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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



liAT 6, 1900. 



Memorial 



Specialties 



METALLIC DESIGNS :: 



We ma'nufacture the most pe»fect metallic wreathe, 

 anchors, crosses, etc., ever placed on the most critical 

 market in the world— the American market. We are 

 making all our designs with flowers this year to meet 

 the popular demand, and can give you beautiful com- 

 binations of Qreen Foliage with perfect, exquisitely 

 tinted Roses, Violets, etc. Give us an idea of the size 

 of wreath, or other design you wish and of thd kind of 

 flowers you wish placed on it, and we will manufacture 

 them especially for your order; something a little 

 different from anything else. We pride ourselves on 

 the finish of our designs and flowers. They are true to 

 nature, excelling those of any other house. Those who 

 have seen our combination wreaths this year have 

 ordered freely. It is easy to say, "How beautiful," 

 but when a man says, "That is fine," and then orders 



twice as many as usual, it shows he is willing to back 

 his opinion with his cash. So we think you will make 

 no mistake in ordering a few more Memorial Day designs 

 from us than you had last year, and in placing your 

 order with us at once. 



OTHER SPECIALTIES :: 



FOR MEMORIAL DAY 



MAGNOLIA rOLIAGE, green and bronze; very pretty 

 and durable. 



IMMORTELLES, in all colors. 



CAPE f LOWERS, freeh, new crop. 



BIRCH BARK CROSSES. CYCAS LEAVES. 



WHEAT SHEAVES, and all other standard and novel 



Buppliee. 



-SSND FOR OUR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUK. 



K. BAYERSDORFER & CO., 



1129 



Arch Street, 



Philadelphia, Pa. 



MentioD The Review when you write. 



Wm. A. Peterson, of the Peterson Nur- 

 sery, Chicago, 111. On the cultivation of 

 the peony he says: 



The Chinese herbaceous peony orig- 

 inated in Siberia. Its tuberous roora 

 were used by the Tartars as an article of 

 food. 



Peonies grow in all kinds of soil, but 

 do best in a deep, rich, rather moist 

 loam. 



A clay subsoil, if well drained, is very 

 beneficial when blooms are desired, but 

 the tubers ramify more in lighter soil if 

 grown for propagating purposes. 



In preparing the bed it should be thor- 

 oughly trenched two or more feet deep, 

 Wbrking in a great quantity of good, 

 rich cow manure, as peonies are gross 

 feeders. 



The ground should be kept well culti- 

 vated and an annual top-dressing put 

 above the plants in November, which 

 should be forked into the soil the next 

 spring. 



Peonies should have a liberal supply of 

 water at all times, and especially while 

 in bloom. 



Liquid manure, when applied during 

 the growing season and at a time when 

 the ground is dry, gives good return, both 

 in the growth of the plant and size of 

 the bloom. 



In planting, the crowns should be set 

 two inches below the surface. 



In transplanting, it is a good plan to 

 remove all the old earth, so as to start 

 with fresh, unimpoverished soil next to 

 the roots. 



f The flowers produced on small divided 



• plants are apt to be imperfect, but, when 



thoroughly established, a plant will tfon- 



Tke Hoore-LiTiBgitOB Adjastable PUat Stand (Patented) 

 Manutactured 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 aM 

 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 

 ageiiL 



The Moore-Livingston Co., Lansdowne, Pa. 



tinue to bloom, if undisturbed, for twen- 

 ty years. 



During the period of blooming an In- 

 conspicuous wire support is desirable, as 

 a heavy rain often beats down the flow- 

 ers. 



The Peony's Usefulness. 



The period of blooming for herbaceons 



peonies ranges from the middle of Ma/ 

 through the month of June. 



They grow from one to three feet high 

 and are therefore suitable for plantinf 

 in front of shrubbery, along driveway% 

 and are especially pleasing when enterimg 

 into a distant vista. 



When planted in a bordfer with fall* 



