GROWING FLOWERS ON A LARGE SCALE. 



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Five greenhouses were visited in which 

 asparagus plumoses was growing, some cf 

 the plants in one of the greenhouses were 

 14 feet high. In five other greenhouses, 

 140 feet long, were growing Bride, Brides- 

 maid and Kaizerin roses. 



WHERE CARNATIONS BLOOMED. 



A mosit enjoyable part of the visit was 

 spent in the greenhouses devoted to carna- 

 tions, seven of which are 240 feet long by 

 18 to 21 feet wide. " In white carnations," 

 said Mr. Dunlop, " Lady Bountiful, White 

 Lawson and The Belle are among the best. 

 Glacier is an old standby which is still good. 

 The Harlowarden is the best of the deep 

 shades. 



" In the bright reds Estelle, Adonis, Fla- 

 mingo and Cardinal are ot about equal 

 merit. The last is a new variety this year 

 which promises well. Among the dark 

 pinks there is nothing to beat Airs. T. VV. 

 Laiwson. The Mrs. Lawson is one of the 

 best varieties ever originated. It is a very 

 free 'bloomer, of large size, and has a good 

 stem. It has all the points of a perfect 

 flower." 



The plants in two of the carnation houses 

 had never been in the field, and the plants, 

 in consequence, have fine long stems early 

 in the season. In one of the houses the 



carnations had 



been taken out 



and 5 0,0 o o 



young plants 



put in instead 



which 'will be 



left in until the 



last of April or 



first of May. 



W hen the 



plants are 



young they are 



pinched back 



to induce them 



to make side 



breaks and de- 



V e 1 o p into 



bus'hy plants 



THE CUT 15LOOM CELLAR. 



A most interesting feature of this big es- 

 tablishment is the cut bloom cellar, which is 

 eight feet deep. The walls are 18 inches 

 thick and made of hollow brick with four 

 inch spaces. There is a nine-inch arch roof 

 with three wooden roofs over that with four 

 inch spaces between each roof. There are 

 double windows, which are double glazed, 

 to let in the light and exclude the atmos- 

 phere. The cellar never has any frost or 

 artificial heat. Cut flowers look better 48 

 hours after being placed in the cellar than 

 when they are cut. They are shipped to 

 such distant points as Winnipeg and Hali- 

 fax and reach their destinations in excellent 

 condition. 



In addition to growing flowers Mr. Dun- 

 lop conducts two retail flower shops in To- 

 ronto, \Vhich do a big business. His ability 

 as a florist has often been recognized by his 

 brother florists who have at different times 

 elected him to such imiportant offices as 

 president of the CanacUan Horticu'lturai As- 

 sociation. Toronto Gardeners' and Florists' 

 Society, vice-president of the American 

 Carnation Society, and many others. Any 

 person interested m the growing of flowers 

 will find a visit to Mr. Dunlop's greenhouses 

 both pleasant and profitable. 



One of the Greenhouses in Which the Mrs. T. W. Lawson Carnation Is Grown 



