SEPTEMBER 30, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



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A Floral Design Eighteen Feet Long Used in a Toledo Industrial Parade. 



trumpet, is a fine sort to grow. It is bet- 

 tor in every way than the erratic Hors- 

 fioldii. 



The short trumpet or chalice cup nar- 

 cissi are each year gaining more favor. 

 They ara inexpensive and any country 

 llorist who caters to customers at all 

 fastidious wi '1 find that these will sell 

 <ven better than the long trumpet class. 

 A lew cheap and reliable sorts to grow 

 ;ire: Sir Watkin, the giant Welsh daf- 

 fodil; Leedsii Mrs. Langtry, exquisite 

 for cutting; Barri conspicuus; Figaro; 

 I.eedsii Minnie Hume; Incompara bills 

 Cynosure. Of course the ever popular 

 poet's narcissus, N. poeticus, and its 

 varly form, N. poeticus ornatus, should 

 lie planted in quantity. None" of the 

 bigger and showier narcissi surpass them 

 in beauty and popularity. 



In planting narcissi, flats containing 

 four or five inches of soil will give ex- 

 cellent results. The same size answers 

 well for tulips. It is better to cover both 

 liiiibs entirely with soil and not leave the 

 I lips showing, as with hyacinths. 



TuUpt. 



The most popular of all forcing tulips 



is Queen Victoria, better known as La 



iveine. The little Due van Thol will 



< oine into flower rather earlier, but is 



'JO dwarf in stem to be popular. La 



ifeine is of a delicate pink most of the 



-reason; later it comes pure white. A few 



'tlier varieties which are inexpensive and 



,'ood for forcing are: Belle Alliance, 



-carlet; Thomas Moore, apricot orange, 



popular color; Vermilion Brilliant, 



'ightly higher priced than Belle Al- 



iinee, but a fine forcing variety; Proser- 



iue, violet rose; Keizerskroon, one of the 



iiiost tulips for either forcing or betl- 



ing; Yellow Prince, the best of its color 



>r indoor culture; Eose Grisdelin, deli- 



!ite pink. A couple of indispensable 



''•uble varieties are: Couronne d'Or, 



'■olden Crown, orange yellow, and Murillo, 



•^hite shaded rose. There are many other 



iidips, some of which are good for late 



forcing, but for early work the foregoing 



moderate priced sorts still fill the center 



"f the stage. 



Miscellaneous Bulbs. 



Ixias succeed best in pans and must 

 not be covered with ashes, as in the case 



of many other bulbs. They grow well 

 in a cool greenhouse. Rosea plena and 

 crateiioides major are the two most 

 useful sorts. 



Spanish iris are invaluable as cut flow- 

 ers in spring. Flats, such as recom- 

 mended for narcissi, will be all right for 

 them. The bulbs can go quite thickly 

 together. A few excellent varieties are: 

 'Ihnnderbolt, velvety bronze; (.'hrysolora, 

 yellow; British (.^ueen, pure white; 

 Louise, delicate blue; Vesuvius, deep 

 orange. 



Gladiolus cardinalis or nanus like much 

 the same treatment as Spanish iris. They 

 sell in the markets when other flowers 

 are a veritable glut. Peach blossom, 

 delicate pink, is still one of the best; 

 Salmon Queen, salmon pink; Blushing 

 Bride, white flaked crimson; Mathilde, 

 white, shaded delicate lavender; Sappho, 

 delicate lavender, and Ackermanni, sal- 

 mon orange, edged scarlet, are all good, 

 ihe old U. Colvillei The Bride, should 

 not be overlooked. Its constitution is 

 less robust than varieties of the car- 

 dinalis section, but it is a useful early 

 flowering variety. 



Anemone fulgens, bright scarlet, A. 

 coronaria The Bride and the St. Brigid, 

 or Irish anemones in a variety of hand- 

 some shades like a cool house. Some 

 growers plant them among their violets; 

 others prefer to grow tnem in flats. They 

 resent hard forcing, like abundant ven- 

 tilation and in lat^ winter are always 

 popular. 



Kanunculus succeeds under the same 

 conditions as suggested for anemones. 

 The turban varieties, with their big flow- 

 ers in a great range of colors, are the 

 best to grow. These are always good 

 sellers at the better class stores. 



Allium Neapolitanum is a useful 

 florists ' flower, much prized in Europe. 

 The alliums are of the onion family and 

 the pure white flowers of A. Neapolitanum 

 are carried on long stems, making them 

 valuable for cutting. They can be flow- 

 ered in either pots or flats, treated in the 

 same way as tulips and narcissi. 



Some country florists find the several 

 varieties of oxalis good sellers. They 

 make admirable house plants, lasting in 

 bloom practically the whole winter. The 

 Bermuda buttercup, with clear yellow 

 flowers, is the best sort. There are whit* 



pink and lavender forms of grandiflora, 

 while Bowiei has crimson flowers. Eight 

 bulV)s will do for a 6-inch pot. All are 

 excellent basket i)lants and are seen to 

 better advantage grown in this way. 



AN ENGINE IN FLOWEHS. 



One of the big events of the year at 

 Toledo, O., is the King Wamba carnival, 

 which took place this season August 23 

 to 28. The special feature of the car- 

 nival is a big parade, in which the busi- 

 ness men and organizations of the town 

 are represented by their best. The car- 

 nival this year brought to Mrs. E. Suder 

 an unusual order, it being nothing other 

 than the call for a floral locomotive to 

 represent the Transportation Club of 

 Toledo. The locomotive was required 

 to be mounted on a wagon as a float for 

 use in the parade. How well the Suder 

 establishment executed the order is 

 shown by the accompanying illustration. 

 The design was eighteen feet long and 

 so strongly constructed that two boys 

 rode in the cab, representing the engine 

 crew, as shown in the picture. The 

 locomotive was made in the Wamba 

 colors, which are red and yellow, the 

 flowers used being principally gaillardias, 

 golden rod and gladioli, with, of course, 

 a large quantity of ferns and wild 

 smilax. The work was done by A. A. 

 Suder and his assistant, Thomas Glaser, 

 and it was the largest design ever turned 

 out at the Suder store. It made a big 

 hit in the parade and so pleased the 

 members of the Transportation Club, 

 that at its next meeting it not only 

 ordered the bill paid, but ordered ' ' a 

 vote of thanks for your very efiicient 

 work and great success in carrying out 

 our idea of an engine in flowers, which 

 we entered as a float in the industrial 

 parade of King Wamba carnival," as 

 they expressed it in writing to Mrs. 

 Suder. 



FROGS FOR FERTILIZER. 



I am in a position where I can get 

 large quantities of frogs' heads and 

 bodies. Would they not make a good 

 fertilizer if properly prepared? If so, 

 will you please state how they should 

 be prepared? G. L. E. 



Animal matters, without any exception, 

 are beneficial as fertilizers, for they all 



