. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 52 The Florists^ Review Kebkuahy 2. 1922 My Ii'is liii^ilniwt :in' tini'(p|i:i, I liclicvi', will sary, wliidi w;is often hccimsc of the crowds. Irises from California. C'diisidcialili' (liHC'Ussioii liiis been ciiuscd l)y the wiiils of certiiiu growers, mostly ill the east, wlio have tried to ''force"' Iris tiiigitaiia and failed this season, using California hullis, this item being no longer importecl becanse of the (]iiarantiiie. Of course it may be that too small bulbs were used, or that they were not thoroughly ri]ieiied, but there is not


. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 52 The Florists^ Review Kebkuahy 2. 1922 My Ii'is liii^ilniwt :in' tini'(p|i:i, I liclicvi', will sary, wliidi w;is often hccimsc of the crowds. Irises from California. C'diisidcialili' (liHC'Ussioii liiis been ciiuscd l)y the wiiils of certiiiu growers, mostly ill the east, wlio have tried to ''force"' Iris tiiigitaiia and failed this season, using California hullis, this item being no longer importecl becanse of the (]iiarantiiie. Of course it may be that too small bulbs were used, or that they were not thoroughly ri]ieiied, but there is nothing to iiuticate Iris tingitana can not be grown successfully in California for llowering under glass. Note this from a letter dated .)anuar\- iM: rr(is|M'(ls lire line. I>i':iiilifiil :iM(l the Iri be iilidiit iicifi'it. The writer was Hans Jeijseii, of .May- wood. Tlie iris bulbs were su])plie(l by A. Henderson & Co., who (d)taiiied them of .\lois Frey, of San [•'ernando, C"al. Mr. Peterson's Activities. Tht> liethaiiy (!irls, a national religi- ons and |>hilanthroj)ic organization with 1,2(1(1 members in this city, has ]iur- (diased the residence at old Wellington avenue for an indicateil .;),0n(l. The residence, which contains twenty-six rooms, was built twenty years ago at a cost of .'<!l(t(),ll()(l, and was at that time one of the most elaborate homes in the city. Title to the jiroiierty was taken by William A. Peterson, the nurseryman, who is president of the |iiiri-liasing or- ganization, which has maiiitaiiu'd gen- eral oflices, classrooms and restroom in tlie .Masonic Temple. The liethany (iirls have a summer camp at Winona , Indiana. Various Notes. C. .1. Michelsen and :Mrs. Michelscn reached home January 'M). after a brief tii]i to California. They s])eiit some enjoyable days Avith E. C. .\inling and family and with Alois Frey and Mrs. Frey, as well as visiting several other former Chicago florists now locnted there. li


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