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The Weekly Florists' Review, 



Dkcembki! 2(i. 1901. 



]Mr. A. F. J. Bam- has favoreJ us with 

 the following facts regarding Anthony 

 Wiegaud, the senior meniher of the firm. 

 He was born in Saxony, C4ermany, 70 

 years ago, and came to this country when 

 he was 19 years of age. After working at 

 the business for ten years on various 

 places, both commercial and private, he 

 embarked in business for himself in this 

 city in a small way, gradually adding as 

 his business grew. He started in the 

 southern part of what was then a small 

 city, and success attended his etfcrts from 

 the beginning. He remained there until 

 22 years ago, when he bought land north 

 of the city, where he has been ever since. 

 There were corn and wheat fields be- 

 tween his place and the i?ity then, but 

 now the city has grown several miles past 

 it, thus making his ground very valuable. 

 On account of his straightforward busi- 

 ness methods Mr. Wiegand's business has 

 grown about as fast as the city has, and 

 he now has one of the largest, if not the 

 largest, retail business in thP state, and 

 the stock thev carry is always the best 

 the market "can produce. During the 

 past few years Mr. Wiegand, Sr., has 

 been taking life easy, while his two 

 sons, George and Homer, who arc now 



ship to people who are not in the trade, 

 it appeared that there is frequently dif- 

 ficulty in determining when a buyer is 

 in the trade and when he is not. Tlie 

 undertaker of today may be a florist 

 tomorrow, and as is not infrequently 

 the case, may be both at the same time. 

 The ranks of the retail dealers are be- 

 ing steadily added to from other lines 

 of trade, and though some of these start 

 in a very small way, these same people 

 may develop into large trade buyers. 



It is admitted that a private party 

 may occasionally obtain fiowers at whole- 

 sale rates for his own use when he needs 

 a large quantity, and it is suggested 

 that the best way to minimize this evil 

 is to make the local express agent under- 

 stand that he is putting himself in a 

 dangerous position by giving to private 

 parties the names and addresses of the 

 wholesalers from whom the local florists 

 receive shipments of flowers. An in- 

 vestigation of one case resulted in the 

 discovery that the local express agent 

 had suggested to the private buyer that 

 when he wanted to buy a quantity of 

 flowers he could show him how he could 

 save considerable on the price, and when 



Conservatory Attached to Store of A. Viegand & Sons, Indianapolis, Ind. 



associated with him, are managing the 

 business. 



. Mr. Wiesaud is a member of both the 

 national and the state societies of flor- 

 ists, and takes a great interest in the 

 work of both, seldom missing a conven- 

 tion of the one or a meeting of the other. 

 He likes to talk about the times they 

 used to have before hot water and steam 

 and water works were brought into use in 

 the greenhouse, and of his old friends, 

 among whom are most all of the old- 

 timers all over the country, many of 

 whom have passed away. 



Mr. Wiegand is a good example of 

 what honesty, sobriety and integrity will 

 do for a man, and thanks to a rugged 

 constitution and moderate living, his 70 

 years rest lightly on his shoulders, and 

 we hope to have him among us many 

 more years. 



WHEN IS HE A FLORIST? 



In conversation with some of the 

 wholesalers regarding the claim made 

 by some readers that they sometimes 



the party was ready to buy, had given 

 him the "name and address of one of the 

 wholesalers from whom local florists re- 

 ceive shipments. 



Such agents could be taught not to 

 interfere with the business of the local 

 florists through a complaint to the man- 

 ager of the express company if they 

 failed to desist after being warned. 



The wholesalers are constantly receiv- 

 ing correspondence and orders from new 

 people and as it costs only 50 cents or 

 .$1 to have a bunch of business cards 

 printe<l, this is not satisfactory evidence 

 that a party is in the trade. In fact, it 

 is now known that some large private 

 users of flowers have had cards printed, 

 representing themselves as florists mere- 

 ly to use for the purpose of getting the 

 wholesale rates. If an order comes in 

 from an unknown party, accompanied by 

 a remittance, with instructions to ship 

 on a stated day and train, usually an 

 hour or so after its receipt, the whole- 

 saler must make his decision at once; 

 there is no time to investigate. If he 



doesn't ship he may antagonize a man 

 wlio would later become a large trade 

 buyer, and if he does he may work an 

 injury to a trade customer. He simply 

 has to guess, and his decision will prob- . 

 ably be somewhat influenced by the 

 amount of stock in the market. 



If he had positive, definite informa- 

 tion in the matter he would know exactly 

 how to act. It is a matter in which 

 the wholesaler and the retailer should 

 act together. Their interests are mu- 

 tual. If you think flowers are being sent 

 to private parties in your city at whole- 

 sale rates, send your dealer a complete 

 list of those in your city who are then in 

 the trade and "tell him that only these 

 are entitled to trade rates. He will 

 thank .you for the information. But don't 

 let any local. prejudices cause you to be 

 unfair". Anyone who makes a business 

 of buying flowers to sell again ought to 

 be included. 



ROSE NOTES. 

 Perle des Jardins. 

 This old favorite is not now grown 

 by the hundred where it used to be grown 

 b'y the thousand; it seems to have lost 

 its hold on the |iul>lic fancy. The rea- 

 son is partly because of its poor ship- 

 Ijing qualities. Growers also complain 

 that it has so deteriorated as a winter 

 bloomer that there is no money in it 

 any more. Those growers who do a re- 

 tail trade still find it and its sport, Sun- 

 set, good sellers. There is. as yet, no 

 yellow rose in shape of bud, color and 

 fragrance to equal it. 



in some soils it does seem to have 

 gone back as a winter bloomer, but in 

 other soils it is just as good in quality, 

 of hud and productiveness as ever. With 

 its fall from favor it is liable to be 

 neglected in its culture and will then 

 surely deteriorate. In some markets in 

 the east and the far west it is still a 

 favorite and will, no doubt, resume its 

 place among the others in the future. 



Cuttings of this rose should be made 

 from wood that would not be likely to 

 make extra strong canes as these have 

 a tendency to produce bullheads during 

 the winter. Select medium sized, blind 

 wood, making the cutting with only one 

 eye. The soil best suited for this variety 

 is a light loam without any semblance 

 of ela\\ using very little manure and 

 no boiie in the compost. If the soil 

 is too heavy it should l>e lightened by an 

 admixture of sand. In disluidding dur- 

 ing the winter it is better to take out 

 the crown bu<l of any extra strong stem 

 and allow one of the laterals to develop, 

 thus minimizing the chances of having 

 buUiieads. 



In tying up the steins care should be 

 taken iiot^to tie the strings tight around 

 Ihe bark, as this rose, like all other yel- 

 low ones, swells its wood quickly, the 

 string will then cut into the bark which 

 will grow over it. leaving unsightly cal- 

 losities whi<-h retard the flow of sap. In 

 the Sluing, when the danger of bullheads 

 is past, mulching and liquid feeding help 

 materially to perfect the crop. Sunset, 

 which is" a sport from Perle, requires 

 the same kind of soil and treatment. 



Kibes. 



THRIPS ON ROSES. 



Tteplying to the inquiry of J. F. Am- 

 manu. this pest seems to be more an- 

 noying this winter than usual and it 

 is "only by keeping persistently after 

 them that they can be eradicated. 



