The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



Ai'iMi. :ji, 11)10. 



Wlii-i'cl ihc ;ii;iV(ii- til i'Slir ;i |i|( m-|:i iii;i 

 lii'li. cliini-licv jiclil .-|ici-i;i| >ri\iiMS ;ilii| 

 llii' il;iv \\;i^ ininlc iniicli ol'. J 1 v iiihiii 

 "f Siiihlny llii'i'c w.-i'- iml liiiij,' in lnwii 

 lliiit Idnkiil hkc :i white lldWrr. Mllci 

 ''V(Mif> tiiil\'' iliil ;i llimi-isliiiiy liiisi 

 in'ss. As t:ii- ;i~ cull he IcnriK'd. Tills:! 

 \\;i^ till' iiiil\ ii.wii ill ( ,)kl;ilioiiiii III yen 

 rr;illy iili--iT\r thr ii;i_v. At least siic i- 

 imt ill tile le.-ir. lli.'iiiks 111 ymif siimie- 

 limi- ni' A|.iil l".i. 



^KKl;^ \. Di: ll\\i;\. 



In Parkersburg, W. Va. 



We li:i\ I Wlllrhi .1 I he Iv'lA li;\\ '.-- le- 

 I'lills III' .\lelliel>' i!;iy. ;iii.l li;i\e lliiteil 

 ihnt ill siillie rities tlieie Were k'l li;e ■~iles, 

 while ill nlllelS there was imt llllirh iliiillf^ 



1 hat ilay . ilne in i iTurt t n ail\ crt ise 



till (lay. We ljelie\e AJiitheis' ihiv in 



ilie I'litnre will Ih iiiie n f tlie liaiiiier ilays 

 I'nr 1 he lli.n^t. 



ill eiir liilli i-ii\ this wa^ tiie liist year 

 that Miillieis' >lay wa> ]'iililii-|y hniinreil. 

 ()iir ;:ii\eniiir !--iie.l a pii ulanial imi call 



'iWll, im all the |ie,i|ile In nl,^el\e Miitlier^" 



ila\ liy wiaiiiit: a while llie.\er. In aihli 

 tiiiii til ihi- \\e iiiihii-ei| thi- iiiayiir to 

 i~siie a |iriirlaiiial iiiii In the same elVei-1. 



We aNii went In e\el\ i illlii-li ill the eit\' 



ami ilmialeil |ihiiils ami a iiire \a^e nl' 

 white lliiwer- I'nr the allai. Kaeli |iastiii' 

 hail a iiiitii-e I'laeeii in the |ia|ierv calling; 

 nil the )ien|ile tn alteiiil -"lierial ser\ii-e-; 

 tor llial ila\. ami al-n meiit iniieil that 

 the rliiiirh \\iiiili! Ill ilernialeil t'nr tin' 



nCi-asinll, .\nW. lili^ >:'en:'- like a wlillle 



lot (if Wnlk ami i'\|iei.si\ Init it paiil well. 

 Tiy it. Ml. I'lnii^l. next viai. ami lie 

 well I'liitiliil willi jileiity nl' white llnw 

 i-r-. .1 W. l»i HI.IA iV SdN.-. 



In New York. 



i wi'~li tn 111 \iiM kiiiiw iliai yniir nlea 

 nl' |iii--hiiiL; .MntI.ei-" ilay wa^ a vin-re~^ 



ill l.nw\i!le. \ \". 'I'liele \\a~ a ,^|ieeial 

 Ml\ire il; 'in I ' I . -1 . \ t er i nl I I'lllill-ll. tllO 



ehmeh Ih'iiil: I ii:i lit I I'ii11\ ilerniateil in 

 white ami n|,.| I, A white i-a iiia I inn wa~ 

 nixeli al ihe lin.ii 1i. eai-li |ier^n|i wliii 

 ■ iiil Imt lia\ '■ iil;i . The Inral |ia|ie|-^ 1 nnk 



an inleie-t in the niatiec ainl n:i\e an 



ilit el e-l ili;^ 'h- ri|it|n|| 1 1 1' the nh-ir\alli-e 

 nt' the iia\. a^kilin e\el\nlie In Wear a 



white (•;ii'iiiit il n. Il will lie a liiy lldwcr 

 ilay ill i-iiiirsi> n l' t iiiie. 



W\i. i;. Ki;\\'. 



At Dcs Moines, la. 



Siimlay hail lieeii dechireil .Met hers' 

 ilay ill a |iruelaiiiat inn issued liy .Mayor 

 .Matliis. i-niu eyiii"^- the Miii>i('st ioii lliat 

 e\eiy iiiaii and lioy xvcar a wliito jlower 

 ill lioiiof nl' his iiiolher. The |ilaii AViis 

 receixcd with readines> and as ii result 

 May N was the liiyeest white llowcr day 

 ill liistmy. < till- |iniiiiiii('iit tlorist saiil 

 tJiat iio less than lii.imn rariiat ions alone 

 were .'-old. I'.et'nre the rlosini;' hour Sat 

 iirday iiieht e\eiy white rarnation in the 



rity had lieeli nldeled. Then, when the 

 white i-arnalini- rniild im loiieer lie |Mir- 

 eha'-eil. the liiiiiaml t'nr while msis 



lieyan, and wlieii liitil llowor was im 

 lonoer to lie had it turned to otiiors ot 

 the same color. Uol'ovo tlio al'ternooi; 

 was lialf gone the suiijily was eiitirel\ 

 exhausted. 



'J'lie altars of the eliurclies were \erila 

 lile ])iles of white llow(>rs. and tippropri 

 ate services were held in many ot tliem. 

 Oldfasliioiied sonji.s. such as "Rock of 

 A<,'es," "Nearer. My tlod, to Tliee," and 

 •'.lesus, Liuer ot .My Soul,"' w(M(' suiiy:. 



A Suggestion. 



For .Mothers' day. I wduld suyyest tu 

 wear tor a liviiie' mother any otliei 

 color than white, and white only for the 

 dead. 'J'his would iiioxc all colors oi 

 llowei's and stock can he sold for con.sid 

 eralily lower )iiices. J\ .1. Ol.SAX. 



.-m-y.'^-i.'rm--j.'9^ ^ 



THE RETAIL 



FLORIST 



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A WEDDING PERGOLA. 



Weddiiin l.nllx ;iiid \\eddini,' n;(tes have 

 lieeii so liiiin ill iisi- that the II ] it o-i la t e 

 decniainr^ are looking ttir sometliiujf dif- 

 t'eiciit. is|:ecially t'or use at the liig so- 

 ciety wediliiigs, the i lecortit ioiis t'or which 

 nn such .a lull;: way Inward estalilishing 

 the t!iiii~>l's ie|iutat inn t'or artistic origi- 

 nality. .\iiionn the new ideas is the per- 

 nola decniat inii. It ha> lieeii used ;it 

 ■-iinie nt' the laiLItst weddillgs ill \eW 



^'|ll•k this <|iriiin :ind is siilliciiMit l.\ 

 iiiiii|m- to i-niiiina ml alieiitinn wherever 

 the scheme i- ein|i|oyei|. .\t the same tiiiii' 

 il i- snsi-epl ilile (if sinh tiealinent al the 

 liamN nt' the skillei; dei-niatnr as will ole 

 \iale the a|i|iea i;i lire 111' >lrife fill' orij^- 

 iiialitv. vvhii-h iie\er is desir.'ilile. It is 



I .i I el In I nn\ illl inlia I t ha II In lie 



lii/.a lie. 



Pergola as a Basis for a Wedding Decoration. 



The accomiianying illustration is re 

 jirodiiced J'loin a jihotograph of the wed 

 ding jiergola as erected in the t'aiiion- 

 Delmonico restaurant. Now Vork. liy the 

 l-'orsiei' Mansfield < o.. for the use ot' oin 

 of the leading decorators of the city. Tin 

 materials are all enameled in wliite and 

 the pergola may readily be taken apart 

 without injury tor removal, storage aim 

 rei'rection in any suitable place. It i- 

 .adapted to use for idiurch weddings, ;t- 

 wfll as for those iu large halls. And an\ 

 niie accustomed to doing this class ot' dei 

 'iiatitig will re.ulily ajiiireciate the iiuin 

 ber ot diflfcrcnt ways in which the tlorist 

 can display his skill with such a ground- 

 wdik. Almost any tlowers may be useil 

 in such a decoration, and the kneeling 

 stool, Ii(dl and other accessories may h> 

 eiiijiloyed if wanted. 



TROUBLE WITH REFRIGERATOR. 



We are using a .standard make of dis 

 jday refrigerator, built for us last fall, 

 ami also an old market refrigerator, 

 which we )iicked up at .a sale several 

 years ago. 'The market refrigerator, with 

 cracks ai'ound the doors and sweating: 

 vvalls, keeps iiowers in moderate weather 

 four days. The new refrigerator con 

 sullies twice a.s much ice, though it is 

 smaller, and keeps stock in salable con 

 ilitjon only twenty-fiuir to forty-eight 

 iiniirs. acciinliiig to the quality of the 

 lliiwer<. Js this right .' At what tem]ier- 

 ature shniilii mt flowers be kejit for be^i 

 results.' .S. B. S. 



1 1 is hardly jiroliable that the cmi 

 struct ion of ymir new display refrigera 

 tor is at ftuilt. Still, the writer en 

 think of no other reason why it should 

 cniisiime more lee than the old one, nr 

 even as much. ])resuming that tlu'v are 

 nl' about the same size and that no out- 

 side conditions affect the new one — that 

 is. too (dose proximity to a radiator. 

 healer ni' ste.ani pipes, (lood drainage 

 iiiiist be ]irovid<"d under the ice chamber, 

 so that as soon as the ice melts the wafer 

 will How away. 



r.eing right on the ground, you should 

 lie better able tu see where the trniible 



