. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. N THE spring the house- wife 's fancy sprightly springs to sowing seed; mainly grass seed. So she tells hubby to stop at the florist's for a package. Of course, she doesnH al- ( K^$^ ways; that is, there are K^yicy 0 more than one she, and they don't all do the same thing. Mrs. Made-0'Money leaves the whole matter to the head gardener. Mrs. T. W. Twobits gets a paper sack of seed at her grocer's. But a great many buy a carton of Somebody's Mar- velous Lawn Mixture at the florist's. And where a florist has been enter- prising enough to work up trade
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. N THE spring the house- wife 's fancy sprightly springs to sowing seed; mainly grass seed. So she tells hubby to stop at the florist's for a package. Of course, she doesnH al- ( K^$^ ways; that is, there are K^yicy 0 more than one she, and they don't all do the same thing. Mrs. Made-0'Money leaves the whole matter to the head gardener. Mrs. T. W. Twobits gets a paper sack of seed at her grocer's. But a great many buy a carton of Somebody's Mar- velous Lawn Mixture at the florist's. And where a florist has been enter- prising enough to work up trade of that kind, they often ask him to send a man around to make the lawn for them. Opportunity's Knocking. It goes without saying that every florist, as well as the seedsmen, ought to have a corner of his window given over at this time of year to a dis- play of grass seed, to call attention to the fact that the time is at hand for its use and that it can be obtained at the florist's store. "What if the butcher, the grocer and the hardware man do handle itf They wouldn't, if the flo- rist pushed it hard enough to bring all the buyers in his neighborhood into his store. In addition, the florist can make the coin come faster by adding lawn-making to his list of side- lines. Hundreds of florists do it now. Thousands might. The men employed later in setting out bedding plants can well be engaged now in making lawns. Those who are plant- ing trees and shrubs can put in their time on the lawns as well. That a great deal of such work is need- ed, the most con- trary-minded person will not deny. No matter how beautiful a residence may be, no matter how well planted are the trees, shrubberies, herbaceous borders, etc., if the lawn is of mediocre quality, the whole picture is spoiled. There are too many of these spoiled pictures. Of course, it is to be admitted that the lawns of this country cannot rival the lawns of England, for we have not the ideal climatic conditions. But we can a
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