October 2, 1902. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



601 



The Larger Range of Glass of Poelilmann Bros. Co., Morton Grove, 111. 



owing, of course, to the cool, moist sum- 

 mer. VVliether such long stems will pro- 

 duce as good flowers as usual remains to 

 be seen. Bman Boru. 



POEHLMANN BROS. CO. 



We present in this issue a number of 

 views of the establishment of Poehlmann 

 Bros. Co. at Morton Grove, 111., near 

 Chicago. Though the establishment ranks 

 among the largest producing cut flowers 

 for the Chicago market, it has not be- 

 fore been illustrated. There are really 

 two distinct ranges. The main range, 

 shown in the largest picture, is within 

 a stone's throw of the railway station; 

 the smaller range is a few blocks away. 

 A full line of cut flowers is grown — ■ 

 chrysanthemums, lilies and a general 

 line of bulbous flowers being produced in 

 addition to an immense quantity of roses 

 and carnations. 



The company is a corporation, but is 

 entirely controlled by three brothers. 

 John, the president, presides at the city 

 salesroom, 35 Wabash avenue, Chicago; 

 August, the secretary and treasurer, and 

 Adolph H., the vice-president, superintend 

 the growing at Morton Grove. All are 

 young men, energetic and progressive, and 

 are rapidly expanding their already large 

 business. 



Of late years they have branched out 

 into the rooted cutting and plant busi- 

 ness and have marketed surprising quan- 

 tities. As can be seen by the pictures, 

 their facilities for handling stock in a 

 wholesale way are ample. 



CARNATIONS. 



Stem-Rot. 



Can you give any information as to 

 the cause and remedy of s.tem-rot in 

 carnations? We had about 2,300 plants 

 in field and lost about 100 from stem- 

 rot in field and since planting in green- 

 houses have lost 200 more. Thinking it 

 was entirely in own stock, we purchased 

 some and they were soon affected in 

 same manner. We have tried every 

 known remedy and preventive, all to ^\i- 

 avail. Have used a thick coating of 

 wood ashes on part of our houses and 

 lime on other parts .ind left parts of 

 benches free from either lime or ashes. 

 Then we worked trendies between rows 

 and watered part of bench heavily and 

 another part remained almost dry. We 



gave plenty of ventilation and it seems 

 as though the healthiest looking plants 

 succumb first. 



Our plants were grown in sod soil out 

 of doors which was very loose, almost a 

 mold of rotted blue grass sod. This same 

 kind of soil with manure was used in 

 benches. Could the disease come from 

 the soil or is it more likely that the 

 disease was among rooted cuttings of 

 carnations we bought in spring, and 

 would the disease spread among other 

 carnations which we had shipped in 

 after same are planted in same house 

 with those already afTeeted with stem- 

 rot? G. & S. 



After reading your communication I 

 am inclined to think that tlie bottom of 

 the trouble lies in the soil. It very 

 often happens that carnations planted 

 in sod ground which is not thoroughly 

 cultivated first will be affected with 

 stem-rot. The fact that not only your 

 own cuttings but those you bought were 

 attacked with equal severity goes tc 

 show that it is not the stock. Of course 

 it is possible that the disease was in 

 both lots. There is another thing, how- 

 ever, that might be the cause of the 

 trouble. Are the plants set in the soil 

 deeper than they were in the field? This 

 is about as often the cause of stem-rot 

 among carnations as anything I know of. 



Examine your plants and if they seem to 

 l>e set too deep scrape some soil off the 

 benches. 



You have done about all any one could 

 do to check the disease, and I can only 

 advise you to keep everlastingly at it. 

 You cannot tell but what you have saved 

 a good many more plants from being at- 

 tacked. Be careful to keep the sterna 

 and foliage as dry as possible, but do 

 not allow the roots to suffer for water ; 

 give plenty of ventilation day and night 

 and when the weather is damp fire up 

 and run a steam pipe to keep the air 

 dry. If it is too warm raise the ventila- 

 tors. In the evening of rainy days take 

 your bellows and blow some Grape-dust 

 or FoBtite or mix sulphur and lime in 

 equal portions and blow the air full of 

 this to purify it. 



If you plant other plants in place of 

 those that have died out you should take 

 out all the soil you can without injuring 

 the plants next to the one that died and 

 put in fresh soil to plant the new plant 

 in. I would not advise G. & S. to mulch 

 these carnations at least until next 

 spring, but I would depend entirely on 

 liquid manure for feeding this winter". 

 I might also say right here that 1 be- 

 lieve the bottomless pots will help mate- 

 rially to keep down stem-rot, because 

 they allow a free circulation of air and 

 in ease of an attack you can water only 



The Smaller Range of Glass of Poehlmann Bros. Co., Morton Grove, lU. 



