OCTOBEB 24, 1012. 



The Florists^ Review 



17 



Greenhouse Establisbment of W^. F. Haeger on a Sidehill at North Chattanooga, T«nn. 



triumphs, so exquisitely white and pure are Its 

 glistening petals. A rather dwarf grower, on 

 green foliage, fine for bordering beds, for indi- 

 vidual specimens, and for indoor bloom. Florists' 

 Exchange of September 28, 1912, says, "This is 

 the finest white canna, undoubtedly, the world 

 has ever seen." 



Loveliness, height three fret; the color of this 

 exquisite canna Is most difficult to describe, but 

 we think that "bright, ruby carmine" will con- 

 vey to our customers the entrancing loveliness of 

 this most charming variety. The blooms are 

 formed on large heads, which are borne erect, 

 and the individual flowers, with firm, well made 

 petals, are of the new Gladioflora type Intro- 

 duced by us. The foliage Is a delicate green, 

 which harmonizes perfectly with the beautiful 

 flowers. The plant is very vigorous and will 

 produce numerous stalks in a season. 



Jennie Walls Fahnline, height four and one- 

 ' half feet. This glorious combination of pink and 

 primrose arouses enthusiasm always on account 

 of its dainty coloring and unique markings. The 

 lips of the petals are flashing carmine pink, 

 which shades toward a throat of soft primrose, 

 delicately dappled pink. Each petal is faintly 

 edged with gold; the effect is dainty, artistic 

 and fascinating. 



Panama, height three feet. The color of this 

 charming canna is unusual, being an attractive 

 rich orange red, with a well defined, wavy edge 

 of bright golden yellow. The flowers are very 

 large, the petals being almbst round and as broad 

 ■8 they are long, and having great durability. 

 The gigantic blooms command attention and 

 admiration. 



Lorraine (Improved), height five feet. Deli- 

 cate rose pink, distinctly bordered with cream. 

 Lower petal Is cream splashed with pink. A 

 marked advance over our old Lorraine of a dozen 

 years back. 



Maid of Orleans, height fpur and one-half feet. 

 Ground color is rich cream, over which Is shaded 

 and mottled In beautiful fashion an attractive 

 pink. The flowers are very large, and the foliage 

 18 probably the richest of any of the green leaved 

 kinds, being soft olive green, witli the edges 

 tastefully crimped and distinctly marked with 

 bronze. 



8am Trelease (Improved), height three feet. 

 The general habit of this canna cannot be sur- 

 passed, as the blooms are formed on strong, 

 straight stems which shoot up well above the 

 perfectly formed soft green foliage. The flower 

 Is most exquisite in color, an Intense poppy red, 

 with a thread of brilliant yellow around the edge 

 of each petal. Tips of petals are solid poppy 

 red. which gradually shades to yellow, mottled 

 and striped with red on the throat and tongue. 

 An exquisitely beautiful variety. 



■Wonderful, the greatest novelty yet produced 

 in cannaa. The flower is of good size and is pro- 

 duced well above the soft green foliage on tall, 

 straight stems, well furnished with blooms. The 

 Bowel's are an exceptionally attractive shade of 

 rich gamboge yellow, with a faint tinge of car- 

 mine on the throat and tongue. The great value 

 of this "Wonderful" canna lies In the fact that 

 the usual fpur petals of the ordinary canna have 

 been Just doubled to eight well formed petals, 

 which overlap each other most gracefully. 



John Young, Sec'y. 



October 15, 1912. 



RAEGEB'S HILLSIDE HOUSES. 



The illustration at the top of this 

 page shows the greenhouse establish- 

 nient of W. F. Haeger, located in the 

 hills of east Tennessee, at North Chat- 

 tanooga, a suburb of Chattanooga, This 



place comprises about 15,000 feet of 

 modern glass, devoted to carnations, 

 chrysanthemums, bulbous stock and 

 bedding plants. This year about 16,000 

 chysanthemums will be cut, and 35,000 

 plants will be grown for bedding and 

 dwelling use. No roses are grown, the 

 supply of these being obtained froi.a 

 the Chicago market. 



The store is located in the center of 

 the business section of Chattanooga, at 

 700 Market street. The business has 

 grown so rapidly that a considerable 

 part of the flowers sold must be bought 

 from the wholesale market. 



Solid beds are used mostly for mums 

 and bulbous stock. All the walls and 

 beds are built of concrete and the 

 houses are as nearly fireproof as possi- 

 ble. The small house on top of the 

 boiler shed is used for propagating, and 

 the floor under the benches is used for 

 forcing valley and starting cold storage 

 lilies. The floor being of concrete and 

 over the boilers makes the forcing of 



valley easy and cheap. All the cold-, 

 frames are made of concrete from soft 

 coal cinders from the boilers au'd are 

 found durable as well as cheap. 



One house is an interesting sight, 

 with small ferns growing on shelf 

 brackets, with larger ferns hanging 

 from the shelves, and underneath, in 

 solid beds, are Paper Whites and Ro- 

 mans. The bulbous stock does finely 

 grown this way, the bed being planted 

 a section at a time, so that too large at 

 supply is not created. This plan saves 

 much space and lifting of heavy flats. 



Humber Bay, Ont. — E. A. Crowhurst, 

 the hot water circulator man, is in- 

 stalling a No. 6 Kroeschell boiler. 



Dows, la. — Shaffer & Sons have suc- 

 ceeded Shaffer & Larson, Mr. Larson 

 having sold his interest to his partner. 

 Another house, 20x92, has just been 

 finished and trade has been good since 

 frost. 



Store of W. F. Haeeer, Chattanooga, Tenn. 



