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The Florists' Review 



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' ' After ' this 1 'devoted my entire at-' 

 teution to selecting, (bfl:; l^est-selling 

 colors of the winter-flowering Spencers. 

 My places in Grand View and Bound 

 Brook, N. J., were too small for so 

 many varieties, so I sent all the seed 

 to California, where it might be propa- 

 gated quietly. This was quite necessary, 

 as both my places are every year visited 

 by many hundred florists, who are 

 auxious to obtain something new in the 

 winter sweet pea, and if they had seen 

 the magnificent flowers there, they 

 would have done almost anything to 

 obtain some of the seed. 



On California Seed Fields. 



"My California place was the ideal 

 spot in which to work quietly, without 

 being bothered by experts. In 1909 I ' 

 planted over six acres for seeding pur- 

 poses alone. In 1910 I planted these ex- 

 tensively in my greenhouses in Bound 

 Brook, N. J., and allowed the doors to 

 be opened for inspection. Hundreds of 

 florists came for thousands of miles 

 HFound to see the flowers, and I shall 

 never forget the expression on their 

 faces when they saw these flowers first. 

 In March, 1911, I exhibited some of the 

 flowers at the second national flower 

 show, in Boston, and they were one of 

 the chief attractions. One seedsman at 

 once offered me $100 for a single ounce 

 of the seed, and one English florist 

 offered a high price, but I refused to sell 

 , any of the seed. Of course neither knew 

 it, but at that time I already had many 

 acres in California planted with this 

 ■<anie variety of sweet pea. 



[CSontlnned on paire 70.] 



Newly Erected Range of James L. Deamead, Former Banker, Marsha IltowDt Iowa. 



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BANKER TUBNED FLOBIST. 

 When the close atmosphere and con 

 fined quarters of the cashier's cage and 

 the germ-laden banknotes that he han- 

 •iled every day in his capacity as 

 cashier of the First National Bank of 

 Marshalltown, la., proved too much for 

 James L. Denmead's health, he turned, 

 after due deliberation, to the florists' 

 trade as the line of business which 

 ^oiild afford him a life in the open 

 ^ni] at the same time support him in 

 that style of living to which he had 

 *^('''ii accustomed with his banker's in- 

 come — a strong compliment to the 

 fl'i.mcial standing of our trade. He 

 ■IS' I been born and raised in Marshall- 

 to^^n, a town of about 15,000 inhabit- 

 ants, and that seemed to him to be the 

 |>p-<t place to launch into business. So, 

 'as^t spring, he prepared his plans, and 

 ^"•^ John C. Moninger Co., of Chicago, 

 ^"rni^hed the material for a range of 



f i)ur houses, Which may be* seen in the 

 accompanying illustrations. TheT6''iU a. 

 house for roses, 28x120; one for carna- 

 tions, 28x100; one for general stock, 

 28 X 100, and a show house, 18 x 56. In 

 addition, there is a smaller house for 

 propagating, 15x35. Prospects for a 

 live business have been so encourag- 

 ing thus far that Mr. Denmead has just 

 opened a store in the downtown dis- 

 trict, at 125 East Main street. The 

 combination of an up-to-date range and 

 an ably managed store seem to point to 

 a future prosperity for the proprietor 

 not less than what would have been 

 the lot of a bank cashier. 



PASSIFLOBA DTCABNATA. 



Under separate cover we are mailing 

 you a branch of a hardy vine we have 

 found growing in the open here in Okla- 

 homa. We should be pleased to have 

 you give us the name of this vine 

 through The Review and tell us whether 

 it has, or would have, any commercial 

 value. E. F. C. 



The specimen of vine is Passiflora in- 

 carnata, which occurs as far north as 

 Virginia and is commonly called May- 

 pop. It is native in South America as 

 well as in the southern United States, 

 and dates from 1629, but does not seem 

 to have attained much prominence in 

 cultivation. Dow describes it as " a per- 

 ennial sending up annually a number 

 of herbaceous shoots." 



Bailey states that it is "a weedy 

 plaint, but oflBered by dealers in native 

 plants," and that "the strong herba- 

 ceous vines will make a fine cover for 

 arbors and verandas. ' ' Henry A. Dreer, 

 Inc., includes it among the passion flow- 

 ers listed in the firm 's catalogue. 



POOR EXPRESS BUSINESS. 



Everyone who is so dependent on the 

 express service as are almost all florists 

 will appreciate that it is necessary that 

 the express companies derive enough 

 revenue to pay a profit to the stock- 

 holders, else ttiey will follow the lead 

 of the United States Express Co., which 

 quit business. Consequently it is im- 

 portant to note that the remaining 

 companies are losing steadily, with the 

 parcel post as a competitor and the 

 Interstate Commerce Commission rates 

 in force. For instance, here is the show- 

 ing made by the American in the last 

 ten months: 



Decrease 

 Total receipts operation. . .$37,505,598 $2,392,398 



Express privileges 18,461,F68 7.S4,476 



Total operating revenue... 19,04.'?.739 1,657,922 

 Total operating expenses.. 19,343,422 206,279 



Net operating revenue 299,683 1,449,642 



Taxes 313,282 747 



Operating deficit 612,965*1,450,888 



•Increase. 



North Milwaukee, Wis. — Incorpora- 

 tion papers have been filed for the 

 Kamp & Spinti Floral Co., with a capS 

 tal stock of $15,000. The incorporators 

 are Charles Kamp and George and 

 Alfred C. Spinti. 



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Carnation Houie of Jamea L. Denmead, Marshalltown, Iowa. 



