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Title: Florists' review (microform)
Identifier: 5205536_14 (find matches)
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Subjects: Floriculture
Publisher: Chicago : Florists' Pub. Co
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Sbptembeb 22, 1904. The Weekly Florists' Review. 849 pointed ends downwards through the sphagnum near the edge of the thumb hole, and they will hold themselves in place. Arrange a loose spray of Golden Gate rosea according to the rule for making clusters and trail the same along among the brushes, the tip at the top of the group of brushes, and the stem end drawn through the thumb hole. Tie the stem end under the palette to the frame. Let a few of the roses in the stem «nd fall downward toward the edge of the piece. Add a long spray of delicate green toward the tip of the cluster. Trimming the Easel. Bunch some purple, light pink and white asters with wood ferns, in a loose, round cluster and tie with heavy wire around the base of the right upright of the easel, as shown in the illustration. Continue the line of decoration with smaller groups of asters up the right side of the easel, allowing the flowers to stand out away from the edge of the frame. Let them have an- independent swing all the way up. Only wire them securely, so that nobody can say that your art is impracticable. Do the same with the fern leaves. A bunch of long- stemmed Shasta daisies is tied over the right end of the cross bar of the easel. These could be just as well stemmed in groups of two or three and inserted on the edge of the palette frame, with the same airy freedom allowed the asters. The group of wood ferns on the top of the right upright are merely set in the hollow bamboo, as in a vase. This piece well illustrates the principle that a design itself should represent some object or idea, and must be made distinct, and then can be trimmed lav- ishly. This design is appropriate for an «xhibition piece, or foT the funeral of an artist, or one who is a patron of art in any line. Gertrude Blair. FLOWERS BY TELEGRAPH. Put a neat sign in your window: *' Fu- neral or gift flowers delivered by tele- graph anywhere in the United States." When you have taken an order refer to the page of "Leading Betail Florists" in the Beview and select a man to whom to telegraph the order. You will find it a very satisfactory source of new busi- ness. WITH BOSTON GROWERS. John McFarland, North Easton, Mass. John McFarland, of North Easton, has two nice houses of Cainot roses from which he is cutting good quality blooms. He has over 12,000 single-stemmed chrysanthemums which look well. One of his special favorites is Mrs. E. D. Adams, which he considers an ideal yel- low for the trade. A batch of 2,500 Mrs. Thirkell is grown for late yellow blooms. A bench of 400 Cypripedium in- signe looked well. Some 1,500 poinset- tias are grown in benches for Christmas trade. Lilies, sweet peas and lily of the valley are other specialties, 75,000 of the latter being grown. Peter Fisher, Ellis, Mass. The name of Peter Fisher, of Ellis, Mass., is known to every florist in the United States and Canada as that of the originator of Lawson, Enchantress, Mrs. Patten, Governor Wolcott, Nelson Fisher and other choice carnations. The end of August is not the best time to visit Ellis, but an inteiesting specialist like
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An Artist's Palette on an Easel. Mr. Fisher, who has achieved such signal success in late years, is always worth calling on. We found the carnation houses all filled with thrifty stock, a good deal of which had been grown in- doors all summer. Flamingo looked very well and Mr. Fisher thinks highly of it. His stock had all been grown indoors. He stated that another prominent grower had not succeeded at all with it grown under glass. Lady Bountiful, White Lawson, Boston Market and Wolcott are grown as whites. The first named and, indeed, all other sorts where grown in- side, were immensely superior to plants from the field. Nelson IMsher, Mrs. Pat- ten and Enchantress are grown in quan- tity. Some fine flowers of the last named were being picked. A batch of 500 Gibson Beauty looked very promising. Another bench of a new white claimed our attention. This Mr. Fisher assured us was a great im- provement over Wolcott, a superior flower in every way, which should stamp it as a winner. A fine new house 33x300 has just been completed, with all mod- ern improvements. It is an even-span, which Mr. Fisher considers much the best. A house of seedlings, mostly on trial for the second year, will shortly be very interesting. We noted dozens of labels with mysterious hieroglyphics denoting the numerous crosses. They include about every conceivable color. One especially fine one is in the way of Enchantress, but two or three shades deeper in color. Asparagus Sprengeri and tomatoes are also grown here, but carnations outweigh all else in importance. Wp observed signs of horticultural progress in Mr. Fisher's youngest son, who was experi- menting with a bench of watermelons in one house. May he prove a valued aid to his worthy father. Thomas Roland, Nahant. One of the best all around plantsmen supplying the Boston market is Thomas Eoland. While perhaps best known for his striking success with Begonia Gloire de Lorraine, he grows a large assortment of other plants and grows them all well. Mr. Roland's compact greenhouse plant comprises some 40,000 feet of glass, every foot of which is made to count. Pot plants are being grown more extensively here each year and will no doubt event- ually displace bench stock altogether. The first house to attract our attention on a recent visit, was one containing 1,200 cyclamen, beautiful stock grown in deep pans in lieu of pots and intended for Christmas trade. Poinsettias are grown in quantity and pans were being filled with several stocky little plants each, in which way they sell the best. Euphorbia jacquiniffiflora is also well liked, but is found less easy to root.' Erica hyemalis, E. persoluta alba and E. Mediterranea are

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