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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



Apbil 22, 1909. 



Prepare For Memorial Day 



MEMORIAL DAY is the next great floral holiday. We have made special 

 preparations with an unusually large and complete stock of novel and staple supplies 

 adapted for Memorial Day. We offer: 



METALLIC WREATHS, 



choice combinations. 



with flowers in many 



WHEAT SHEAVES, made ft om choice Italian wheat 

 in our own factory. 



CYCAS LEAVES, largest and finest stock in America. 



IMMORTELLES, in all colors; our stock has never 

 been excelled. 



CAPE FLOWERS, new stock. 



And all seasonable Memorial Day supplies. Send for our illustrated catalogue. 



H. BIYERSDORFER & CO., 



1129 



Arch Street, 



PNIadelpliia, Pa. 



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that of all previous Easters. It seemed 

 83 though it was to be violet day; huge 

 bunches on the corsage, smaller bunches 

 and the modest little boutonnieres were 

 everywhere. Of course, lily of the val- 

 ley, roses and carnations put in an ap- 

 pearance, but the violet was unquestion- 

 ably "Jt." 



Various Note*. 



The parade on Easter Sunday, on 

 Charles street, a residential and club 

 thoroughfare, is a society institution of 

 this city. Women and men, in finest and 

 newest raiment, issuing from the church 

 after the morning services, moved up and 

 down the street, exchanging greetings and 

 receiving the admiration and criticism of 

 onlookers. For a year or two there was 

 a break in the custom of wearing flowers 

 for personal adornment, but there is a 

 revival in this regard, and this season 

 these decorations were abundant and 

 lovely. The day was cold, with high 

 winds, but the crowd was large. That 

 the flowers gave added charms even to 

 our Baltimore belles, every florist be- 

 lieves. 



Almost every house in some sections of 

 the city had its floral display. In more 

 pretentious dwellings azaleas, rhododen- 

 drons and other showy sorts were banked 

 in effective array, and the humbler homes 

 had a spiraea, a hyacinth, a pot of tulips 

 or a bunch of Easter flowers in the win- 

 dow. The church displays were more 

 general and often more imposing than 

 ever before. In some churches, where 

 years ago no flowers were tolerated, the 

 adorning of pulpit and chancel was pro- 

 fuse, tasteful and acceptable to the wor- 

 shipers, as being entirely consonant with 

 the spirit of the day and the place. 



HalUday Bros, have planted several 

 thousand seedling lilies for summer 

 blooms. 



G. A. Lotze, of Glenburnie, has a fine 

 seedling white carnation which will be 

 planted extensively next season. It is one 

 of the best bloomers he has on his place. 

 He has had several large offers for the 

 entire stock. Q. 



YouNGSTOWN, O. — John Walker held 

 his annual reception at his greenhouses 

 at Crab Creek April 4. The houses were 

 attractively decorated for the occasion. 



The Hoore-LiTlBVStOB Adjoitable Plut Sksad (Patented) 

 Hanufaotured by 



The Best 

 Plant 

 Stand 



On the market today. 

 Comes in three sizes; is 

 adjustable, and is made of 

 Galvanized Iron or Oxi- 

 dized Copper. With its aid 

 you can place a plant from 6 

 to 48 inches from the floor. 

 See illustration. Wire, 

 write or phone us, and we 

 will tell you our nearest 

 agent 



The Moore-Livingston Co., Lansdowne, Pa. 



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ALBANY, N. Y. 



Easter week trade was far beyond ex- 

 pectations. The week opened with a 

 rush of work and ended with a ready sale 

 for almost everything in the flower line. 

 Good prices were maintained. Potted 

 plants and bulbous stock were in large 

 demand, as well as fancy boxes of cut 

 flowers. 



Amos F. Balfoot followed up a fine 

 Easter with a large wedding decoration 

 April 14. It was for the McCann-Good- 

 win nuptials and yellow was the color 

 used. The bride carried a shower bou- 

 quet of valley and orchids. 



Columbus, O. — William Graff, of Graff 

 Bros., has leased for five years, with 

 privilege of renewal for five years, a 

 store room next door to the firm's pres- 

 ent quarters. 



INSECT POWDER. 



Since I have been a subscriber to the 

 Review I have seen many questions 

 asked about remedies for insect pests in 

 greenhouses. Why not use what is com- 

 monly known as Insect Powder? It is a 

 sure, reliable remedy, and perfectly harm- 

 less to the most delicate vegetation. It 

 will do away with white fly, black and 

 green aphis, red spider and thrips. Even 

 that troublesome pest, the mealy bug, 

 will succumb to it if it is applied prop- 

 erly. The plants should be perfectly dry 

 and should never be sprinkled until at 

 least one hour after applying the pow- 

 der. It can be sifted on to the plants, 

 but a bellows, with plenty of air pres- 

 sure, gives more satisfaction. With a 

 bellows the powder can be blown upward 

 or in among the plants, as the case may 

 be. 



The powder must be of the best qual- 



