SuprauBBE 17, 1814. 



The Florists^ Review 



11 



AT THE TORONTO EXHIBITION. 



(Hie of the largest exhibitors at the 

 Toronto exhibition held last week, the 

 report of which appears on page 76 of 

 thi , issue, was H. G. Dillemuth, of 

 Toronto. Out of sixteen entries he re- 

 ceived thirteen first prizes, one second, 

 one third and one first which was dis- 

 qualified. The illustration on page 1^ 

 gho vs his decorative group, which took 

 the blue ribbon in its class. 



BYE'S FX7NEBAI. PIECES. 



S'ptember 8 was a busy day for 

 Gctrge Rye, of Fort Smith, Ark., whom 

 his U'tterhead designates as "Some Flo- 

 rist " On that day, during the after- 

 noon, he turned out ten set pieces for 

 the funeral of a prominent banker of 

 the city. The work was commenced at 

 12:. 50 and the photograph reproduced 

 on page 10 was taken at 5:30. The fail- 

 ing light necessitated the taking of the 

 photograph before the finishing touches 

 had been put on the pieces that are 

 shown therein, and two more designs do 

 not appear, as Ijhey were , not yet com- 

 pleted. The work was all ^jjished up in 

 Mr. Rye's usual style, ho\«rever, before 

 it was sent to the funeral. Out of the 

 seventeen pieces among the floral re- 

 membrances, ten were of Mr. Rye 's mak- 

 ing. In addition, he furnished twenty- 

 four bunches of flowers. 



CBABB & HUNTER'S WREATH. 



The big contest in the floral depart- 

 ment of the West Michigan State Fair 

 is for the blue ribbon in the design 

 class, and this year competition was ex- 

 ceedingly strong. As is to be sup- 

 posed, therefore, the piece which wou 

 the first prize was of high class in con- 

 ception and workmanship. This was 

 a wreath, the work of the Crabb & 

 Hunter Floral Co., of Grand Rapids, 

 Mich., trimmed mainly with red roses. 

 The base was entirely of red roses and 

 adiantum fern, and the wreath, of mag- 

 nolia leaves, was trimmed with roses, 

 valley and adiantum. The accompany- 

 ing illustration gives a view of the 

 wreath as it appeared before the eyes 

 of the judges, Mr. and Mrs. Delbert L. 

 Vincent, of Ionia, Mich. 



PLANTS FOR AQUATIC POOL. 



Will you kindly give me some in- 

 formation in regard to aquatics? I 

 have built a cement tank in one of the 

 ground beds in the greenhouse and in- 

 tend growing aquatics. I will also have 

 sonif goldfish, principally as an attrac- 

 tion for visitors. I would like to know 

 '^^haf jdants, etc., are suitable for such 

 * place, their time of bloom, whether 

 ^^y of them are injurious to the fish, 

 ^c.; in fact, any suggestions which you 

 could make that would add to the at- 

 traitiveness of the place. The tank is 

 pi- feet and about two feet deep and 

 '8 liJiated where it gets sunlight all day. 



C. D. S. 



' ou can grow two or three nymphseas, 

 ^a^H'ties which are not too robust in 

 nabit. They can be planted in tubs or 

 oalr barrels submerged about six inches. 

 •Jse swamp muck and cow manure for 

 •^O'l'-'ost. Cover this with a good layer 

 °t sind to hold the compost down and 

 P^'c'" nt the water being so much discol- 

 °^' I- Better grow some of the hardier 

 canities, such as Nymphaea Marliacea 



Prize-Winning Wreath of Crabb & Hunter at the West Michigan Fair. 



albi 



''ij white; N. Marliacea rosea, rose 



pink; N. Marliaceu earuea, soft pink; 

 or N. Marliacea chromatella, yellow. 

 The foregoing are free and continuous 

 bloomers. A few robust plants sub- 

 merged, such as Sagittaria natans, or 

 arrowhead; Vallisneria spiralis and 

 Cabomba viridifolia, will aerify the 

 water and keep it pure. They will grow 

 well at a depth of twelve to twenty-four 

 inches. 



One or two other > desirable aquatics 

 for you to grow are: Limnocharis Hum- 

 boldtii, or water poppy, yellow, poppy- 

 like flowers, a continuous bloomer; My- 

 riophyllum proserpinacoides, or parrot's 

 feather, delicate foliage; Eiehhornia 

 crassipes major, or water hyacinth, hya- 

 cinth-like spikes of flowers; Cyperus al- 

 ternifolius; Trapa natans, or water 

 chestnut; Calla jfethiopica and Limnan- 

 themum nymphoides, water lily-like 

 leaves and yellow flowers. Your tank 

 will not hold all the varieties named, 

 but you can make a selection from them. 

 I would not try to grow more than two 

 or at most three nymphaeas. Use pots 



or tubs for the various plants, elevating 

 some which may need to come near the 

 surface of the water. None of the 

 aquatics are harmful, quite the reverse. 

 C. W. 



HOW FAB GLASS SHOULD LAP. 



How far should glass be lapped in 

 glazing greenhouses? 



E. C. 



For panes twenty-four inches or less 

 in length, three-sixteenths of an inch 

 will be found a desirable lap, but for 

 larger panes one-fourth of an inch will 

 be better. When the lap is one-half inch 

 or more, soot and other dirt collect 

 between the panes and obstruct the 

 light, and if ice forms there is dan- 

 ger that the glass will be cracked. 

 T. 



Rtunson, N. J. — William Mears has a 

 fine specimen of that favorite climber, 

 Stephanotis floribunda. The sprays 

 bring a good figure from his best cus- 

 tomers. 



