May 27, 1915. 



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in large umbels. They are sweetly 

 scented, and pure white in color. The 

 dictionaries that quote stevias refer to 

 them as greenhouse herbaceous peren- 

 nials, but S. serrata is grown in the 

 United States as an annual (the trade 

 propagates by cuttings taken in spriQg 

 from old stools. — Ed.). Some twenty 

 years ago I tried the plant, and was 

 much charmed with it, but I recall that 

 it flowered rather late in the year, due 

 to the fact that it was not hustled 

 along in heat at the start. It can, I 

 believe, be flowered under glass in the 

 winter, and I would urge some to make 

 experiments with it. Considering it 

 was found in Mexico, as far back as 

 1799, it is surprising that it has been 

 overlooked." 



Establishment of Grover G. Gilbert, Streator, III., After Cyclone Passed Over. 



soon resume their natural dark green, 

 glossy foliage. This variety takes less 

 water than any other variety of which 

 I know. L. 



CYCLONE HITS ILUNOIS RANGE. 



The storm that passed over central Illi- 

 nois on the afternoon and evening of 

 May 15 dropped hail on many a grower, 

 but at Streator it assumed cyclonic pro- 

 portions and not only destroyed glass 

 but broke bars. The accompanying il- 

 lustration shows the establishment of 

 Grover G. Gilbert after the storm had 

 passed. The range consisted of three 

 houses. In the picture there are but 

 two. The south house, narrower than 

 the rest, bore the brunt of the storm 

 and was practically blown away. The 

 second house wa;^ badly broken up, 

 while the north house was not damaged 

 except for the breaking of considerable 

 glass on the south slope; on the north 

 side there was scarcely any breakage. 

 The three houses were each 250 feet 

 long. In all about 3,000 lights of glass 

 were broken. Repairs are already well 

 along. 



AS OTHERS SEE US. 



A column of comment in one of the 

 British trade papers contains jottings 

 of interest to those on this side of the 

 water because of its reference to things 

 originating here: 



"Carnation Pink Sensation was 

 shown at the R. H. S. by Wm. Wells Ss 

 Co. Mr. Wells, adorned with one gigan- 

 tic flower, was also on the spot, and 

 while neuritis still renders his left arm 

 almost useless, it certainly does not 

 affect him otherwise. Many of the 

 flowers were well over four inches, and 

 of a beautiful color. Good Cheer, an- 

 other of the rose-pinks, which gained 

 an A. M., was certainly good, but it 

 was Pink Sensation that held everyone. 



"The fact that hardy flowers are 

 rapidly gaining favor in the United 

 States prompts the thought that we 

 shall in the near future be looking to 

 America for novelties other than car- 

 nations. A glance through any list of 

 hardy plants discloses the fact that 

 many are natives of various parts of 

 America, so that one may reasonably 

 expect Americans to do something in 

 the novelty line. Heleniums Riverton 

 Beauty and Riverton Jewel are items 

 we are all familiar with. These hail 

 ft*om Dreer's, where they have in re- 

 cent years pushed hardy flowers for all 

 they are worth. Last year this con- 

 cern sent out a phlox named W. C. 

 Egan, b real tip-topper, andl this sea- 



son I am trying out another addition 

 named Riverton Jewel, said to be an 

 improved Asia. Thor, a deep salmon, is 

 another. 



"Hardy salvias are attracting the at- 

 tention of the Americans. A new form 

 named uliginosa is being recommended. 

 It grows like azurea, but is more bushy 

 and taller. S. Greggii, the red form, 

 already is making headway over here, 

 but so far I have not seen S. Pitcheri 

 listed. I am trying out this variety, 

 which bears gentian-blue flowers. It is 

 curious that the Texas species, S. 

 Greggii, should have been neglected. 

 Fully forty years ago it was tested un- 

 der glass, with poor results, and not un- 

 til its merits as a border plant were 

 discovered did it make headway. 



"It has always been a matter of sur- 

 prise to me that Stevia serrata is ig- 

 nored in most seed lists. I have no 

 recollection of seeing it mentioned in 

 any English seed list, whereas in the 

 United States it is not only listed, but 

 is grown on a large scale for market 

 work. In some ways the flowers resem- 

 ble gypsophila, being small and borne 



FREIGHT RATES ON MOSS. 



The Interstate Commerce Commission* 

 has rendered a decision in the com- 

 plaint of W. W. Barnard Co., Chicago, 

 vs. the Chicago & Northwestern rail- 

 road, involving the freight rates on 

 moss. The complaint asked reparation 

 for alleged unreasonable charges on 

 moss from points in Wisconsin to Chi- 

 cago. The commission holds that rea- 

 sonable charges should not have exceed- 

 ed those which would have accrued had 

 the fourth-class rates, based on a mini- 

 mum carload weight of 15,000 pounds 

 in cars thirty-six feet long, subject to 

 rule 6 (b) of the western classification 

 now in effect, been applied. As the 

 total charges collected on the ship- 

 ments of the complainant did not ex- 

 ceed those which would have accrued 

 on the basis found reasonable, the com- 

 mission dismisses the complaint. 



^E. H. P. 



Springfield, N. J.— ^Incorporation pa- 

 pers have been filed by the Jakobsen 

 Floral Co. The capital stock is $50,000. 

 The incorporators are Watson J, Morris 

 and J. Niel Jakobsen, of Springfield, and 

 P. Carter Bell, of Millburn. 



WHOLESALE FLORIST. 



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