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May 2»), 1909. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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Window of a Leading: Piiiladelphia Firm, Hammered Brass Receptacles Employed Through, ut. 



true folors, as ni'll as the most aftistic 

 cotnbinations. are obtained by the ein- 

 ploynient of blue ('(iiiirtowerH with Roose- 

 velt or Harlowanb'ii cariiatioiiH jiinl 

 white. 



PlanU With Basket Covers. 



Potted plants in blocim are good for 

 cemetery decorations, as decorative pieces 

 as well as flower arian^ements. If use<l 

 as such, the pots ought to be sensibly and 

 plainly d<H',orated. not >\ ith flimsy pa])er 

 covers, which a shower will ruin, but with 

 ]ilain basket eovers. Some of those which 

 iiave become a little simp-worn could be 

 scrubbed and repainted or stained, and a 

 [)rice put upon the plant which would 

 include the cover. 



The better class of trade will take to 

 a well-chosen grouj) of plants, with the 

 addition of a fern, in a basket cover, 

 i.,eave off ril)bons or <hitfon bows. an<l 

 give these ba.skets an out-of-door, rustic 

 effect. 



There is scarcely a limit to the demand 

 for loose sprays tor Memorial day. 

 These should differ from the funeral 

 article in being of almost any available 

 color and more loosely arranged. (Jar- 

 lands for monuments, of both green and 

 flowers, are )»retty and effective. 



(iERTRroK Blair. 



MOTHERS' DAY. 



We Must Push It Alone. 



From all parts of the country eome 

 further reports of the success of Moth- 

 ers' day — where any effort was made 

 to push it along. The only ones who 

 complain are those who took no steps 

 to see that the day was observed in their 



town; in some cases they felt no special 

 denumd, simply becaus;' the day was 

 overlooked. Next year all florists nuist 

 see that the ('hurches and societies in 

 their locality obs.M-ve the day. The re- 

 sult this year shows it will be comj)ara- 

 tively easy to make this one of the big 

 flower days of the year. 



In London, Canada. 



Wo want to ex[»res-! our appreciation 

 of the article which appeared in the Ke 

 VIEW April 29. regarding Mothers' day. 

 The press cheerfully came to our aid 

 and «'xpIoited tli(> sentiment «'xpressed, 

 tf» such an extent that it was taken uj) 

 by neafly all the religious bodies in the 

 city and, with but few exceptions, it was 

 the thenu' of discourse at either morn 

 ing or evening services. In several of 

 the churches the meiid)ers of the choir 

 all wore white flowers. 



From a busintss standpoint, it was an 

 uncjualified success. .\ It hough prepara 

 tion hail l)ee!i made in anticipation, by 

 four o'cdock on Saturday afternoon not 

 a white (arnation was to be had in the 

 city, and befor-' eight o'clock not a white 

 flower of any descrii)tion could be ob- 

 tained. Hundreds of customers had to 

 be turned away after the supply ran out. 



Fp to the present time we have had a 

 disagreeable season ; what with high 

 winds, cold rains ami frosty nights, there 

 has been little or no outdoor work done. 

 On the night (»f .May ;1 there was an 

 unprecedented fall of snow, many of thp 

 establishments losing a considerable 

 quantity of glass from its weight. ;^, 



(lenerally speaking, business conditions 

 are improving. While the retail trade, 

 owing to the weather, has not been what 

 it probably otherwise woutd have bt'en. 



the wholesale business has shown 

 marked imjirovement over last season. 

 .1. (Jammage & Sons. 



PENNOCKS' WINDOW. 



One of the most attractive retail flower 

 store windows in IMiiladelphia is that of 

 I'ennock Bro.s. It always receives more 

 than a jiassing glance. The accompany- 

 ing illustration is reprodm'ed from a pho- 

 togra|)h taken of the window when filled 

 with the new hammered brass flower 

 holders, which recently have come into 

 such |)opularity for use with air plants 

 and small cut flowers; indeed, Pennock 

 Bros.. have in this window employed these 

 receptacles in larger sizes, and with 

 longer-stemmed stock, than ordinarily is 

 seen, ami with their usual excellent ef- 

 fect. 



PORCH BOXES OFFERED FREE. 



The Thomas Chapman Kloral Co.. at 

 Denver, is making a big push this s]iriug 

 for porch box work, and writes as fol- 

 lows: "Noting the illustrations in the 

 Review about porch box planting, we 

 take the liberty of sending you a coi>v <if 

 our circular for this spring. Although 

 somewhat ex])ensive. our plan is proving 

 a strong winner, and already is a money- 

 maker, with the season only just begin- 

 ning. You will notice we do not mention 

 any price. The object is to get- the pub- 

 lic to our greenhouses. We mailed out 

 10.(M)(l of these circulars, well Scattered. 

 The boxes and l)askots were made by the 

 night firemen during the winttlr'J so there 

 was no expense except for luiriber." If 

 you think the idea of any be^iefit to the 

 trade, you may publish it." 



The circular is 14x1*). printe<l on good 



