. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. June 26, 1913. Th« Ror&tis'Revic\)i7. Giant Wreath Sent to the Funeral of a St. Paul Florist report, the Massachusetts Horticultural Society's schedule amounts to about $500 and we are expecting to apportion a similar amount from our own treas- ury. With the special prizes offered, this will make an attractive schedule and should be productive of the best ex- hibition ever held under our auspices. The following firms and gentlemen have contributed generously toward the prize and general fund: The W. Atlee Burpee Co., Peter Henderson & Co.,
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. June 26, 1913. Th« Ror&tis'Revic\)i7. Giant Wreath Sent to the Funeral of a St. Paul Florist report, the Massachusetts Horticultural Society's schedule amounts to about $500 and we are expecting to apportion a similar amount from our own treas- ury. With the special prizes offered, this will make an attractive schedule and should be productive of the best ex- hibition ever held under our auspices. The following firms and gentlemen have contributed generously toward the prize and general fund: The W. Atlee Burpee Co., Peter Henderson & Co., Ar- thur T. Boddington, Thomas Eoland, William Sim, C. C. Morse & Co., the Aphine Mfg. Co. and Duncan Finlayson. We are still open to receive addi- tional special prizes and contributions toward the general fund, which should reach me not later than next week. Harry A. Bunyard, Sec'y, 342 West Fourteenth St., New York, N. Y. VARIOUS QUEEIES. Please answer the following ques- tions in your next issue: Can the tall marigolds be pinched back? Is it a,\\ right to pick off fading flowers of petunias? Would you advise planting geraniums with the pots buried? Will you kindly name four or five kinds of perennials that could be sown now and wintered over in a coldframe, and that would bloom next year all summer? I have several plants of Shasta daisy Alaska. How high do they grow on good ground and how long do they bloom? Are they permanent, or do they die away, or must they be di- vided every year? G. F. Marigolds should not be pinched back. They do not break out as many other plants do. It is all right to pick fading flowers from petunias, or, in fact, from any other plants. There is no special advantage in planting out geraniums with the pots buried. If you want to take up the plants for stock, the plan is all right. Some growers imagine the plants bloom better if the roots are somewhat re- stricted, but if you are careful not to have the soil in the bed too rich they will be muc
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