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The Florists' Review 



25 



T. W. Duggan. 



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Mr. Grobba has tlirct; trucks um tlic rciad. 

 l';a( li autuniii lie lioMs a show !it tlie 

 ;^ro('iihouse3 and this is visited not only 

 by Toronto florists but by all within a 

 lar^c radius. The .stock is fine and he* 

 has been addinfj continuously 

 |ilant. Mr. Grobba is known 

 ■'liiilb king of Canada."' 



Arcade Florists. 



A few years aj^o the store of the .\r- 

 i-;ide Florists w^a.s started by (ieorge 

 "N'avner in a small way at the entrance 

 to the Yonge street arcade. Today he 

 has a retail store in the Arcade and 

 1,4(10 square feet of sj)ace devoted to 

 rooms for making u]) designs and suji- 

 I'lies, as he has entered the supply field, 

 i-arrying a large stock. 



Aberdeen Florist. 



The Aberdeen Florist is a member of 

 the F. T. D. He is one of the more re 

 <-eiit florists, but has a good trade. The 

 store is operate<l by S. l);ihlgorf. 



CANADA'S LARGEST RANGE. 



Forty-five Minutes from Toronto. 



One of the most famous greenhouse 

 Hinges in Canada is that of the Dale 

 instate, at Urampton, about three-quar 

 ters of an hour's train journey from 

 Tcironto. 



it is now just 1(11 ty \cavs since first 

 I lie name of hale beiauic associated with 

 the growing of floweis. in connection 

 with market g;irdi'ning. Imt when two oi 

 three Llieenlioiiscs were I'rected tweiitv- 



five years ago, the history of tlie green 

 house business as a commercial under- 

 taking in Canada practically began. 



From one small house, fifty feet in 

 length, attached to the homestead, the 

 cultivation of roses and carnations de- 

 veloped year after year to siudi an ex- 

 tent that today the visitor has miles of 

 walks to traverse, through the orchid 

 liouse, up and down th(? four different 

 rose sections 800 feet in length, across 

 the vast ranges in the carnation area, 

 while he is tempted to linger now and 

 again to admire the many varieties of 

 chrysanthemums that are to be seen to 

 advantage during Octfdier ami Xovem 

 ber. 



No ilorist considers the visit complete 

 without having seen the up-to-date heat- 

 ing ])lant, which has been in course of 

 erection during the past two years and 

 is now completed, with all the con 

 veniences that will tend to make this 

 part of tlie work in future a pleasure 

 rather than what it is usually looked 

 ujion. 



Flowers to All Canada. 



since the death of Henry Dale, the 

 business for the jiast twenty-fi\e years 

 has been under the management of T. \V. 

 Duggan. The heirs have recently taken 

 possession, and the business is now going 

 as a joint stock company with exactly 

 the same organization as formerly. 



Flowers are shipjied all over the Do- 

 minion, as far west as Calgary and Re- 

 gina and as far east as Newfoundland. 

 Fifteen years ago the llower-loving pub- 

 lic liad been educate(l to the advantages 

 pertaining to the love of flowers for 

 nearly all occasions. Koses were grown 

 in large quantities for the Buffalo antl 

 New York markets, but in recent years 

 the demand for all kinds of flowers has 

 grown to such an extent in Canada that 

 it is difficult to sujiply the needs of 

 florists throughout the year. 



The remarkable develo]mient of the 

 orchid section has always been a matter 

 of comment on the part of florists from 

 the ITnited States, and the reputation of 

 the orchid blooms grown on the (54,000 

 fdants at the Dale Kstate has becom(> 

 such as to warrant daily shipments to 

 Detroit, f'hicago, Buffalo, Cleveland and 

 other largo centers across the line. 



Three large greenhouses. (J.'u feet in 

 length, have lieen added during the ])ast 

 two seasons, bringing up the total area 

 to twenty-six acres, comprising about :i 

 million and :i (piarter s(|uari' feet of 



;lass. 



Supply End Developing. 



The florists' supjdy end of the busi 

 Mess has grown considi'rably during the 

 past ten yeais. It has been run in con 

 junction with the cut flower business sn 

 that it has been jiossible for the trade 

 tn count on quick delivery. In fact, the 

 l>;ile Kstat<' prides itself on its dis]iatcli 

 work and tlic supply I'ud of' the business 



W. G. Peacock. 



is SCI handle<l as to enable the florists in 

 a hurry for cycas leaves, ribbons or bas- 

 kets to have these sent along with tlie 

 flowers that they may be ordering over 

 the telephone, to be sent out by the first 

 exjjress train leaving Brampton. 



W. (i. Peacock, who has been looking 

 after the firm's books for the jiast sc\ - 

 enteen years, has also been watching 

 closely the devcdopineiit of the florists' 

 su|i]ily business and last May took a long 

 trip to the Kiiropean markets in search 

 of novelties for Cana<lian florists, who 

 li;ive been handicapped rather severely 

 recently in the matter of exchanjje on 

 the American dollar, running between 

 ten and twenty ]ier cent against Cana- 

 dian iminey. 



Sanqiles of Knglish and l''rench goods 

 will be seen at the forthcoming con\en- 

 tion in Toront<i and it will be interesting 

 to make comjiarisons between the arti- 

 cles of the different countries. 



J. J. II. 



MOTOR ROADS TO TORONTO. 



Favored Routes. 



M;ni\ Ibiiist- in the vicinity ot the 

 (■re;it Lakes, it .-ippcars, jil.-in tu travel 

 liy .•nitoimiliile to the coiw ent inn nf \\ir 

 I'lorists" Tcdegi'.'ipli l'eli\ii\' A--'-(Mia 

 tion .at Toiamto Octdliei- 11 t<i ]■'■. I'or 

 their ln'Oetit The He\ ieu gi\es hiic the 

 maiU which will be t'oiiihl be^t tor their 



Use. 



Buflalo to Toronto. 



iJiirliiiet (in lai.'id is eldsetl and iimtdi'- 

 istv will tind that from Wineiia tn Ham- 



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Bird's-Eye View of 1,253,000 Square Feet of Glass at Dale Estate, Brampton, Ont. 



