The Weekly Florists' Review, 



Apbil 23, 1908. 



tet, neat little ' ' Shopping Lists. ' ' That 

 of W. L. Bock, Kansas City, had an in- 

 sert which read: 



"Your attention is asked to a show- 

 ing of Home Grown Plants and Flowers. 

 Gladden the heart of your friend at 

 Easter time. Display ready for your 

 inspection Wednesday. ' ' 



The first two pages carried the fol- 

 lowing : 



"We have much to be thankful for — 

 our patrons appreciate our efforts to 

 please them. 



'Tor that tired feeling after a few 

 hours of shopping, spend a few mo- 

 ments among the flowers — a positive cure 

 — our store is always a veritable flower 

 show. 



"Don't worry over your floral decora- 

 tions — leave that to us — glad to shoulder 

 the responsibility. 



"A smart flower shop, patronized 

 generously, typifies good management. 

 We have the correct ideas, the methods 

 and the plans of action covering every 

 form of decoration in flowers. 



"Make a mental note of it — we deliv- 

 er flowers that are worth while, in per- 

 fect condition, anywhere in these United 

 States within twenty-four hours. 



"The name Bock on a box of flowers 

 is of greater merit than even the sterling 

 mark on silver. 



"There's an individuality about our 

 methods that cannot be overlooked — ask 

 your friends. 



"The charm of floral arrangement 

 consists in the fitness and beauty of de- 

 sign. ' ' 



On the last two pages one reads: 



"We are always pleased to serve 

 those who are tired of old ways, and 

 who crave something fresh and original 

 in the cut flower line. 



"We sustain a well earned reputation 

 of doing things — that are worth while. 



"If unable to get what you want at 

 the other shops, try us — you'll try no 

 farther. 



"Kindly bear in mind that we have 

 reliable correspondents in nearly every 

 large city in the world competent to ex- 

 ecute cut flower orders on very short 

 notice. 



' ' Please remenjber us in your shopping 

 list — one trial will surely convince you 

 that it was worth while." 



A DAISY BUNCH. 



A noveltyin the way of a bride's bou- 

 quet is shown in the accompanying illus- 

 tration. It is the reproduction of a pho- 

 tograph made at the store of Sawyer & 

 Payne, Jacksonville, Fla., who devised 

 the bunch of daisies to meet a call for 

 something out of the ordinary in wedding 

 bouquets. They say the bunch was a pro- 

 nounced hit, attracting vastly more atten- 

 tion than would have been possible with 

 the most elaborate creation with valley, 

 sweet peas or even orchids. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. 



Notice of Registration of Canna. 



The Frank Cummings Bulb & Plant 

 Co., of Meridian, Miss., apply for regis- 

 tration of a canna, as follows: 



"Canna W. E. Cottrell, seedling of 

 L. Patry, originated with us. Flower, 

 large, dark salmon pink, slightly flecked 

 with red; petals, large, rounding, slightly 

 recurved; large branching flower heads; 

 very broad leaves, slightly edged with 

 bronze, thick and leathery; growth, very 

 vigorous; height, four feet." 



Publia notice is hereby given of this 



application for registration, and any per- 

 sons objecting to the same or knowing 

 of any reasons why the registration 

 should not be made as above, are re- 

 quested to forward a statement of their 

 objections to the undersigned at once. 



No objection being received within 

 twenty days, the registry Will be com- 

 pleted. W. N. BuDD, Sec'y. 



PLANTS FOR LARGE BED. 



We have on our lawn a largte bed 

 which we would like to plant to coleus, 

 using two colors, the Golden Bedder and 

 some good dark variety. We have done 

 little design bedding, so a few sugges- 

 tions would be much appreciated. The 

 bed is thirty feet in diameter, with a 

 walk leading to and around it. 



Columbus. 



Golden Bedder and Yerschaffeltii are 

 the two coleuses which will suit your bed 

 best, if you desire to use this class of 

 plants. For lower growing plants, such 

 alternantheras as paronychioides magnif- 

 ica and its golden yellow form would be 



suitable. A bed of this size and char- 

 acter can be made quite attractive by 

 working out one of the many fanciful 

 designs seen in the public parks each 

 year. To make a proper carpet bed de- 

 sign, one which would do you credit, will 

 require a lot of material and entail con- . 

 siderable expense. 



Such a bed would be more effective 

 planted with cannas. If you want two 

 colors, select such varieties as Beaute 

 Poitevine, Comte de Sach, a splendid 

 crimson; Mme. Crozy, Antoine Wintzer, 

 or Crimson Bedder as crimsons, and Yel- 

 low Bird, King Edward or Florence 

 Vaughan as yellows. By securing suffi- 

 cient plants of first-class crimson and yel- 

 low cannas, you will produce a far su- 

 perior bed to one composed of either 

 coleus or alternanthera. The majority 

 of the cannas named attain a height of 

 four feet and I presume this would not 

 be high enough to hide the sun dial. You 

 could either plant a s'olid half of the bed 

 with one color or run a thick band of one 

 shade for a border and plant the balance 

 with the other variety. C. W. 



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Cattkya Trianae. 



The flowering season for Cattleya Tri- 

 an83 being over, all necessary re-basket- 

 ing or re-potting should be attended to 

 without delay. A compost of chopped, 

 lumpy fern fiber, to which may be added 

 a little fresh sphagnum moss, is suitable. 

 Cut off all dead roots and pick away as 

 much of the old compost as possible. 

 Place firmly in the receptacles, be they 

 pot, pan or basket, and keep on the dry 

 side until roots and shoots show some 

 development. Abundant drainage, keep- 

 ing the plants well up to the light, and 

 only sufficient shade as yet to break the 

 full force of the sun, are cultural needs. 



Tuberous Begonias. 



For summer and early fall blooming 

 the tuberous rooted section of begonias 

 is very useful. As bedding plants they 

 succeed well only in partially shaded 

 places. In such locations, if kept 

 mulched and occasionally watered, they 

 make a really splendid showing. Near 

 the seashore they do fairly Well, even in 

 full sun, but it is not wise to try them 

 without a little shade. In Great Britain 

 these begonias have to a large extent 

 usurped the position at one time held by 

 zonal geraniums, and truly their ease of 

 culture, freedom of bloom and the fact 

 that rains injure them very little are 

 strong points in their favor. For out- 

 door culture the ground should be well 

 manured and we have always found a 

 mulching of old cow manure of great 

 benefit. For piazza boxes in partial 

 shade, these are among the finest flower- 

 ing plants grown. 



Tubers of fine strains can now be 

 bought so cheaply that none need be 

 without a few dozens or hundreds of 

 begonias. There is still ample time to 

 start these and have fine plants for sum- 

 mer blooming. Lay the tubers on the 



bench or in flats. Cover with moss and 

 moisten well. Then keep a' little drier 

 until roots and shoots appear. Pot them 

 up before they root too much, using a 

 mixture of cow manure, loam and sand. 

 Leaf-mold is good for seedlings, but the 

 cow manure has more body to it for 

 older plants. Do not pot very firmly, 

 and a fairly porous compost is to be 

 preferred to a close one. An ordinary 

 greenhouse will grow splendid begonias. 

 As the weather becomes warmer some 

 shade will be necessary, especially during 

 the flowering time, but this should never 

 be heavy. One or two short stakes 

 should also be tied to the stems, to pre- 

 vent their toppling over or snapping. 



Good flowering plants may be had 

 from seed in one season. If sown in 

 February, these should now be in flats 

 and can be potted off very shortly. A 

 temperature of 50 to 55 degrees at night 

 will bring these along nicely. Loam, 

 leaf-mold, sand and powdered charcoal 

 make a good growing medium for them 

 at the first potting. In summer fine 

 plants can be grown in coldframes, on 

 which lath shadings are used during 

 strong sunshine. 



Gloxinias. 



Gloxinias are not nearly so much 

 grown commercially as their beauty, ease 

 of culture and usefulness would seem to 

 warrant. As cut flowers they are rather 

 fragile, although anyone getting them in 

 bloom early will find they work in ex- 

 tremely well for Memorial day bouquets. 

 Plants in flower also sell well at that 

 date. Anyone having customers wanting 

 summer flowering plants cannot afford to 

 neglect gloxinias. They make a good 

 house plant and last well if carefully 

 watered and kept out of sunshine. Glox- 

 inias require a somewhat higher tempera- 

 ture than begonias, although in the sum- 





