GROWING FLOWERS ON A LARGE SCALE. 



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Seedling Pelargonium, Fred Mitchell 



The rose houses were found to be in ex- 

 cellent condition. Three beds of Ameri- 

 can Beauties looked splendidly and will be 

 in full bloom at Easter. They also have 

 some splendid Brides and Bridesmaids 

 roses. Meteor and Liberty roses not be- 

 ing of the best, will be discarded, and Gen- 

 eral McArthur, a new red rose shown for the 

 first time in Canada last season, will be 

 grown in their place. 



A new range of three houses 450 feet long 

 by 21 feet wide, is devoted almost entirely 

 to carnations. Many of the leading varie- 

 ties are grown to perfection. One bench 

 of Enchantress was particularly good. The 

 men working in the greenhouse were mak- 

 ing carnation cuttings, of which over 

 100,000 are required to fill the orders re- 

 ceived each season. Among the many new 

 varieties grown is the White Lawson, which 

 has proved to be as good as the original, 

 Mrs. F. W. Lawson. Another specialty of 

 Messrs. Gammage & Sons is pelargoniums. 

 They recently purchased the entire stock of 

 standard varieties and novelties from Mr. 

 F. Mitchell, of Innerkip, who is now in 

 charge of this department. Mr. Mitchell 



has devoted a great deal of attention to 

 hybridizing the pelargonium. That his 

 efforts have been crowned with success is 

 demonstrated by the fine collection in the 

 catalogue. Among the many good varie- 

 ties is one named after Mr. Mitchell, an 

 illustration of which appears in this issue. 

 The color is a white ground shaded to a 

 dark blotch at the top. 



Messrs. Gammage & Sons have become 

 well known to many horticultural societies 

 by filling orders for goods. They supply 

 several societies, as far east as Smith's Falls, 

 and the fact of their selling herbaceous, as 

 well as bedding out plants and bulbs, makes 

 them a favorite. A special discount is al- 

 lowed to societies. 



The firm uses annually over one carload 

 of pots in their greenhouses. They claim 

 to be the largest general florists in Canada. 

 On the trial ground and nurseries are grown 

 large quantities of cannas, hardy phlox, 

 peonies and hardy chrysanthemums, besides 

 many perennials, which are becoming more 

 popular. for growing in gardens. This part 

 of their trade is being developed. In the 

 wholesale catalogue for 1905 are listed many 

 of the most popular varieties of fern, includ- 

 ing some very fine Piersoni, of which an en- 

 graving is shown. 



Every part of Messrs. Gammage's estab- 

 lishment is constructed and worKcd on up- 

 to-date methods. All the buildings and 

 branches are connected by telephone. In 

 the retail store most of the local orders for 

 flowers are filled. The firm does most of 

 the floral decorating in the vicinity. 



At the recent Fruit, Flower and Honey 

 Show in Toronto Messrs. Gammage cap- 

 tured many of the best prizes, including 

 first prize and challenge cup for the best 12 

 varieties of chrysanthemums, first prize for 

 the best 25 varieties, first prize for the best 

 12 of one variety, first prize for the best six 

 crimson varieties, and many other prizes for 

 chrysanthemums and roses. They took 

 prizes on everything they exhibited. 



