OfXOBKU 1, 1914. 



The Florists' Review 



15 



floril representation, are as comely and 

 artiritic as any florists' design. The 

 sviiHiietry of a steam-boat's wheel 

 niakt^i it well adapted to reproduction 

 in liowers, and it is for this reason that 

 the funeral design shown in the ac- 

 co!ii;i.inying illustration proved so suc- 

 ge:<'inl a one. This was furnished for 

 thi' funeral of a retired steamboat cap- 

 tai ' i>y Fischer & McGrath, of New Cas- 

 tle, i'a. The wheel was five feet in 

 dia.ueter and, with the easel, measured 

 se\ . II feet in height. Roses, carnations, 

 jst MS and gladioli were used in its 

 con iruction, and Clematis paniculata 

 was used for spraying in. 



MOLLY AND THE MOTORS. 



\: .> are frequently reminded that this 

 is lie motor age. Although this is not 

 tru'- in the fullest sense, there is no 

 doiii>t but what the horse and horse- 

 draun vehicle are being gradually dis- 

 cai'lod in favor of the automobile in all 

 industries. This change is particularly 

 noticeable in the florists' trade. 



The more or less general transference 

 of the burdens of the horse to the motor 

 truck and delivery automobile has its 

 pathetic side, which many of us fail to 

 realize or pass by lightly in the rush to 

 secure more modern and efficient deliv- 

 ery equipment. 



A ease in point is that of Molly, an 

 old mare owned by Sam Pearce in Jef- 

 ferson. This faithful animal has seen 

 her )>est days, having been a valuable 

 asset to the florist's business in years 

 gone b}'. She is now relieved from all 

 responsibility by a big Nelson-Le Moon 

 motor truck and spends her declining 

 years in idle ease staked out to pasture 

 in close proximity to the new Pearce 

 range on Higgins avenue in Chicago. 



Mr. Pearce has a small boy who some- 

 times rides or drives Molly down to 

 Jefferson. He was recently asked by a 

 neifrhbor's son why his father kept the 

 old mare around the place, since there 

 was nothing any more for her to do. 

 "Well," said the lad, "we're keeping 

 Molly for services rendered." The ex- 

 pression had been picked up by the boy 

 from casual remarks of his father which 

 hart been overheard. 



According to Mr. Pearce, he is a little 

 worried over the fact that Molly doesn 't 

 seem to pick up any weight under these 

 ideal conditions. He says she has the 

 run of a good pasture and the exclusive 

 use of a barn with plenty of feed and 

 ne can 't understand why the old horse is 

 not fat and sleek. 



Meanwhile the animal remains the 

 pet of the Pearce family and the thought 

 of disposing of Molly seems never to 

 have entered Sam's head. 



ROMAN HYACINTHS. 



^ ^le Roman hyacinths profitable to 

 ^Tnvv for the wholesale market, and 

 ^1' n should they be planted to bloom 

 *^ liristmas? E. 0. C. 



at 



'ornan hyacinths are most useful and, 

 ■'^ t general rule, are profitable bulbs 

 I" low for cut flowers for the wholesale 

 1' ' Ket, selling particularly welKfrom 

 •mber 1 until February 1. Some- 

 '' '"^ they sell quite well for two 

 " ths later. Grow them in flats the 

 - ■ as Paper Whites, sixty bulbs to a 

 While Paper Whites, after plant- 

 /ind watering, need no covering of 

 ashes or loam, the Roman hyacinths 

 I'etter covered three or four inches 

 ' they are sprouted two or three 



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Ship's Wheel in Flowerst by Fischer & McGrath, New Castle, Pa. 



inches. They cannot be forced into 

 flower quite so early in the season as 

 Paper Whites, but once well sprouted 

 they soon come into flower and you can 

 get a crop for Christmas provided the 

 bulbs are already planted. C. W. 



WINTERING CANTERBURY BELLS. 



Will you kindly give me some in- 

 formation in regard to Campanula 

 Medium, or Canterbury bells, which I 

 have planted quite extensively for sale 

 in the spring of 1915? I have them 

 planted in rows and they are growing 

 rather thickly. Can I let them stand 

 and lift them in the spring, or should 

 I transplant them this fall? Should 

 great care be taken as to the quantity 

 of soil that is lifted with them? They 

 now stand six inches apart. I have 

 been transplanting more or less of late 

 and the plants seem to grow well. I 

 understand that, after blooming next 

 spring, the plants will be of no further 

 use. You will notice that I am located 

 in the vicinity of Boston. H. H. R. 



when covered heavily before the ground 

 freezes up. W^hile they will winter in 

 the open if on a gentle slope and mod- 

 erately mulched, I would strongly advise 

 lifting them now and planting them in 

 coldframes. It is better to take a ball 

 with the plants, as they then recover 

 quickly from the shift. Give the 

 plants rather more space than they had 

 outdoors, as they will grow considerably 

 yet. Soak well after planting and spray 

 occasionally until wilting ceases. Keep 

 the plants fully exposed to the weather 

 until the ground starts to freeze up; 

 then cover the Canterbury bells with 

 perfectly dry leaves and place sashes 

 over them. Ventilate on all warm days 

 and uncover about the middle of March, 

 when the plants should be as fresh as 

 when covered. 



Canterbury bells are biennials and 

 are of no use after flowering. If you 

 prefer to try to keep your plants out- 

 doors over winter, do the necessary 

 thinning and transplanting at once and 

 keep them well cultivated for some 

 weeks yet. C. W. 



You will find that Canterbury bells 

 where you are located are liable to rot 

 in winter when kept outdoors, especially 



Sedalia, Mo.— C. O, Pennington, in 

 the employ of the Archias Floral Co., is 

 confined to his home with typhoid fever. 



