OCTOBBB 9, 1913. 



The Florists* Review 



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planted is a seedling resembling Mar- 

 quis de Castellane. The bed of Ficus 

 elastica edged with Anthericum varie- 

 gatum is unusual and pleasing. Shrub- 

 bery has been planted on the sides of 

 this theater-like scene. In front of the 

 shrubbery is a line of Canna Florence 

 Vaughan, in front of the cannas a line 

 of Salvia Bonfire, the edging of Coleus 

 Golden Eedder. The effectiveness of 

 the planting is enhanced by the fine 

 qualities of the crotons. The plants are 

 all highly colored, even, and with clean 

 foliage to the base, a sure sign of cro- 

 ton health and vigor. 



The gardener at Girard college, 

 Charles W. Cox, has had his hands full 

 for a long time. Poplar trees that were 

 unsightly and none.^;oo clean were re- 

 moved. Unnecessary walks have dis- 

 appeared or are to go; seven acres of 

 walks in forty-five acres of grounds are 

 too many, Mr. Cox says. Then there are 

 the playgrounds. There are three or 

 four of them, all of large size. The au- 

 thorities at the college have decided 

 that grass will not do, so all the play- 

 grounds now are of bare soil. Mr. Cox 

 is busily engaged with a large force of 

 men in grading one of these play- 

 grounds. The grade is being raised with 

 soil from the excavation for a new col- 

 lege building, just commenced. This 

 building, by the way, is on the site of 

 two greenhouses, so that the plant-pro- 

 ducing space has been curtailed. But 

 Mr, Cox is confident that he has enough 

 glass to produce the necessary stock. 

 His greenhouses contain some interest- 

 ing chrysanthemum seedlings and much 

 fine stock. Among the crotons is a 

 promising seedling, Mrs. William P. 

 Craig, left him by his genial prede- 

 cessor. Phil. 



PEONIES IN COPPER COUNTRY. 



The following appeared in the Ga- 

 zette, published at Houghton, Mich., 

 September 29: 



"One of the industries of the great 

 Michigan copper country and one that 

 has attracted very little attention, even 

 from local people, is the growing of 

 peonies for the cut flower market. 

 There are very few people in Calumet 

 or in the neighborhood of the peony 

 beds, even, that realize what an in- 

 dustry this is, that realize that right 

 here are being grown plants that are 

 to supply hundreds of thousands of 

 the most beautiful and expensive flow- 

 ers grown in America. Nevertheless 

 this is a fact and Calumet is gradually 

 to become famous as the home of the 

 perfect peony. 



"Right now thousands upon thou 

 sands of peony plants are being set out 

 in this community. A year ago E. E. 

 Pieser, of Chicago, one of the leading 

 and best known peony growers in .the 

 country, leased from the Tamarack 

 Mining Co., at Calumet, several acres of 

 land and planted the plot to peony 

 plants. Mr. Pieser did not meet with 

 great success with his first year's plant- 

 ing. The plants were not taken, shipped 

 or planted under the proper condi- 

 tions, it is said, and later were not 

 given the proper care. 



"This year, however, a larger and 

 more expensive planting, a planting 

 of perfect plants, is being made. Mr. 

 Pieser already has 32,000 peony plants 

 here and they are rapidly being put 

 into the ground. Another carload of 

 the plants is now on the way to Calu- 

 met and will be set out as soon as 

 they are received. 



Charles W. Coz, Gardener at Girard College. 



"One plot of the big peony garden of 

 Mr. Pieser contains four acres. This 

 has been prepared and the planting 

 almost completed. The other plot is 

 much larger and the planters have an 

 almost unlimited space. The soil, it 

 is stated, is perfect for the growing of 

 the plants and needs little special 

 treatment. 



"The plants are being grown for cut 

 flowers, as mentioned above. As soon 

 as the buds commence to show color 

 they are cut and are packed, like 

 sticks, in boxes and shipped to the 



market, to Milwaukee, Chicago, Wash- 

 ington, New York city, Philadelphia 

 and other big cities, where they will 

 'ripen' or mature and will be sold at 

 prices ranging from 10 cents to $1 each. 

 "There is big money in peonies for 

 the man who manages them right, 

 for the man who knows how to grow 

 them and who can put the necessary 

 ispirit and love for flowers into his 

 work. ' ' 



Joplin, Mo. — A new greenhouse, 20x 

 50 feet, is being built at Lincoln park. 



Bedding at the South Entrance of Girard College, Philadelphia. 



