May 26, 1910. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



17 



GLADIOLUS BUIALETS. 



Please tell me the best way to grow 

 gladiolus bulblets. I have planted 

 them in flats in the greenhouse to get 

 them started. I have several kinds and 

 find that some kinds sprout and come 

 up in a few days, but America bulblets 

 have not sprouted and have been in 

 about three weeks. They have a harder 

 shell than some other kinds. Is there 

 a way to make them sprout quickly? 

 Should they be soaked in hot water, or 

 should the shell be cut or cracked be- 

 fore planting! I. N. K, 



In sowing seeds of gladioli a well- 

 drained piece of land, well enriched and 

 preferably of a sandy nature, should 

 be chosen. Keep the seed bed well 

 watered. The little bulblets at the end 

 of the first season will be the size of 

 ordinary garden peas. The next season 

 sow them in drills like peas. While a 

 few will flower the second year, the 

 bulk will not do so until a year later. 



Increasing stock from the numerous 

 small bulblets is more satisfactory than 

 by the seed plan. We would prefer to 

 sow these in drills in the open ground, 

 rather than plant in flats in the green- 

 house, as they will make much finer 

 bulbs outdoors. Some bulblets are a 

 little slower in starting than others, but 

 it would be no advantage to soak them. 

 When lifting in the fall, store the little 

 bulblets in bags and hang them where 

 they are not subjected to drying from 

 fire heat. C. W. 



AWAY DOWN SOUTH. 



News with regard to the advancement 

 of the trade in the extreme southeast 

 corner of the United States, beyond the 

 Everglades of Florida, ought to be wel- 

 comed by all florists. Pioneer work is 

 always admirable, and such information 

 is a pleasant token of the progress and 

 prosperity of the business throughout the 

 length and breadth of the land. 



Miami, Fla., where the Miami Floral 

 Co. is located, is 370 miles directly 

 south of Jacksonville, on the Atlantic 

 coast, near the southern point of the 

 state and in one of the most beautiful 

 and wonderful sections of the country. 

 •J. W. Warner, formerly of Atlanta, Ga., 

 is the organizer and manager of the 

 company. He began the business in a 



Group Exhibited at a Local Fair by Miami Floral Co., Miami, Fla. 



small way about three years ago, and 

 has steadily increased its capacity, mak- 

 ing a specialty of choice roses and dec- 

 orative plants for the winter season, 

 when thousands of northern visitors tour 

 the east coast of Florida. Special at- 

 tention is paid to artistic design and 

 bouquet work and floral decorating, this 

 feature of the business being in charge 

 of Mrs. S. E. Warner, an artist in that 

 line. They propagate quantities of cro- 

 tons and palms for the trade, and do a 

 general greenhouse business locally, sup- 

 plying flowers and plants to points all 

 along the east coast. 



The two photographs here reproduced 

 show the two sections of the exhibit 

 staged by the Miami Floral Co. at the 

 South Florida Midwinter Fair, held re- 

 cently at Miami. The two sections were 



placed so as to face each other at the 

 main entrance, with the aisle between. 

 J. W. Warner and his two sons, James 

 and William, appear in one of the pic- 

 tures. 



This season 's business, Mr. Warner 

 says, has been by far the best in the 

 histor)' of the company, and Mr. Warner 

 feels a pardonable degree of pride in the 

 fine showing they are making in their 

 far southern home. 



OBITUARY. 



Group Exhibited at a Local Fair by Miami Floral G)., Miami, Fla. 



Joseph F. Lang. 



Joseph F. Lang, who had been a 

 florist in Chicago for over thirty years, 

 died May 15 at his residence, 2010 Mel- 

 rose street, of inflammation of the 

 bowels. He was born in Germany in 

 1854 and came to Chicago when 14 

 years of age. The widow, three sons 

 and a daughter survive him and will 

 continue the business, largely the pro- 

 duction of bedding plants. 



Thomas Oowanloch. 



The sad news of the death of Thomas 

 Gowanloch, of Highland Park, Mich., 

 has just been received. On Sunday 

 afternoon, May 15, Mr. Gowanloch, ac- 

 companied by his brother-in-law, deliv- 

 ered a load of plants on Fort street, 

 west. On the return trip his wagon was 

 demolished by a street car. He was 

 removed to Grace hospital, fatally in- 

 jured, and died Monday afternoon. May 

 23. Mr. Peters, Mr. Gowanloch 's 

 brother-in-law, was also seriously in- 

 jured and is still at Red Cross hospital. 

 Mr. Gowanloch was a most active mem- 

 ber of the Detroit Florists' Club, and 

 it is with deepest regret that we hear 

 of his death. H. S. 



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