Makcii 1G, H)n. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



11 



Wedding Decoration in a Large Church, by Jacob Schuiz, Louisville, Ky. 



As ;i Milr. tlowfis krt'p licst if the tilcxims or 

 IJftaN iiii' Ui|it iliy, liul s|')i';iyiii;.' cif llic fdlinpro 

 is Ijciii'licijil. 



AVlicii iKit ill iiv,. ,,r (lisplM.v. :i codl iiiiil (larlc 

 place '^iilliiiriilly iiinisl is favuralilc loi- llowcrs. 

 To lu'lp pro.lucr Midi <-(Mi(litlniis, lissuc paper or 

 a liirlit fulirii- placcci nvir ilii'iii and well 

 spfliiKI.'i; is .■n''c'tivc. 



<jri;srin\s A.\n axsw i;i;s. 



Mrs. I. liiiriiv Av.-. 



Y(Jiir I'.ci^tc'ii ['•■rii will iiccil n piitlin;:. not a 

 lar>;i'r iiof. l.iil new sdil. 'I'liis is a «imm1 time to 

 have it don.'. To jilacc tlie pliUil in (lie firecii- 

 lionse is iK.i as a rule sal isfactnry. 'I'lie at- 

 inosplH ric i(.iiilitioiis arc so (liflcn'iil . 

 Mrs. 1). I,. K. -(as- Ave. 



A paliti Willi oiii or Iwo leaves out off loolis 

 to us liki a li.niilsoiiio cup with a couple of cliips 

 liroken oin of ii .\clilicr is iloir.ilile aroiiiid tlie 

 liousc: a <U|> caoiioi lie inemlcil. and a palm 

 will ii'-i' ii|i one I.I olio and one half years [n 

 reproduce two new leaves. 



'I'lie "ijiicsl ioiiv ;iii,| .\iiswers" patre can he 

 made of speci,-il iiiicroi. if ,\ on will write us for 

 !iny snecJMl iiiforuial loll .\oii iii.'iy desire regard- 

 ins How. -is aud I heir i:iie. Will you trive ns 

 your lielp hv asUiu;: i|iiest ions V We will not u<e 

 .voiii- haiiie iiiile^s ue |i:i\e ymir pcriiiissiun. 



DECORATION IN A CHURCH. 



I'lissilily no otlior class (if work ]>vr 

 )'oiiiicil \)y the retail florist reccivi^s so 

 much attention as his wedding- deco- 

 ratiniis. Xot only do the weddinj;- guests 

 pass itidoinont on <'acl:i .jtil). but the 

 other j-i'tail llorists who have the op- 

 portunity study tlic decoration ..and 

 profit li\- its iiert'ection or inipm'fec- 

 tioii- .\ weddinj; decoration is difficult 

 to jihotdorajih. This is esjieeially the 

 ' asr \vli<'ie the decoration is in a laro(> 

 cdilire. like a ehui'ili. lit the case of 

 the ]iresent illustration, a (diundi deco 

 ration is shown, the worlc of Jacob 

 .Schul/. of TiOuisvilie. Only a portion 

 of till' work apj)(>ars, one of the princi- 

 |»al fi'atures bein^^ the large wedding 

 iiell, which hung so high tlnit it was 

 beyond the range of the canicn-a. For 

 this decoration, in aildition to several 

 loads of jialins ajid ferns, twenty cases 

 of wilil sTniJii.K wer(> retjuired. and liHi 

 Kaster lilies. 



PLUMOSUS TURNING YELLOW. 



In The b'eview of February IG, page 

 no. I noticed tho iiKjuiry <if 11. & K. in 

 rcgaid tn theii- .\sparagus pluinosiis 

 nanus tuiiiing yellow. Now, 1 know 

 of two ways in wiiicli this trouble is 

 likely to be caused. If the t('ni|ieraturo 

 is kept at ()ii degrees at night, on didl 

 days at <••") degiccs and on sunny dtiys 

 at 1 1' to 7") degree^, the plants will gen- 

 erally have a good color, ]iut this im- 

 portant exi'eption must be noted: After 

 a siic'-essi<in n\' three or t'eiir dull diiys, 

 tlie temperature siiunld not exceed <).S to 

 7(1 degrees. lU' the foli.age will 1)C liable 

 In turn yellow and sere at the ends. 



.\gain. if .i good crop h;is lieen cut 

 and the pLants have been left ;t little tno 

 bare, and if water is useil freidy .after- 

 ward, the same smt of tnmiile will 

 pinliably result; all shoots will come u]i 

 with yelluwish white ends. .\fter cut- 

 ting lieaxily. little watering must be 

 dene for two nr three wetdvs. until the 

 plants show si^ns df nrw growth. I 

 am sp(>aking from experience. ;is 1 grow 

 thousands of th(>se phants for cut spra>"s 

 foi the \e\v \nv\i market. 



I-], nickenson. 



THE BRITISH VISITORS. 



.\- jirex iiuisly stated in The KeMew. 

 a party of about twelve British horti- 

 eiiltural traders intend visiting the 

 I'nited States on a holiday trip next 

 month.' Sailing from Liverpool on the 

 busitani.a Alarcdi lb we hope to spend 

 I'riday. ;March 17. iln New York. tra\ 

 eling the sani'^ night to Philadelphia foi' 

 Satiirdav ;ind Sunday. Monday morn 

 ing. on the way tlo Washingtoih. we 

 intend to giv b'. Alincent. dr., & Sons 

 a cull. ;nul .after twii davs in Washing- 



ton, March 21 and 2'2, we will go on 

 to E. G. Hill's establishment at Rich- 

 mond; from there to Chicago to spend 

 .March lio and "tJ; thence on to Niagara 

 Fiills, and from there to Boston for the 

 .National Flower Show, arj'iving March 

 ^S, and about Aprilul rt^turn to New 

 York for four d:iys. 



Our piirty will embrace all sections 

 of the hort icultur.al trade, including a 

 ijiiartef of' ('o\cnt (iarden growers; 

 iiaimdy: (I. I'rickott, who excels in 

 (dir\santheinums. one of the oldest mcni 

 hers of the National Chrysant heinuin 

 Society; ^^'. .\. ('nil and (!. i'ratb'y. who 

 grow ferns .and jiot plants by the mil- 

 lion, and I.. .M. (Iraves. in the front 

 rank with cyclamens and primulas. 

 l\oses will be represented by .1. I'.rown, 

 of W. iV .1. ilidwn. Stamford: hardy 

 lloweis by .1. S. (Iiinn, ot' (biiin & Sons, 

 I'.ii iiiingliam, who grow and show phlox 

 ••I lid hardy IIo\\(Ms second to lume. The 

 • arnation wil! be represented by ( '. l^n- 

 oelm.aiiii. the I'.aisei- of ( arola. mie ot' inii 

 best oruwers and keenest hybridizers, 

 ;.lso by the writer, one ol' the originators 

 .•ind chairm.an of the Perpetual blower- 

 iiig (arnation Society since its inccp 

 tioii. 'I'he horticultural sundries trade 

 will b(^ vejiresenteil by S. South, of Lon 

 don. .and i;. Darker, of Mancdiester. 



Should any American frieinls desire 

 lo correspond with the writer or other 

 members of the jiarty, will they please 

 aildress letters in care Messrs. Thomas 

 ''oid< iV; Sons, liloo P.roadwiiy. New 

 Voik .' .1. s. r.ninlon. 



Southington, Conn.— Willi;im Fisdiei. 

 pro|>rietor of the South Ijid (ireen 

 houses, recent 1\ fell through a broken 

 Ibior in his plac(> of business ;nid broke 

 one of his ribs. 



