Aii;i ST 20. 1!»01». 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



A Simple Table Decoration; Piak Pond Lilies and Valley. 



in a hurry. On tlic iusjiiiatinii of ilic 

 moment you may wish to clianyc the 

 mounting of a picco. to bcml it back or 

 forward and dincli it there, or remoxc 

 the mounting entirely. All of these little 

 things get to i)e im])()rt;iiit features of a 

 piece. 



Relieving the Monotony. 



For excunple, a jiillou always :it the 

 samt! angle becomes tiresome. Hut re 

 moved from tlie folding frame, with a 

 sag in one end, or with a corner turned 

 down, the o|)j)osite one turned up ami 

 the under surface filled ;is tar as it is 

 seen, it will make almost a new jiiece. 

 The idea of the ](illo\v is a good oiu- 

 and will be used long hence, but little 

 changes and varieties in the makeup in- 

 ♦•rease the jtopularity of the ])iece and 

 ought to mak(^ it command niorc^ money. 

 To alter a p'wrjt in this way. or to re 

 nio\e or add a folding fr.ame. the wire 

 snij)s will come in handy. 



Hesides wired picks, match sticks in 

 thre(! different lengths, for heavy and 

 long stemming, are abuost essential. Al 

 lliough a trifle .atuioying to li.-iudle. on 

 account of coloring the fingers, yet the 

 green dyt^il sticks are better for the aj) 

 pearance of the work. They cannot be 

 driven in far enough to (lisa|>pear in the 

 moss, and, of courS'. if they are left 

 the light, natural color, they will show. 

 Jjong match sticks are useful for sup- 

 porting a good sized s|(ray. if enough 

 large br\ish is not at liand. For an extra 

 long, heavy spray a <-ane stake oi- bam 

 boo rod serves best. 



For Outside Decorating. 



l"\)r outside decoiati\e woik a sepa 

 rate kit of tools should \u'. kept, consist 

 ing of two liammers, large and small, 

 two sizes of staples, an assortment of 

 wire, picks, ])ins, scissors, tinfoil, dark 

 twine, tape lino and jackknife. 



As experience in(;reases. fewer tools 

 and material will be found to retain their 

 usefidness and more uses will be found 

 for ea<')i one. One at a time yon will dis- 

 card wluit you formerly considered in- 

 dispensable. For instaiK-e. it used to b(» 

 the ])roper caper to |)ick steiiuneil flow 



ers ^vith l\\(>e/,ers and insert them in the 

 moss. .\o\v we consider our fingers ad 

 tiiat are necessary, ami tweezers h:i\i' 

 long sim-e been forgotten. 



A set of rattan screens can be used 

 in a dozen ilitferent w.-iys .-liiout tiie store 

 and window. Likewise ii stump, a <-amp 

 kettle, a big straw hat. or n fa\oiite 

 basket may be biought out every now 

 and again in a dilferent guise. .V chinu' 

 (d' bells may lie silver witii ]iink or green 

 decor;itious ;d one time, or gilde(| tlie 

 next tiuu' with crimson setting. \'our 

 storeroom, no doubt, is uotinng but a 

 junk shop to the uninitiated, but a |iile 

 of resoiwees to your mind's eye. 



.Japanese bandioo pockets, radiator .-lud 

 mantel |)ans. with rustic eo\eiings. \ari 

 ous small baskets, vvitli inside jiaiis. hang 

 ing brass and crockery vases, \\ire arches. 

 cano|iy frames and .lapanese uudirellas 

 .are also helpful articles i\n- store, win 

 dow ;ind geneliil <lecorati\e uses. 



(!Ki;-|i:n)K li:..\ii;. 



BULBS FOR CHRISTMAS. 



What is the best method of t'oicinj^ 

 I'renidi Roman .and Dutdi hyacinths and 

 tuli|(s for the ( hristmas trade.' I want 

 to put in about iMK) of each, to be usecl 

 as cut flowers. Woidd it be best to put 

 them in bulb pans or in the liem-hes.' It' 

 grown in the ixMndies. wh.at are the cul 

 tural directions to save the most space.' 

 Should they be started in a coid and 

 dark jdace in Hats ami I'eset in benches 

 later, or |>ut directly into tlie bencli upon 

 recei|it of the bulbs.' ( '. A. S. 



French grown b'oman hyacinths. I'aper 

 White narcissi ;ind Trumpet M.ajor nai 

 cissi can be h.ad in flower for Christmas. 

 The two first named come in easily, but 

 the Trumped Majors need tin early st.-ul 

 and I'iither hard forcing. 'S'ou cannot 

 get Dutch hyacinths for Christmas, and 

 the oidy tulip Avhich will flower at that 

 time is f.a Heine, uidess you try tlie Due 

 van Th(d varieties, which are too short 

 steinmeil to become po|)ular in tiie Amer 

 ican trade. 



It will not |iay to plant any (d' these 



in the benciies. I'se llats ciMitainiug fnui' 

 in(dies (d' soil. Tlie l'a|ier W'jiites can 

 be jdaced in a Iraiiie or diiectl\ under 

 the grei^nhouse iieindies. They start 

 (|uicker than the other bulhs and c.aii lie 

 flowered by the early part ui' Ndvciiiber. 

 if desired. These will possibly neeii some 

 refartling in a cool house. I'lace the 

 U(un!ui hyacinths. Trumpet Majors and 

 tulips in a cool cell.-ir oi pit. Soak well 

 with w.ater .-iiid keep ilark until the 

 growths are .-i « ouple (d' inches high and 

 the flats filled with roots. Never allow 

 them to approach ilryness at the root. 

 I'lace the tulips and Trumpet .Majors in 

 a darkened c;ise in ;i warm Inuise to ilraw 

 them up. ( !radii;illy atlonl light as lunis 

 and flower-^ appear. 



Voii will easily (lower the liyacinth-^ 

 and I'aper Whites for Christmas. The 

 iitheis are less certain; unless you have 

 good forcing facilities it will he better 

 to lea\ e ; hem ihuii'. ( . \\ . 



YUCCA FILAMENTOSA. 



Are seedlings oi \ucca lilameiilosa. or 

 Adam's Needle, considereil harcly in 

 southern New \ ork .' 1 li;i\e S(UUe ot' 

 these which I am anxious to winti'r. 



F. 1.. S. 



^ llcci (ilanientosa. or Ad.llli 's Needle, 

 is a perfectly hardy pl.anl. If your seed- 

 lings are small. gi\e them a nudcli of 

 coarse stra\\ m- some other litter after 

 the grouiul freezes. This will be ample 

 protection and will preNcnt them fnuu 

 being heaved out of the groumi bv 

 .•dternate freiv.ings and thawings. 



C. W. 



I.KW isTuux. hi.. Willi.-iin .buies ha- 

 sold his greenhouse to Fdsoii lleaice. u Ik. 

 \\ \\\ t.ake possession soon. 



I.VNx. Mass. William Sim. <lift.ui 

 ilah'. has ;i young .lapanese. ( '. .\be. 

 studying horticulture under hi- instruc 

 tiou. I'rof. T. Shiraki. sent by the .lap 

 anese government to stiuly the gypsy 

 and bidwii tail moths, has reccntlv beeii 

 \ isit ing t he \diiiiy man. 



