. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Good Ezamplec of the Several Ways in Which Pot Lilies may be Offered for Easter. of special wreaths, baskets, ribbons or crockery, display these conspicuously at this time, when your establishment is sure to be full of people, just as you would casually make a suggestion. If the store has a suit of Sunday clothes, put it on during Easter week; it will pay in the long run. Hugo Schroeter. FINISH TO EASTEB PLANTS. Where Some Growers Fail. Nothing so plainly shows the diflPer- ence between the experienced and the inexperienced plantsman as what is ter
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Good Ezamplec of the Several Ways in Which Pot Lilies may be Offered for Easter. of special wreaths, baskets, ribbons or crockery, display these conspicuously at this time, when your establishment is sure to be full of people, just as you would casually make a suggestion. If the store has a suit of Sunday clothes, put it on during Easter week; it will pay in the long run. Hugo Schroeter. FINISH TO EASTEB PLANTS. Where Some Growers Fail. Nothing so plainly shows the diflPer- ence between the experienced and the inexperienced plantsman as what is termed "finish" to flowering or foliage plants. While the term is as good as could be selected, it is not, perhaps, wholly descriptive, but it is sufficiently so to be well understood. A plant lacks finish if it is growing in too large' a pot to look well. This shows that the grower expected it to do better things and in some way has missed it. The experienced grower will always strive to get the most possible out of a certain size of pot, for he knows well that, when the plant comes into the retailer's hands, the smaller the pot the better he is able to use it for furnishing, for bas- ket or vase work, or even for retailing directly as a specimen. A Vital Difference. Take the case of azaleas for Easter. It may be said that an azalea, when im- ported, has just so many buds to open and all that is necessary is to place the plants in heat at a certain time and to send them out when ready. But why does one man always turn out an at- tractive plant, neat and trig looking, with good color of flowers and foliage, and another send out a plant with half of the flowers past their best and the foliage dull and wilted f It is due to lack of knowledge as to how to put the finishing touch to them. It is like comparing a suit of clothes of the "hand-me-down" type with one from an up-to-date tailor. Slap-dash Growers. Doubtless there are many growers who can not put this fini
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