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Title: The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade
Identifier: americanfloristw28amer (find matches)
Year: 1885 (1880s)
Authors: American Florists Company
Subjects: Floriculture; Florists
Publisher: Chicago : American Florist Company
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776 The American Florist. June ^, Decoration Day at National Capital. How sleep the brave who sink to rest By all their country's wishes blest? When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallowed mold. She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feethave ever trod. By fairy fint;ers their knell is rung, By forms unseen, their dirge is sung; Then Honor comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the spot that holds their clay. And Freedom shall awhile repair To dwell a weeping hermit there. The Decoration day services at the national cemeteries were elaborate in conception and detail. Aside from the ceremonies on the day itself there were a number of very interesting observances connected with and breathing the spirit of the occasion. The most notable of these was on Saturday, May 28, when the members of U. S. Grant circle No. 1, Ladies of the G. A. R. laid a handsome wreath of flowers on the pedestal of Gen. Grant's statue in the rotunda of the capitol. The greatest interest naturally cen- tered in the Arlington national cemetery. That beautiful yet mournful expanse of woodland and greensward, with its acres of graves and thousands of monuments, was, for the time being made ten times more beautiful by the profusion of the floral tributes of aSection. Illustrations are herewith given of some of the most notable decorations. At the monument to the Unknown Dead, and at the graves of Generals Sheridan and McCook there, were beautiful wreaths from President Roosevelt. At the first mentioned, there was also a beautiful wreath of pink and white roses given by Capt. Archibald Mc- Burtt, U. S. A. There is a pathetic inter- est in this monument as beneath it repose the bones of two thousand one hundred and eleven unknown soldiers, gathered after the war. At the Sheridan monu- ment the Loyal Legion decorated with a large pennant of immortelles over which was a bunch of American Beauty roses. Phil. Sheridan Post No. 14 G. A. R. also decorated with a star and crescent of immortelles surmounted by the G. A. R. emblem. There were likewise several fine wreaths of fresh flowers. On every
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DECORATION DAY AT NATIONAL CAPITAL. (Decorations at Gen. Logan's tomb. National Soldiers' Home Cemetery.) grave was a decoration of some kind as well as the miniature flag, and the graves of many private soldiers were literally covered with blossoms. At the National Soldiers' Home ceme- tery, the most notable decoration was at the tomb of Gen. John A. Logan. There was a wealth of wreaths and bouquets composed of the choicest seasonable flowers. At the Congressional cemetery the interesting ceremony was performed of strewing flowers on the water in mem- ory of those who in defense of their coun- try, met death on the sea. At each ceme- tery the order of the day was faithfully carried out. At Arlington Gen. John C. Black, commander-in-chief of the G. A. R. was the orator of the day. But the great public is now to the fore on Memorial day. The gray haired father and mother, the brother and sister, the wife and hus- band have joined hands to make it a hallowed day. S. E. Traveler's Notes. There was an exceptionally heavy de- mand this year for bedding plants for Decoration day, especially for scarlet geraniums. At the auction sales in New York they brought as high as 10 and 12 cents each. At the Canal street flower market the growers were getting $1 to $1,25 per dozen, something like old- fashioned prices. Cannas and other things wtre also bringing good prices. S. A. Nutt and Gen. Grant are still the leading scarlet geraniums. The demand for these varieties is something like 2 to 1. Nutt is the better of the two as a bedder. Many people still make the mis- take of over-manuring their geranium beds. An over rich soil causes geraniums to make growth at the expense of flow- ers. The beds also should not be over- watered. Tuberous begonias are excellent bed- ding plants. Plant them in a place where they are shaded from the direct sun from 10 a. 111. until 2 p. m. Mulch the surface of the bed with such material as sphag- num moss and give a good watering every night. Pansies have been a thing of beauty this spring and a joy up to the present time. Earnest A. Lundgren, lately head gar- dener to Tranor L. Park at White Plains, N. Y., has been appointed superintendent on the estate of Louis Sterns, Tarry town, N. Y., in place of R. Barton. Mrs. Mooney, wife of Jos. Mooney, gardener to E. C. Moore, Hastings-on- Hudson, N. Y., was removed to the hos- pital this week in a serious condition. F. R. Pierson Company is having three more houses added to the American Beauty rose range at Scarboro, N. Y. They are being built by Pierson-Sefton Company. They are of iron construc- tion, built on the edge and farrow plan, all connected. Each house is 27x300 feet and 15 feet high at the ridge. There will be no benches. The roses will be planted on the ground, four beds in each house. The style of house is a new de- parture here. The same firm is building three similar houses on Law's estate at Briarclifii?, Ossining, N. Y. Thej- will also be used for American Beauty roses, and will be bandied in the same manner. Traveler. Mt. Carmel, III.—The Mt. Carmel Floral Company has sold its greenhouse plant on North Cherry street to Jacob Knupp, of Calera, Aia., for $4,000. Mr. Knupp will retain Mr. Hoffstedt to man- age the business for him. He will enlarge the plant.

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