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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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wi'll ;is jii.t' .-I lirtlfi- c'tVfct lliaii so inticli 

 t'nrciyii ^ircii lur iiisc s|ir;ivs. 



Styles in Ties. 



Til |(Hi iiiaiiy |irii|i|c ihr tie is ;i mill 

 |cl- III' nil iimrr lliiili .'I liirrliii nir;i I I'lilc 

 tiiiii iif the wliiilc. A ^iHiil s|ii;iy iii;iy hi' 

 siKiilcil 111' ;i |iiMii' mil' ulf.-itly ilii|il(i\ rd 

 liy tlic slylr 111' llir til' ;ilt;iclicil to il. 

 \Vitli ;! ■-I'l.'i.v lit' Iwii Idihls III' lldwiTs, 

 two ciiliirs iiiiiy lie iiscil mi ilir iii\ luit 

 with liiirilly .-IS n,i,„| iiislr ;is mir nf ;i 



coliir rmTcS|imiili 11^4 In till' li^lllrr 111 llic 

 tWi) killils III' lliiwris. 



\';ir\' llic slylr ul' lyinu- Smiict iiiics 

 llJl\(' two tliii-k iinfls, Willi ,-i liili;^ t'lnl l<i 

 cacli ; smiict iiiics a Mjuair Imw ainl mils 

 of till' saiiir li'li;;lli: smiii't i iiirs a liiilii-li 

 of luDlis; smiirl iiiirs a luiiirli nf i'IhIs, all 

 cut; SDiiicI iiiH's a lniinli ul' rinls ami 

 loops, all of ililVi'iriil li'ii;;llis. laiil our 

 over till' I llirr; smiirt inirs a Imij; I'tnl 

 cauji'lit up tiiwanl llir lip of tlir spray, 

 iinil till' icsl of till' lii' liaii^iiiy omt tlio 

 stciu ; smiii't iiiH's two loujf t'Uils ainl no 

 liows; smiii'liiiirs Iwu cihIs ami mii' Imw ; 

 soiiict iini's a kimt ilnwii lowaril llir rml 

 of onr slrraniri. 



Ill UsillL; rlliriiih. lli'M-r ijn tlir artual 



tyitiji wilii it. I.;i> llir Imw in pl;u-i'. or 

 i-ati-lr' It ill jiiarr in Ilir liiii;i'rs, ami tir 

 with iialiy lililmii. Lcaxr tlio oinls of tlir 

 liaiix' lililimi Imi;^ riiiiii;;li In tic ;iriiiiml 

 llir sti'iii 111 till' spray. 



liililiou ami chilfou stock slioulil lie of 

 laiyc xaricty ami ranj^c of i-oiors, iuit 

 fi'W pii'i-rs of each. 



To Charge or Not to Charge. 



Ill i-nuniiii^ up till' piolil ami loss I hr 

 c|lirslimi 'if llir i-osi III' i^Ti'i'll is loo iil'trn 

 iiM'i'liiiikr'l. To rhari;!' or not In rjiai'yc 

 llial is llir i|Ui'slioii. 'I'll char^^c im-aiis 

 to lalior v^itli almost every i-ustoiuer to 

 show liiiii the wherefores ami the re;;soii 

 alileiiess nf askiii;4 liiiii for more money 

 for the '-aine lliiiiii than he t'oriiieily 

 paid. It is always the lieller j^reens that 

 i-ustiimers '.\aiit '' thrown in,'' with loose 

 liowers as well as spi'ays ami ilesions. Just 

 lieranse snine llorist in remote ayes, for 

 the sake if <;ainiiij; traile, inxented this 

 inethod of roliliin<; himself and all sue- 

 i-eediuL; j^eiieral ions. It is as seiisilile to 

 throw in <ireeii with llowcrs as it would 

 lie In sell the ^reea and throw in the 

 llow ers. 



Almin with the ehai'^es for yreen 

 shiuild rmne a I'easonalile ;nnouiit of 

 money tor the work, time or skill, whirli 

 e\er mie m;iy haxe a uiind to i-all it. Of 

 i-mirse, in ;i small s]ii-ay il is dillicult to 

 make a respeetalile sliowin;^ and j^'et aiiy- 

 thiiiL; for the wurk. Hut when the |irii-e 

 of the si'irk used is alioN'e .^L'.")!) or ^'.'i 

 llirie slimild lie all allowaiii-e made for 

 work in excry spray, jiradin^' il aecord- 

 iii^ III till' si/.e and ^ood a|ipearaiiee nf 

 I hr spray. ('!i;i;ti;I'i>k I!i. \li;. 



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SEASONABLE 



SUGGESTIONS 



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Smilax. 



It is.'lliniit timr In plrpair tlir lieds or 

 lienches for thr ynunn smilax |ilaiils. 

 ('house solid lic'ds. it' pnssililr. Thi'sr 

 x\ill ni\r much liner strings than liem-hrs. 

 .\ ciimposl siirh as ymi wniild use for ear- 

 iiatiniis or roses will do well t'nr smilax. 

 Well-rotted row or linrsr maniirr should 

 form mir fmirtli nt' thr wlmlr. Sri llie 

 planis nut I'ij^ht inrhrs ;i|iarl. allnwiny a 



foot lirtwrrll tlir InW s. Il is II II IH'eessa rv 



to ha\i' a linhl house. ( )iie wliieli will 

 not riiiw mums m' i-arnalions \\\\\ answer 

 ;ill rirjii fill- smilax. Shade thr nlass 



with wllitr Irad ;illil krlnsrnr. (iniw the 

 plants f.aiily w;iriii. and lir siiir In yet 

 the striiiLis ill piisiiimi wilhoni drlay. It 



is nri-rss;il\ In Innk n\rr ihr s|iiinls I rr 

 ijllrlltlx In prr\rlil llirlll liri-nmillj; ni 



lannlrd. 



Asparagus Sprengcri. 



.\spaiauus Spirn;^rii is iiidispnisa 1 ilr 

 In the rniiiitiy llmisi. Ilxnymir Imyiii^i 

 ;i liuni-h i<\' llnwn- rXprcts :, frw spi;iys 



n\' nri'i'ii. and Spirnu'ii is ^riirr.-illy fur 

 nislii'd. Snii:r limisis ni;ikr thr niislakr 



nf flllnishlllU this I irr. 'rilrlr is lln Ulnlr 

 Irasiiii \\ll\ Splrli:^rri sjiiillld 111' nixrll 

 .•iw;iy fill iinlhin:,: than |-"a rlryriisr frrn. 

 ( )nr i-iisl s innir In prndlicr I lia 11 I hi ■ 111 her, 



it is triir. lint i-iistmners shmild imt l)f> 

 led 111 I'Xprit that ni-rriirry ran lir fui- 

 iiislird till- iinlhinn. for it msts iiimiry 



111 nrilW it, as wrll as llnwris. 



Asiiaraniis Spreiij^ni n|ii\\v wrll in 

 lirds. liriirhi's. Iiiixrs and Kaskrls. .\ a r 

 row liiixis six im-lirs derp ;ilnno thr sides 



nf lirlh-hrs ale often utili/.ed for them, 

 and ill thrsr tliry will do well. W'iio 

 liaskets .'I flint ill diameter ale first-class 

 in I'Nrry w;iy. and help mil the supjily 

 where liriirh spare is limited. 'I'liis as- 

 p;il-a;^lls rli jnys ;i jirllrlnUS soil. It needs 

 little sliadr, lint an ;il)undant water 

 siipjily. Si-ale somrtimrs attacks thr 

 shoots whrii Irft III llower aild produce 

 lierrirs. lull liy nsiiiy a spray nozzle on 

 the liosr, this is easily ke|it ill check, 



III piilliiiti out any old stock, try the 

 plan of planlinr outdoors. They will 

 ni\r a liiir lot of srrx iccalilc shunts lie 



full' rnid we.-llhcr. 



Asters. 



Il is lime In ni;ike a late suwino nf 



••iste/v. j-'iii' this plll|inSI', Sllrh xaiieties 



as Mi;^iimi \'irtiiria. < 'hrys;i nt hcniiim .and 

 (Jllerll ni ||ir .Maikrl air Sllilalilr. < miict, 

 • Istiirli l-'ralhcr and Semplc's shmild 

 lia\r lirrn siwn licfiiir iinw. 'I'liesr lairr 



suits ;i|r lirailtiflll, liUl lack the sllll 

 slaiicr in thr petals ,,\' sninr iilhrl's, s|iiil 



liii^ i(nili' liadly during; .a sjirll nt' i|aiii|i. 

 \\ :i nil w rat hrr. 



Thr main liatcli t'nr lair summer m 

 f.'ill lilnnmiii;; shmild lir pl;iiilrd mil as 

 snnll as pnssililr. Thr rrmiml shnuhl |irr 

 \im|s|y li;nr lirrll well Ul.aillllrd. pliiWrd 



and liaiiiiwrd. ;is asters w;int licli snil 



In lln ihrmsi'Kcs justice. ('house da III p. 



cimidy Weather for planting nut the stuck 



in lllr lirld. iind mice it is srt out. krrp 



the snrl'acr snil wrll tickled with the nil- 

 lixatnr. 



'I'l .ailiesl li.'itrh nt' asters shmild 



lliiw lie riinniliy up fur tinwel'. (jlueell nf 



the Kariies remains the hest of this cja- 

 its free hraiichiujf Jiahit, loiiy stems ;ii 

 rtoriferousiiess are all strong jioiiits in i 

 favor, although the iii(li\iilual hlooins ,i 

 less fancy than Comet or Seniple's. 

 tar, the present se.'isoii has lieeii p.arlii 

 l.'irly f;i\ nralile fnr ;islers oxer a wi 

 ^'^ectimi of the cnuiitry, coinp;ii-al i\i 

 cool weather with fre(|iieiit showers lieii 

 exactly In their likiiii;. If cutworms a 

 trouLlusoine, lay a poisnned iiiash 

 shorts (hr.'in'). iiiol.Msses, and I'.aris ^rei 

 dropping a little here and there wh, 

 they liaxe m.ade their pleselire fell. 



Lilies. 



'I'lie di'iu.-iiiil for lilies is not yieal du 

 iiij^ the summer nimilhs; es|ieciall\ 

 this true of the liin^iilninms, there liein 

 ;i preference uiven In the s]ieciosnii 

 iluriii}; the hot months. I'.iillis potted i 

 late f.'ill shoulil yixe a succession ( 

 (loweis foi' the next two months, Tl 

 most i;eiierally useful is \j. speciosm 

 allium, the llnwers of xxhich are fine f. 

 desinii work. (iroxxii under ylass, tin 



are also larger and purer than tin i 



diior sln(d<. One adx.ant.'i^e of yrowin 

 a yood niiinlier of these lilies in pots i 

 that it is easy to adxaiice or retard then, 

 li. aur.-itiim possesses Inn lie;ix\- an ndi" 

 j In he popular. In pots il llnwers earlir 

 than L. specinsiiin. Il has smile call p 

 the markets. Inil its lii^. liandsnin. 

 llnwers are llni used ill llnr.'ll desirh- 

 much, nil accniint nf its he.-ixx- ]ii'rfunh 

 Where a siiccessimi ni lilies is waiitr, 

 diiiiiin the l';ill iiimilhs, it is imw time • 

 plnclire ,'llld |inl Up snllie rrlardrd lillll'- 



ni Innyilinrimi .•ind s|ircinsuni jilliiim. 1 

 is a little Inn rally to start luillis |m 

 • 'hiistinas, Imt for (Irtnlirr .-11111 .\nxeii 

 lier floxxeriiiM they should lie st;irled inm 

 Stjiiid the plants in a cool Iranie or pr 

 (iixe one ydod \x ;if eri li;^. .Sfjitter smih 

 le.'ixes 111- moss o\e|- them. Keep then 

 xvhere the siin will not strike them, .-i n : 

 xxhere temper.-itures do not fliictu.-il' 

 much. Keep on the dry side until tlo 

 pots are xxell filled \\\\h loots. 



Show Pelargoniums. 



.\s the Jielai-i;(illiuill jdailts p,-|Ss oiil •• 

 Idooiii they c,-in lie stood outdoors in t'lil 

 siiiishine. The xx.-iter sii|i|i|y can he yr.-ul 

 iially rediiced. and as the wood h.'irdeii 

 the jiots can he laid on their sides. ( nt 

 tiiiiis can he taken imxv. hut most yrovxei 

 jirefer to xxait until the l.-itter part n 

 July; x\hi'ii pruniiiu h.-u-k the |i|aiil- 

 plenty of snitahle propayatiny m.'iteri: 

 c-in hr had. 



Greenhouse Repairs. 



.\n\x is the time In start on any iiecr- 

 s.iry paiiitin<i- and <;laziiiy .•ihoiit th 

 limises and frames, l)ii not wait iiiit' 

 the first chilly nijjhts lemind you of wli.i 

 \iill oiiylit to liaxe (lone lonjr hefore. An 

 pipiny or jilterations in the lieatin<r ]dai' 

 slmnld he attended to diiriiiy the w.-in 

 months. x\ hen (in- hrat is in the m.-n 

 mtiirly dispensed with. 



.\ll limists are entitlrd In sninr xai. 

 lion diirinn the suinniri- iiioiilhs. win 



hllsinrss is .-It till- liiwrsi ehli. f^Xell 



ymi cauiint nv\ as far .-iw.-iy ,-is the S. \ 

 I-". i-mix lilt inn. try tn i;ikr xniir \x 1 i 

 and l',-iiiiily In smiie ijuiel spnl for 



week or t X\ n nf lest. Tim mallX' nt' lis ai 



prune 111 xMiik .-It the mill .-ill the tiiii' 

 This is lint as .-I rule. -I necessity. .\ lil'l 



(diaiiiic xxill do each and ;ill lots ot' j^i 



I'lish ahe.-id the re|iaiis imw, timl pla 

 In yet axxay when they are cnUlpleled. 



lllH.I.N . M H II. II. .1. ( lleen is IIM 



|irnxiiin anil eiilarniuM ||j< ^ ireiihnu^e- 

 nil .Xortli .Sajjiiniw street, 



