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All Saints' Day in Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans. 



no roluthcs in tlir- (•ciiictorics lake flowers 

 just tlio same, iilaciiij^ tlieiii on some neg- 

 lected grave or on tiie tomb of some 

 leader of men. Special ser\ ices foi- the 

 dead are heicl in llic clmrclies, business 

 virtnallv ceases, the streets become veri- 

 table flower gardens, and everyone, 

 whether or not a mourner, takes part in 

 the beautiful observance. So if is tliat 

 day in Xew Orleans. 



What it Means to Florists. 



To tlie florists of Xew Orlean.x All 

 Saints' day is the l)ig day of tiie year, 

 leaving ('iiristmas ;ind Master far be- 

 hind in tlie quantity of flowers required; 

 indeed, tiic quantity used probably is 

 greater than is lu'eded on any one day in 

 the year in ••my city of equal size any 

 where in llie world. .\11 liie crops ar(^ 

 timed for .\li Saints' day, ami on their 

 readiness ilepenijs the florist 's iiojie of 

 ]irofit for liis sea-<iin".'~ work. The (dirys 

 antlieniuin is ihf jirincipal .Ml Saints" 

 day flower .-ind. giowii without glass, the 

 weather i< "m- ut' the greati'st factors in 

 deteriniiiinii the extent of tlie local sup- 

 }>ly — a stoiiii liny cause great lus-^. ex en 

 as the crop is finishing. 



Tiie .\l| S.'iints" day special deiiKiiid 

 for flo\\ers is fi It lar (iul>ide the local 

 area — a tluni'-^aiid miles away, in Chi 

 Cago, the iierd^ n\' the .\ew ()rleans trade 

 are a cmtrdlling iiiclor in the whole- 

 Bale niatket tile L'l'-t days of Oct(dier. 

 (u'eat quantities of rosi's. carnations and 

 especially of chrysanthemums are shippeil 

 to nieet llie special call, usually lea\ine 

 ("hicagii nil thi' niyht ol' October "_'!•. so 

 as to rerndi .\i'w Oileaiis the night of 

 October .'lit ;ind In' on sale in the tlower 

 stoics OetiiliiT ;;i ;ind \(i\eiiilier I. The 

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e.\tr;i exjiress car iimst be carried on 

 the <5 ]). m. train on the Illinois Central 

 Octobei' 1^9 for their accommodation, and 

 in years when b.ad storms have ruined 

 the local mums two cars have been needed 

 to carry the sajqilies in I'esponse to the 

 < . <^. I), call on < hicago. 



Last year, when the photogi 

 produced with this story were n 

 Saints' day fell on a pleasant 

 and the observance was so geu( 

 attract special attention, even 

 Orleans, where everyone is fann 

 it. This year November 1 is 

 and a two days All Saints' da\ 

 ance is counted upon to bring 

 rists a great demand, some peop! 

 their flowers to the cemeteries 

 Sabbath and others on Monday. 



TULIPS FOR LARGE PO 



I have three largo pots to • 

 tulips, two 24-inch pots and one 

 l>ot. Could you give me two i 

 colors of tidips that would blooi 

 the same time? I want them ii 

 for about the middle of April, 

 you pot them in small pots, or w< 

 j)ut them in the big pots? I am ufrai. 

 they would freeze and break the I ir pot, 

 in the winter. II. I . B. 



I would suggest planting the ti.iipsn 

 smaller sized pans or boxes, transpi mtin- 

 them into the large pots befor the' 

 come into flower. The size of the pot- 

 you name is entirely too large t<i {rrov 

 tulips properly in. Tulips will stan 

 transplanting and will not miii.l tli- 

 root ilisturbance at all. It will imt d 

 to leave any of the pots or pans oii' 

 I luring the winter, unless they are wd 

 covered with ashes or loam and then fui 

 flier jirofecfed with straw or leaves Yo;. 

 Avill do much better by k(>eping tluMii in ;. 

 cold cellar, where there is no lire licitt. 



Good \arieties to use, which Howe: 

 sinuiltaneously, are: .loost von \oiulrl 

 white; Chrysolora, golden yellow, au- 

 Coulour Cardinal, crimson scarlei If 

 yovi like striped varieties, Keizertirooi.. 

 red and vellow, is show v. W. .\ <^'. 



WINTERING PANSIES. 



What is the proper spacing of 



.iiisii" 

 plant- 



in the coldframe, to make strong 



for next spring's .sales, and is glass uccp-^ 



sary for winter ju'otectioii in .Mas'iicliu 





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All Saintb' Day Flowers on Vaults in Old St. Louis Cemetery, New Orleans. 



c'l'hesp vaults correspoiirl to ttie single graves in northern cemeteries.) 



