The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



JCNB 30, 1910. 



tliere will be weddings is nearly as cer- 

 tain as death and taxes. 



As an example of a popular bouquet, 

 the accompanying illustration is worth 

 study. It is one that can be made at 

 a lower price than those that combine 

 orchids and valley, or even those made 

 of valley alone. Made of Bride roses 

 and valley, with a shower, it is, next 

 to the valley bunch, probably carried by 

 more brides than have any other style 

 of bouquet; but by simply using pink 

 or yellow roses and finishing without 

 the shower, it is adapted for the brides- 

 maids. 



This is one of the bouquets made by 

 R. Irving Gresham, of the C. A. Dahl 

 Co., Atlanta, Ga., whose work recently 

 has attracted much attention. It should 

 be noted that on this, as on practically 

 all of Mr. Gresham 's bouquets, Farley- 

 ense is used for green. There is noth- 

 ing finer for the purpose, and i^ whole- 

 sale centers the increasing call reflects 

 its increased use for fine work instead 

 of the more common adiantum. 



A WORD FOR THE COLUMBINE. 



It is pleasing at any time to 

 discover something in our work that 

 is unusual, and especially refreshing in 

 the hot, dull season now here. The 

 rose and carnation arc on the wane for 

 a spell, but there are other bewitching 

 beauties galore. Aquilegia or colum- 

 bine is a delightful possibility, dainty 

 of form and of varied shades of pink, 

 lavender, mauve, yello\fr and combina- 

 tion^ of these that. are truly inspiring. 

 They last well in water, and for .funeral 

 work can be stemmed to picks and 

 worked into a handful or two of .damp 

 moss, backed by a little foil and wired 

 to some fairly strong foliage, as Spren- 

 geri or 8hru,b branches, for supj^rt. 



A spray of ferns, especially '^if long, 

 is finished most beautifully; with these 

 flowers as a cluster. I^ ribbons are 

 used, care must be taken in choosing 

 the color and weave. Heavy silks or 

 satins are out of place; narrow ribbon 

 and chiffons would be best. For table 

 decoration the foliage of the colum- 

 bine itself is good and is plentiful, too.. 

 Other fern may be substituted or the 

 leaves of the centaur ea, dusty miller. 



I do not know how the columbine 

 will ship, but for those who have a 

 garden it is a splendid flower. The 

 doubles are very well in the garden, but 

 it is the single columbines that take 

 my fancy as a cut flower. 



Violet Sylvester. 



FANSIES. 



Will you inform me when pansy seed 

 should be sown and the plants trans- 

 planted and how far apart, so as to 

 have the flowers in the early spring! Is 

 it necessary to cover them up for the 

 winter, in Maryland, the same as single 

 violets? What varieties sell best! 



E. A. P. 



In your state pansy seed should not 

 be sown before the first week in Au- 

 gust. You can either winter them in 

 coldframes or outdoors. In your lati- 

 tude they will be fully as well outdoors. 

 Transplant them when of suitable size, 

 four inches apart in the rows. You can 

 either plant them in beds four feet 

 wide, running the rows in the beds 

 quite closely and cultivating them by 

 hand, or, as some bi^ growers prefer, 

 planting sufficiently wide apart to allow 



of using horse or hand cultivators. A 

 light covering of straw, hay, leaves or 

 pine needles is better applied, but not 

 until the ground is frozen hard. Tri- 

 mardeau is probably the best all-around 

 pansy to grow. Several American spe- 

 cialists have strains which are good. 

 C. W. 



CYANIDE IN SUMMER. 



Should potassium cyanide be used 

 for fumigation at this season of the 

 year, when the temperature is highf 

 We were under the impression that it 

 should not be used in a temperature 

 above 60 degrees. J. F. W. 



Fumigation with hydrocyanic acid 

 gas in summer is likely to cause injury 

 to tender growths, unless a cold night 



Bride's Bouquet of Roses and Valley. 



is selected for the operation and only 

 a short exposure given. If you have 

 facilities for opening the ventilators 

 from outdoors, we should not be afraid 

 to use it, especially on a cool night. 

 We would syringe the plants well in 

 the fumigated houses early the follow- 

 ing morning, to reduce the chances of 

 injury. 



Many growers make a practice of 

 using cyanide all the time, and will 

 not use any other fumigant. It is a 

 simple and inexpensive method and 

 certainly no other plan will clear out 

 such pests as mealy bug and white 

 fly, to say nothing of aphis, thrips and 

 scale, as this does. 



Some of the plants most easily in- 

 jured are orchids, on which we would 

 never use it, antirrhinums, tomatoes 

 and cucumbers, but there are always 

 cool nights, even in summer, when its 

 use is safe, provided a weak dose is 

 given and the houses are not left 

 closed all night. C. W. 



LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY. 



In The Review of recent date an 

 eastern wholesale commission florist re- 

 ported a case of the repudiation of an 

 order that he thought might interest 

 others who have had similar ex- 

 periences. A retail florist up state or- 

 dered $50 worth of carnations to be 

 sent on a specified train on a Satur- 

 day and sent his check for the goods. 

 The express company failed to get 

 them to the customer before Monday. 

 The florist refused the goods and 

 stopped payment on the check. The 

 wholesaler had already deposited it 

 and protest charges were added. He 

 shipped the goods at the exact time 

 specified by the retail florist, making 

 special effort and incurring extra ex- 

 pense to do so. The question was 

 asked: **Who is responsible, and can 

 the wholesaler collect by law?" 



The general rule of law is that as 

 soon as the wholesaler has delivered 

 the shipment of stock as ordered to 

 the express company, on the train and 

 time designated, he delivered them to 

 the purchaser and can collect by proc- 

 ess of law from the consignee, no matter 

 what the fate of the stock in the hands 

 of the transportation company, which 

 is the buyer's agent and not the agent 

 of the shipper. If the other's breach 

 of the contract directly causes any 

 damages or expense I think he can 

 collect those also. The other party 

 would then have to look to the ex- 

 press company, if it were negligent, 

 for his remedy. But before the whole- 

 saler jumps into any litigation I would 

 advise him to consider carefully 

 whethsr the amount he might recover 

 in a lawsuit would justify the attor- 

 ney fees and time spent in court in 

 collecting his money. C. H. H. 



SNAPDRAGONS FOR WINTER. 



Will yon kindly give me some infor- 

 mation on the growing of snapdragons 

 for winter flowering? I now have plants 

 in 2% -inch pots. Will they be right if 

 kept cut back, or would later plants be 

 better? When should they be benched? 

 How far apart should they be planted? 

 How long is the profitable blooming 

 season? Do they require stakes? Any 

 other information on this plant will 

 be greatly appreciated. G. S. R. 



The plants you now have in 2^-incli 

 pots will be all right. Do not allo\\ 

 them to become too much potbound 

 before shifting them into a size large; 

 pots. Keep them pinched back. Allow 

 the shoots to run up and show flowoi 

 buds before doing this, as they wil' 

 then break stronger. Keep the plant- 

 outdoors; a coldframe bed with sashc 

 removed will be a suitable place. Prol' 

 ably it will be necessary to give tlu 

 plants a second shift before you car. 

 plant them out. If you do not care tc; 

 go to the trouble of potting on tii'' 

 plants, you can plant them outdoor- 

 and, if they are lifted carefully ai 

 benching time, little check will be suf- 

 fered. 



For a winter crop you should bencD 

 early in September. Allow the plants 

 twelve inches each way. To secure 

 strong spikes, limit the number o" 

 shoots to four or five to a plant. B"'' 

 the side growths from the flowering 

 stems, as you would from chrysanthe- 

 mums. When the first crop is cut, tbe 

 plants will soon break again and gi^^ 



