The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Jl'm: 21, 1000. 



trillion. Oiii' ini;;lit think tliat witli the 

 iiiiiitc'l iiuiiiImt of I'oloi'.s ill jircfiilioiisc 

 flowers I'or I'lu-li season, tlii'ic would not 

 |ir many opjioitiiiiit ics i'or liluinlrrs in 

 color coiiiliiiialions. Hut after a i^laiK-c 

 at some oT tlio show wiinluws or stoii' 

 <lis|(lays, and the \ases cji' assorted Dow- 

 ers sent (Mit e\('ry day, as well as funeral 

 \\ork, the iiii|iression i;rows stroiiji'er that 

 one ^\ithout a ii:iti\c taste in color has 

 made the mistake of his life in choosiiii; 

 this A\(irk. 



At) set of lilies or cipurse of instruc- 

 tion can iinjdant the taste within one. 

 Education may de\('ln|i an artist from 

 a man \\itli a small enilowineiit, and oli- 

 servation and ex)ierien<-e may enlaiije 

 liis sense of cohu', Imt he must ha\c the 

 luve of it and a keen, discriminat i\ e 

 a]i|ireciat ion of its lieanty liet'ore lie i-a n 

 acliie\e milch. A lack of interest in 

 color or an i mli ffci ciice to color liai 

 mony is a .sullicieiit re.-iscjii for choo-<- 

 iny some other \oi-ation. A j^leaiii of 

 talent will show ilsell' now ;iiid tlnii 

 and eventually ^I'ow into a jiassion for 

 the lieaiities of cohu', A\hich sh;ill lie 

 sensitive to a slii^ht \iolatioii of cidor 

 harmony and miick in a|i|iieciat iiui of 

 e\cn the most delicate shadings. 



(iKKTKlDK Hi. All;. 



THE STARRY BANNER. 



The line de.'-i^^n is one almost always 

 cons|iiciioiis at 'he tuiieial of any |iulilic 

 man. it is not the easiest of de^i;;iis to 

 make, liec.-iiise it almost always has a 

 rectangular stillness that makes it one 

 of the most inechanical of (loriil reprodm- 

 tion.s; indeed, it is almost im]iossilil(! to 

 make aitythine aitistic td' sindi an ar- 



worlli the money, while iii\in;4 a eood 

 [Jiulil to the lloiist. 



The .•iccoiii|ia liyi iil;' iiluslialion is re|iro 

 diiied t'idiii a |dioto!4ra|ili of ;i ll;;e made 

 li\- Saxe iV I'loto. Waterliiiry, Conn., for 

 the funeral of (lovernor Lilly, whose |iiir 

 trait wa-^ |ihiced at 1he l)olt(nii ol' the 

 desij;li, lietwei'ii the feet of the easel. 

 Saxe iV l-'lolo enilea\ored to yet away 

 from the .slrai^hl lines liy i'e|u-eseiit iii^ 

 the llaii as wavinj;. The stri|ies were 

 m.'ide u\' li'icliiiioinl roses and While I'.n 

 chaiitress ca mat ions. The Idiie "iroiind 

 for llie stars was ot' \iole1s, with white 

 carnations foi' stars. The design was 

 one of the lari^cst ai the l'iiiicr;il ami 

 l;;i\(' nillcll snt isf;i<-| ion to those who or- 

 ilered it, the liiisiiiess Men "s A'^sociatioii 

 of the town. 



SEASONABLE ADVICE. 



The Vagaries of the Weather. 



()ur weather so far this seas(ui, here 

 in the stale of New ^■o|■k, seems to In' 

 iiniisii.-illy chane(';ili|e. oojn^- (,, cxireiiics 

 e\t'r\' few (lavs. i'or a ila\' or so it is 



Flag Made by Saxe & Floto, Waterbury, Conn. 



raiii:''inen( . At thi' >amc time, the ordi'r 

 for the lloi-il lla^ i- almost always the 

 result of the l;ikii|n nji df a cidlectioli; 

 it is a liiLi. show\ .-iffair llial looks to lie 



hoi and dry. diving; out the '_;i(iiiiid with 

 m'eat ra|iidit_\. owiii;^ to the hiL;h wimis 

 that ai-i-oiii|i;i iiy ne;iily e\ci\ cliaii^ii- in 

 temjieialiiie. l',y the next day. perlnniSj it 



rains, and down drojis the temperature, 

 fa I line- many decrees iu :i few liours. 

 And how il does laiii nincli of the time! 

 T.ake oiii last rain, .hiiui 17, for instance 



o\er two inches and a lialf in ulioul 

 tw(d\i! liours. 'This means a hard jKu-k 

 iny and Avashine- of tlit) soil, and then 

 when tho sun eet,s to work, assisted liy 

 the \vind, the soil at once forms a hard 

 crust that is dcTriniontal to all jilant 

 growth — so detrimental that the culti 

 \ator should lu> tit once started, the crust 

 luokeii u|t and the .soil <rotteii into yood 

 \\(>rkiiie- order, yi\iny the roots a chance 

 lo Ineatlu'. 



The jpassiny years only eonfirin the les 

 sou leiirned lono- ai;o, Imt one that it is 

 hard to teach many people, and that is, 

 thai constant, tlioroiioh, careful culti\a 

 lion is woith nearly, it' not, (piite, as 

 iiiiich as water ;ind manure, in the sue 

 cessful orowtli ot' a plant crop, lie it 

 \iolets, carnations or ''oarden sass. ' ' 

 ^'es, 1 am positive I would ratluH' ha\e 

 an iindersiipply of wafer ami manure, 

 and what you inieht call an oscrsiijiply 

 of culti\ atioii, than the rcNcrse. 



Stirring the Soil. 



If you lia\(; dry woalher, the constant 

 stirrinj;' of the soil, keepiii" it tine and 

 loose, causes it to catcli excry ]iarti(dr 

 of dew, conservinif it for the plants. 

 The loose .surface soil also servos as a 

 mulcdi for tho soil uiiderneath, keejiinj: 

 it <(Md and midst and in shape to receive 

 the dews or ;iny slight showers that 

 chance to come, and as a result you will 

 olten lie astonished at the <;rowth the 

 plants will make, A'.hen it seems too dry 

 we.ather for aiiythincr to ilo more th:in 

 stand still. 



If you .'ire one of those jiersons that 

 doulil the full x.iliii' of this, comiiice 

 yourself liy a c.areful experiment for one 

 season. l)i\id(> .a ]iatcli into .sections. 

 ei\iny one (mrt const.-int, tlioroufjii culti 

 \ation ;ind another only your ordiii;ir\ 

 Ire.atment, li;i\iny other comlitions .all 

 aliki', and you will lie con\inced. I 

 will miss my yuess if in a slioit time the 

 contrast is not so erciit ;is to attr.act the 

 atti'nti<iii of e\en casual oliservers. Ami 

 do not let this Work sliji liy from d;iy 

 to ilay. tliinkino- that as you ilo not sec 

 in.Miiy weeds in the p.atch and there is so 

 much else to (|o. toaiorrow will he time' 

 eiioijeli. Toihiy is the lime, and you 

 wonhl lieltcr neglect the other tllilji^. 

 wliatevci it may tie, rather than not have 

 your stock for tall pl.antiny in lirst-idass 

 condition, .as you cannot have it too eood 

 for ;i successful, satisfactory crop. 



Cutting the Runners. 



\l;;iiii. violets, |i|<|. st i;iw lierries, i-ali 

 iie\er lie depeiali'd upon to throw inn 

 iii'is just when vmi would like to lia\e 

 Iheiii ilo So, If you are lia\iue the 

 showers thai we are lia\in<; in fhi.s sec 

 lion, \oii will [ir,ili;ili|y fiml tli,. runnel- 

 slailili;^ liefoli' ymi expei-t, ;illd as it 

 Lakes the sticiii^lh (if the pl.aiit to strike 

 these, yoii should keep a sliar|) lookout toi 

 llc'iii :iiid li'inove them at oiice, otherwise 



Villi will lioi ert the heavy, strolie-, .stocky 



crown that '.mi desii,. |',ir winter forcing. 

 And :ie;iiii, to reiterate wli.at I have said 

 otiell liefole, do Hot l(;i\e this to Ik' 

 done liy cIlC'lp, careless help, for if \ou 

 do t h. y will prolialily tear and lucak 

 llieiii ,i|f ill a c.'ireless manner, detrimeii- 

 1al to the he.'ilth of the jilant, and next 

 winter, if iiol lud'ore, you will aw.'ikeii 

 to the fai-l that such help is ex[iensi\(' 

 in the Ioiil; inn, 'I'herefore, if you li.'ive 

 not alisolutely I rust w oi t liy help, that yon 

 can rel\ on lo (lo the work ,just as you 



