Januahv 12, 1911. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Store of M. & S. L. Dysingfer, Albion, Mich. 



yardage is immense, the value of the 

 output is not of great proportions. More- 

 over, the production is in the hands of 

 a few manufacturers who dominate the 

 trade, so that while the demand may 

 have been good when the call for other 

 ribbons was weak the trade in general 

 was not helped thereby. Among staple 

 ribbons the place held by the taffetas 

 remained undisputed. This weave was 

 always in better demand than satin 

 faced fabrics; but during the closing 

 months of the year satin taffetas were 

 well regarded in widths ranging from 

 five to twenty-two lignes. The revival 

 of the wire edge ribbon caused some- 

 thing of a stir when it was placed on 

 the market by the first manufacturers 

 to recognize that its novel construction 

 would cause buyers, who are ever on the 

 alert for novelties, to take hold firmly. 

 Some good ^zed contracts were pro- 

 cured, but the vogue of the wire edge 

 ribbon was short-lived." 



THE SUCCESS OF TWO SISTEES. 



On the first day of February, 1890, a 

 small, home-made sign was tacked up 

 rather far back under the sheltering 

 piazza roof, as though half fearing to 

 announce the new business venture of 

 the two sisters, the Misses M. and S. L. 

 Dysinger, of Albion, Mich. 



The sign read, "Cut Flowers For 

 Sale Here," and behind tlie residence 

 was the greenhouse, 12x24 feet, filled 

 with a various assortment of blooming 

 plants awaiting the first purchaser, 

 which chanced to be the wife of a local 

 college professor. However, it was an 

 exceedingly small amount that went in- 

 to the cash-drawer the first or second 

 month; indeed, for two years many sac- 

 rifices were made, and both sewing 

 and painting instruction resorted to in 

 order to keep up with expenses. The 

 second summer one of the sisters busied 

 herself with starting of primroses for 

 wholesaling. In a few years they re- 

 moved to a more advantageous loca- 

 tion. Larger greenhouses were erected, 

 which have been added to from time to 

 time until now the Dysinger sisters do 

 their growing under 7,000 feet of glass, 

 besides an adjacent acre for the sum- 

 mer stock. Several assistants now are 

 constantly employed, as there is plenty 

 of work the year around, growing and 

 filling home and out-of-town orders. 



Two years ago a store was rented in 



the business portion of this thriving 

 mid-western city, where, adjacent to 

 the flowers, are tables where ice cream 

 is served in summer and hot coffee, 

 chocolate or bouillon and sandwiches 

 in winter, and whether one wishes food 

 or flowers, every person is treated with 

 courtesy by the agreeable sisters, who, 

 despite scant encouragement in the be- 

 ginning, have, by determination, perse- 

 verance and hard work, established a 

 prosperous business. 



OUTSIDE AIB FOB BEFBIGEBATOB. 



We have a refrigerator, 4x9 feet and 

 eight feet high, with the ice chamber in 

 the upper center, installed in the pot- 

 ting, shed. We find it quite incon- 

 venient to procure ice during the win- 

 ter. Would it be practical to connect 

 the ice chamber with the cold air out- 

 side and regulate the temperature of 

 the refrigerator thereby? Would cut 

 flowers keep as well under these condi- 

 tions? If practical, please advise how 

 best to arrange the matter, and how 

 large would the cold air flue have to 

 be? The temperature of the' potting 

 shed averages about 65 degrees. 



E. K. 



In the great majority of cases this 

 can be done, but it must be worked out 

 upon a scientific basis, and we have to 



know the exact inside dimensions of 

 the storage cooler to be cooled, includ- 

 ing the location of the ice chamber in 

 such coolers; also the outside surround- 

 ing conditions where the intake of cold 

 air is to be located; also the distance 

 from the refrigerator or storage cooler 

 to this place of intake. 



The cold air can be brought through 

 from windows, which have to be ar- 

 ranged for the purpose; it also can be 

 brought through from roofs on green- 

 houses and stores and can be brought 

 through solid brick or wood partition 

 walls. The size of pipe and construc- 

 tion of same must be guided by these 

 various conditions. 



If E. K. will give us a rough plan and 

 description covering these details, we 

 will be pleased to take the matter up 

 with him and give him an estimate on 

 furnishing this conduit air system, or 

 we will advise him that it cannot be 

 done to afford him any better condi- 

 tions; this often occurs by the location, 

 which makes the system almost useless. 



As to the inquiry regarding ad- 

 vantages to florists' work, would state 

 that it is of great advantage where it 

 can be installed. It will save almost 

 the entire expense of ice refrigeration, 

 except, of course, where ice is required 

 for shipping purposes, during the steady 

 cold weather prevailing in the fall and 

 winter months. Another great ad- 

 vantage, especially in carnation stock, 

 is that it provides the fresh atmosphere 

 which this class of stock seems to re- 

 quire. To a less extent this change of 

 air is beneficial to all classes of cut 

 stock. Orr & Lockett. 



CLIMBEE TO COVEE FENCE. 



I have a prospective sale for 500 

 vines for a suburban homo. They wish 

 to place vines along an iron fence, on 

 which they are to run. The vines must 

 be perfectly hardy, so they will not 

 have to be replaced every year. What 

 kind of vine will be best for this pur- 

 pose and where can I get them? The 

 locality is southern Iowa. 



0. K. E. S. 



If you want a flowering climber, 

 Clematis paniculata is a quick grower 

 and would be as satisfactory as any- 

 thing. Other climbers which might be 

 used are: Wistaria Chinensis (the 

 flower buds on these will kill in severe 

 winters), Aristolochia Sipho, Dutchman 's 



Home Place of M. & S. L. Dysinger, Albion, Mich. 



