The Weekly Florists' Review. 



June 18, 1908. 



through, but there is still one thing to 

 do, be the decoration a large or small 

 one; namely, ask for the person with 

 whom you were planning the decoration, 

 usually the bride-to-be, and see that she 

 is well pleased with all your work; 

 then you can leave and feel that you 

 have doije a good job. Never sneak out 

 for fear that there might be something 

 to change, or some little complaint to 

 smooth over. Hugo Schroeter. 



THE LILY DECORATION. 



The word Easter as applied to lilies 



of the longiflorum type has become a 

 misnomer through the process of re- 

 tarding the bulbs in cold storage. The 

 result is that lilies now are to be had 

 in all the city markets practically every 

 day in the year and a wedding decora- 

 tion, such as is shown in the accompaiiy- 

 ing illustration, is possible at the brief- 

 est notice. This decoration was put up 

 at the Hotel Metropole, Chicago, by 

 W. J. Smyth. The room is one of some- 

 what elaborate decoration and, there- 

 fore, called for careful treatment at the 



lighting the decoration effectively. The 

 balconies, which are on each side of the 

 room, were festooned with wild smilax 

 and here and there other vases of lilies 

 were used. 



The wedding outfits, consisting of 

 kneeling -stools, satin ropes, electroliers, 

 tall vases, etc., are now one of the in- 

 dispensable adjuncts of a decorator's 

 equipment. 



EUROPEAN TRAVEL. 



Steamer trade, as it is known, at New 

 York, Boston, Montreal and other ports, 

 has been excellent this spring and at 

 interior cities leading florists have noted 

 that their best customers are starting 

 earlier than usual this year on their an- 

 nual vacations, a considerable number 

 going farther away, to be gone longer 

 than in other summers. It cuts down 

 the florists' June trade. 



In this connection it is interesting to 

 note that one of the Chicago banks 

 which does a large letter of credit busi- 

 ness reports that in the last thirty days 

 it has sold substantially $300,000 of 



Wedding Bouquet of Valley and Gittleyas. 



hands of the florist. The opening at the 

 end of the room was filled with palms 

 and curtained above with strings of as- 

 paragus, the kneeling stool being placed 

 at the foot of the single step, which 

 chanced to be in just the right posi- 

 tion. Tall enameled bamboo vasefl 

 were filled with lilies and above, at the 

 top line of the asparagus screen, were 

 tied three large bunches of lilies, each 

 with its bows and streamers of chiffon. 

 Back of the asparagus screen were 

 electroliers, which did much toward 



credit to persons going abroad. This 

 volume of business is larger by forty 

 per cen^ than for the corresponding pe- 

 riod last year. Efforts to discover the 

 occasion for such an increase in travel 

 has developed the fact that the buyers 

 of these letters of credit are mostly 

 persons of moderate means, who find 

 their business so dull that they prefer 

 going abroad for a rest and returning in 

 the autumn, rather than remaining at 

 home, where their presence is not re- 

 quired. 



This situation suggests that the pres- 

 ent business depression is, in a way, ad- 

 ventitious. It is a happening in a long 

 period of prosperity and has not s^ved 

 to cripple generally the fortunes of those 

 engaged in business. On the contrary, 

 the slow-up is furnishing opportunity for 

 vacations which can be enjoyed because 

 of much prosperity and surplus wealth. 

 In one sense the dullness is something of 

 a welcome incident, and the exodus 

 abroad for rest and recreation is accom- 

 panied by the belief that the autumn 

 months will witness a distinct revival in 

 trade. 



CUTWORMS ON ASTERS. 



I have planted my asters in a new 

 piece of sod ground and cutworms are 

 attacking them. Please tell me how to 

 destroy the cutworms. H. C. C. 



Make a mixture of fresh bran, molas- 

 ses, water and Paris green. Use suflBl- 

 cient molasses to sweeten it, water to 

 make it somewhat pasty and poison so 

 that you can see a greenish hue in it. 

 Drop this in small portions on the affect- 

 ed ground. A light dressing of gas lime 

 is excellent where these pests abound, 

 or slaked lime is also helpful. Black 

 soot has been found beneficial by some 

 growers, dusted over the ground. Keep 

 the soil constantly cultivated. This also 

 helps to lessen the attacks of the pests. 

 Hand picking at night is sometimes re- 

 sorted to where the cutworms are un- 

 usually destructive. As a rule, however, 

 the poisoned bran will be found effective. 

 Keep chickens out of the patch where you 

 are .using it. C. W. 



SMILAX CARRIED OVER. 



Can smilax be grown on the second 

 year at a profit? I have been putting 

 in new plants every year. If they can 

 be held over, what treatment do they 

 require during the summer? D. B. 



In our experience, smilax may well be 

 grown at a profit for three successive 

 years. During July or August a slight 

 rest, together with thorough cleaning 

 out of weeds and rubbish, and a top- 

 dressing of well rotted cow manure, 

 should be given. Albert F. Amung. x 



EUROPEAN LETTER. 



The rapid progress which the culti- 

 vation of the American carnation has 

 made in England was strongly exempli- 

 fied at the Temple show, London, held 

 during the last week in May. Five or 

 six years ago only one exhibit was on 

 view, namely, half a dozen vases from 

 the pioneer grower and exhibitor, A. F. 

 Dutton. His exhibit was one of the 

 sensations of that show, and he soon 

 had many imitators. One after another 

 took up carnation culture and at this 

 year's Temple show at least a dozen ex- 

 hibitors came forward, filling about 250 

 feet run of tabling. This is rapid 

 progress — six feet of tabling increased 

 to 250 feet. 



The exhibits from A. F. Dutton, Iver, 

 Bucks; H. Burnett, Guernsey; Hugh 

 Low & Co., Enfield; Bell & Sheldon, 

 Guernsey; S. Mortimer, Farnham; C. 

 Engellmann, Saffron Walden; W. H. 

 Page, Hampton, and W. H. Lancashire, 

 Guernsey, were characterized by fine, 

 bold flowers, effectively arranged. 



Roses were superbly shown by Mount 

 Canterbury; Paul & Son, Waltham' 

 Cross; Paul & Son, Cheshunt; F. Cant 

 & Co., and B. R. Cant, Colchester, and 



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