The Weekly Florists' Review. 



August 5, looy. 



by use whether dull or velvet ones look 

 best with the principal flower in hand. 



Forget-me-nots, too, where practical — 

 that is, not having to be shipped a long 

 distance or made up overnight — are ef- 

 fective in a bunch. 



As buds are appropriate for the young, 

 so is the full blown rose for one in or 

 past the prime of life. For the same 

 occasion a half dozen wide open white 

 roses — Bride, I believe — were arranged in 

 a careleas bunch (very carefully) at the 

 base of two straight cycas leaves, in the 

 natural state, with a few pieces of As- 

 paragus scandens deflexus among the 

 roses and a ribbon, purple chiffon, the 

 Avhole making a simple and effective ar- 

 rangement. 



When sending a number of pieces in 

 wirework or spray, or both, to the same 

 place, we try to vary the work by sav- 

 ing a particular flower for a particular 

 piece, if possible, not mixing all kinds 

 in every design. Or we use different 

 ferns or foliage in the finish of the work, 

 if it is most practical to mix the flow- 

 ers somewhat in all. 



Violet Sylvester. 



THE PRAYER-BOOK MARKER. 



The accompanying illustration shows 

 the prayer-book marker used by the Bell 

 Floral Co., Franklin, Pa., at some, of its 

 large weddings this season. There was 

 the time when, if the bride carried a 

 prayer book, it was a sign that the florist 

 lost out so far as that part of his order 

 ■went; at most she had only three or four 

 spikes of valley between the leaves of 

 the book, but the Bell Floral Co. has 

 elaborated the marker until it partakes 

 almost of the nature of a shower bou- 

 quet. The marker shown in the illustra- 

 tion was of gardenias with Farleyense 

 fern, with a shower of valley. At one 

 of the recent weddings, where this 

 marker was used, there was an elaborate 

 floral decoration. The local newspaper 

 gave much space to a description of the 

 florist's work and when it came to the 

 flowers carried, had this to say: 



"The bouquets of the bride and her 

 young lady attendants were equally 

 striking. The bride carried an ivory 

 prayer book, vrith a magnificent floral 

 marker, fashioned of gardenias and Far- 

 leyense fern, showered with lilies of the 

 valley. The flowers of the matron of 

 honor were an arm bouquet of white 

 roses and sweet peas, and the maid of 

 honor carried an arm bouquet of pink 

 roses and sweet peas. The arm bouquets 

 of the bridesmaids were pink roses and 

 white sweet peas, fastened with light 

 blue Dewdrop chiffon." 



The Bell Floral Co. feels highly 

 pleased with the success the prayer- 

 book marker has attained, because they 

 worked out the idea for themselves. 



ETHICS^OF THE FUNERAL TRADE. 



The Eeview of July 29 contains, on 

 page 4, some interesting matter on crepe 

 chasing. The statements are good and 

 to the point, but to my view nothing 

 short of united effort on the part of the 

 reputable dealers, in a sort of boycott 

 deal with the unprincipled individuals 

 who are practicing this method of ob- 

 taining business, will be effective. I will 

 say of our city, Jamestown, N. Y., that 

 the trade is clean on this score, but we 

 are tainted with the touch from the out- 

 side, which stops at nothing to take trade 

 away from the reliable firms doing busi- 

 ness and paying taxes in our city. 



There is also, to my mind, another ob- 

 jectionable practice in vogue in the 

 funeral business. It is a common prac- 

 tice among undertakers to exact twenty 

 per cent from the florists on all orders 

 turned over to them. Personally, I am 

 not catering to any such trade, though I 

 have in the past frequently stood for it. 

 The door piece is their entering wedge; 

 then easily follows the soliciting of the 

 family order. I cannot see why an un- 

 dertaker is any more entitled to share 

 the legitimate profits of the florist than 

 is the doctor or any other person. I 

 think this matter should be aired under 

 its proper head. F. A. Dorman. 



WASHINGTON AUTO PARADE. 



After reading, with much interest, the 

 accounts in several of the trade papers of 

 the auto-floral-flag parade which we had 

 in Washington, July 5, I notice that the 

 official report of the judges has never 

 been printed. 



I would suggest that the judges' re- 

 port would make a valuable clipping for 



BelFt Prayer-book Marker. 



the scrap book, as it shows clearly the 

 classifications under which the parade 

 was divided, and in event of such a 

 parade in another city this information 

 might be useful. I am therefore ap- 

 pending hereto a condensed copy of the 

 official list of awards, which I trust you 

 will find space to print in your columns. 

 The names of the decorators of the ma- 

 chines have been added by me as far as 

 I know. 



Sweepstakes, tor the most beautiful car In 

 parade, a swan boat. Decorated by Blackl- 

 stone. 



For the most beautiful car driven by a 

 woman. Decorated by Blacklstone. 



Class A, gasoline and steam cars — First prize, 

 for canopied car, with large basket of pink 

 flowers on top. Decorated by Gude Bros. Co. 



Second prize, for wistaria arbor. Decorated 

 by Blacklstone. 



Third prlz«\ for the yacht Defender, n.^ 

 rated by Shatter. ^™ 



Fourth prize, awarded to four young I^au, 

 wearing pink hats, riding in a car decoratS 

 with pink and white. Decorated by Bn.oks 



Fifth prize, for miniature automobile c^, 

 ered with green and ornamented with wWto 

 flowers, operated by two children. Dei.jratij 

 by Marche & Co. '** 



Class B, electric cars — First prize, for nink 

 shell, operated by a woman dressed in pim. 

 Decorated by Blacklstone. 



Second prize, for red, white and blu ■ un, 

 brella over car. Decorated by Shaffer. 



Third prize, for car decorated In red too 

 white body, blue wheels and electric lights. 



class C, commercial cars, trucks, wagom 

 etc. — First prize, for delivery wagon trimmed 

 In white and green cloth and roses. Deco 

 rated by Gude Bros. Co. 



Second prize, for car decorated with grasses 

 and palms and drawn by winged doves. Deoo. 

 rated by Marche & Co. 



Third prize, for airship with tin proiieller 

 Decorated by Blacklstone. 



Class D, motorcycles, all classes — First prize 

 for two ludians. ' 



Second prize, for cyclist who rode a child on 

 the front of his machine. 



Third prize, for motorcyclist who decorated 

 his machine in flags, forming a pyramid. 



Most unique, grotesque, or humorous car 

 Decorated by Shaffer. 



.'Vdded attractions — Sliver loving cup, do- 

 nated by citizens' Independence day coiutnlt- 

 tee, for any class of car most beautifuUv 

 decorated in American flags only, known as 

 the "Old Glory" prize, adornment in mauve 

 and white. Decorated by Gude Bros. Co. 



Blue ribbon, for decorator of the car win- 

 ning the sweepstakes prize, the swan boat, 

 awarded to Blacklstone. 



Z. D. B. 



DIGITALIS. 



lu the Eeview of July 22, page 9, 1 

 notice you mention that digitalis can be 

 sown now for next year 's flowering. How 

 can it be done? I have never been able 

 to get more than five per cent to bloom 

 if sown this late; even the June sowings 

 failed to make good, and how provoking 

 it is to sell to a customer a dozen or so 

 of fine large plants in the spring and not 

 have them bloom that season! The same 

 .thing happened with the Canterbury bells 

 and now I give these the whole season's 

 growth and thus avoid trouble, but if 

 there is an easier way I should be glad to 

 benefit by it. E. C. L. 



. The best months to sow digitalis (fox- 

 gloves) are May and June. Started then, 

 1 have never had any trouble in getting 

 strong plants which flowered well the fol- 

 lowing year. I have sown them as late 

 as July 20, but a considerable proportion 

 of the seedlings from these late sowings 

 will not bloom. If you sowed digitalis 

 when first recommended in Seasonable 

 Suggestions, you will now have strong 

 plants in the field. The advice to sow as 

 late as July is intended for growers who 

 had overlooked the sowing of these usoful 

 perennials. 



Of course, those sowing late cannot ex- 

 pect as good results with either Canter- 

 bury bells or digitalis as if they had sown 

 in May. For the greatest success e-Mj 

 sowing is advisable, but as you are aware 

 it is difficult to make many growers un- 

 derstand the necessity of sowing, not unly 

 these perennials, but many other pluuts 

 early. C. "V* . 



THE STOTT SPRAYER. 



In answer to the question in the 'Re- 

 view of July 29, in regard to the S jtt 

 sprayer, which I consider the fii<-'st 

 sprayer for roses and chrysanthemums on 

 the market, there were only a limi'ed 

 number of them made and the only two 

 firms that handle them, that I know of, 

 are the Stumpp & Walter Co., 50 Barclay 

 street. New York, and R. & J. Farqubar. 

 South Market street, Boston, Mass. The 

 Stott sprayer was made a few years "go 

 in two forms, single and double. 



Chaeles T. Beasley. 



