. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igi6. The American Florist. 723 moral uplift and religion, hence so much for good government and hu- manity : Therefore be it Resolved, By the Senate and House ?of Representatives of the United States of America in congress as- sembled, that the president of the United States is hereby authorized and requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the government officials to display the United States flag on all government buildings, and the peo- ple of the United States to display the flag at their homes or other
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igi6. The American Florist. 723 moral uplift and religion, hence so much for good government and hu- manity : Therefore be it Resolved, By the Senate and House ?of Representatives of the United States of America in congress as- sembled, that the president of the United States is hereby authorized and requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the government officials to display the United States flag on all government buildings, and the peo- ple of the United States to display the flag at their homes or other suit- able places, on the second Sunday in May, as a public expression of our love and reverence for the mothers of our country. Sec. 2. That the second Sunday in May shall hereafter be designated and known as Mothers' day, and it shall be the duty of the president to re- quest its observance as provided for in this resolution. Approved, May S. 1914. PLANT NOTES. Hydrangfeas. There are very few plants that are generally grown that show more vari- ance in their culture or in the returns to the grower than the hydrangeas, especially those that are grown for summer blooming. In looking over the stocks in the several markets one will often see the extremes of these plants grown in the same sized pot; one with eight to ten heads of bloom, short and stocky with fine foliage, an ornament on any porch or in any yard; and the other tall and long jointed, with two or three heads of bloom and five or six branches with no flowers and the foli- age thin and small; the former bring- ing the grower $ to $ and the latter hardly averaging 75 cents. Yet these two plants have practically cost the grower the same amount of labor. These plants grow rapidly and must have plenty of room, an abundance of sun and lots of nourishment. It is useless to try to grow a good plant when they are crowded together. Many growers finish these plants by raising the pots over the benches of bedding plants t
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