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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



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A PICTURE TABLE. 



Yellow was Ihc color sclicnie ol' tlip 

 table decoration sliowii in the acc-oiii- 

 panving illustration; there was just 

 enougli white and <;r(n'ii to emphasize 

 tlie principal color. 



This was (.jilk'd a jiictiire table and 

 was arranfjed by ]\Irs. K. JIall Ryno for 

 the Appalachian Ex])osit ion, hold re 

 cently at Knoxvillo, Tenii. 



Tlie table was covered liy a firawn 

 work clotli over vellow satin. ^■ell()\v 



liower the whole winter. Hull)oiis plants, 

 such as hyacinths, tulips and narcissi, 

 can be used; also such librous rooted 

 Ix'yoiiias as (lloire de Lorraine, incar- 

 nata and seniiierllorens rubra; i'riniulas 

 (iliconica. Sinensis and Kewensis; cycla- 

 mens. heliotro|)es. yenistas. Astilbe Ja- 

 ]ionica and its varieties. /.(Oial jicrani 

 ums, callas and aniaryllis. (,'arnations 

 and roses could be >;r()wn, Init not quite 

 satisfactorily, (^uite a variety of foli- 

 aye plants conhl l>e <4ro\vii if desired. 



far apart shimid tlu'y be set iu t!:, 

 IkmIs.' An; they as haidy and will tie 

 l)loom as early as pansies.' Will tie 

 s(dl as well as pansies in the si>riri ■ 

 when 2)ut up in baskets.' II. 1). 11. 



The Picture Table. 



(dirysanthemunis were used alio\'e a 

 center])iece of white I'oses and maiden- 

 liair ferns, with cut glass \ases of white 

 roses at each end of the table. The cut 

 glass candlesti(d<s had yellow candles 

 and yellow shades. There was one large 

 yellow mum and maidenhair ferns at 

 ea(di corner, tied with white rilibon. 



THE FLORAL PICTURE FRAME. 



new \aiide\ille 1 heater, 

 ojK'ned at (Jairo, III. 



The (iein, :i 

 recently was 



I'^riends ai' the managenuMit wishing to 

 send something to show their apprecia 

 tion of the pretty litth> ]ilayhonse wisely 

 decided that the fioiist was the man 

 to h(dp tliem out. They ]nit the matter 

 up to II. II. Caile. witli the I'esult shown 

 in the illustration. The piece w;is Ixfi 

 feet and stood on an easel ^ix feet high. 

 The letterini; wri'- of capev. with a 

 background of gala.x. The ImikIci oi 

 frame was of Maryland roses innl K'o-e 

 piid\ l-'iudiantiess cainatioi]s. 



PLANTS FOR ENCLOSED PORCH. 



()\ie ot' our <-ustomers Jms ciudoseil a 

 |i()rch with yl:i'-s. In thi-- porch lu^ will 

 li(> able to carrv a tem|ieratnre ot' from 

 ."iO to 7(1 degrees, ami he asks us to fur- 

 nish a list of ))lants that could lie 

 L;rown and bioomeil tliei'e this wintei-. 

 .\s this is entirely out of onr line, can 

 yon help us by suggest ing a small list 

 of plants that ^on think' could be snc- 

 lessfully grown.' < '. L. \ (;. C. 



The following jilant^ will grow and 

 bloom satisfactorily in siiclj a glass- 

 covered porch as you describe: .\7.aleas, 

 lioth the Indian and mollis \arieties; 

 .Xbutilons Boule de Xeige. (iolden 

 I'leece and Mis. Laiiig. These will 



Liliiim longillonini could be brought 

 along nicely for Kaster, while llarrisii 

 could be brought along earlier. There 

 are many other winter-ilowering plants, 

 but a selection from the foregoing list 

 will ])C found satisfactory and of quite 

 eas\- culture. <'. W. 



WINTERING DOUBLE DAISIES. 



I'lease let me know how to care for 

 daisies (bellis). so as to winter them 

 over in the open ground. fShould they 

 be treated in the same way as pansies.' 

 What kind of soil suits them best? How 



Bellis or daisies require much ti. 

 same treatment as pansies. They are 

 little more tender than pansies and wi 

 die out quite badly during winters win 

 the snow covering is scant, if tl' 

 mulching is insutlicient to ]>rotoct thei 

 from the sun's rays. Set the jtlants ' 

 the beds four inches apart each w:i 

 and, when the ground freezes, cov- 

 witli a light mulch of leaves, hay, stra 

 or ])in(> needles. The plants bloom jii^ 

 as early as ]iansies and are quite salahi' 

 if j)ut up in small baskets, though har^ 

 ly as poj)ular as ]pansies and forget-m. 

 nots. 



In wintering them outdoors, selo' 

 ground with a gentle slope, where n 

 water can stand. If they are placed it 

 coldframes you will get earlier flowei- 

 and may be sure that all are iu goo' 

 shape in early spring. Mulch wit 1 

 forest leaves after the beds are frozen 

 then put on the sashes. They will un 

 cover as fresh as when the inuhdi av;i- 

 given them. (J. W. 



WILTING OF POINSETTIAS. 



What is tlie ]irop(M' wa\' of handling' 

 cut poinsettias to picxcnt wilting? 



\V. M. R. S. 



The temperature (d' the house in 

 whi(di the ])lants are growing shoulc 

 be drojqied U) degrees a coui)le of day- 

 before they arc cut. When cut, eithei 

 sear the ends of the stems with a hot 

 iron or hot coal, or dip them iu water a' 

 or near the boiling point for a few sec 

 onds. Only the bottom part of th( 

 stem, of course, should be immersctl 

 Searing the ends with a hot iron ha- 

 ]>ro\ed, on the whole, more satisfactorx 

 than the hot water. Bleeding will also 

 be stopj)ed if the stems are stood in 

 water of a temperature of 120 to 14c 

 degrees for five minutes. 



After they have been seared 01 

 dipped in hot water, plunge the stem^ 

 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 



The Picture Frame of Flowers. 



