. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. GHENT QUINQUEN Hybrid Peony NIAL EXHIBITION. La Lorraine. if it is picked the day before and al- lowed to stand in deep jars of water overnight in a cool place, thereby be- coming well filled with moisture. A large supply of greens is necessary, hardy ferns to back the sprays or finish the bouquets, and as well to fill in, and quantities of asparagus, both A. plumosus and A. Sprengeri are used. Another green that is very useful is the foliage of Spirea Japonica, the bright shiny leaves adding materially to the wor
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. GHENT QUINQUEN Hybrid Peony NIAL EXHIBITION. La Lorraine. if it is picked the day before and al- lowed to stand in deep jars of water overnight in a cool place, thereby be- coming well filled with moisture. A large supply of greens is necessary, hardy ferns to back the sprays or finish the bouquets, and as well to fill in, and quantities of asparagus, both A. plumosus and A. Sprengeri are used. Another green that is very useful is the foliage of Spirea Japonica, the bright shiny leaves adding materially to the work. Bedding Plants, Etc. The floral work for Memorial day is not nearly as large in some localities as is the plant trade. In the northern sections of the country the last of May is too early for the setting out of many bedding plants, but throughout the in- termediate and southern sections all the plants ordinarily used for beds can safely be transplanted outside, and the demand for these is exceedingly large. The dealer must be fully prepared to meet the call, but of one thing he must be assured, and that is that the plants must be in bloom. At this time the lot owners will desire that the beds make a fine showing. While it is possible at other times to sell plants enough to fill the bed with a few in flower and the rest showing bud, in the beds set out for Memorial day the customer will de- sire all the flowers possible, and the promise of a beautiful showing later will be of no avail. Geraniums will probably be in greatest demand and the popular varieties S. A. Nutt, Al- phonse Ricard, Beaute Poitevine and Mme. Buchner will in many cases be far short of the demand for plants in bloom. Pansies are another flower that are used extensively in some ceme- teries and they are especially adapted to worm and dry locations and require but little attention, and the other bed- ding plants such as coleus, alternanth- eras, heliotropes and stock suitable for small beds, will be in great
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