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OCTOSEB 3, 1912. 



The Florists^ Review 



II 



Carnation Range of E. T. Wander, "Whtzton, Ills. 



nation from the fact that only two va- 

 rieties are grown. 



In recent years there has been a pro- 

 nounced tendency to cut down on the 

 number of varieties; in place of grow- 

 ing fifteen or twenty sorts, the average 

 establishment now is content with six 

 or eight. Mr. Wanzer has grown rather 

 fewer varieties than anybody else in 

 the vicinity of Chicago, but this year 

 has made a further reduction and has 

 only two varieties, Enchantress and 

 White Perfection. 



The Wanzer establishment, at which 

 E. Scheffler is foreman, consists of six 

 houses, each 23x200. The entire place 

 is in carnations except for four benches 

 of mums, three benches in the range 

 and one bench in a lean-to. There are 

 in all 33,000 carnation plants. 



"Everywhere you go," says Mr. 

 Wanzer, "you will be told that En- 

 chantress is the easy grower, the big 

 producer; it is the one variety by which 

 all other carnations are measured. Con- 

 sequently any variety that will out- 

 bloom Enchantress is the variety to 

 grow in quantity. Our records show 

 that last season White Perfection out- 

 bloomed Enchantress 600 flowers per 

 bench. A bench is 690 plants." 



The A. L. Randall Co., Chicago, which 

 sells the output of Mr. Wanzer 's green- 

 houses, says that evidently concentrar 

 tion, specializing, the growing of few 

 varieties and these in quantity, certain- 

 ly has profited Mr. Wanzer provided it 

 is a reason for his large cut of first 

 <juality blooms. 



When Mr. Wanzer says that he grows 

 only two sorts he does not mean it 

 quite literally; he has each season 

 grown a few plants of other varieties 

 merely to compare the result with what 

 he gets from his main crops. 



BAMSBITRO'S SUMMER QUABTEBS. 



The accompanying illustration was 

 prepared from a photograph made at 

 the establishment of G. S. Bamsburg, 

 Somersworth, N. H., of which he says: 

 ^'This shows our summer camp and a 

 part of our grounds. There is a block 

 of Silver Pink snapdragon- in the rear. 



which extends around the camp to the 

 front on the upper side, containing 

 over 2,000 plants for seed only. My 

 family consider the camp the best thing 

 that we have. It is 16x30 and contains 

 a living room and four sleeping apart- 

 ments, divided by curtains from the 

 square of the frame, which leaves free 

 circulation of air overhead and through 

 the .«!^mp, as both ends are screened. 

 The top serves as a protection in spring 

 to an immense coldf rame, where we 

 harden off carnations, mums and vio- 

 lets, thus combining health, comfort 

 and profit at a small outlay — in our 

 case less than $100. We are open air 

 enthusiasts and I would have every 

 man, woman and child know the restful 

 joy and benefit of an open air snooze." 



THE QLASS SITUATION. 



The committees representing the man- 

 ufacturers of hand blown window glass 

 and the workers' union got together 

 last week and agreed on a wage con- 

 tract for the season's fire. It was 

 highly favorable to the men. Follow- 

 ing the agreement one of the largest 

 factors in the glass trade sent out the 

 following market letter to jobbers: 



"The Wage Committee have finished 

 their task, and an agreement has been 

 entered into that carries with it au 

 increase in wages of about twenty per 

 cent, figuring on the present selling 

 price of glass. In addition to a straight 

 advance of fifteen per cent, there is 

 also an upward sliding feature, that is 

 now in effect, which is very favorable 

 to the workmen. 



"With various other increases in the 

 cost of manufacturing window glass, 

 higher prices may be expected during 

 the next few months. Popular sizes 

 are scarce, and as hand-made plants will 

 have no new glass on the market for at 

 least thirty days, jobbers are likely to 

 find themselves short of glass during 

 the entire fall. 



"In the eastern and central districts 

 it is estimated that not more than 1,000 

 pots will be operated this season by 

 hand, while in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas 

 and Louisiana less than 300 pots will 

 be considered active. With a wage 

 scale effective from October 15, 1912, 

 to May 29, 1913, it will be seen that 

 thirty-two weeks will be the maximum 

 period that any plant can run. Many 

 of the factories will not be in blast 

 October 15, and there will be various 

 happenings that will tend to curtail 

 production during the fire. No one can 

 figure overproduction for the next 

 season. The stocks in the warehouses 

 of the hand-factories have not been so 

 light in years. These factories will 

 have practically bare warehouses when 

 the new blast is started, which is a 

 most unusual condition. Orders are 

 being freely placed at manufacturers' 

 new discounts, and these contracts are 

 all for rush shipment. The jobbing 

 trade in all sections of the country are 

 enjoying a brisk demand, and it will 

 increase during the next sixty days. 

 With the resumption of the factories, 

 it is believed that they will have con- 

 tracts closed that will require several 

 weeks to execute, and a strong and reg- 

 ular demand is anticipated for the 

 entire fire. 



"On a forecast of this kind, prices 

 are much more likely to advance during 

 the fall and winter than to be reduced; 

 1912-13 is going to be the best season 

 the glass industry has experienced for 

 several years." 



Worcester, Mass. — The Quarrey Flo- 

 ral Co., 534 Main street, with M. P. 

 Quarrey as president, is a newcomer in 

 the trade, but is doing a first-class re- 

 tail business. 



G. S. SanulNfrg't 'New Hampthirc Home. 



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