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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



OCTOBEB 21, 1909. 



injj been in Taepke's store for manj 

 years. 



Albert Stahelin, of Bedford, is the 

 latest florist to add an automobile to 

 his stable. He recently purchased a four- 

 cylinder Winton car and hereafter Stahe- 

 lin 's carnations will receive an auto ride 

 to the Detroit market, whenever the 

 weather permits. 



Club Meeting. 



A well attended meeting of the Flo- 

 rists' Club was held Monday evening, Oc- 

 tober 18, and the name of Chas. Distel- 

 rath was proposed for membership. 



The subject of the evening was a dis- 

 cussion of fall preparations for Easter 

 and many took an active interest in the 

 proceedings. The drift of the talk was 

 that we should have more variety in 

 plants for Easter. It was suggested to 

 the growers that instead of growing only 

 roses and carnations, they go into plant 

 growing to a small extent, as this market 

 needs more good plants. 



Mr. Brown thought it would be a splen- 

 did plan if the growers and retailers got 

 together at times and had a good heart- 

 to-heart talk. He complained about the 

 practice of some growers who sell plants 

 cheaper to grocers at Easter and other 

 holidays than to retail florists. 



Wm. Dilger blamed the modern green- 

 houses to some extent for the condition 

 of the plant market. He says that the 

 first thing a new grower thinks of is car- 

 nations, then perhaps roses, and there he 

 stays, because the way the houses are 

 usually built nowadays makes it a hard 

 problem to grow a variety of stock. His 

 suggestion was to have a few small houses 

 or even lean-tos, as the temperature can 

 then be regulated to suit the different 

 plants. Mr. Dilger also advised the flo- 

 rists to read more. ' ' Read the trade 

 papers," said Dilger, "if you want to 

 keep up to date, but do not only read the 

 news items but study the cultural ar- 

 ticles. ' ' 



Albert Pochelon did not agree with 

 Mr. Dilger in regard to the greenhouses. 

 He called attention to the fact that the 

 best plant growers in the east have the 

 most modern houses. 



In answer to "what variety of mums 

 make the best pot plants," it was said 

 any variety can be grcjwn successfully in 

 pots. 



All those who answared the question, 

 ' ' To what extent has Verilizing soil bene- 

 fited youf" were of the opinion that, if 

 anything, the sterilizing only tends to 

 take the life out of the soil. Sterilizing 

 aoil, however, helps seed to germinate. 



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