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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



All Saints' Day in Firemen's Cemetery, New Orleans. 

 (Note that every person iu the pii-ture, men, women and chiUlren, each bae a bundle of (lowers.) 



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W hat is tlic {fcnoi'iil iiictliod j)rae- 

 i those who grow on a larf^c scale 

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'.;, are only growing a few luiu- 



laiirs. it will be better, in your 



I. to carry them over winter in a 



iiiir. Where choice strains are 



It is the best plan in these more 



ily states to keep them in (told- 



Avitli glass ])rotection. As the 



ill the beds freezes solid, cover the 



uitli perfectly dry leaves or pine 



■; tlien place the sashes over them 



ivr them closed, except during 



• lather. ]Jenio\(' the covering 



Ni- tiiird Meek in March. 



•if the large growers keep their 



ntiloors all winter, planting them 



- ahdut four feet wide and allow- 



1' tlut'e inches eacii wav between 



the plants. Others run the rows a foot 

 a])art to allow of cultivation, (irouud 

 with a good slope .should 1)C (diosen. On 

 level land, where water would stand, 

 many of the plants would die. 1 have 

 found a slope to the north winters them 

 Just as well as one to the south. .\ny 

 transplanting should be completed at 

 once. Do not gi\e any winter protection 

 until the ground is firmly frozen; then 

 scatter straw, hay, leaves or some other 

 light material over the plants, keeping 

 it in position by laying corn stalks or 

 lu'usli o\('r it. in your locality, where 

 pine needles are abundant, these are one 

 of the best of protectors for pansies and 

 many otiiei' ]ilants. ])o not be in a 

 hurry about }enio\ing the winter mulch 

 with the tirst burst of warmth in late 

 winter. Vour beds should not be uncov- 



ered before A|)ril, and it is best to do 

 it gradually. 



Be sure to cover the ]ilants lightly and 

 lu'ver use any wet, heavy material, like 

 rotted manure. If you put on Just suffi- 

 cient to cover the plants and the ground 

 remains frozen all winter and is en- 

 tirely thawed out before any uncovering 

 is (lone, you should have only a small 

 j)ercentage of loss. A uund)er of the 

 plants in spring may need firming, the 

 frost having a teiulency to heave them up 

 to some extent. ('. \V. 



.Vkkon, O. — M. .1. (Jilbo is erecting five 

 large greenhouses on his jiroperty on 

 Delia avenu(\ 



\Vf,i.li.\(,i(ix. O. T. (i. Vale says busi- 

 ness is atid has been good; it has been 

 the best year in his experience. 



All Saints' Day Flowers in Metairie Cemettry, New Orleans. 



