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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Skpteubeu 1, 1910. 



si8ti)ij:j of t^'o loads of soil and one loail 

 of cow niaiiuvo. 1 tuiiicd this ovor 

 twice. Do you think it will be all li^lit 

 for sweet peasf V. D. 



Sweet jieas for Christmas must be 

 sowi'il at once. Sow in small j)ots or 

 llats, in preference to sowiiifi in the 

 rows where they are to flower, later 

 transpiantinj; tlieni and allowini;- four 

 to six inches between the jdants. A 

 night teinp(Matur(' of Pi to 1*^ ilegrees 



siiits sweet peas in winter; it should not 

 exceed TjO degrees for the best results. 

 (!oo(l winter llowering varieties are 

 Mont Blanc, Watchung and Florence 

 Denzer, line white; Christmas Piuk, 

 piuU and white; Mrs. William Sim. sal- 

 mon jiink; Mrs. A. Wallace, lavender. 

 The comjiost, as prejiared, should grow 

 gr)od sweet jteas. L>e sure you allow 

 them ample iiead rodiii — not less tiian 

 six feet, and more if vou have it. 



' C. W. 



AN UNKIND SUGGESTION. 



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THE STANDING WREATH. 



"Human existence, from infancy to 

 the autumn of life," is the idea the 

 Quakertown Plant Co., Quakertown, 

 Pa., sought to typify in the standing 

 wreiiith shown in the accompanying il- 

 lustration. The flowers used were lilies, 

 gladioli, roses, sweet ])eas and asters, 

 with cut fronds of Picrsoni fern and 

 smilax, in addition to smilax for green. 



CHARGES FOR STORING PLANTS. 



Will someone who is familiar with 

 storing plants [ilease give me a fair idea 

 of what it is worth to care for bay 

 trees, standard jilants about eight feet 

 iiigh, with heads two feet in diameter.' 

 1 had several suidi to store last winter 

 and have no idea whether I idiarged 

 iMiough or too /iiuch for storing them; 

 lience I want to know what otiiers ask 

 for this service. I also have some 

 hydrangeas in 21-in(di tubs, and 1 

 should like to know what others charge 

 lor storing tlieni. I.. P. 



In tln^ lirst pl;ice, do noi ;itt<'m|it to 

 '-tore or wiiilei' bay trc-, liydra iigeas 

 or the like unless you lia\e .'i snilalile 

 ;:ilace for doing so. Storing jilants is 

 actuallv an accomnuidat inn; at least, 

 rhis is'llie view that most ll(pii>t> take 

 <tl it. Perhaiis yon sold tlif pl;ints that 

 ;ire to lie stoi-ed. (ir perhaps tlH> owner 



• ^t' tliem is a yond customei of yoiirs. 

 !f vdu l;a\e :i small lion-e which can 

 ;»e kept just abii\i> the freezing point. 

 then lake the j.lants; ntherwise you 

 ;iave a good excuse fur refusing to care 

 ■ior them. Plants of tlii^ nature would 

 probably live if ke|it in llie shed, but 

 ■would l)ecome coveied with dust and 

 <lirt and in the sjiring would bo in no 

 .•ondition to return to the owner. 



P,av trees .and boxwocd require l)ut 

 iittle attention during the winter and 

 plants with 24in(di to ;;o incli('rowns 

 .-an be stored for $.") :i pair. This, of 

 oourse, would not be e(piivalent to the 

 usual 'wav of figuring the valu.- of 



• Teenhouse space, as being worth .*1 

 per square foot. Still, bay trees are 

 only stored about eight months at a 

 time, and they reciuiro little heat and 

 will stand crowding. 



Ilydr.angeas should bring more money 

 per scniare foot than bay trees. During 

 the winter th'-y can be kept with the 

 bav trees, but toward spring they must 

 have more room, more water and more 



■•ittention in general. Plants in Cl- 

 inch tubs are easily worth .+.'5 each for 

 winter storage. 



'J'he foregoing charges would incdude 

 calling for and delivering the plants if 

 ^hey are within :i reasonable distance. 

 WIhm) a sjiecial trip has to l)e made to 

 some'country place, then a small extra 

 fee should be (diarged- — perhaps what 

 an exjiressman would charge, or a little 

 less. 



Whoe\er is sent to call for the plants 

 should bo abl(> to tcdl whether they are 

 in su(di a condition as to be worth keeji- 

 iiig o\er winter. If thev are half dead. 



Mr. Editor: I want to tell you that 

 it is not always advisable to follow 

 your suggestions. I read in your paper 

 .1 Horist should be original and give 

 ids customers something new. So the 

 other day, when a gentleman wanted 

 something nice for the funeral of his 

 aunt and left it all to me what to 

 make up, I thought, "Hero is my 

 chance to make something tasty and 

 original." I took the finest lily of 

 the valley and Blanche Perry sweet 

 jioas and made a fan for the old lady, 

 it was a beautiful piece, and original, 

 too. 



The next day the young fellow came, 

 and, while I was awaiting a few com- 

 pliments on my work, after first im- 

 ]iressing it on my mind what a kind 

 old lady she was, he told me it was a 

 mean suggestion to a kind and good- 

 hearted old soul and he would not pay 

 for it. He struck me almost speech- 

 less, so I thought I would put it in 

 writing and send it to you. 



Fritz Schneeglockcben. 



Human Existence. 



then it would be wise to suggest to vour 

 cnstoiiK'r that it wouhl jnob.ablv jio a 

 waste of money to have the plants 

 stored. ]{ y 



Anderson, Ind.— Stuart & Hangh have 

 been m.aking exteii:,ive alter:!tions and 

 iniproveuionts in ilieir ■.M'i'enhi)ns(>s. 



ANOTHER NEW IDEA. 



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The parades of decorated automobiles 

 have become so common that these 

 events now are considered as one of 

 the llorists' regular sources of busi- 

 ness, as much to be depended on as 

 any other affairs calling for flowers. 

 But motor parades are not the latest; 

 the new novelty, as the supply men 

 sometimes put it, is the motor boat 

 paradi — the Venetian night at the sum- 

 mer resort. 



.\t a recent water carnival on Okau- 

 cheo lake. Wisconsin, numerous prizes 

 were awarded for the best decorated 

 launches, sail and row boats. The ac- 

 companying pictures show the first and 

 second prize boats, which were deco- 

 rated by August F. Kellner, their 

 owner, who is considered one of Mil- 

 waukee's most artistic decorators. The 

 boat which captured first honors was 

 decorated with trees at the front, while 

 at the rear were cat-tails, goldenrod, 

 wJM daisies and other wild odds and 

 I nds. The boat which won second 

 pii/.e w:is drajied with bunting and fin- 

 ished oil' with garlaiKJs formed of oak 

 leaves. 



As there were over sevonty-five boats 

 in line, the result of the competition 

 H an honor for Mr. Kellner, of which 

 le has a right to feel proud. 



E. O. 



GARDENIAS. 



Will you kindly inform us as to what 

 treatment siiould be given cape laa 

 •nines, what soil should be used and 

 wlicn they should be lifted? They are 

 now in the ground. I am located in 

 southwestern Micdiigan. ,[. w. R. 



•■'■■"•'l<>"i;is or cape Jasmines should be 



l""''l "'"Id iK)tted at once. I do not 



••'h""ve ol the out.ioor culture of this 



|d:'Mt ,n our nortiiern states. If in pots 



"■y will do well, but when planted out 



'"■y lose a good deal at lifting time 



I-nde,avor to procure all roots intact and 



••' l.t le ball ,n addition. For compost 



use twothirds fibrous loam, with the 



n.er par icles shaken out, and one-third 



l"n.py ,lned cow manure; the latter 



"Hist bo old and thoroughly decayed. 



Add to the loregoing some rather 



.onrsc san.l, a little soot and some 



l>r.d<e„ charcoal. The soil shonld be of 



