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The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



November 3, 1910. 



A PICTURE TABLE. 



Yellow "was the color scheme of the 

 table decoration shown in the accom- 

 panying illustration; there was just 

 enough white and green to emphasize 

 the principal color. 



This was called a picture table and 

 was arranged by Mrs. K. Hall Ryno for 

 the Appalachian Exposition, held re- 

 cently at Knoxville, Tenn. 



The table was covered by a drawn- 

 work cloth over yellow satin. Yellow 



flower the whole winter. Bulbous plants, 

 such as hyacinths, tulips and narcissi, 

 can be used; also such fibrous rooted 

 begonias as Gloire de Lorraine, incar- 

 nata and semperflorens rubra; Primulas 

 obconica, Sinensis and Kewensis; cycla- 

 mens, heliotropes, genistas, Astilbe Ja- 

 ponica and its varieties, zonal gerani- 

 ums, callas and amaryllis. Carnations 

 and roses could be grown, but not quite 

 satisfactorily. Quite a variety of foli- 

 age plants could be grown if desired. 



far apart should they be set in the 

 beds? Are they aS hardy and will thev 

 bloom as early as pansies? Will thev 

 sell as well as pansies in the spring, 

 when put up in baskets? H. D. H. 



The Picture Table. 



chrysanthemums were used above a 

 centerpiece of white roses and maiden- 

 hair ferns, with cut glass vases of white 

 roses at each end of the table. The cut 

 glass candlesticks had yellow candles 

 and yellow shades. There was one large 

 yellow mum and maidenhair ferns at 

 each corner, tied with white ribbon. 



THE FLOBAL PICTTJBE FBAME. 



The Gem, a new vaudeville theater, 

 recently was opened at Cairo, 111. 

 Friends of the management wishing to 

 send something to show their apprecia- 

 tion of the pretty little playhouse wisely 

 decided that the florist was the man 

 to help them out. They put the matter 

 up to H. H. Cade, with the result shown 

 in the illustration. The piece was 4x6 

 feet and stood on an easel six feet high. 

 The lettering was of capes, with a 

 background of galax. The border or 

 frame was of Maryland roses and Rose- 

 pink Enchantress carnations. 



Lilium longiflorum could be brought 

 along nicely for Easter, while Harrisii 

 could be brought along earlier. There 

 are many other winter-flowering plants, 

 but a selection from the foregoing list 

 will be found satisfactory and of quite 

 easy culture. C. W. 



WINTEBING DOUBLE DAISIES. 



Please let me know how to care for 

 daisies (bellis), so as to winter them 

 over in the open ground. Should they 

 be treated in the same way as pansies? 

 What kind of soil suits them best? How 



Bellis or daisies require much tho 

 same treatment as pansies. They are a 

 little more tender than pansies and will 

 die out quite badly during winters when 

 the snow covering is scant, if tln' 

 mulching is insufficient to protect them 

 from the sun's rays. Set the plants in 

 the beds four inches apart each wav 

 and, when the ground freezes, cover 

 with a light mulch of leaves, hay, straw 

 or pine needles. The plants bloom just 

 as early as pansies and are quite salable 

 if put up in small baskets, though hard 

 ly as popular as pansies and forget-me 

 uots. 



In wintering them outdoors, select 

 ground with a gentle slope, where no 

 water can stand. If they are placed in 

 coldframes you will get earlier flowers 

 and may be sure that all are in good 

 shape in early spring. Mulch witli 

 forest leaves after the beds are frozen; 

 then put on the sashes. They will un- 

 cover as fresh as when the mulch was 

 given them. C. W. 



WILTING OF POINSETTIAS. 



What is the projjer way of handling 

 cut poinsettias to prevent wilting? 



W. M. E. S. 



The temperature of the house in 

 which the plants are growing should 

 be dropped 10 degrees a couple of days 

 before they are cut. When cut, either 

 sear the ends of the stems with a hot 

 iron or hot coal, or dip them in water at 

 or near the boiling point for a few sec- 

 onds. Only the bottom part of the 

 stem, of course, should be immersed. 

 Searing the ends with a hot iron has 

 proved, on the whole, more satisfactory 

 than the hot water. Bleeding will also 

 be stopped if the stems are stood in 

 water of a temperature of 120 to 140 

 degrees for five minutes. 



After they have been seared or 

 dipped in hot water, plunge the stems 

 in deep jars of cold water in a tem- 

 perature of 45 degrees. Too low a de- 

 gree of cold has a tendency to cause 

 the foliage to turn yellow quickly. It 



PLANTS FOB ENCLOSED POBCH. 



One of our customers has enclosed a 

 porch with glass. In this porch he will 

 be able to carry a temperature of from 

 50 to 70 degrees, and he asks us to fur- 

 nish a list of plants that could be 

 grown and bloomed there this winter. 

 As this is entirely out of our line, can 

 you help us by suggesting a small list 

 of plants that you think could be suc- 

 cessfully grown ? C. L. & G. C. 



The following plants will grow and 

 bloom satisfactorily in such a glass- 

 covered porch as you describe: Azaleas, 

 both the Indian and mollis varieties; 

 Abutilons Boule de Neige, Golden 

 Fleece and Mrs. Laing. These will 





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The Picture Frame of Floweri. 



