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Max 16, 1912 



TheWcekly Florists' Review. 



Memorial Day Wreath of Galax Trimmed With Peonies, Valley and Miscettaneous Stock. 



•opposite side of the wreath was an espe- 

 cially telling touch. Color also was 

 given by the use of a few ficus and 

 pandanus leaves and a little chiffon — 

 few large pieces are considered com- 

 plete, nowadays, without a touch of 

 ribbon. 



WORK FOR MEMORIAL DAY. 



The Stock and the Prices. 



While not making as much business 

 for the first-rate stores as Easter or 

 Christmas, the Memorial day trade is 

 still a considerable addition to the 

 yearly turnover and is well worth tak- 

 ing a little trouble to secure. For the 

 retailer with a little glass, who grows 

 -a few bedding and similar plants. Me- 



morial day is the best day of the whole 

 year, as there is always considerable de- 

 mand for plants for cemetery use and 

 bedding out in home gardens. 



It is a day to stock up on plenty 

 of showy, cheap flowers, rather than 

 the more expensive grades and varie- 

 ties, and it is of great assistance to be 

 able to get plenty of peonies, though 

 these are not always as plentiful as 

 could be desired and at the time of 

 writing it is impossible to say whether 

 this flower, which is so popular for the 

 occasion, will be on time. 



In the east, north and middle west 

 it is a calamity when the peony fails 

 to hit the market for May 30, for while 

 there are shrubs and other things in 

 flower, yet nothing can fill its place. In 

 the south peonies are not nearly so 



much grown and it matters little, as 

 there is so much other stock always 

 in flower at this time. 



To Suit the Size of the Purse. 



Whatever is used or offered for sale, 

 there must be plenty of it. Customers 

 with only a few dollars to spend want 

 to take their part in honoring the mem- 

 ory of those "broke in the wars" and, 

 further, to keep green the memory of 

 more recently departed friends. These 

 must not be turned away by high prices, 

 fdr the occasion is the best in^the whole 

 year to familiarize the great general 

 public with flowers. Too often at 

 Christmas and Easter those with slim 

 purses enter flower stores and leave 

 them vowing never to return if they 

 can possibly help it. It is not always 



