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The Florists' Review 



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"It looked as though by dropping 

 Merry Christmas for Edna," observed 

 O. E. Steinkamp, of Indianapolis, Ind., 

 "we had made a mistake in giving so 

 popular a name to a carnation that was 

 80 soon to be superseded, but this is one 

 of the unexpected happenings in the 

 life of the introducer of new varieties." 

 Those who have seen and grown Merry 

 Christmas will have some idea of the 

 superiority of Edna. Orders for Edna, 

 by the way, together with Harvester 

 and Euth Baur, are coming in to equal 

 the demand of last season's general 

 total, which, taken as a sign of the 

 times, augurs well. Another promising 

 variety is named Supersupreme, being 

 a distinct advance upon the best form 

 of Enchantress Supreme, and it prom- 

 ises to perpetuate this vigorous line. 

 White Enchantress is as thrifty as ever. 

 Red Bosalia is distinct and will be 

 heard from in due course, possibly at 

 the same time that Supersiipreme is 

 ready. Laddie is grand and will un- 

 doubtedly be more generally grown 

 this ' season. Matchless and White 

 Wonder are grown and the last named 

 carried over two years. In addition to 

 the ^r^ng line of rooted cuttings of 

 carnations and bedding stock, a select 

 strain of snapdragons for bloom and 

 seed "was noted and also Geranium 

 Beante Poitevine in 5-inch and 6-incli 

 pots on brackets through the valley 

 houses for Easter blooming. And last, 

 ^nd possibly most interesting because 

 it is in an embryo state, is a seedling 

 carnation of color similar to the old and 

 popular Daybreak, a highly fringed, 

 well built up flower of good size, quite 

 fragrant. Habit and growth are first 



elass. 



• • • • 



George Wiegand, of A. Wiegand 's 

 Sons Co., Indianapolis, Ind., was giving 

 the final inspection to a thirty-third 

 degree Masonic floral emblem, observ- 

 ing, "As the late brother had succeeded 

 in reaching the goal of his earthly am- 

 bitions, so we should endeavor to at- 

 tain the heights of our profession. But 

 we shall over meet obstacles; for ex- 

 ample, a fair patron expressed herself 

 strongly on the subject of our slogan, 

 'Say It with Flowers.' She said so much 

 of it was tiring. We realize that the 

 tears from such a one would be crocodile 

 tears, which reminds mo that much pub- 

 licity has boon given our exhibit of 

 alligators, now two sonsons on view, and 

 it has boon siiggostcd that a free loan 

 be made to any florist wlio has a suit- 

 able place to exhi])it one or more. They 

 are about six feet in length and, as 

 they hihornate from October to April, 

 the high cost of living does not count. 

 We shall retain two, known as Uncle 

 Rastus and Aunt Chloo, both being of 

 uncertain age and attached to our em- 

 ployees." Homer Wiegand writes from 

 southern California that conditions arc 

 much as at home, whitlior ho is heading. 

 On his return, George Wiegand expects 

 to run over to Bernnula in time to see 

 the lilies blooming for Easter. 

 • * • • 

 "The milk of human kindness and 

 sympatliy can only be really expressed 



through flowers," observed Irwin Ber- 

 termann, of Bertermann Bros. Co., In- 

 dianapolis, Ind., while making up some 

 lovely floral pieces in which Rose Pre- 

 mier stood preeminent. "We get fiie 

 reports from members of the F. T. D. 

 Its growth reminds me of a story re- 

 cently told of two fond mothers who 

 were comparing notes regarding the 

 size of their respective babes. One, 

 who was of a humorous turn, mentioned 

 that she knew of a baby that surpassed 

 both of theirs, having gained six pounds 

 in two weeks. On what was it fed? 

 Elephant's milk. Yes, there is such a 

 thing as becoming elephantine and un- 

 wieldy," commented Mr. Bertermann. 

 • • • • 

 "Demand exceeds supply, which 

 keeps up the tone," observed Fred C. 

 Heinl, Terre Haute, Ind. "Prospects 

 are good and a fine line in sight both 

 in plants and cut flowers," he said. 

 The houses at the Davis Gardens are 

 in fine shape — 75,000 cyclamens grown 

 in one and all disposed of. It is in- 

 tended to use one large house solely for 

 plants. This is to be a one-year ex- 

 periment, the results of which will de- 

 termine whether it will be continued. 

 G. Anderson, recently with Gullett & 

 Sons, Lincoln, 111., assumed charge Feb- 

 ruary 1. Mr. Heinl is serving on the 



grand jury and looks for release in 

 time to be on hand for St. Valentine's 



day business. 



• • • • 



The window display of the Flower 

 Shop, at Lima, C, is credited with 

 many telegraph orders around the holi- 

 days. It was the work of the junior 

 Calvert, who, with Fred Calvert and 

 J. Allen Grubb, constitutes this flourish- 

 ing concern. An interesting event hap- 

 pened at the Grubb residence on the 

 Sunday following Christmas, when little 

 Martha Jane arrived unannounced, but 

 nevertheless was gladly welcomed. 

 Mother and daughter are doing nicely. 



• • • • 



Jlenry Eberhardt, of the Bosendale 

 Flower Shop, Schenectady, N. Y., has 

 received the prize awarded by the Al- 

 bany Florists' Club at the recent show. 

 The show was a big success. 



• • • • 

 Incidental to the fame of the late 



Henry F. C. Sander, of St. Albans, 

 England, as a collector of orchids, it 

 may be of interest to recall that the 

 gem of the pandanns family, P. San- 

 deri, was discovered in the Malay 

 islands and rediscovered at the Sander 

 establishment by J. D. Eisele, president 

 of Henry A. Dreer, Inc., who brought 

 the mother plant, under personal super- 

 vision, to Riverton, N. J., where, for 

 some time, it and its progeny were tht 

 star attractions, the most beautiful of 

 all decorative plants. While it has not 

 been a success commercially, it may be 

 found in the best amateur collections, 

 ever retaining its lustrous sheen and 

 being truly known as the golden pan- 

 danus. W. M. 



Muncie, Ind. — John Valentine is start- 

 ing to grow cut flowers. He is specializ- 

 ing in gladioli, both flowers and bulbs. 



Madison, Wis.— John I. Malec, ,307 

 North Murray street, is planning going 

 into the retail cut flower and plant busi- 

 ness. 



Yutan, Neb. — W. P. Nelson is making 

 preparations to erect a greenhouse and 

 start in the retail business this coming 

 spring. 



Abilene, Tex. — Mrs. .\. Cole, former- 

 ly with the Home Floral Co., of Beau- 

 mont, Tex., has moved here and expects 

 to start in business. 



Thomasville, Ga.— Mrs. G. C. Sparks, 

 who has been handling cut flowers and 

 design work as a side line to her hus- 

 band "s drug store, intends to build 

 some groouhouses and enter the florists' 

 l)usiness on a larger scale. 



Highland Park, Mich.— The Strand 

 Ilaviland Flower Shop lias opened at 

 13967 Woodward avenue. C. Oscar 

 Strand, who is manager, was for nine 

 years connected with the L. Bemb 

 Floral Co. Mr. Strand conducted a 

 store in the Book building. 



Little Bock, Ark. — Theodore Wiseman 

 recently entered the trade as a grower 

 of field flowers. 



Kipling, O. — F. K. Linhard expects 

 to enter the florists' trade goon and 

 will build a greenhouse this summer. 



Coffeyville, Kan. — L. R. Duncan, a 

 grower of bulbs here, expects to start in 

 the florists' business for himself 

 shortly. 



Winner, S. D. — A new retail business 

 has been started by David Peer, and it 

 is his i)lan to erect a greenhouse in the 

 near future. 



Kalamazoo, Mich. — Lang's Gladiolus 

 Gardens are to be started this coming 

 spring. They will be located about six 

 miles from Kalamazoo on the Dixie 

 highway. 



Cincinnati, O.— E. M. Newhart is pre- 

 paring to plant two acres of dahlias at 

 3106 Euclid avenue, using the best and 

 newer varieties, the stock obtained from 

 advertisers in The Review. He also will 

 plant a quantity of gladiolus bulbs for 

 cut flowers and will issue a catalogue 

 in the autumn. He has named his place 

 the Eden Dahlia Garden. 



