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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



June 30, 1910. 



tliorc Avill l>e wo(iaiii<is is iioavly as cor- 

 tiiiii as death and taxes. 



As an oxanii)l(> of a popular bouquet, 

 the ac'('Oinpanyin<i lllustratidu is worth 

 studv. It is one that can be made at 

 :( ](,u.>r price than those tliat combine 

 orchids and vallev. or even those made 

 (.f vallev alone. ' Made of Bride roses 

 and valiev, with a shower, it is, next 

 to the vallev bunch, ])robably carried by 

 more brides than have any other style 

 (if bouquet; but by sini])ly nsinjr pink 

 i.r yellow roses and linishiiii: without 

 the 'shower, it is adapted for the brides- 

 maids. 



This is one of the bouquets made by 

 R lrvin<,' Cresham, of the C. A. Dahl 

 Co., AtU-Tnta. Ga.. whose work recently 

 has attracted much attention. It should 

 l)e noted that on this, as on practically 

 all of Mr. Grcsham's bouquets, Farley- 

 ense is used for <Trecn. There is noth- 

 ing iiner for the purpose, and in whole- 

 sale centers the increasing call reflects 

 its increased use for fine work instead 

 of the more common adiantum. 



A WORD FOR THE COLUMBINE. 



11 is iileasiny at any time to 

 ilisi'over something: in our work that 

 is nnusnal, and especially refreshin<j: in 

 Ihe liot. dull season now here. The 

 rose and carnation are on th(> wane for 

 ■A spell, but there are otiier bewitching 

 beauties galore. Aquilegia or colum 

 l)ine is a delightful ])0ssibility, dainty 

 of form and of varied shades of pink, 

 lavender, mauve, yidlow and combina- 

 tions of these that are truly inspiring. 

 They last well in water, and for funeral 

 work can be stemmed to picks and 

 worked iiito a handful or two of damp 

 moss, backed by a little foil and wired 

 to some fairly strong fcdiage, as Spreu- 

 geri or shrub branches, for support. 



A sprav of ferns, especially if long, 

 is finished most beautifidly witii these 

 flowers as a cluster. If riljbons are 

 iised, caio must be taken in choosing 

 the color and weave. Heavy silks or 

 satins are out of jilacc; narrow ribbon 

 an.l chiffons Avould be best. For table 

 decoration the foliage of the colum- 

 bin(,' itself is good and is plentiful, too. 

 Other fern nmy be substituted or the 

 leaves of the centaurea, dusty miller. 



I do not know how the columbine 

 will ship, liul for those Avho have a 

 garden it i^ a splendid tlower. The 

 doubles ar(; very well in the garden, but 

 it is the single columbines that take 

 mv 'fan<-v as a cut flower. 



Violet Svlvester. 



PANSIES. 



Will yon inform me when jiansy seed 

 should be sown and the ]ilants trans- 

 planti'.l and how far aj.art, so as to 

 have the flowers in the early spring.' Is 

 it necessarv to co\ er them up for t!ie 

 winter, in ^larylanil. the same as single 

 violets ' What v;irieties sell best? 



E. A. P. 



In vour state jiausy 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 Ihev will be fully as well outdoors. 

 Transplant them when of suitable size, 

 four inches apart in the rows. You can 

 either jilant them in beds four feet 

 wide, running the rows in the beds 

 quite closely and cultivating them ])y 

 hand. or. as some big growers prefer, 

 pl.anting "-ufTiciently wiile apart to allow 



of using horse or hand cultivators. A 



light coxciing of straw, hay. leaves or 

 pine needles is Ix'tter applied, but not 

 until the j^round is frozen hard. Tri 

 niardeau is jirobably the liesi ;ill ar()und 

 pansy to grow. Se\'eral American spe 

 eialists liax'c stiains whiidi ai'e g(K)d. 



C. W. 



CYANIDE IN SUMMER. 



Should potassium cyanide be used 

 for fumigation at this season of the 

 \-ear, Avhen the temjieraturt* is high? 

 W'e were under the imjiression that it 

 should not be used in a temjierature 

 above no degrees. .1. !•'. W. 



Fumigation with hydrocyanie 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 oj)eration and only 

 a short exposure given. If you have 

 facilities for opening the xcntilators 

 from outdoors, we should not bt> afraid 

 to use it, especially on a cool night. 

 We would syringe tlie plants well in 

 the fumigated houses early the t'ollow- 

 ing morning, to reduce the cliances of 

 injurv. 



.Many i;i-o\\ei> nial\e a practice of 

 using cyanide .-ill the time, ;iiid will 

 ii(d use any other fuinigant. ft is a 

 simple and inexiiensi\ c method and 

 certainly no other ]dan will clear out 

 M!(di pest> as mealy bug and white 

 lly, to say nothing of a](his, thrips and 

 si-a le. as t hi s does. 



Some of the plants tnost easily in- 

 jured aie oi'<diids, on which we would 

 never use it. ant iriiiinums. tomatoes 

 and i-ucunibi is, but there .-ire always 

 cool niglils. e\cn in summer, when its 

 use is sail', proxided a weak dose is 

 ;.n\en and the luuisi's are not left 

 closed all idt:ht. r. W. 



LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY. 



In Tli(^ Keview of recent date au 

 etistern \\holesalc commission llorisf re- 

 ported a case of the repudiati(m of an 

 order that he thought might interest 

 others who have had similar ex- 

 periences. A retail florist up state or- 

 dered .$.10 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 

 sto])ped jiaynient on the (dieck. The 

 wholesaler had already deposited it 

 and protest charges were added. He 

 shipped the goods at the exact time 

 specified V)y 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 l»y 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 ])urchaser 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 wouM 

 advise him to consider carefully 

 whether the amount he might recover 

 in a lawsuit would justify the attor- 

 ney fees and time spent in court in 

 collecting his money. C. II. II. 



SNAPDRAGONS FOR WINTER. 



W^ill 3'ou Ivindly give me some infer 

 mation on the growing of snapdragon- 

 for winter flowering? I now ha\e plant - 

 in 2yi-inch pots. Will they be right ii 

 kept cut back, or would later plants b' 

 better? W^hen should they be benched 

 How far apart should they be planted 

 How long is the profitable bloomin: 

 season? Do they require stakes? An' 

 other information on this plant wi' 

 be greatly appreciated. G. S. R. 



The plants you now havc^ in 2'/4iii' 

 pots will be all right. Do not all" 

 them to become too much potbou; 

 before shifting them into a size larL" 

 pots. Keep them pinched back. Alh 

 the shoots to run up ami show i\o\\ 

 buds before doing this, as they u 

 then break stronger. Keep the plai 

 outdoors; a coldframe bed with sasi 

 removed will be a suitable place. Pr' 

 ably it will he necessary to give ' 

 j'lants a second shift before you ' 

 plant them out. If you do not care 

 go to the trouble of potting on ' 

 jdants. you can plant them outd'" 

 and, if they are lifted carefully 

 benching time, little check will be s 

 fered. 



For a winter crop you sliould bei 

 e,nl\- in September. Allow the pk''' 

 twelve inches each way. To ~i'' 

 -tn.ng spikes, limit the number 

 •hoi, Is to tour or five to a plant. I' 

 the side growths from tlu; llowen 

 stems, as you would from chrysant! 

 mums. Wlien the first crop is cut, 1 ' 

 plants will soon break again and g'^ 



