. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. J. E. Jeoser. tablishment and it was from this time on that his career as a florist really begun. After two and one-half years spent with Mr. Fisher, Jensen located at Joliet, 111., as manager for the J. D. Thompson Co., of that city. It was while he was employed here that En- chantress, Nelson Fisher and Mrs. Pat-. John L. Dekema. ten were disseminated. About Febru- ary I, 1905, Mr. Jensen made a trip to the Pacific coast and on his return formed the present partnersliip with Mr. Dekema. He is a member of the Soc
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. J. E. Jeoser. tablishment and it was from this time on that his career as a florist really begun. After two and one-half years spent with Mr. Fisher, Jensen located at Joliet, 111., as manager for the J. D. Thompson Co., of that city. It was while he was employed here that En- chantress, Nelson Fisher and Mrs. Pat-. John L. Dekema. ten were disseminated. About Febru- ary I, 1905, Mr. Jensen made a trip to the Pacific coast and on his return formed the present partnersliip with Mr. Dekema. He is a member of the Society of American Florists, the Chi- cage Florists' Club and the American Carnation Society. He is also a mem- ber of the Royal .\rch Masons, of Joliet, and the Chicago Lodge of Elks. J. S. Dekema, who is 26 years old, was born in Amsterdam, Holland, June 28, 1879. He served an apprenticeship of two and one-half years in his native city, after which he went to the Royal Botanic Garden at Leiden, where he spent the following year. From there he pushed on to Germany, putting in a few years at several of the largest es- tablishments in the country. Mr. Deke- ma then went to England and subse- quently to America, arriving in 1900. He was employed in various capacities in different parts of the country until he met Mr. Jensen and became joint owner of their present property. The firm benches about 40,000 plants every year, dividing up the varieties as follows: Lawson. 10,000. Enchantress, 10,000; Boston Market, 8,000; Nelson Fisher. 3,000; White Lawson, 2,000; Mrs. Patten. ; Governor Wolcott, 2,000, and Estelle, 1,000. P. R. Quinlan & Co , Syracuse. N. Y. The greenhouses of P. R. Quinlan & of Syracuse, N. Y., are the most complete and up-to-date in New York state. They are located at Onondaga Valley about 4 miles from the center of Syracuse, and are readily accessible by a trolley car. The buildings have not yet been completed as several of the greenhouses will be e
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