besides being of educational value. 



It is curious that the lady who ef- 

 fervesces over a bed of cannas or salvias 

 which has cost $50 should neglect to 

 water it and blame the florist for the 

 result. Possibly the thought of the cost 

 gives more genuine enjoyment than the 

 increased beauty of the garden. 



It would be desirable to see a greater 

 variety of plants placed before the pub- 

 lic. Surely, if hydrangeas have a good 

 sale, ivy leaf geraniums, such as Mme. 

 Crousse, Jeanne d'Arc, Charles Turner 

 and Galilee, in 5-inch stuff, would find 

 a ready sale. Vernon T. Sherwood. 



Gloversville, N. Y. — F. W. Wilson, 

 the "City Florist," formerly proprietor 

 of the Reliable Seed & Floral Co., of 

 Scranton, Pa., is endeavoring to dispose 

 of his business here. He expects to en- 

 gage in the nursery business elsewhere. 



THAU AND HIS DAISY. 



Matthias Thau is in charge of the Fern- 

 ery greenhouses at Govanstown, near 

 Baltimore. He was born in Germany, 

 forty years ago, and after the usual 

 period of schooling went to work for a 

 commercial florist, afterward serving on 

 two private estates before coming to this 

 country, in 1890. He spent some time 

 in the vicinity of New York and later 

 worked for Kobert Craig. At one time 

 he had charge of Mr. Craig's carnation 

 department, and it is asserted that dur- 

 ing that period Enchantress carnation 

 was made to average 93 cents per plant 

 for a season. He experimented at seed- 

 ling raising while at Craig's and now, 

 at the Fernery greenhouses, he is nurs- 

 ing a number of promising new sorts. 

 One, a crimson, is regarded as worth 

 watching. He is working on a new yel- 

 low daisy and has one that is sold in 

 Baltimore and goes at a good profit. It 

 is a double sport of Queen Alexandra 

 and shows only a small eye. The flowers 

 are large, averaging three inches in 

 diameter, and none of the flowers comes 

 single at any time of the year. It 

 blooms freely, either under glass or out- 

 doors. 



WIHED GLASS ON GREENHOUSES. 



European florists ' papers comment on 

 the fact that wired glass is coming much 

 into use in Germany for glazing green- 

 houses. It is described as possessing 

 many advantages over ordinary glass, 

 either rough or ribbed plate, and pol- 

 ished glass, in its capability of with- 

 standing hail, wind pressure, blows, and 

 atmospheric influences. The wire net- 

 work is incorporated with the glass while 

 the latter is in a fluid state; and the 

 transparency of the material is not in- 

 fluenced thereby, it being as transparent 



as ordinary rough plate, and it may be 

 purchased smooth or ribbed as may be 

 desired. The wire causes only the small- 

 est shade on the plants beneath the roof. 

 The extra cost of the article is incon- 

 siderable and reckoning the durability 

 of wired glass, it is said to be the 

 cheaper in the end. The raising of the 

 warmth of the interior of a wired-glass- 

 covered house is rather longer in point 

 of time by sunheat; on the other hand^ 

 the house parts with its heat more slowly, 

 and those dangerous and sudden changes 

 of temperature experienced in ordinary 

 houses are avoided. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market. 



There is little to say regarding the 

 flower market or the retail trade. From 

 reports of the different stores one can 

 only learn that everything is as dull as 

 can be, and only occasionally we hear 

 of one being busy with funeral work, 

 which has been rather scarce the last 

 week. The weather has been hot, and to 

 make a window display of cut stock is 

 simply out of the question, although 

 some pretty displays of blooming plants 

 were seen in the uptown stores. 



At the wholesale houses things are 

 Jooking about as dull as at the stores. 

 Stock of all kinds is becoming scarce, 

 except asters and gladioli. These ar© 

 quite plentiful and sell well. The down- 

 town florists are making quite a run on\ 

 gladioli. More good asters could be used^ 

 should they come in. White and purple 

 sell clean. 



Sweet peas are nearly at an end. Few 

 are coming in and those are not choice. 

 Carnations are becoming smaller every 

 day and will be scarce from now on. As- 

 ters will have to take their place. There 



