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September 2, 1909. 



ThcWcekly Florists' Review. 



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THE RETAIL 



FLORIST.... 



BASKET OF MY MARYLAND. 



My Maryland rose, with the possible 

 exception of "White Killarney, has been 

 more in the eye of the trade than any 

 other variety in the last ten months and 

 as autumn comes on it is likely to occupy 

 a still more conspicuous position, for last 

 fall it did so well with the few who were 

 growing it that it attracted the attention 

 of practically every grower, a large num- 

 ber planting it in great quantity — one 

 ■grower put in over 25,000 plants and 

 many others went in equally heavy in 

 proportion to their glass. If the rose 

 fails to make good from a growers ' point 

 of view, there will be many disappointed 

 men in the trade, but there is little pros- 

 pect of that, for the only breath of sus- 

 picion which has been heard against it 

 is in regard to the possibility of its 

 standing still during the winter months. 



From the retailers' standpoint the suc- 

 cess of My Maryland was assured from 

 the start. It is a handsome rose from 

 every point of view and sure to enjoy a 

 large and steady demand as soon as the 

 trade at large knows the supply will be 

 constant, as it will be when the fall cut 

 is on. 



How well the rose is adapted to deco- 

 rative purposes is shown in the accom- 

 panying illustration, reproduced from a 

 photograph made at the store of the E. 

 Wienhoeber Co., Chicago, where the bas- 

 ket was made up for a display piece. The 

 color of the rose is already a favorite 

 with the best class of trade. 



AUTUMN COLOR STUDIES. 



Rich Harmonies for the Designer. 



Of all seasons of the year, the autumn 

 has the most varied, rich and alluring 

 colors. Spring, with her greens, lilacs 

 and pink and white buds, and blushing 

 new shoots emerging from their gray 

 blankets, is modestly attractive, but the 

 dignity and maturity of autumn colors, 

 as they blend their golds and purples and 

 crimsons, form ihe richest harmonies in 

 nature. 



When Jack Frost has oxidized leaf 

 after leaf, what wonderful bronzes, 

 browns, yellows, reds, pinks and greens 

 can be found on an oak treel Every 

 night his brush is busy, till whole hill- 

 sides are patches of red to the man in 

 the moon and by daylight are fairly 

 ablaze. An earlier rival to his caprices 

 is the artist of the Hydrangea paniculata, 

 who turns its creamy trusses to pink and 

 then to brown. The waving plumes of 

 the smoke tree, as they change the soft 

 crimson pink for a dun color, are of like 

 spirit. 



The possibilities of mums seem widened 

 with the use of some of these accessory 

 outdoor leaves and flowers, both as to 

 suitability of coloring and form. 



Native and Imported Products. 



Time was when foreign foliage was 

 welcomed, rather than the foliage which 



was found at our doors and in near-by 

 woods. If a distant corner of thfi._woritr" 

 could but contribute Us products, they 

 would find a ready market on that-ac-' 

 eount, all of which is well enough, but 

 let us not neglect to cultivate a love and 

 a proper use for what is beautiful at 

 home. Why not use native wheat, 

 timothy and fancy grasses in season, as 

 well as imported, bleached wheat? 



The Aristocracy of Brazil buy metal 

 wreaths in preference to their own 

 gorgeous flowers, just because they are 

 expensive. If necessary to the proper 

 appreciation of our best native products. 



climates they are good on the trees till 

 December. Among the other attractive 

 and brilliant autumn leaves are the 

 maples. They are not the best of keep- 

 ers, however, and should be cut as near 

 the time of using as possible. Sumach 

 is a good keeper. It will dry and hold 

 its color for a month or six weeks. 



Oak Leaves With Mums. 



Well matured and autumn colored oak 

 leaves make good foundation material for 

 large designs, and good decorative ma- 

 -teyial, too. Try a wreath or cross of 

 short-stemmed red, bronze or cream col- 

 ored mums with a spray of oak leaves 

 over it, or reverse the construction and 

 use the red oak leaves as a setting for a 

 broad wreath or casket cross, and deco- 

 rate with a long-stemmed spray of cream 

 or bronze mums, or Daybreak asters. Or 

 make the base for a stately standing 

 piece of the same leaves and finish with 

 a selected few long-stemmed mums in 

 salmon — not heliotrope pink — white 

 asters, phlox or golden rod. Hydrangeas 

 or auratum lilies are unusually good with 

 red or bronze foliage. An all white de- 



A Basket of My Maryland Rose. 



perhaps we might raise the price on 

 them. Indeed, this is no joke. If you 

 can gather, keep and market the finest 

 autumn leaves in your section of the 

 country, ask a fair price for the job. 



The oak leaves, by the way, are the best 

 keepers of all the autumn foliage. If 

 cut in the prime of their color, packed in 

 flat layers with paper between, and kept 

 in a dry, cool place, free from the air, 

 they will last for weeks. In average 



sign, with a touch of one of the less 

 prominent colors of the base, would make 

 a fitting climax for the base just de- 

 scribed. 



Background for House Decorations. 



In a decorative way for a room, use 

 screens, garlands, borders and whole sec- 

 tions of walls in this rich colored ma- 

 terial. Stretch a bronzed wire netting 

 across the side of a room and trace a de- 



