,,, luisKU 7, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



Automobile Float Decorated by F. H. Kramer for a Washiagton Street Parade. 



iiM(iliy to the wiiHior. A luiK-licoii was 

 ■^i\,\\ til tlic jiuljics Tliiirsday afternoon, 

 111 ' <iii Fiiday evoninjj tlicy participated 

 wiili I'l'esident (<iido ami the other olli- 

 .11- of the (luunbcr of Conuiii'ice in a 

 i'i|itioii to those jiartieijiatin^' in the 



HYACINTHS AND VON SIGNS. 



I ifceived my shipment of Diitcli hya- 

 • inihs and Von Sions a few days ago. i 

 i'ntiiMl and boxed tliein off, placed tlieni 

 III :i frame, wet them down and eoverod 

 li-iitlv. Was tliis treatment all riyht .' 



J). W. ]). 



''ivf tli(> lioxes or ]>ots a ;i(khI coverin'i; 



t islies or Soil. Cover thcni with hoard 



Ills to keep tliem cooler and throw 



-'lakinjr rains. Jiefoic severe weather 



' ' r protect wtdl with straw and leaves, 



"tter still i-eniove to ;i cellar floor, 



'ihere there is no artificial heat. 



C. W. 



OUTDOOR WORK. 



'■ calls which florists are rei-civiiiij fur 



'■ anil assistance in the m.'itter of 



ill" hardy stock for their cnstoni(>rs, 



iii-reasiny to a notable extent. This 



■ iiticniarly true with those florists 



•lant tender stock in the spiiny. 'there 



I time ^\heM the niaii with ;i ."iO foot 



>:is cniitent with no other endpeliish- 



'han a couple (d' beds ot' ecianiunis, 



iiiwiidays he w;ints as much Lardy 



as lie can find room for in his 



Imleed, tile call is such That s )tne 



1^ refer to it as landscape wmk, anil 



ar.' enoUL;ii le.ij landscape Jobs 



"'j: up ill most of' tiie smaller cities 



'i:it a florist who pretends to be 



l'p<'d foi- all outdoor work must have 



' or less knowle(l(je of laiicisi-apin<^ 

 ■dl that it implies. 

 mdsca|)injr is a department by itself 

 I'erpiires rafh(>r nnire yeneial kuowl- 



' than is needed to plant a bed of 

 \vo(ided st-ck. Not only must the 



''er of haidv stock lia\t' a knowh'dife 



of a laryc number of varieties and their 

 adaptabilities, but he must be able to 

 devise a different treatment for each 

 job; it will not sufliee to make all the 

 properties in a block as like as the peas 

 in a pod. And when one residence 

 grounds has passed under the hands of 

 a capable landscape man, it almost al- 

 way.s leads to calls for similar work for 

 the neighl)ors of the man who lead the 

 way. 



There arc several advantages in being 

 able to do hardy planting; it not only 

 offers a chance for largely increasing 

 the volume of business, but it is done in 

 early s|iri!ig. before the tender stock can 

 go out. and much may be done in autumn 

 and early winter, so that for those who 

 d(j bedding out the addition of hardy 

 stock greatly lengthens the season. Again, 

 it is the most natural thing in the world 

 for the house owner to consult his flu- 



tist on such nuitters, and if the florist 

 is not equipped to talk intelligently and 

 do business, the custonu^r is likely to be 

 led away by one who has the facilities 

 for didng anything that comes his way. 

 There are a large immber of excellent 

 books on landscaping and the handling 

 of hardy, plants which will make excel- 

 lent winter reading for any florist who 

 do(>s garden work. 



<'K\wt'oiU)svii,i,K, IsD. — McDonald & 

 Steele recently exhibited in their window 

 a tine assortment of dahlias, comprising 

 about sixty varieties. 



Siiii.i.ixcTOX, I'A. — llow.'ird M. Shil- 

 ling met with an accioent .lun»> l!l which 

 dtweluped into J)lood poisoning, but ho 

 uiiw is .again able to attend to his duties 



ill the greeiihnuses. 



Decorated by Geo. H. Cooke to Represent the Washington Florists* Club. 



