. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. tgi6. The American Florist. 55 biers at a cost of two to three cents additional. Oftentimes the glass is first filled with sphagnum moss and water poured in and the flowers, being always in water, are almost sure to keep in good condition until disposed of. For quick selling and the small amount of labor required to make effective arrangements, they have al- ready found a place in many stores. Outdoor Summer Cut Flowers. Four-fifths of the demand for flowers during the summer season comes from the messages of love
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. tgi6. The American Florist. 55 biers at a cost of two to three cents additional. Oftentimes the glass is first filled with sphagnum moss and water poured in and the flowers, being always in water, are almost sure to keep in good condition until disposed of. For quick selling and the small amount of labor required to make effective arrangements, they have al- ready found a place in many stores. Outdoor Summer Cut Flowers. Four-fifths of the demand for flowers during the summer season comes from the messages of love and sympathy that are sent on funeral occasions. This important branch of the business should receive the utmost considera- tion and study by all departments of the trade. The commission dealers should aim at all times to have a sup- ply of flowers suitable for this work, which the retail florists will soon learn to appreciate, as so many orders, par- ticularly at this season, have to be prepared at very short notice. The sub- urban florist, who has room enough to grow some of his stock, will find it well worth while to have a supply of his own, which in addition to the money saving, will be of great asisistance when things are wanted in a hurry. There is quite a variety of summer flowers, starting with the earliest of the spring shrubbery and continuing on with a never-failing supply until the frost finally finishes the last of the hardy chrysanthemums, just before the snow begins to fall. Much depends on the amount of ground available for the purpose, but it is astonishing what a quantity can be grown in a small space. Such stocks as candytufts, py- rethrums, and double white petunias can be planted rather closely together and will repay bounteously the com- paratively little attention they re- quire; a mulching of salt hay keeps the flowers clean, particularly those of the petunias. The great majority of men, however, who grow and retail most of the flowers they raise, have
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