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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



J7 



I'or the Eastpr (l(>iii!iiiil. Mr. Wchcr is 

 !siir\ ivcd by an iiualiil wife. 'I'lioy liud 

 no i-hildrcii. 



'J'lio funornl is to 1)i' licld 'J'li\irs<lay 

 al'toriioou at '_' o"ido('k t'l-om tlio residence 

 at L';;S() Liueolii avenue, adJoiiiin<f the 

 yi'cciilioiisc estalilishiiieiit. Air. AVcber 

 was well liked in the szicai *4reeulious(; 

 (•oniniiuiit y in wh'n-li li(> livi'd and worked, 

 and there will be a laii^c atiiMidance at 

 the funeral. 



A SALABLE WINDOW BOX. 



.\ tfW years -a'^o a ('hiraL;ii S|ii'rialtv 

 Jionsc ]iut on llic niarkcl what il styled 

 a sclf-waterinj;- Jlnwer box, whidi has 

 jirdNcn a unotl seller in llowei- stoics and 

 with those wild do s|iriM^ beihliii^. The 

 box is of the styh- <<\' the well known 

 reser\'oir vases used in eetneteries. As 

 shown in the ae(M)ni|)anyine' illustration, 

 the water is in a ^|i;iee in the boitoiri of 

 liie box and is drawn ii|> to thi- soil 

 ihrouyii sponges. The niaini tact urer says 



"retail llorists all o\ri- the i niry h.ave 



found the box a ^ood seHer. because 

 ■plants in it do beller Jn the hamls of ;\ii 

 inexperienced jiersmi lli;in ihe\- do in any 

 other kind of box; :in expert grower 

 might not find a reser\(iir an ;id\aidage, 

 but to the iilant> ot' the pej-son who 

 waters tlieni today and forgiMs thein to- 

 morrow, it is ;i lite sa\er. The reservoir 

 holds suflicient water to supply pl:iiits for 

 sever.al days and the soil on the top does 

 not bake and liarden, gixing the [daiits 

 a good lease fif life in spite ot' the neg 

 lect which falls to the lot of nuadi of the 

 stock llorists sell for house decoiation or 

 to ]ilant in wiiulow or pia/./a bo.ves."" 



The manufacturer of tins box js the 

 niiiiois Heater A: .Mfg. fo.. and since 

 putting the box on the market it has 

 three times lieeii compelled to move to 

 larger qii,arters. thi' f.actoiy now being in 

 its own l)iiilding ;it Downers (irove, with 

 a city otlice at .".1 Dearbiun street, Chi- 

 cago. The firm taki's ;i broad view of 

 the business ami say> not many llorists 

 a|i|ireciate tlu^ exti-nt of the business 

 which may be d(>m> in filling Avin(hnv aiul 

 ]Kirch boxes, where ]irovisioa is made to 

 insure the satisf;icti()n of the customer. 

 They say that every city in Anuu'ica is 

 increasing its use of tliis sort of ein- 



l)ellislinient, ami that the wise floiast ^vill 

 not fail to profit, b\' the im-rease whi(di 

 they believe is sure to come in future 

 years, until the outdoor llowcr decora- 

 tions in this conntiy will rival (hose ot' 

 1-airopean cities. 



A VISIT TO ASCHMANN. 



<lodt'rey Aschmanti's greenhouses on 

 (tntario street, i'hiladeli)hia, .are cro\\<|ed 

 to overflowing with all the |)opular \ari- 

 eties of l';aster plants; crowdeil t'loni 

 roof to cellar, ^'ou m;iy thiidv that this 

 is a. d(nnestic r.'ither than a tloriciilt oral 

 expression, but it y(ni s!i\v the gret'ir 

 houses at (iodlfey .\sidimann 's you w(Mild 

 uinlerst.'ind jiei't'ect ly, as the less valuable 

 jdants are relegated to the cellar for the 



(|nantities, \',inder ('ruyssen ;ind \'ervu?- 

 neana being reinforced by a timnber of 

 other fancy ^orts well set with buds. 

 < iiierarias :ire in Life.at jirofusioii, with 

 hii'^c he;id- ot' blooin. Tulips, iivacinths 

 .■I'hl the doiilih' daffodil, Xarcissus Voii 

 Sioii. Well' jiist I'oiniii^ in I'roiii the 

 t'r:iiiie-~ in iniinensc (|n;i ni it ies. The greeii- 

 er\ iv npieseiite,! by p;ilms, t'l'riis aiiil 

 ;i iaiic:iri:is, Mo-i noticeable ;imong the 



I'ei lis ;iie .-I prelt\ lot ot' Xephfolepis 

 A nierpoiili I, ( lirislelied the 1 'llilai|e|plli;i 



lace fern. 



■ Nil iiniiicMi-. pile (if packing boxes 

 ic.'ichiiii^ sk\\\;ird liear^ sihnt tesiiniony 



to the lie;i\y bi|s|||e-s lii;il \\ i 1 1 I,,' done 



dii ri n^;- i he next two weeks. 



A Self-watering Window Box. 



time being, while the smaller sizes coin 

 ing on for sjoing use are arranged in 

 tiers, until their iiiiu-e fortunate il.aster 

 bi'others and sisters have departed, 



(iodfrey As(diin;inn has learned what the 

 Aiiiericati peojde want, and caters to them 

 through tile llorists, olVering tlieni the 

 most ]i(i])ular \<arieties and si/es. Lilies 

 ;ir(- there in .aimmlance. with .an average. 

 Air. Aschmann said, ol' frimi four to live 

 tlowers. liilies .are looked upon with 

 I'avoi-; they are always in demand; in 

 fact, the demand has so grown that buy- 

 ers who want lilies only are courteiuisly 

 urged to offer their custoim-rs other vari- 

 (>ties of JvistiM' ])lants also. When the 

 popular ]iri<'e (juestion wiis brouglit u|) 

 on lilies Air. .Vschniiinn said ID cents, just 

 as they come, has been inaiiitained for 

 many l-^asters. never failing to sweep the 

 benches. A/.aleas are present in great 



EASTER LILIES FOR SHIPPING. 



Kl lidlv eXphi i II how 1 o p.-|ck --a I'elv for 

 -hippiiiL: n do/eii p(.t> ot' blooiniiig I'.a^ier 

 li lie--. The dl^l ;i lice j^ only I wi'ilt V li\ e 

 nille^. \\ilh i|M ,-|i;i|.^e ,,\' e.-ir^. S. K . 



I'o ■~elid I he philil - I Ills slinll dl^ta lice 



lio -pe.-i,il pni'kiii:^ will I..' rei[iiired. lie 

 ~'iire ^oii Work plenty o I' excelsier. or 



other piii-klllL;, between the JiotS. aild 



stake lip each plain ~e,-nrely. Also, re- 

 nio\ e ;ill pollen I'rom the tloweis. to pre- 

 vent their becoming discolored. Seciirelv 

 nail uprieht- I'idiii the corner^ ot' the box 

 .■is liieh ;is I he phinis and I'asteii two 

 row- ot' light l;ilhs .oi tie ^ides and two 

 or I hree ov el t he to|is ,,11 he plants. To 

 prevent .-iny po-^ibility ot' lloV\ers liec'oni- 

 iiig bruised, roll tissue papi'i- around 

 them. As :i rule, when lilies are sc'iit 

 short distanci's 1 liev ;ire sent entiridynn- 

 proiecti'ij. provideil we;ither is mild. Ex- 

 pressmen use nioii' c;iri' ill handling them 

 when not cr;iied. nt least t'or short dis- 

 tances. It' we.atlier is cidd. you will re- 

 ipiire to l;iy some sui't paper over the 

 tlowers ;iiid tack s(une of a heavier na- 

 ture over till' fr;imework ot" the crate. 

 C. W. 



Wk now iiave a l' cent letter rate of 

 jiost.age to Knglaiid. (lerm.any and Xew- 

 foundland. 



I'l TXAM. ('(iNX. .Mexander .Main, the 

 florist oil Woo.lstoi-k .avenue, will soon 

 build a grei'iihcMise ou his recentlv pur- 

 chased lot near the (,'atholic cemeterv. 



Iris Pallida Dalmattca Grown by J. A. Peterson, Cincinnati, O. 



