SKI'IKMItKU 10, 1914. 



The Florists^ Review 



17 



!■(' si)l('n(li(l in floral dosififiis. A. Qiuhmi 

 li.'ulotto, with senii-douhlc ilowors, licli 

 •Ilk, four inches in dianiotor, is a love- 

 variety. A. Kriomliildc, seini-doiihlc, 



til narrow rose-pink petals, is also a 

 .■siral»lc variety. Japanese anemones 

 le anion<^ the few perennials whieli arc; 



ilile to die out if fall planted. Tliev 

 ■ r easily propagated by cuttini^- the 

 licker roots in short iiieces and plant- 



•^ these elosely in a projia^atiiij; lied, 

 Mttin^f them oif sinj^ly wIhmi they are 

 .aliinj^ leaves and roots and {.naduallv 



Mileninj^ them off. 



Hardy Sunflowers. 



riie liardy sunflowers, h(diaiithus, ;iie 

 iiHiii;^ the mor(^ prominent (d' tlie ro- 

 ,-i |ier(Minials now lloweiinj;. 11. niiil 

 limns plenus is useful for cnttin^i. It 



- -oiiiewhat tender in some locations, 

 ■■■\. unless in a warm, \v(dl drained 



-■.itioii, it is safer to lift and store 

 !,,■ loots in a i'(dlar before tlie ;;i-oiiiid 

 ie/(>s up. II. oryyalis, the willow 

 :ived hardy suiiliower. ^rows se\('n to 

 lie I'eet lii^li. It is seen at its li.wt 

 hell yrown to siii;;le stems, wlihdi ai-e 

 ell i-o\-ered with Mowers ;iliiiost tlieir 

 ntire leiit;th. II. iJLiiilus Miss .Mellisli 



- -till the liiiest deep yidlow sinj^le \a 

 "tN. and il. mollis the best ot the 



p.ile lemon sorts. II. .MaximiliMiii will 

 :i>il lie ill bloom t'or soiiie timi' \et ; it 



- il~ii;illy ;it its best durili;; OetoLei. 



Tritomas and Goldenrods. 



The tritomas, or kni|)liofi;is, common 

 • iilled led hot jiokeis. are now nial\- 



iiu a irraiid show of their stattdy 

 -I'd^e-;. These ;iie line for the ilecora- 

 ' "11 of llorists' windows at this season. 



r I'/it/.eri, oranjie sc.arlet, three to live 

 I'lt hiyh, is the best of the whole fani- 

 -'v. jilthou^h T. uv.aria yrandillora is by 

 ' •< means a back number. The tidtoma- 



i!i' Mot hardy in northern sections uii 

 '■ "^ it be in sandy, w(dl drained land. 



I li'V do better if' lifted and stored in 



ind (i\cr winter in a cobi ])it or cellar. 

 1 hf value of the solida^'o, or <;olden 



"b is not half so mm h a|ipreci;ited 

 ' ' ic :i> ill Jairope for use in tlie herba- 



• "lis garden. Xotliiii;; is of easier ciil- 



'iic, ni.akes a better show while in 

 ''"^^'■1 or is more usid'iil for cuttinii. 

 "nc or two r(>;illy line border sorts are 

 ^- \ivip;ir;i, iinm'ensi! heads; S. (bilden 

 '>\ m.i;^. five feed, fine, and for a dwarfer 

 iiK'ty s. Virjraurea nana, only fifteen 



< -hi's ill hidj^ht, deep yidlow. "^ 



INSIST ON THE PLANT RATE. 



*^^dl you kindly inform me through 



■'"■ coluiinis of "^ The K'eview as to 



liidher the twenty per cent di-connt 



■""I remdar e.xpress iat(>s on jiotted 



' 'I't-^ <nit of j.ots still is allowed by 



' expre-s companies.' I have been 



' ^"inied that sinc(> bist I'ldnnary this 



-■"unt h:is been withdrawn :iml that 



"" th.at time potted plants are 



'';4cd for ;,t iemil;ir mendiaiidise 



''■" If this is true it looks as thmi^h 



•ire (diliord to pay higher i;i1e- now 



" ''I'lore oil thi- i-onimoditv. 



w. v.. s. 



^^ 'icii the companies j.ut into elVe.-t 



I'" "H'W exj.ress rjites .as prescribed by 



'■ ' 'iterstate Commeree ('(mimission it 



' ii'd the -'^^cneral sjieidals," as the\ 



"''■ '■•■I'led under the old idas-i (icat ion. 



~'''ad. the new <dassi ticnt i(Ui |iro\ idi's 



I" Marions (dasses, IJrst, second .•iiid 



""•I The first (dass under the joesent 



"';'"''■ iN'diides the merchandise .bass 



""■ old schedule. The second , l;iss 



George Burton. 



iniliides the ;irti(dcs that wci'e known 

 :is general spet iais in the old classifica- 

 tion. The rate on second idass com 

 modities is seventy five jier cent of tlie 

 rate on first c|;iss commodities. 



.\(d in many yeais has there been 

 such a plant rate as twenty ]ier cent 

 discount trom the mer.diamlise rati'. It 

 is tine that when |il;ints first weii' 

 L:i\i'ii a speidal I'ate tlie discount was 

 twenty |ier <-eiit, but many years aLio 

 this was (di.anyed, the general speci.il 

 r.ate, whdch imdu.led |d;iiits, beiii<; 

 thereaf'ter an arbitrary figure and not a 

 |iercenta<.;e of some other rate. j'or 

 many years the pl;iiit rate was aii\ 

 where trom (d^^hteen to tliiity fixe jier 

 cent less than the meiidiaml ise rate, 

 but since l"(d iiinry 1 it h;is been an 

 exa<-t t \\ent \ -li\ !• pi'i cent reduction 

 over \\li;it ;iiticles ol' the first idass, 

 cut dowers t'or inst.-iine. would pa\' t'or 

 the same h.anl. 



i'loiists everywhere slioiild insist that 

 plants ]iid|icrlv packc.l be carried as 

 sei-ond idass. The ol1i( iai c|;issi |ic;it ion 

 s;iys: ■■riaiit<. l;i'o\\ i iiy. not in |Mits 

 or tubs, placed in boxes, the si.|e< ;ind 

 ends ot' which are ;is hi.uli or hit;her 

 than the plants. ;iii,| sluts naileil over 

 the top. colilpletcdy |irotect ilii; tlh' 

 plants.'' ,-ire s,.iiiiii| (dass. ''I'lanis 

 LirowiiiL;, in pots or tubs, pbant and ic 

 ceptaide ci.'ited."' air liist cdass. 

 " i'laiit^, iziowiiiLl. in pots or tubs, not 

 crated,'" are two times first <lass. The 

 I dassilicat ion reipiires that plants In' 

 refused when in pots or other recepta- 

 cles c-om|iletely boxed. 



there is ;i cuniia that i-onu's neurer be- 

 in^ a pink.' It <iiows two uml one half 

 to three feet hiiili and blooms about 

 three we(d\s b(d'ore anv othei- varietit's 

 I have. The jdant i-^ alw;ivs full ot' blos- 

 soms. It was a si-;iilet last \<';ir, but 

 this year the blooms ;ill came pink and, 

 if it will not ^'o baidv, I think I have a 

 i;ood caiina. T. X. 



The llowfis were ]irettv well t'ade.l on 

 receipt. The odor is ;;ood and the plant 

 sluuild be retained and |ui>|iayated 

 from. If it does not revert, it will be 

 an acipiisit ion. There nre several j:()od 

 caiin.as of |dnk shades on the niarktd. 

 Some (jf these ;ire ( '. rose;i j^iy;intea, 

 \ enns. ( liannds, .Mrs. .\ . |'. ('onjird ;ind 

 S;ilnion <,>lleen. < '. W. 



A PINK CANNA. 



I have sent yon, under sejiar.ate cover, 

 ;i c;inn;i bloom. <'an vou ti'll me it' 



A PROGRESSIVE PHILADELPHIAN. 



To disprovi' the jiopular idea of 

 I'liiladtdjihia 's somnolency, anion;.; the 

 lifst who niii^ht b.' advaiiied from tin- 

 llorists" trade is the comiiiLT presiileiit 

 of til.' I'hiladelidiia bbui-ts' Club, 

 (i.'or^i' I'.uit.ui. It' h.' felt th.' want 

 <|f a mid. lie nam.', " ' 1 'r.i^r.'ssi v e " 

 W'luld till th.' bill t.t th.' dot. lie is 

 .ilwuvs on th.' niov.'. uiid ea. h vear 

 finds him .'ihea.l of th.' y.'.ar b.'for.'. 

 I'm- install. •(', last y.'ar li.' w;i< .d.'.t.d 

 vi.-.' luesi.lent of tiie 1 'hilad.'ljdiia .dub; 

 this ye;ir he is the s.ile nomine.' f.ir the 

 olli.-e of jiresi.l.'iit. e.piivalent to .'le.'- 

 tioii. In business he f.dlows th.' s;ime 

 lines, an. I the He.auties from his r;ini;es 

 .at Chestnut Hill ;ire alway- in th.' trout 

 of the pio.-ession. .\ littl.' .iv ,'r .i y.'ar 

 .iiio h." took over tlu' rani^e ot' his fa- 

 ther, .lohn Jiurton, but th.' assumption 

 of ^'r(\'iter responsibilit v .lid imt at all 

 sla. ken his forwar.l t.'ii.l.'ii.v . 



