. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 26 The Florists' Review Sbptbmbgr 14, 192'J jt'gardinj? their success witli Colosiii Hrysonia chrysanthcflora and they arc anxious to know whon to cut and how to dry thonu "Tboy can l)e cut and dried any tinio from Auf,'UHl 20 until frost coiiics. In our Jatitud*' frost seldom comes before the niid<lle of October. We lind a cool atmosphere aids them malerially in dry iufj^. We use our 'seed barns and ware- houses to dry our celosias. We keep the curtains <lrawn over tlie windows, in or der to have semi-darkness. We are also c
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 26 The Florists' Review Sbptbmbgr 14, 192'J jt'gardinj? their success witli Colosiii Hrysonia chrysanthcflora and they arc anxious to know whon to cut and how to dry thonu "Tboy can l)e cut and dried any tinio from Auf,'UHl 20 until frost coiiics. In our Jatitud*' frost seldom comes before the niid<lle of October. We lind a cool atmosphere aids them malerially in dry iufj^. We use our 'seed barns and ware- houses to dry our celosias. We keep the curtains <lrawn over tlie windows, in or der to have semi-darkness. We are also careful to jjive plenty of ventilation. "We cut the flowers with long stems and hang tliem from the ceiling head downward. We do not crowd the flow- ers, as tliis jnay cause them to heat and spoil. It seldom fakes us mor ? than fif- teen days fo liave them perfectly dry. Of course, during damp weather it takes .•I little longer, "A customer of ours just recently lirought us a dozen specimens of Celosia fJrysonia chrysantheilora which she had dried in a garage in less than two weeks' time. She had purchased them from us a year ago and the colors today are seemingly as vivid as the day the flow- ers were cut. It might be interesting to know that she kept them in water, using tliem as fresh cut flowers, for two weeks tiefore she dried them. We men- tion tliis because a florist should make it plain to customers that they can use Celosia lirysonia chrysanthcflora as a fresh cm flower and then rli\- it for use as as everlasting.'' As They Grow. Tn one oi the accompanying illustra- tions may be seen S. Bryson Ayres liim- self, in front of his seed store, holding a bunch of Celosia chrysanthe flora which was dried more than a year ago. This store, by the way, which is at Walnut street, Kansas City, is managed by a brother-in-law of Mr. Ayres, Henry Wertheim, who directs the Ayres seed interests. Mr. Ayres says he feels fortunate in having a man of -Mr. Werthei
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