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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



NuVKMHKI! .".(I, lull. 



First Prize Automtbile of the Park Floral Co., Denver. 



enij)li;tsjs III .-i.lx citisiii^ iiiul iii<tc1i:mi 

 disiiiii llowcis i^ hiiil on iiific inicc ot 

 niat(Mi:il, tlii' x.-iliie of arniiiiii'iiiciit will 

 bo Ici^t si;ilit (it', lit' couisc. 



Tli(> miikllc cImsscs iii(; (iiif t-liict' ilc 

 |>eii<i<Mi(t' at'tcf iill. l)oaleis !ti(> ic 

 i<poiisii)lc for t^eiiciai tiadi' coiKlit iims 

 and staiulaiils nt' taste in their xiciiiity. 

 We an' imt cau^ilit in a di lu;;o for tlii' 

 existence ni wliiili we are not res)>(in 

 sible. 



Some Axioms. 



A tew .•i.xioiiis (|eii\i'd lidHi the I'oic 

 goni;^ statements: 



There are coniiested districts aiiout 

 a few trade <eiitors. '1 hey pour in 

 quantities of stocdc Avliicdi can not l)e 

 disposed of. e.xeept at holidays, unless 

 sonieboily resorts to serious jirice cut 

 tin^. There aic distriids Avith ^ood 

 sized cities, wliicdi are natural distiihut 

 ing (enters. Avithout a whulesak' grower 

 or conunission dealer. The methods ()t' 

 working otf stork in a few crowded dis 

 tricts aie Ivy im) nieans ap]ilii .aide ueli 

 erally. 



There is thi- to be (■on^!derell: Thi 

 flower biisine.N> is uiii<|ue. Jt must main 

 taiu its a'sthetic atmosidu'ic. i>egrade 

 its iiU'als and you Avill have decay. Pure 

 conimeicialisiii will destroy the love of 

 flowiMs. 'J'hey .'ire luxurie>- and shiudd 

 not be subject to too vifdeiit change ol 

 price, .as necessities are. 



One reti(d' t'oi' the ^urplu^: (iaiii moii' 

 flowei biiyiTs ;ind stimulate heavier 

 buyiiii: by coiitirmed liuyers. tlirou,i;h 

 ■finer dis|i|;i\ - and iiitcHioeiit adxeiti- 

 ing. rather tlian by continual jirice cut 

 tiiiL: fiertriide iJlaii. 



CEMETERY WREATHS. 



W'c ha\(' a call l'<u' soiiu wre;ith< ol 

 git'eii and beriies I'oi' ct'm(der\- decora 

 tion. What would you suggest as most 

 suitable and enduring.' ^\'ould the 

 prepared maunolia be of anv us(!.' 



■ L. .7. P.. 



Wieaths of i ox. decorated with a few 



sprays of ilex lierrie^, i.iiLiht ;iiiswer 

 your pur|iose. or Indly w;eaths woubl 

 gi\e sat isfa(d ion. but if yon need large 

 wicaths it would be best to make them 

 to order. \V. II. T. 



DENVER AUTO DECORATIONS. 



The accompanying illustrations show 

 two prize winning automobiles which 

 were in the jiarade held at I)en\(>r on 

 Thursday, .Xoxcndier Ki. while the a]>jde 

 show and carnival were in progress. 

 Tlie first ]irize, $](\iK was awarded to 

 t he machine of the Park i'loral Co. Y'td 

 low ami Avhite (iirvsanthemnms were 

 used, and a string of small electric lights 

 around the main jiart of the car bright 

 eiied uji the dark ]ilaces. The < hautfeur 's 

 coat and cap were co\(>re(| with mums. 

 ,i-i were also the bonnets worn bv the 



of the oflice em- 



]'.^dwards ami Miss 



.$7."), went to the 

 The machine was 

 decorated with 

 trees, laden Avith 

 AAdiite cbrvsauthe 



\oung ladies, two 

 |iloyees, .Miss .\\crv 

 i,enore Williams. 



The second prize, 

 Denver Floral Co. 

 (|uite api)ropriately 

 braiuhes of apple 

 fruit. V(dl()w antl 

 mums .and Asparagus pluniosus com 

 jtleted the decorations. George Brenkert 

 and ^liss llildi (Sustafson Avere the oc- 

 cupaids of the car. 



FLORISTS EUT NO FLOWERS. 



The last number of The Eevicw Avas 

 particularly interesting, as it contained 

 the rejiort of the Milwaukee floAver 

 show, Avith si>iendid illustrations. ]5ut 

 tiiere is Avhat I understand to be a re- 

 ]>t()duction of a pliotogra])h of the ban- 

 c|uet of the Milwaukee Florists' Club. 

 The guests assembled are all fine look 

 ing men and loyal citizens, for 1 can 

 see tile stars and stripes arranged 

 arounil the walls, but tell me, is this 

 really a ilorisis' and gardeners' idub's 

 dinner.' Surely tlu're must ha\ e lieen 

 a mistaki' made in the press room, for 

 I don't see a lloAver or a green leaf of 

 any kind anywhere. Wm. C. Hail. 



Montreal. 



Tin:' siioenuiker 's family proverbially 

 i^ Avithout shoes, aou kiu^AV. — Ed. 



BEGONIAS IN ENGLAND. 



dames Veitch & Sons, Ltd., Chelsea, 

 London, have Avithin recent years de- 

 voted considerable attention to the hy- 

 bridizing of begonias of the winter- 

 llowering type. They took as their basis 

 tuberous rooted varieties crossed Avith 

 Begonia Socotrana. Mrs. Heal, Julius 

 and Elatior are a fcAv of the varieties 

 already Avell knoAvn. 



At the last meeting of the R. H. S. 

 the firm exhibited three seedlings, each 

 demonstrating a distinct break in color, 

 and to each an aAvard of merit Avas 

 voted. They are Avell Avorth tte atten- 

 tion of the trade. They are as follows: 



Ivxquisite, Aery floriferous; erect 

 habit of groAvth, and tloAvers borne Avell 

 above the foliage; the largest floAvered 

 of the type; pink, shaded bright car- 

 mine. 



Her Majesty, lich ajuicot tint, the 

 nearest ap])roach to yelloAV in ■winter- 



Second Prize Auto of the Denver Floral Co. 



