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The Florists^ Review 



May 11. 192'-' 



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Charles II. Atkins lia.s boan appointed 

 landscape gardener of East Kutlicrford, 

 N. J., and will have charge of the parks. 

 He will al-so act in an advisory cajiacity 

 with the shade tree commission. Mr. 

 Atkins is a brother of F. I,. Atkins, <?f 

 Bobbink & Atkins. 



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"Observe these wounds," said Harry 

 Payne, of the Sunnyside (ireenhouses, 

 Dover, N. J., referring to sosne stock 

 plants of geraniums injured in a severe 

 hail st'orm, and incidentally mentioning 

 that possibly last summer and fall this 

 popular plant received the severest set- 

 l)ack known in many years. A fine 

 stock has been prepared for Mothers' 

 day, while the planting season in this 

 region extends until July 4. 



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Alonzo J. Bryan, Washington, N. J., 

 see.«i no diminution in the mail order 

 trade for bedding plants; rather the 

 reverse is the case. This trade was 

 worked up by judicious advertising, 

 backed by the goods. 



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The Herrick Greenhouses, Hacketts- 

 town, N. J., are strong cm Ophelia and 

 Columbia. The latter varioity is 3 years 

 old and the pride of the grower, Wil- 

 liam Ilait, a former American Beauty 



grower of note at Madison, N. J. He 

 has one planted at every upright in the 

 rose houses. Mr. Hart says that they 

 pay, though not in large numbers. 



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Arthur Taylor, Boonton, N. J., is the 

 recipient of congratulations on being 

 appointed i)ostmaster of this town, 

 which, being located in a nest of moun 

 tain summer resorts, is of considerable 

 importance. A flower store fills a long 

 felt want and is well supplied from the 

 greenhouses adjoining the Taylor resi- 

 dence, conveniently locateil a short dis- 

 tance from town. 



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John E. Imager, of Lager & Hurrell, 

 Summit, N'. J., is in the hospital under- 

 going an operation for an infection of 



tlve ear. 



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The Sayre Floral Co., Sayre, Pa., is 

 steadily developing a shipping plant 

 trade, in addition to the home retail 

 branch in plants and cut flowers. It is 

 the intention, according to C. L. Walt- 

 man, one of the proprietors, to add one 

 house every alternate year, since there 

 is ample room for expansion and soil 

 that seems peculiarly adapted to cycla- 

 mens, a specialty with this firm. Vinca 

 variegata is another special item. About 

 2S,0()0 plants are ready in the cutting 



bed to be planted outdoors and later to 

 be lifted and potted into 4-inch pots. 

 C^arnations are in equally large numbers. 

 About five acres of land are piped with 

 the Skinner irrigation system, the only 

 thing, in the opinion of the other part- 

 ner, H. F. Merrill, who has charge of 

 this branch. (Jrowcr Scott, a son of 

 Cornell University, has charge of the 

 roses. Columbia and Butterfly are the 

 leaders. A fine lot of Dracffina indivisa 

 in 4-inch and 5 inch pots was also noted. 

 It is the purpose of the company to fol- 

 low up the footing already gained 

 through advertisements in The Review, 

 so that it may become known as a spe- 

 cialist in the lines now being offered. 



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Ira G. Marvin, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., com- 

 menting upon the grand display of tu- 

 li]is in the city square, notes an increase 

 in the sale of both bulbs and plants. 

 He paid tribute to the city fathers for 

 their liberality. Mothers' day business 

 looks good in the face of the coal strike, 

 the effects of which are being felt in all 



lines. 



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"Up to our eyes with the combination 

 of the seed, nursery and flower depart- 

 ments," observed G. R. Clark, Scran- 

 ton, Pa., who, as secretary of the Scran- 

 ton Florists' Club, gave interesting de- 

 tails of the illustrated lecture given at 

 the last club meeting to a full attend- 

 ance by Curator N. R. Davis on the 

 fauna and flora of Panama. The city 

 forester and director of public works 



