The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



September 17, 1008. 



t'\('iy root to work iiiul help pusli filings 

 aloiijr. Sjiidcr can »'asily he seen by the 

 ciiiKlitioii of the leaf, which always loses 

 its (lark, glossy appearance when spider 

 is working on it. 



(irasshoppers also must he closely 

 watclied at this time, as tiiey iiavo a play- 

 ful hahit t»f nipping through the stem 

 Jnst helow tlio hnd, or taking one side 

 out of tln> hud, which is as had, as either 

 rt'uders the flower useless. The mornings 

 ■Aif fool now and the grassho|>per can l)e 

 t-auyht easily enough with the fingers if 

 one chooses to he an eai'ly hird and get 

 arouriil heforc the sun is \\\>. 



Feeding. 



Now is tlie time that feeding is bene- 

 ficial to the plant, because it is taken up 

 by the hud and goes dire<'tly toward in- 

 creasing the si/e of the flower, it seems 

 uniM'cessary cNcry year to caution against 

 o\ crfei'ding, yet e\ery year one sees or 

 hears of losses from this cause. To feed 

 lightlv and all the time from now on is 



far better jtolicy than giving a heavy 

 dose and tlien changing off to (dear water 

 again. Li(juid made from cow or sheep 

 manure is fine, particularly if a chenucal 

 is used in between. Sulphate of ammonia 

 is generally used for this pur|)ose, though 

 latterly 1 have been using a complete 

 chemical, which seems effective. 



A safe proportion of either of the 

 chemicals is one ])ound in a ilO-gallon 

 barrel, and a bushel of sheep or cow ma- 

 nure in a bag will nmke a good li(piid 

 that will stand some thinning down for 

 first applications. 



The exhibitor with a perfect knowleilge 

 of his plants, and years of exjx'rience 

 hack of it, feeds much more heavily than 

 could he recommended for general con 

 ditions, and, ■while the novice may he 

 anxious to make a big showing, it is bet- 

 ter to err on the safe side, and go slow 

 fill one is familiar with the efTTects of the 

 different (diemicals. 



ClIAKI.KS II. TOTTV. 



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THE RETAIL 



FLORIST..... 



SPRAY OF CARNATIONS. 



The spray of carnations is one of the 

 funeral designs by ('. 11. Fox, Columbia 

 avenue and Twenty-first street, Phila- 

 d(dpliia. Tlie groundwork for the sj)ray 

 is Cibotium Schiedei. wiuch is favored 

 by Mr. Fox as a background. The car- 

 nations are Knchantress. arranged loose- 

 ly to bring out the indi\idual beauty of 

 ea(di flower. The sj)ray is tied with 

 gauze ribbon. I'niL. 



A JAPANESE WINDOW. 



speaking of window decorating, 1 

 send herewith a jjliotograph of a minia- 

 ture .Jajianese tea garden, consisting of 

 grounds, walks, lake, mountains, etc., 

 whi(di is ]dace(l in a window 9x10 feet, 

 tldiikiiig it will iiderest readers of the 

 Ukvikw. It is in the window of the 

 Weimar I'loral Co., ]\lount Vernon, N. Y, 



The entire piece of \\ork is raised ten 

 in(dics from tlie tile flooring of the win- 

 dow. The foundation is lund)i'r, covered 

 with (dub moss. The walks are made 

 with sea gravel. The rustic tea houses, 

 settees, bridges and sun shade are of 

 twigs, the roofs (d' wheat straw. Small 

 (d('(dric lights surmount tiie different 

 jiosfs or gateways which lead to the tea 

 houses, and others to the mountains. 

 In e:ich house 1 have place<l an ele(di'ic 

 lii;ht. In the lake there is an island of 

 cement inlaid with large jxdjbles. On this 

 island I have another house, reached 

 by a rustic bridge. In the rear of the 

 lake there is an inlet of water, also 

 crossed by a bridge. Around different 

 jiarfs of the grounds there are rustic 

 settees and miniature Japanese figures; 

 a rustic w(dl adds much to the show. 

 In the lake I iiave a collection of Jap- 

 ••niese fan tail goldfish, also poiul lilies. 

 Running around the grounds are small, 

 li\c terrajdn, diamond hack turtles and 

 southern chameleons, which are fanio\is 

 for the (diaiigin;; id' their colors. 



The mountain range consists of three 

 nu)untains, first made of bent laths, to 

 form the shapes, then covered with bur- 

 lap, and last with sheet moss, the high- 

 est mountain being covered with white 

 sand and powdered cement, to represent 

 a barren mountain. 



The plants used around the grounds 

 are dwarf specimens of thuya, retiins- 

 ])ora and pines. I also used variegated 

 euonyinus and Kuonymus ladicaiis pinneil 

 to the moss to represent the low-growing 

 vegetation on the side of mountains. 



The window has drawn immense crowds 

 dailv. Sa.MI'KI. J. ('i,.\i;k. 



SUGGESTIONS FOR WINDOWS. 



An Idea From Museums. 



Huring the last feu months it was my 

 |>ri\ilege to \isit two nuiseums of im 



portance. The impressions made upon 

 my mind by the two exhibits are tiie 

 best illustration at hand of the kinds of 

 window display jnit out by florists of 

 difl'ereiit tastes. The museum at A sur- 

 passed in the number and variety of 

 sjx'cimens, preservation of which was ap- 

 ](arently perfect, and the mechanical con- 

 trivances for ])rotecting the individuals 

 of the collection were all that could be 

 asked. But it was a triumph of science 

 without the toucdi of art. Hundreds of 

 lieaidiful birds were mounted in a single 

 case, with none but accidental regard for 

 their homes and habits. They were 

 roosted in rows, big and little, while 

 across the aisle wer(! fish and fish all 

 headed the same way, neatly catalogued. 

 All that a visitor could retain was a maze 

 of birds, butterflies and a confusion of 

 (lueer legs and fins. But it is no diffi- 

 cult matter to produce a long list of 

 specimens viewed at the other museum. 

 There was a group of Kocky Mountain 

 goats cliniing their native rocks, nib- 

 bling at the scanty grass under the snow. 

 There was an eagle's nest constructed 

 according to eagle orthodoxy, with the 

 nmther bird feeding her young. There 

 were snipe, heron and bir(ls of paradise, 

 ca(di mounted separately, according to 

 its own locality and surroundings. There 

 was a herd of buffalo, and their foot- 

 ]»rints behind them in the trail down to 

 the drinking ])lac('. It is needless to add 

 that there was a sullicient amount of 

 sage grass in evidence. The pheasants 

 were not only there in their Chinese 

 plumage, but their haunts were there, 

 too. 



There could be no better object lesson 

 for many a florist than to study this 

 b(>autiful Burchert colh^ction in City 

 I 'ark nuiseum, Denver. If he could dis- 

 |ilay his flowers as these animals are 

 exhibited, he would show himself a ca- 

 palile artist. 



A Sweet Pea Scheme. 



Following along this line was an ar- 

 langement of sweet ]»eas whi(di would 

 make an attra(ti\e \vindow decoration. 

 This was a plot in a Jaj)anese tea gar- 

 den: A rustic enclosure, iibout s(|uare. 

 was set up of undressed poles, one hori- 

 zontal jiiece three feet or less from the 

 grouinl, suppoited at the corners by up- 

 rights. To these i)oles were trained low 

 vines of a brilliant jiink sweet pea. 

 scantily jilanted, so that each vine showcil 

 its graceful lines of stem and flow(>r. 



A Japanese Garden Window. 



