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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Al-uil. K!. r.tii. 



New Rose Range of the Stuppy Floral Co., St. Joseph, Mo. 



wllicli c'lli 1h' liiildcii li\ |il;i 111 ;i I iiiir- nl' 

 slinihlx'l'V, )il;int i1 nut. I'sr --hriilil iriy 

 i'or :ill llirsc ).ii r|i(isc^. Iiccnii^f while 

 ilowcr jil;u)1s ;ii(> dt'iicl >('\ I'li iiKHitlis in 

 the \('ar. ^li iiilil mt\ jinitly (■(Hicf.'i Is iiiid 

 lias plcasi 111^ ii.iin^ i'\i'ii in wiiitrr. 



I )o not nia kt a i-i ic Ic i n I lir lawn 

 ai-(iiiii(| cvcrx -hriilp vcni |ilant. I'lant 

 1li(' slinilis 111 liiinlri,- aiiil [ilaiit tlirni 

 1'airiy Ihirk. mmi-c' i T vmi yrl iIhmii too 

 far apart tlivx- will siiU'cr t'liuii ilrmi^iit 

 aiul winlcr wiml'-. 



CAVEAT EMPTOR. 



A iiiiiiilicr i)t Icttci's liiiin iKiii^i- in 

 111*' state 1)1' nhio icccntly lia\c icaihcil 

 Tlio Ko\if\\. loinplainhiy of tlic tnat 

 tiicnt tlie llorists liavo rccoivcd at the 

 liands of a coikmm'ii, salosmeii for wliii-h 

 liad induced thein tu jnit in ]ierfiiiner\ 

 as a side line. The ll(iri.>ts stale in their 

 letters that i lie salesmen make it ap 

 poar that the llorist has e\ ciytlii n<: to 

 f^ain and niithin;^ wliatevei to lose. Imt 

 that, lia\inij -iyned his nniiie ''to a 

 little ]>riiited ferin."' it turns inil that 

 the florist ha-, aercecj tu .In a iininlier 

 of 1hiii«^s aliniit which the ayeiit saici 

 nothin;,r. The llorists say that threat- 

 are employe] ii, rii|ii|>i'l them tn li\e ii|i 

 to the a<4reemeiii sienecl without under 

 standing- it^ diaractei. One llcni'-t 

 writes; '''i'ii' cninpany's a<:rent tuld ns 

 thcv were IdoUiii^r up the th^rists to in- 

 troduce tlic'ii t^iimiv, ;jnd III retiiin 1'er 

 the jii-i\ileyi- lit' jilacin:: them on sale 

 would ;;i\e the tloiist :^l.'.(i worth of ad- 

 vortisiiiiT free The sah'snian made the 

 propo.^it ion loidx like ^nld. and not to 

 cost the llorist a cent, liiit In insure him 

 a neat little ■ mn ;it the end ut' the \ear 

 for hi^ tiiiiiMe. Tile a;:eii1 wiieU iiji 

 with a li.'at little ('(lilt lacl 1 hat he i eails 



tn 1 lie llnl l-t. Iiill nlll\ t he |iarl I evt 

 suite.! tn hi- pin|in^n. :ind ^et - the tln- 



rist tn -!l;ii I i- name In it. When nli- 

 jection I- iirnh- tn -i^niiin he vayv in .a 

 smooth wa\ il.at it i^ niily a little t'm in 



to shnw till- llnli-l "^ ^ I ilitellt;nii in 



taking c,-iii- ni' the ^inck and i:i\iiil; il a 

 ihancn tn ^ijl. Ill .1 lew day~ alnii;_' 

 cnmes .-i-l'ilil wnith nl' n,,,,,],, with ;i lill 

 sllOWIljn \ ni. Iia\n lni|n||t tlin -tnrk at 



thirty d:i\- net. ni \ niir imlnv t'm fniir. 

 ~i\. ei^hi and Inn nmnih-. In niv '■:i^e 



llie lull alined nne da\ hi'tnii' I lir - I> 



alid 1 ^:i\\ it niii-r hcpw tlm iiaiiie \\,-is 

 nniiiL;, S.I I 'iall\ ii't'ii^.-.| tn a.-.-ept t hi' 

 ^oods. .\lt.-; I he ;^nni|v had lain in the 

 freij^ht linn*.- e ii.-la j ini'.l I'nr nv.'i- thirty 

 .lays. .Ill .nhn-e . , t' \ii\ att..rn.-\ I p.ai.l 

 the fr.'i::lil I nl li ways ,'iiiij ■-.■iil tlieiii 

 li.'ods. Th.' ' ..111 j.:i iiy li:i- --in.-.- Iiei-ii try 

 i IIJ.J to n.t III.' tn -l:.;n the nnte- III ^nllli' 



Jiient , oi 1 h.\ w nil ill liii iit^ '~ii 1 1 . " ■ 



f)|IO of the I ( -t I I'll -^ In .'ipplv I II .|i'a I 



inn with a |dausilde stranger is to retain 

 a cnjiy (if all his literature an<l not close 

 the deal until after a suflicient tiilie for 

 .•onsi.leratioii and investijfalion. Au- 

 nt her laile. and one that is so plain that 

 it seems str.anne ;in\- man woiil.l fail to 



eeiiietery in tl'e city and from it the es- 

 tablishment eots the name of Mt. ^lora 

 (ireenhouses. This ranj^c^ of glass is de- 

 voted entirely to carnations and be.lding 

 jdaiits. All extremely large eeiiietery 

 trade is handled here. The newer es- 



nlsiuNc it, i- not t. 



until you has.' taken that paper in yonr 



own lian.ls and read it through ^vith 



care. 



HERE WE SHOW YOU. 



.\t St. Josepli. ill the Show Me state, 

 the Stuppy I'loi'al < 'n. has twn estali- 

 lislinieiits. I'hey ar.' pictuii'.l heri>with. 

 The nlder place ailjojii-- the largest 



■ ieii any jiaper I t alilishment, out in the country', con- 

 sists of eleven houses, ea(di LM)x2()i). All 

 of these are in roses, eight of them be- 

 ing devoted to Killarney and American 

 Heaiity. It is an ideal location for cut 

 flower growing, with ])lenty of good soil 

 right ;it liand. The pictiiie does not 

 show the service building at the new es 

 tablishment: it st.-mds iiist io the right 

 of the houses. 



^ -0\>«- r.\^'^.-.^m^r^.^-\ . .><^.^-. -.\ •^;^r»>'<-^.<<-^;^^f»!)"^.-»)'v?^.-»>''fe'f»)'4^.'»>'^.-»>V\»)'fe\-»>''g;;r»>fF 



SEASONABLE 



SUGGESTIONS 



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Left-over Easter Plants. 



Spjuea-. Iin^nhl shnlllil lint be thl.iWIl 



aw,i\. It iv not neiierally kimwn Imw 

 mii.li tin.M liniiie grown sjiiiica mnt^ 

 .are thin thos.' inipnlt .'.I. If huge, c-lmp 

 them in tWM with .a sharp ~-]iade ami 

 plant .ml in niiiseiy iciw-- in gun.f 

 groiiii.l. allowiiin eighteen in. dies be 



tWi-.MI the plants. If set nilt linw. these 



plants vhinihl imt b, ilu;: u|i until the 

 late l.all nf li'll'. wli.'ii many nt' them 



will lli'i'.l .-Ultilig in Iwn ni thlC' pie.-.'-- 

 I n iii:i ke t luin l;.. in 7 i in-li pnt ^. 



.\zalea.~ shniil.l lia\.' ;ill ll.iw.i^ ;ii|.| 

 llnwci --.'eils ri'iii.Aeil. .\tl.i t !,.■ mid. II.' 

 .^t' .\la\ they f.-in b.' pl.-iiili'.i .ml in .anv 



'_;nn.l '_;;ir.|en snil. wli.l.' tlii'\ .-ail lii' 

 reai'h.'.l \\ Il II 1 li.' h.p^.'. I I l;ipl w .'II 

 -yiiiiLieil. tli''^.' will I I.Miiii I'aili.r an. I 

 iinui' t'le.'ly tl,;in wli:il ai.' iinpni l .'.i. 

 Mii.-.-i- .■••111 li:i\.' niii.li ill.- --aMe' tri'at 

 meni .-I-- a/:ili'a-. .'iI l.'.'i-t ~ii.-li \ .'i i i.'t i.'- 

 as .M.'.lii.'i r;iu.:i. i alfra .|.'n--;i ami m.' 

 lanlher.-i, rniii.' b.-i.-k tin' Inii;: slmnl- 

 .'1 little. The\ .■.■III li.> plant.'. I .lilt ,'il 

 th.' ^.'iiiie tini.' .a- III.' ;i/.al.';i^ .-i^ .-aTi 

 :iii\ l.'fl .i\.r .ainellia^. In th.' cas.' ..f 

 rlin.l.Ml.'ielrnn;, thes.^' plants pretiT sniii.' 

 ^Ii:ii|e. pa It i '•'. la rly fi.oii I li.' ninrniiiL; 

 ^iin. an. I --Imuhl li.'i\i' a libei.'il milh'h nf 

 -|n'iit niaiiiir. ..i p;irtly <i.i-av'i'.l lea\.'s, 

 ( ii'ii i^l .a'>. if of .■niisi.ler.able ^i/.e. hardU 

 p.'iy In .any n\i'r. They cannot b.' 

 pl.ant.'.l out, as they .Io nnf lift well, 

 ami il I- i.'.'ilU iiHii'i' w.pik In keep thi'iii 

 tli;in tn nrnw ahuin \iMin''er ~tnck. 



Memorial Day Crops. 



1 l,\'.lra!ige;is should now ha\e their 

 heads just peeping. (Ii\-e them sutti 

 lieiit sptice so t liat tlie\ will stand (di'ar 

 nf each othei. Water they must have in 

 abundance, few plants require greater 

 "piantities. .\pply liquid inaiiuii! (!very 

 tliir.l day as soon as the llower hea.ls 

 show, discontinuing it when the flowers 

 show cnlor. In order not to draw the 

 ]ilaiit^. a night temperature not excee.l 

 iii!^' .")."> degrees is to be preferred, bm 

 ill .-use they ai'e lat(^ gi\e tliein 111 de 

 i^iee^ moll' till a time. .\ spraying 

 nvt'iheail on clear days will great l\' 

 refresh the [dants. If a suflicient num- 

 ber of .liftings have not yet been put 

 111. lonk ()\.'r the [dants ami t:ike ofT a 

 .|ii;i III ily .if .-lin.il^ w hi.di will iml 

 ihiWiT. Th.'-.' will r.i.il III abnut thl.'e 

 w.'.'k- :iii.i aiaki' .' .\i-i'l li'ii 1 pl.iiil^ t'.il' 

 aiinth.'i ^. 'as. 111. 1 In not .-illnw ill.' .'aili 



.'^1 bat.-li nl' rn.it..| .■IlItlllL;- In leuiaiii 

 In. I Inll'.; Ill ill.' ■~:il|.| .l|- 1.1 b.'i'nill.' Mlllcl'. 



I pnl I .iiilnl bi'I'nr.- --h I !'l mil: t h.'in. 



iJi'li.-lie- .'.lilt .-1 1 hi lig till w.'.'k-- -I.i.k^, 

 ula.li.ili. ^li.'i p.i i;il;ioi--. i-a ml \ I II 1 1 .ali.l 

 nilier .\Ii'nini;al .la\ .rop- ^li.iiil.l 1..- 

 ^.- 1 a li-he.j o\ er .'it le.'ist nii.-i' a w.'ck .•iml 

 ha\e .'ill weeils rein.i\.'.|. i'lill .nit .-ili 

 -inn|,. <|i,i-kv. They li;i\e littl.' .-nm 

 iiH'lcial \;ilii.. Iiiib till' si.le sli.i.its 

 Ir.iin the sn;i ],d I a^niis ;in.| --.'e th.'it they 

 li;i\e till' III'. ess;ii'y ■-u|ipnrt--. .Mark 

 plants nt' extr.a goo.l \ .•iiietiis ami insert 

 .■I bfitch nf' cuttings of ea.-h. 1, ilium 



