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The Florists' Review 



NOTIlfBEB 2, 191Q. 



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THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA 



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leaving there on our return homeward. 

 This was serious; There was so little 

 daylight left that failure seemed cer- 

 tain. Still we pushed on to the store 

 on North Charles street, where, with 

 the assistance of Mr. Cook's daughter 

 we obtained directions how to proceed 

 and secured a car. The car threatened 

 to break down, but it was only a threat. 

 The distance of perhaps ten miles was 

 covered and we arrived at our destina- 

 tion, a fine country place, with about 

 twenty minutes of daylight remaining. 



Mr. Cook came out of the house as 

 we drew up. His greeting was delight- 

 fully cordial, making us feel that we 

 were welcome on the instant. As -Mr. 

 Cook conducted us to the greenhouses 

 we told him rather lamely, we fear, of 

 our admiration for his rose. Then 

 came the surprise of the afternoon, a 

 surprise and pleasure that made broken 

 down engines and cranky forward 

 coaches of no account whatever. After 

 walking quickly through a couple of 

 houses, Mr. Cook took us into a rose 

 house, stopped about halfway down 

 the front walk and remarked simply, 

 "This is the best seedling I have ever 

 produced," pointing to a group of 

 plants, some of them in full bloom. We 

 were startled. Right in front of us 

 were some of the largest roses we had 

 ever seen, immense flowers borne erect 

 on long, stiff stems that were bounti- 

 fully clothed with fine foliage. The 

 color was deep, rich pyik in the center, 

 shaded to white on the outer expanded 

 petals. It was a cross, Mr. Cook said, 

 between Frau Karl Druschki, some- 

 times styled the white American 

 Beauty, and Mrs. Charles Russell. He 

 added sententiously, "It takes two big 

 roses to make a big rose." He might 

 truly have further added, "and a skill- 

 ful hybridizer," but he didn't. 



Then we were introduced to Mr. 

 Cook's two sons, and shown an ex- 

 tremely fine lot of seedlings. Crosses 

 between My Maryland and Ophelia 

 abounded. There was evidence of a 

 determined effort to produce a good 

 commercial yellow. Mr. Cook's two 

 leading varieties. My Maryland and 

 Radiance, are grown in quantity. 

 There is also a deep pink sport of My 



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Maryland, named, I think, Brutus, that 

 pleases. 



Beside the roses, there are palms 'and 

 orchids, carnations, chrysanthemums 

 and violets. Despite the fact that some 

 of the houses were hurried through and 

 others skipped entirely, it was so dark 

 when we reached the last house, an 

 ideal north side fern house, that it was 

 hard to see whether the healthy looking 

 inmates were Adiantum hybridum or 

 Asparagus plumosus. 



We bade Mr. Cook farewell, with 

 earnest assurance of a most delightful 

 visit and warm appreciation of his 

 kindness. 



Varlons Notes. 



Mrs. John H. Claus celebrated the 

 twenty-eighth anniversary of her busi- 

 ness in her attractive flower shop at 

 Tioga street and Germantown avenue 

 last week. Henry Claus assisted in re- 



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ceiving callers, who were one and all 

 presented with a pretty little souvenir 

 of the occasion. 



Henry C. Heilemann last week sur- 

 prised his many friends by accepting 

 a position as salesman with the Joseph 

 G. Neidinger Co. Nobody knew before- 

 hand and everybody wishes him 

 success. 



William Berger Sons had a large 

 out-of-town wedding November 1. 



Milton H. Bickley is sending fine 

 Pacific Supreme, Bonnaffon, Chryso- 

 lora, Mrs. Harley and Robert Halliday 



