The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade . der heavy, shady treesand the customer expects a fine arrayof bloom. These are problems thatconfront us many times and must beworked out to the best advantage ofall concerned. We can advise thecustomer that the location of the vaseIS not favorable for the growing andblooming of geraniums and floweringplants, and recommend the planting offerns and foliage plants such asdracasnas, ficus and palms with Englishivy for the hanging vines, a very fineeftect can be worked out with thismaterial, and if properly done will bemost satisfactory. Of co
The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade . der heavy, shady treesand the customer expects a fine arrayof bloom. These are problems thatconfront us many times and must beworked out to the best advantage ofall concerned. We can advise thecustomer that the location of the vaseIS not favorable for the growing andblooming of geraniums and floweringplants, and recommend the planting offerns and foliage plants such asdracasnas, ficus and palms with Englishivy for the hanging vines, a very fineeftect can be worked out with thismaterial, and if properly done will bemost satisfactory. Of course it willbe necessary to charge more for vasesplanted in this manner than for thoseplanted to the cheaper plants such asgeraniums, vincas etc. To satisfy thecustomer with a fine display for Me-morial day, It is necessary to put Inmore plants than our judgment knowsis really best for the well being of thegrowth of the plants later on, but byfilling in a few extra showy ivy gera-niums in bloom and a few Nierem-bergia gracilis, a fine immediate effect. BRIDESMAIDS BOUQUET, BY GANGER & GORMLEY, CHICAGO. Mrs. Taft Roses and Forget-me-nots. Colonial StyK-. can be had, and then as the plantsget established any that are crowdingcan be thinned out a little. The gen-eral run of vases will call for wellgrown geraniums with good trussesof bloom, flowering ivy geraniums,Nierembergia gracilis, Lobelia graciliswith plenty of well foliaged jasminoides and English andGerman ivy. The most important things in fillingvases is to provide for good drainage,and use a good live soil for the plantsto grow in. If there is not a free drain-age to allow the water to pass awayfreely, it is impossible for the plantsto do well. One great trouble is thatthe smaller vases are so shallow thatvery little crock can be used as drain-age, to overcome this with the reservoirvases a cheap sponge can be insertedin the funnel at the bottom of thevase and a small portion ? of brokehpot or rubble placed
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