Mav jo, liutii. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



15 



Well-Kept Grounds Should Be Characteristic of Florists' Establishments. 



nuuiK irould liavf ln'cit Itaiiked on ono 

 sunny side «>t* the hniMitiij and the criiii- 

 son on another, and notliinjf fould have 

 been daintier than tli. \vliit(> and eriinson 

 pink yillyliowers Imck in tiie grounds, 

 with the jiurplt^ and <ri';iin on the opjxi- 

 sitt side, niiiic tlie riini^on iinrpio might 

 ho!d sway in some n-nidii' coinei of th(> 

 extensive landseape. 



Indifi'ereneo 1o ihor details in this 

 day of tile World is iiicNcnsaide. and iy- 

 nocanee i-an he ri'iiiedied. Tiu're is 

 scavt-ely a littli' liiy withont an artist, 

 and anyone i-;in laki lessons in color 

 withont any great ontlay. The trouble 

 with t<io many of ii>- is that we "know 

 it ail.'" liKKTRUDE Blair. 



THE FLORISTS' OWN GROUNDS. 



Why is it so maM> Ihirists appear to 

 care so little for liie nppcaraiicc of their 

 prfcmises ' 



It \\as one of the i.isdiitc imiarks of 

 tito late William iSroii that every florist. 

 :nvi especially the young ones just start- 

 iuj: in tlio Imsiiii'^^-. simuld "VVasli all 

 you got .-nid hanu mit all you wash," 

 wjiich was just a shurtcr and more ex- 

 prtssi\e way of -aviiig that it is the 

 florist's business to make his place look 

 as well as it possibly can and that ap- 

 |i<aranccs count for a great deal in af- 

 tv.tcting trade. 



It is proverbial ilia' the cobbler's chil- 

 dren go with their loes on the ground, 

 while other ehildriu's shoes are being 

 mended, but tliis dues not account for 

 the indifference many florists show for 

 tlie surroundings of their establishments. 

 Growers who deal with the trade and not 

 with the public are notably lax in the 

 care of their grounds, bid even if pride 

 does not impel Ihttn to have the place 

 look as well js it cnn, they ought to be 

 interested intne fact tiiat weeds and 

 dirt harbor and breed their greatest ene- 

 mies. Keep the grass close clipped 

 uronnd the greenhouses and there will be 

 frwfr thrips, grasshoppers and other 

 ]»''sts to fight One who do.ilcs ^vith the 



public should make his grounds his best 

 advertisement. No florist whose own 

 place is slovenly should expect the con- 

 fidence of custf)mers who want up-to- 

 date service. 



Such grounds 



as th 



U)se shown in 

 accompanying illustration should bt 



the 



Tbe Editor Is pleased 

 when a Reader 

 presents his Ideas 

 on any subject treated In 



As experience Is the be«>t 

 teacher, so do ^e 

 learn fastest by &a 

 exchanse of experiences. 

 Many valuable points 

 are brought out 

 by discussion. 



Gt)0(lpennianHliIp, spolllutriiDd ^'rani- 

 iiiar, thoiitrh iloHlrHblf, arc not nocoH- 

 saf.v. \Vrlt«' as you would talk wlieu 

 doiiip j'ou;- "lOHl. 



WE SHALL BE GLAD 

 TO HEAR FROM TOU. 



Floral Co., Clyde, O. It consists of si.x 

 greenhouses, containing about 15,000 feet 

 of glass, built several years ago with 

 material furnished by the Foley Mfg. 

 Co., Chicago. Tlie firm name then was 

 Arlin tSc Arlin, the owners being R. C. 

 .\rlin and his wife. Later the concern 

 was incorporated, with Mr. Arlin as presi- 

 tlent and manager and his wife vice- 

 president and S(>cretary. They are out- 

 side the town and have seven and one- 

 half acres of land that they keep in 

 ueatesi order. They are located on the 

 (dectric line from Toledo to Cleveland 

 and figure that it is the best of busi- 

 ness, as W(dl as a nuitter of personal 

 satisfaction, to have the grounds atti^ac 

 five, not only to visitors but to those 

 who lide b\- on the cars. 



pleasure to every florist, and in ninety- 

 nine cases out of a hundred they also 

 will bring him a profit. It is especinlly 

 seasonable to call attention to this fact 

 now, for the florist may well set an ex- 

 ample to his neighbors at the beginning 

 of the bedding season. 



The establishment at which the photo- 

 graph was made is that of the Clyde 



SWEET PEA BUDS BLIGHTING. 



We li.-ue sweet [ie:is in the house that 

 are thrifty vines se\en feet high, but no 

 buds started until they wi're over six feet 

 high, and now all the luids turn yellow 

 as fast as they appear. Tlit' peas were 

 pid ill cow iiiaiiiiK' eomiiost, and have 

 li;id tuo or three feeds ol' phosphate ami 

 pleiit\- of water ;tnd fresh air when .'id- 

 \isalil<'. <'ail \(iu tell lis why these buds 



blast, and t:i\e us a reiiiedv, if anvf 



W. II." K. 



It' your peas were plaiiteil in compost 

 containing a good proportion of cow 

 manure, they slioiild have had tio fee. line 

 until lliey were in flower. [ am .afr.iid 

 the fwii or three feeds id' pliosph.ate are 

 resjioiisible for the tr<uible. Vou have 

 |iiobab|y given o\erdoses of this food, 

 wliicli the ]daiifs could simply not assim- 

 ilate. Cive plenty of water, but forego 

 the further use of (diemical Stimulants 

 until the plants are flowering freelv. 

 Doses of cow or sheep manure, water or 

 toy dressings of these, or fine bone 

 liiihtly forkiNl in, will be found bene- 

 ficial, but should not be ajiplii^d until flu 

 plants -how siiTiis of exhaustion. 



r W. 



