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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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



.iii|ict. is a fiiH' sort to yi'ow. It is bet- 

 . ill t'Vt'ry way than tlic <'iratii- llors- 

 !!■ Mii. 



The short tniiiiiK't or <-lialic(' <-iii) iiar 



-i arc cacii year yaiiiiiiy iiioi'c favor. 



I !ii y art', inexpensive and any coiiiitry 



il'iist who <-aters to customers at all 



Midions wH find that these will s<'li 



111 hetti'r tb 111 tlie lon^ truiii|)et class. 



\ I'fW clieap and reliable sorts to grow 



■ nr: Sir Watkin. the giant W'tdsli daf- 



I I'lil; Leedsii .Mrs. Ijangtry, e.xciiiisite 



'I iiittiiig; i^arri conspicuiis; b'igaro; 



! '•■■dsii .Minnie llunio; Incoinparaliilis 



' \ iiosiire. Of course the ever pojuilar 



; t 's narcissus, N. jioeticus, and its 



Illy form, X. jioeticus ornatiis. should 



'' |p|aiiteil in (jiiaiitity. Xoiic (d' the 



l,;._ig(>i- and showier narcissi surpass tlieiii 



I beauty and pojuilarity. 



Ill planting nai'cissi. tints containiii!^ 



'Ml- or li\c inches of soil will gi\e ex- 



llenl results. The same size answers 



■ M for tulips. It is better to coNcr both 

 illis entirely with soil and not lea\t' the 

 ps slidwing, as with hyacinths. 



Tulips. 



I'hi- most po]iidar of all forcing tulips 



<^iieeii N'ictoiia, better known as La 



■me. The little Due van Thol will 



■ IK' into tiowcr rather earlier, but is 



I dwarf in stem to lie popular. La 

 iiie is of a ilelicate pink most of the 

 '•-on; later it comes pure white. .\ few 

 'icr \arieties wlii(di are inex|>eiisi\(' and 

 "d for for(ing are: Belle Alliance. 



II let; Thomas .Moiire, apricot orange, 

 |io|iul;n' color; N'erinilioii Brilliant, 



.^litly higher priced than Belle Al 



lice, but a line fondiig \ariety; I'roser 



I ''. violet rose; Keizerskroon, one (d' t he 



I s| tiilijis for either forcing or bed 



iin; bellow I'rince. the liest of its color 



I indoor culture; Rose (Irisileliii, deli 



'e [link. .\ couple of indispensable 



■'di|e \arieties are: Courouue il 'Or, 



Idcii ('rown, orange yellow, and .Murillo, 



'lile siiaded rose. Tlu're ;ire many other 



li|is. some of which are good for l.-ite 



''ling, but for early work the foregoing 



"derate priced sorts still till the center 



' 'he stage. 



Miscellaneous Bulbs. 



'■xias succeed best in |>ans and must 

 "' lie co\ered with ashes, as in the case 



of many other bulbs. They grow well 

 in a co(d greenhouse. K'osea plena and 

 crate; ioides major are the two most 

 iisid'ul sorts. 



S|iaiiisli iris are iiualualile as cut llow 

 ers in spring. flats, such as i'eci);n 

 mended for narcdssi, will be all right for 

 them. 'I he bulbs can go (juite ihickly 

 together. A few exc«'lleiit \arieties are: 

 'I Imiiderboll, velvety bronze; (hrysidoia. 

 yellow; British (.^ueeii. pure white; 

 Louise, delicate blue; \'esii\iiis, deep 

 orange. 



(iladioliis c'lrilinalis or ii;inns like miiili 

 t he s;iiiie trt'atment as Spanish iris. They 

 sell in the markt'ts when otiier llowers 

 are a \t'ritai)le glut. Beach biossoiii, 

 delicate pink, is still one of the iiest ; 

 Saliiioii (^ue<'n, salmon pink; Blushing 

 Bride, white tiaked crimson; Mathilde. 

 white, shaded delicate laNcndei'; Sapjilio. 

 delicate laxender. and \<kernianiii , sal 



moil orange, edged scarlet, .-ire all g I. 



I he olil (i. Coixillei The B.ridc, shoulij 

 not be overlooked. Its const it ill ion is 

 less robust than varieties of the car 

 iiinalis secdioii, but it is a useful early 

 flowering variety. 



Anemone fulgeiis, bright scarlet, .\ . 

 coronaria The Bride and the St. Brigid. 

 or Irish anemones in a \;iri<'1y of hand 

 some shades like a cool house. Some 

 growers jilaiit them among their vicdets; 

 others prefer to grow tiiem in flats. Tliey 

 I'i'seiit hard forcing, like abuinhiiil vcii 

 tilation ami in hate winter are always 

 pojiular. 



IJanuiicidiis succeeils under the same 

 loiiditions as suggested for aiieinoiii's. 

 'I he tiirb;iii v.ariefies. with their big flow 

 ers in ;i gi-eat range (d' cidors, ;ire the 

 best to grow. Tliesi' .are always goo(| 

 sellers at the better (lass stor< s. 



.Mlium Xcapolitaniim is a useful 

 florists" flower, much |irizeii in l'airii|ie. 

 The alliums are of the miicui family and 

 the pure wliite llowers of .\. Nea|)olitamiiii 

 are carried on long stems, making tlieai 

 valuable for cutting. They can be llow 

 ered in either |iots or flats, treated in the 

 same w;iy as tulips and narcissi. 



Sfuue country florists find the several 

 varieties oi' oxalis good sellers. Tiiev 

 make admirable house plants, lasting in 

 bloom |>ract ic.ally the whole winter. The 

 Bermuda buttercup, with clear yellow 

 llov\ers. is the best sort. There ;ire wLi'** 



pink and lavender forms of graiidiliora, 

 while Bowiei has crims(Ui llowers. l^iglit 

 bulbs will do for a (liiudi ]iui. .Ml are 

 exc<'lleiit liasket plants and are seen to 

 better ail\aiit;ige grown in this way. 



AN ENGINE IN FLOWERS. 



( )iie of the big events of the year at 

 Toleilo. <).. is the King W'aniba carnival, 

 which took [dace this season .Viigust -t! 

 to L's. 'Idle sjietdal feature of the car- 

 nival is a big paiade, in wlii(di the busi 

 iH ss men .and oi'ganiz.ations of the town 

 are represented by their best. The car 

 nival this year brought to .Mrs. K. Suder 

 an iiniisu.al order, it being nothing other 

 than the call for a floral locomotive to 

 represent the Trans|)ortat ion (dub of 

 Toledo. The locomotive was required 

 to be mounted on ;i vvagcm as a float for 

 use ill the parade. llow well the Suder 

 establishment executed the (U'der is 

 vhow II by the accoinpaiiv iiig illustration. 

 The di'sii^ii was eighteen leet hui" and 

 so strongly constructed that two boys 

 rode ill I lie cab, re]>resent iiig the engine 

 crew, as shown in I hi' picture. The 

 locomotive was made in the Wambu 

 colois. whicdi are red and yellow, the 

 flowi'is iisi'il lieing iiriiicijially gaillardias, 

 golden rod and gladiidi. with, of course, 

 a large (|uantity of ferns and wild 

 smilax. '1 he work was done by .V. .\. 

 Suder and his assistant, Tlinmas (ILaser, 

 and it was the largest design ever turned 

 out at the Suder store. It made :i big 

 hit in the |iarade ami so pleasecl the 

 meiiiliers of the Traiisjiortat ion (Mub, 

 th.-it at its next meeting it not only 

 ordered the bill paid, but ordeie(| ''a 

 vote of thanks for your vi'iy eflicdeiit 

 work and great success in carrying out 

 our iciea of ;in engine in llowers. which 

 we eliti'i'ed as ;i tloat in the iiidiistri.al 

 parade ot' King Wainlia carnival.'* as 

 they expresseil it in writing to Mrs. 

 Slider. 



FROGS FOR FERTILIZER. 



1 am ill a position where 1 can get 

 large (juaiitities of frogs' heads iiiul 

 bodies. Would they not make a good 

 fertilizer if ]udperly piejiared.' If so, 

 will you |ilease state how they should 

 be prepared.' (i. L. K. 



.Vniiiial matters, without any exception, 

 ;ire beiielicial a.s fertilizers, for tliev ;ill 



