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The Florists^ Review 



January 25, 1917. 



that it can be raked off, the time for 

 digging has arrived. This is done by 

 hand. The stocks of difiEerent ages 

 have been planted separat^fer and are 

 now kept apart. The stock Which is not 

 old enough to sell is put up in the bulb 

 houses, and left there undisturbed until 

 planting time comes again. The sto6k 

 which is ready for sale is dug and placed 

 in the paths which are between the 

 beds, and is there roughly assorted in 

 the various sizes. This stock is then 

 taken to the bulb house and left on 

 shelves to dry. As soon as the bulbs are 

 sufficiently dry they are taken off and 

 carefully sorted in the different sizes. 

 Each bulb is cleaned and freed from the 

 old roots by means of a stiff brush. This 

 work is done by women and girls, and, 

 by the way, is the only work for which 

 women are employed in the growing of 

 bulbs in Holland. 



Packing and Shipping. 



Each bulb is also examined to deter- 

 mine whether any diseased ones are still 

 left after the examination they under- 

 went while they were growing. The 

 shelves are cleaned and the dirt that 

 was brought in when the bulbs were 

 harvested is carefully removed, so that 

 the bulbs may have a clean place, where 

 they are put up until the packing season 

 opens. They are then counted into the 

 paper bags, put in the cases and sent 

 abroad. 



Before })]anting the younger stock 

 again in the fall, every bulb is exam- 

 ined. A certain number of each va- 

 riety are examined by cutting a small 

 part of the top away, and when any dis- 

 eased bulbs arc found the entire stock 

 of this variety is examined in that way. 

 If no diseased bulbs are found, the only 

 additional precaution is to hunt for 

 dead or deformed bulbs, and tliese are 

 thrown awav. 



PITTSBURGH, PA. 



The Market. 



Pittsburgh 'is weather of late has been 

 everything from spring showers to zero 

 blasts, but busiiu's.s nevertlieless has 

 continued good, f^tock of some kinds, 

 especially roses, remains scarce, but 

 bulbous stock and carnations are in 

 adequate supply. Orchids have be- 

 come j)lentifnl. 



Various Notes. 



Tlie wlioK'sale houses clean up stock 

 nicely each day, with the roses usually 

 sold before they arrive. 



The Horticultural Society of Western 

 I'ennsylvania hereafter will hold its 

 meetings in the east branch of the Car- 

 negie library. 



Albert Vick lias the synii)atliy of his 

 friends in his bercavenient in the loss 

 of his eldest daughter, who died sudden- 

 ly at her uihIc's home in Canada. It 

 was a great shock to the jiarents. Mrs. 

 Vick was jirostrated. Clarke. 



At the .lanuaiv 1(5 meeting of the Hor- 

 ticultural Society of Western Pennsyl- 

 vania, the following were elected officers 

 for 1917: President, David Eraser; vice- 

 ]»resident, William Allen; secretary and 

 treasurer, Ernest K. Bolton. The prize 

 for the best cy<-lameii plant was awarded 

 to Neil Forsythc, who exhibited Painted 

 Lady. On motion it was decided to offer 

 a prize at the Pittsburgh June show, 

 for a collection of twenty-five roses. 



Swain Nelson. •♦ 



Swain Nelson, original designer of 

 Lincoln park, Chicago, and one of the 

 leading nurserymen of the west, died 

 January 18, at the residence of his son, 

 Seymour G. Nelson, in Glen View, at 

 the age of 89 years. 



Mr. Nelson removed to Chicago in 

 1855 and engaged in the landscape gar- 

 dening profession, having previously 

 prepared himself for it in Sweden, his 

 native land. His designs for Lincoln 

 park were accepted in 1865 and during 

 the following fifteen years he directed 

 the work of developing that park as 

 well as several others in Chicago, in- 

 cluding Humboldt, Garfield, Douglas and 

 Union parks. He laid out Graceland 

 cemetery and also the Waller estate, 

 now known as Buena park. 



He was a lifelong member and de- 

 vout believer in the Church of the New 

 Jerusalem and helped form the Chicago 

 society of the church. He moved from 

 Chicago to Glen View in 1893 and was 

 an active member of the firm he founded 

 up to the time of his death. The busi- 

 ness now is known as Swain Nelson & 

 Sons Co., having been turned into a 

 corporation. He is survived by two 

 sons, Seymour G. and Alvin E. Nelson, 

 and three daughters, Mrs. A. L. Gyllen- 

 hall and Miss Emelia and Miss Adah 

 Nelson. 



Funeral services were held January 

 21 and were largely attended. There 

 were many flowers. 



0. W. Schwomeyer. 



C. W. Schwomeyer, of Schwomeyer & 

 Son, Indianapolis, died suddenly "^^ of 

 apoplexy at his home January 11. Mr. 

 Schwomeyer 's earlier life was apent in 

 the dry goods business and later in the 

 real estate business. For the last few 

 years, in connection with his son, he had 

 been in the florists' business on Shelby 

 street, Indianapolis, • Mr. Schwomeyer 

 was born in Indianapolis and was 60 

 years old. Six children survive him. 

 He was highly respected. 



E. E. T. 



TAERYTOWN, N. Y. 



The regular meeting of the Tarry- 

 town Horticultural Society was held 

 January 17, President Bradley presid- 

 ing. As this was carnation night, a 

 fine display of cut blooms of the best 

 varieties and recent introductions was 

 made. First prize for three varieties, 

 six of eaah, was awarded to A. Weeks; 

 second prize was won by J. Straithe- 

 way. The thanks of the society were 

 tendered to other exhibitors. 



A fine seedling specimen of adiantum 

 was shown by George Mcintosh, who 

 received a certificate of merit. An in- 

 teresting discussion on the cultivation 

 of carnations followed the judging and 

 many valuable points were brought out. 



For the February meeting the ex- 

 hibits will be flowering plants in pots, 

 not to exceed seven inches, and twelve 

 cut roses, six each of two varieties 

 other than American Beauty. 



E. S. Dodd, of Irvington, and John 

 W. Dowling, of Tarrytown, were elected 

 to membership. 



John Grant, Cor. Sec 'y. 



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John Madden, of Highland, N. Y., 

 siiecializes in Adiantum hybridum, which 

 yields an average annual return of $7 

 per thousand fronds. A house 26x162, 

 one of several, jiroduced a crop of 250,000 

 fronds in the year. Manager H. Bate 

 says that by alternating the plantings 

 a satisfactory rotation of crops is ob- 

 tained. 



"Consider the lilies— how we grow 

 them," observed J. E. Sambrook, of 

 Sanibrook Bros., Troy, N. Y. ' ' We never 

 had finer results from cold storage 

 liiilbs." In j)ointing to a vase of extra 

 •piality blooms, he said they were grown 

 since six inches high among Kichmond 

 roses. This did not appear to affect the 

 roses in the least, judging by the vigor 

 ons growth of foliage and profusion of 

 bloom. Next season the firm will grow 

 the lilies among carnations, as the crop 

 comes off quickly and much space is 

 saved. The store business was good, 

 with fine stock in sight, both from the 

 home range and Berlin, N. Y. 



Henrv Schrade, of Saratoga Springs, 

 X. Y., was putting in a No. 46 Kroe- 

 schell boiler, intending to add another 

 house. He remarked that ''one essen- 

 tial during these strenuous days is good 

 nights' sleep.' ' 



Henry Bensel, of Ballston Sjja, N. Y., 

 reported a shortage in princess pine, 

 which usually is easily obtained from 

 the woods nearby. 



.Apropos of advertising, .lulius P^ger 



furnished an auto carload of palms for 

 the Schenectady festival chorus, held in 

 the Opera House recently. No charge 

 was made, nor any promise of reciproc- 

 ity. In return he received free notice 

 in the program, a good write-up in the 

 two locals, an order for a basket and two 

 bouquets for the prima donna, a decora- 

 tion admired by 3,000 auditors. True, 

 the weather was favorable, and little 

 risk was run, "but even so," remarked 

 Mr. Eger, "we have to take some 

 chances nowadays. ' ' 



John Strong, of Oneonta, N. Y., 

 stated that, while lousiness is good, he 

 felt afraid to sj)eculate during the holi- 

 days and had to refuse orders beyond 

 his own limited production. I had a 

 chat with Mr. Strong, Sr., who owns up 

 to three years sliort of a century, and 

 said that, save for a touch of rheuma- 

 tism, he felt bully. What a philosopher! 



B. Ackley, of Oneonta, rebuilt his en- 

 tire range last summer and sees the 

 benefit in a fine lot of stock, particu- 

 larly carnations. 



C. W. Peck, also of Oneonta, re- 

 marked that, while many had their 

 measure of trouble, he has no kick com- 

 ing — business and stock are all one can 

 wish. 



The Suskana Greenhouses, of Bing- 

 hamton, N. Y., intend launching out as 

 growers of rooted cuttings and plants 

 for the trade. Quoting Manager T. W. 

 Hannah: "We have now an up-to-date 



