-Mav Ht, I'JIT. 



The Florists^ Review 



21 



Greenhouse Establishment of the Ludwig Floral Co., Pittsburgh, at Castle Shannon, Pa. 



ot" 7.") cciits ti) .+ 1 \n'\- (lo/.cii, mill ;it .'i 

 MJKplcsnh' li;;iin' of .f:; to $4 j)c'r hinnlicil. 

 (.'ortainly iio custonior -would Ik; iiijurcl 

 l)y ])ayiii}f such a tiiiure, Init all of us, 

 Avliolosalor and retailer, Avould be S''*'''itly 

 benefited, and with the (dose of ea<di 

 trade season we should feel that \n c 

 had worked to some ])urpose. 



"Will you not kindly invite an cx|U('s 

 sion from other readers of the valued 

 Keview.^ C. E. Gullett. 



Later Mr. l''ri('clli>y wi'iit nitn business 

 fill' himself. 



PROPAGATION OF PHLOXES. 



A BIG PITTSBURGH RANGE. 



Ik'sides havinjj one of the l)est eciuiji 

 ped stores in Pittsbnr<jii, Pa., the Lnd 

 uij,^ Floral (,'o. ranks ainonji- the larj^est 

 growers in western Pennsylvania. At 

 its ranj^e at Castle Shannon, I'a., shown 

 in th(! accoinpanyino- illustration, the 

 company judduces priu(M pally roses, (■;n' 

 nations, chrysantliemums and lili<-s for 

 the I'ittsbur<,di store. Tin; rani,M' con- 

 sists of l.')(l,(i(l() feet of olass and before 

 the com])any took it oxer five years a^^o 

 was known as tiie Saxoiiwald (ireen 

 houses. The ottictM's of the cunipany all 

 are well known to the trade in Pitts- 

 bur<,di. They are: President, (iusta\- 

 Ludwi},'; vice-])resident, .1. ^V. Lu<lwi;^: 

 secretary, (iilbert Ludwi^r; treasurer, 

 Jlenrv >Iensclike. 



FRIEDLEY A CRACK BOWLER. 



I'rank A. Friedlcy, of <'le\ eland. • >.. 

 is a versatile \-(uin;i man. lie not unh 

 manages the <;reenlHiuses of the l'iiedl<'\ 

 Co., at P'ast Cleveland, is secretary ot' 

 the Cleveland Florists' Club, and a 

 leader in Clevidaud trade ciride--. luit i- 

 a ]troficient Imwler as well. lb- i< a 

 craidc meiub(M' of the < |,.\-,d,'iud l'l()ri~t>" 

 I'.owliui: Club, \\lii(di, i|uriiii,f the ia'-t 

 M'asiiu, Won the M ielii^.-i n (nt I'Iowit 

 Co. trophy l,y defeatiui; the hetroit 

 florists' P.oulin^ < liili. The a.-cuin 

 jianyinji' reiirodiictiou ot' hi-; plni(ii:ira|ili 

 shows .Mr. h'riedley about tct uiiiIm' a 

 strike. ]\Ir. j'riedley ■-^I'lVecl hi- .-ippieli 

 ticeship as a grower with the C. (i. 

 Hill Co., Picdimoiid. lud.. i eina luiiiL: 

 thtM'o ti\ (' years, lie was l;itei with tlie 

 ^lianii I'loral < 'o.. l)a\toM. < •.. I'lank 

 Huntsman aud William Miirphx-, < in 

 'iunati. < I., the ('hica^o ('aruation « o., 

 • bdicd. 111., aud .Miss Ihdl ;Miller. Spring 

 held, 111., I(a\in;4 the last naii.'d nine 

 years a^o to b(>coine superintendent of 

 the .r. ^r. (iasser Co. nrTe(Mihoiise< at 

 Kooky Piver, ()., a suburb of < Icvoland. 



By Seeds and Cuttings. 



I'liloxes may be piopat^ated \>y seeils. 

 cuttin^js or di\ isions. The hybrid 

 phloxes will not breecl triu' from see.l, 

 iuit it is found that about forty pei 

 cent ot' the see(lliu<;s will be as ^ood 

 as the parents. In onlei- to secure the 

 liest results with seed, cfos< |pollinatiou 

 is jiecessary. The seed slnmhl be sown 

 in Ftdiruary in a moderate temperature, 

 aud as soon as the seedlinos are larye 

 eu(Hi<;h to handle they should be plaied 



Frank A. Friedley. 



sinL;l> III - C_. iindi pot- and i^iown in 



eidd I'la me- ()|- .-I ^ leen holi-e. d'lle IICW 



|daii1- -hould lie -et ipiit (aii\- in the 

 -priiiv;. allowiim twn to two .-ind one half 

 leet lietWi-eii the plant-. In thi- man- 

 ner it I- po--ilile 111 <cciiie Idoom the 

 hist season t'idlii ^ee(|. 



To perpetuate \;(iietie- ot' especial 



merit, pidpa^.-it ioii |.\ liittiiii;- is w- 

 -•orteij to. ''littiiiLi- iiia\' lie taken in 

 the I'.'lll llom lloWelill^ <telll- wliirh had 

 lieeii prc\iousl\ <-iit baid^ i In med ia t el V 

 at'ter ilowerine. ('iittiii^s two to three 

 iiohes huiL;- should lie sidected. prel'ei- 

 alil\ with a heel, ;iml rooted in sami in 

 a >liads c(ddframe. Tliev slnmld then 

 III' potted ill lii;ht, <ani|y lo.am, and ki'pt 

 in the rohlt'ranie o\er winte!-. with a 

 protection of -;i-li ;iiid «tia\\. I^aily in 

 the -priliL;' t lie-e voiiii^ plan'- -hoiild be 

 ■^et out similarly to seedjin;^-. m pL-i.-ed 

 111 a niiiseiv row until they Ik'm e at- 

 tained siidiiieiit si/e for permanent 

 |ilantiiie. .\iiotlier method emplo\-ed 

 where oreeiihoiise t'.aci I it ies are .available 

 i- to take up ohi plants from the ^.arden 

 ill heremlier, pot, them and t'orci' ^lowtli. 

 Cood, stron^^r cuttinj;s ma\ then lie ob- 

 taiiieil in .March, wliiidi are rooted arid 

 [lotted in the usual niannei. 



By Dividing the Clumps. 



I he ea-iest and nio-t common nndlioil 

 111 pid|iaL;at ion. especially anion;,'' ama- 

 teur-, crmsists ot' takiiiL;' up the phmts 

 ill the f;ill or spring;' and dixidiii^- the 



'liim|i- with a -pad l-iiit'e. I'liloxes 



increase by iindere roniid -toloii- orowin;^ 

 out\v;ird. and it i- these couiil;. \ ioorous 

 •hoot- on the oiit-ide whicdi pioijine the 



lie-t |i|,'lllt-. The liewjc divided jdailts 



<hoiih| lie -et out a1 oiii-r. In the cas(; 



o|' the dwart' and i-reeJilliL:' -| ie>;, I'. 



-iiinilata. lai'^i' plant- ma\ I oii\eited 



into imnieroii< -in.'ill ones fx -liakiii"' 

 -nine li;;lit -oil aiiionL;' them in the -nin- 

 icei' .'ind ill"!! di\idiliu' ill the |;iil. when 



the tr.'iiliiiL: liiaio'he- will |,e I'oniid to 

 ha\e rooted. 



Tli(> oardeii njltuie ni phlovr- is ipiite 

 simjile. As tlie\- are ^ro-s feeder-, the 

 •^oil should be worked up to a depth ot' 



eil^hteeii illclos to 1 wo je.t Mild Wi II en- 



li'-hed with well rotted iiiaiiure. Tim 

 manure is e-pc-inlly ni'c-e--;i i'\' in li-ht, 

 ^andy sidl, to con-er\i nioi-tnie. It 

 ^houid be used s|iariii-ly in -tilV. he;i\'V 

 --oil. However, in view of ;, prevalent 

 spot disease caused liv .'i t'lni-u--. < 'ercos- 

 pora jihloeina. The di'-e.'i-e i- i liaracter- 

 i/ed by lii.-ular brown -pot- on the t'ldi- 



