. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igo3. The American Florist. 191. A Wreath tor the Macabees. A Plaque for the Typographers. FUNERAL DESIGNS PREPARED BY AUGUST MEYER, OF NEW BRIGHTON, PENNSYLVANIA. fifteen varieties does not make the ordinary grower "feel ; In attending the convention a large part of the pleasure and profit comes trora visiting other growers. One wonders anew at the unbounded hospi- tality shown everywhere, at the freedom with which the greenhouse doors are thrown wide open to every visitor and at the kindness with
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igo3. The American Florist. 191. A Wreath tor the Macabees. A Plaque for the Typographers. FUNERAL DESIGNS PREPARED BY AUGUST MEYER, OF NEW BRIGHTON, PENNSYLVANIA. fifteen varieties does not make the ordinary grower "feel ; In attending the convention a large part of the pleasure and profit comes trora visiting other growers. One wonders anew at the unbounded hospi- tality shown everywhere, at the freedom with which the greenhouse doors are thrown wide open to every visitor and at the kindness with which each gives up of his hard earned knowledge to every questioner. May it never be otherwise. W. N. RUDD. Floral Desigfiis. The accompanying illustrations show two designs made by August Meyer, of New Brighton, Pa. Both were made on a background of galax leaves, one a wreath with a tent within, of roses, car- nations, Roman hyacinths and adian- tum. This was /or a Macabees lodge. The other design wasfor a typographical union and was a panel with lilies, roses, Roman hyacinths and adiantum. The inscriptions were placed on the ribbon. Seedling: Peonies. The peony is one of our oldest flowers, in fact it is one of the first flowers that I remember in my mother's garden over seventy years a^o. But the peony of those days was not the kind that is so popular at the present time. That was Paronia officinalis, of which there were only two or three varieties and colors, while the one that we are now growing so extens- ively is P. Sinensis, a native of China and introduced into cultivation in the United States at a much later date. But this is not what I intended to write about. I am writing to give my experience in growing peonies from seed, and I will say right here that growing peonies from seed is a thankless job. I commenced the nursery business in 1S56, and 1 think in l,s58 I planted my first lot of peonies, having procured about thirty varieties fromWm. R. Prince, of Flushing,
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