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JULX 29, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



65 



Illustrated book, 250 designs free. 

 " C. Pollworth Mfg. Co.. MUwaukee. WU. 



"TrTu line of wire work. Write for list. 

 ' Ho lton & Hunkel Co., Milwaukee. Wis. 



"VfiiT^Hunt, 76-78 Wabash Ave., Chicago. 



GEUM MONTANUM. 



Au excellent border or rockery flower 

 is llie mountain avens, Geum montanum, 

 the bright golden flowers of which come 

 in oarJy summer and, in favorable posi- 

 tioi'si, continue for months at a stretch. 

 Till' plant itself is a beautiful one, the 

 foliage being of fine form, and in the 

 higliest degree pleasing, with its pretty 

 sh;i lo of green and its charming contour, 

 although the latter is what descriptive 

 works are pleased to call "irregular." 

 The irregularity is a charm in the case of 

 tii( i; leaves, which, by the way, are also 

 clail. to some degree, with soft hairs. 



There are several varieties of Geum 

 montanum, some being much neater and 

 nioio compact than others. Neatnsss is of 

 consequence when it is employed as a 

 rock plant, but there is hardly a weedy 

 variety of this mountain avens on the 

 market. The best and dwarf est varieties 

 with which I am acquainted, says S. 

 Arnott, in an English gardeners' maga- 

 zijie, are only some six inches in height. 

 The flowers are of a bright golden-yellow, 

 but there is a variety with orange-colored 

 flowers, which is of much beauty. It is 

 called G. montanum aurantiacum, and is 

 in every way as worthy of cultivation as 

 the golden one. It is of about the same 

 lieight. 



There is still another good variety, 

 called maximum, which is taller, and thus 

 better for the border than the others, 

 although it can well be cultivated on the 

 rockery. Its height is about nine inches, 

 or a little more, and those who prefer a 

 taller geum than the two first named may 

 secure this one. 



The mountain avens, although not par- 

 ticular regarding soil, appears to like one 

 which is not too heavy, but which has still 

 a fair amount of moisture. On the rock- 

 ery the moisture is conserved by the 

 stones, and there it seems happiest, giv- 

 ing its bright yellow flowers, not only 

 profusely, but of good size. It is propa- 

 gated by division or by seeds, and is with 

 me one of the best plants I have, says Mr. 

 Arnott, although far from being rare. 



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liAB Harbor, Me. — The second annual 

 Mount Desert flower show has been set 

 tor August 14, at the Building of Arts, 

 to 1)6 held under the schedule of the Bar 

 •Harbor Horticultural Society 



Austin, Tex. — Seiders & "Walker are 

 lilding two new houses, 22x100, one for 

 iiiiis and later bedding stock and the 

 er for carnations. A lean-to, 14x42, 

 I a propagating shed, 6x50, will also 

 added, making this one of the most 

 iplete plants in this section. Olaf 

 •>n. of the Austin Floral Co., is adding 

 " house, 24x75, for mums and sweet 



''LATTEViLLE, Wis. — Wm. A. Schacfer, 

 '" tlie Platteville Floral Co., stated July 

 '''■' that his new greenhouse would be com- 

 I ■ ted in a few days and his carnations 

 ' ■ '^ed. Gladioli and asters, he said, were 

 li '>ining outdoors and were selling fairly 

 ^^ il- Business, on the whole, has been 

 ' 'ter than he expected, and he thinks 

 "u the florists' trade is now established 

 '"' a paying basis in southwestern Wis- 

 *^"Msin, though considerable hustling was 

 ;•• quired to produce that state of affairs. 

 ' ' 'Te were no greenhouses here until 

 '^'I'lut two years ago. Trade is nearly 

 "'' of the better class. 



INDIANAPOLIS. 



The Market 



There is but little change in the sit- 

 uation, business still being dull. The 

 stock is fair for the season, roses suffer- 

 ing the most. Carnations are holding 

 their own. There are some few asters 

 to be had, but they are not at their best 

 yet. Lilium auratum has made its ap- 

 pearance and helps materially in funeral 

 work. There are quantities of Shasta 

 daisies, gladioli and green stuff to be 

 had. Vacations are now in order and 

 everyone is taking his turn in going 

 away. A funeral or party here and 

 there is about the only excitement. 



Various Notes. 



John Heidenreich and wife are spend- 

 ing a fortnight in Minnesota and Chi- 

 cago. 



Walter Bertermann and Carl Sonnen- 

 schmidt are contemplating a trip to Ger- 

 many. 



While out autoraobiling the other day, 

 George Wiegand experienced the sensa- 

 tion of being hit by a street car. Out- 

 side of tearing the top off, bending the 

 rear axle and tearing the back seat off, 

 no harm was done to the auto. Luckily, 

 the car was not going over ten miles an 

 hour and no one was hurt. 



Clarence Green is back to work, after 

 two weeks' vacation. 



Homer Wiegand is spending a few 

 days at the lakes. 



G. C. Lange is rebuilding a number 

 of his houses. 



E, A. Nelson is trying his luck with 

 the finny tribe at Lake Webster. 



Roepke & Eienian have completed a 

 pot shed, packing room and cut flower 

 cellar. 



Fred Hukriede is spending a few days 

 with relatives near Fort Wayne. 



Henry Backemeyer, A. Wiegand & 

 Sons ' bookkeeper, who is a popular tenor 

 singer, went to Knightstown last week, 

 where he took the leading part in a re- 

 cital given in his honor. 



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