August 17, 1918 



HOETICULTURE 



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Poehlmann Bros. Supply Department 



Every year the retail florist who would be successful must add the new'est novelties to his stock. 



Don't forget our line of Supplies for all purposes is 

 Complete in every detail 



WE manufacture BASKETS, WIRE DESIGNS and NOVELTIES, and prepare magnolias, cycas and oak leaves S 

 in our own factories, so you are assured of getting practical things that your customers will want. B 



Visitors are Always Welcome | 



Open until 9.00 p. m. on Saturday, but closed all day Sunday 



Poehlmann Bros. Company 



Send All Orders for Plants to Greenhouses 



P.O. Box 127, MORTaN GROVE, ILL. 



Send All Orders for Cut Flowers and Supplies to 

 CITY STORE 



72-74 E.Randolph St., CHICAGO 



L. D. niOXE, RANDOLPH 35 



L. I). PHONE. 51 OR TON GROVE 3I-J 

 City Buyer* I •.«• ROGERS PARK 684. No Toll from Chicago. 



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conditions, under wliich tlie agaves 

 (century plants), aloes, euphorbias, 

 yuccas, cacti, and other closely re- 

 lated plants grow to perfection. 



Pekx HovisE. — Upon the banks of a 

 stream which flows through this house 

 are grown numerous species of ferns 

 and their allies. 



Flok.^l Display House. — One end of 

 this large conservatory is occupied by 

 a banana dome, while the rest of the 

 house is devoted to a series of floral 

 displays. The most popular of these 

 is the chrysanthemum show in the fall, 

 which is followed by exhibits of poin- 

 settias, bulbous plants, primroses, cyc- 

 lamens, azaleas, rhododendrons, roses. 

 calceolarias, hydrangeas, gloxinias, 

 tuberous begonias, fancy-leaved cala- 

 diums, etc. 



Aroid House. — Leading down a 

 flight of stairs from the floral display 

 house is an artistically arranged con- 

 servatory, accommodating a collection 

 of epiphytes and terrestrial aroid 

 plants. These are grouped around a 

 waterfall and its connecting series of 

 pools, and hanging over the pools are 

 numerous pitcher plants. 



Varjed Industries House. — This 

 house contains plants of varied eco- 

 nomic importance, among which are 

 quinine, rubber plants, the banyan 

 tree, acacia, Chinese jujube, royal 

 poinciana, forest oak. balsa, poison 



mulberry, boyoc, etc. The vestibule at 

 the west end is to be used for a dis- 

 play of insectivorous plants. 



Bromeliad House. — The pineapple 

 and its relatives compose the chief 

 display in this house, and Spanish 

 moss, epiphytic upon trees in Florida, 

 is grown abundantly. 



Eeicaceous House. — This cool con- 

 servatory houses numerous representa- 

 tives of the Ericaceae family, such as 

 rhododendrons, azaleas, and ericas. 



Water Gardens. — A formal garden 

 composed of three pools filled with 



hybrid water-lilies forms the feature 

 display at the Garden during the sum- 

 mer months. Both night and day 

 bloomers are represented. 



Rose Gabdex. — A very attractive 

 garden separated from the water' by a 

 shrubbery plantation. The entire gar- 

 den, except for the north side, is out- 

 lined by a border of hawthorns. Sev- 

 eral hundred varieties of roses are 

 represented. 



Perkxmal G.iRDEN. — Adjoining the 

 rose garden on the north side, and 

 containing numerous species of the 

 more common herbaceous plants. The 

 central feature of the garden is the 



Main Conservatory aud Water Garden. 



