Sl.iTHMBMa 17, 1014. 



The Florists^ Review 



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' THE TORONTO EXHIBITION. 



,. of tlie largest cxliihitois ;it tlic' 

 ,to oxliihitioii held last week, the 

 t of which ai)peais on I>ayo 76 of 

 i>Mie, was Ji. G. Dilleiiuith, of 

 lo. Out of sixteen entries he re- 

 i tliirteen first {)rizcs, one second, 

 iiird and one first whieii was dis- 

 .,(1, The illustration on page 10 



Ills derorative group, wliich took 



lie rihbon in its (dass. 



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RYE'S FUNERAL PIECES. 



I'lnher .S was a liusy day for 



K'ye, of Fort Smith, Ark., whom 



M'rlicad designates as "Some! l-'io 



On that day, during the after- 



■ ;c turned out ten set jdeees for 



neral of a prominent banker of 



'\. Tile work was commenecd at 



.ind the photo^rapii reiirodnced 



.,• 10 was taken at 5:30. The fail- 



_:iit necessitated the taking of tiie 



.;i;iph before tlie finisliing tou(dies 



i I en jiut on llie jtieces that ar(- 



I herein, and two more designs do 



i'|iear, as they were iu)t yet com- 



The work was all liuishcd up in 



\ t; "s usual style, however, before 



>ent to the funeral. Out of the 



• 111 jiieces among tlie lloi'al re- 



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



I II aildition, he furnisiied twenty- 



unches of flowers. 



CKABB & HUNTER'S WREATH. 



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liiili:, 

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big contest in the floral depart- 

 if the West Michigan State Fair 

 the blue ribbon in the design 

 ■iiid tliis year competition was ex- 

 i.;ly strong. As is to be suji- 

 therefore, the jiiece which won 

 ^t prize was of high class iu con- 

 II and workmanship. This was 

 ath, tlie work of the Crabb t'lc 

 I Floral Co., of Grand Rapids, 

 . trimmed mainly with red roses. 

 i-e was entirely of red roses and 

 'iin fern, and the wreath, of niag- 

 liaves, was trimmed with roses, 

 and adiantum. The accompany 

 I lustration gives a view of the 

 li as it appearetl before the eye- 

 judges, i\Ir. and Mrs. Delbert L. 

 it, of Ionia, Mich. 



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PLANTS FOR AQUATIC POOL. 



^' you idndly give me some in 



I'ln in r<>gard to atpiatics.' I 



lilt a cement tank in one of the 



' Ix'ds in the greenhduse and in 



"wing a(juatics. 1 will also have 



-iddfisli, principally as an attrac- 



' visitors. I would lil\e to know 



ants, etc.. are suitable for sucli 



■ , tlieir time of bloom, wlietlu'r 



them are iiijuiious to tiie lisii. 



fact, any suggestions which you 



'lake that would add to the at- 



'•iicss of the place. The t.ank i- 



it and about two I'eet dee[i and 



'd where it gets suiiliglit all <r;i\'. 



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



■ in grow two nr time nynipliiea"', 

 ■^ which are lod tuo rulmst in 



riiey can be plantfd in tubs or 

 lels submerged about six inches. 



■ inip muck and cow manure for 



('over this with a good layer 

 ' to hold the compost down and 



the water being so much discol- 

 '"■etter grow some id' the hardier 

 • ■'. siicii as Nymiduea Alarliacea 



^vhite; N. Marliacea rosea, rose 



|iink; .\. Mailiaie:i (■.•iiiiea. Milt pink; 

 or N. .M;irliacc;i riiiuniatella, vidhiu. 

 The feregeillL; ale flee and ciinl i ii llnii^ 

 iilodiiiers. A lew icilm-t plants •-iil- 

 mi'rgiHl. Mh'li a- Saiiitlaiia iiataii'-. m- 

 .arripwiiead ; \',a I lisiieria -pirali- and 

 ('aliumiia \ irid ifujia, will ai'iily ilh' 

 water .and keep it pun'. Tins- will -inw 

 well al a di ptli nt' twel\.' tn twenty I'.nir 

 inches. 



(tne or \\\i> ntlier de-ir;iiile aipiatir- 

 f(ir \'(iii 1(1 ;^i'ii\\ are: i.iin iiddia ri'- lliiiii 

 b(diitii, '>r water |'"pp.v, yellnw. I'uppy 

 like lloweis, a ciiiit iiiiioii> bliKiiiiei : My 

 1 i((jili,\ llaiii |iiii-erpinacnide>-. ur parmt'- 

 I'eather, delii-.ate t'idi.age; l!icli liornia 

 cr.as>ipfs nia.ior, ur water kyjicintli. hya- 

 .-ilitli like spike< (if lldwa'l-: ( y|,eili-; al- 

 lei iiit(diii< : Trapa li.at.aii-. (if watir 

 cliestiiiit; ('alia .Ft liinpic.a .and l.iinnaii- 

 tlieiiinm nynipliiiide^. water lily like 

 le;i\cs and yelliiw llewei-. ^'mir tank 

 will iiid hold all the \aiietie< named. 

 Iiiit Mill can ni.ake a <e!eciiiin trum them. 

 I Wdiild net try te grow iimre llian two 

 or at niii^l tlirei' ny inpliii'a>. I'm' p(it< 



"I tiib-^ for tlie vari(iii< plants, (devating 

 ~(iiite which may ne( (1 te c(inie iie.ar the 

 -iirt'ace ot' the water. Ndne of the 

 ai(iialic- ;ire li.arnifni. (piite tlie' la'verse. 



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HOW FAR GLASS SHOULD LAP. 



How I'ar should ^la-- '■(• lajified in 

 •jla/ing greenhouses .' 



K. C. 



For ]i:iiie- t w eiit y • l(,iii- imlics er Ic-^ 

 in leii^^th, three -l.vteeiit li- dl' ,aii iihh 

 will be fdUlhi a de-iralde lap. but fd! 



I.aruei- panes onet'diiitli ot' an iiodi will 

 be better. Wlveii the lap is one h.all' in.h 

 or more, soot aiel other dirt collect 

 lietween the jianes and (ibstnict tlie 

 liglit, an(l if ice forms theie is dan- 

 ger that the glass will be craidxed. 



Riimson, N. J.— Willi.am Mear- has a 

 liiu' spccinien ef that f.avdiile climber, 

 Stephaiiotis tldiibiin la. Tke sprays 

 bring a Lumd tiLiiire frdin his l,c~t cus- 

 tomers. 



