. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1102 The American Florist. June 22, does not figure so much in print, did a great work in the early days is Wm. Barr of Orange, N. J. He too is brimful of early history and furthermore is just as keen today in testing new kinds as he ever was. What wonderful power of fascination does the flower possess that it can hold a man's interest for a life time compelling him, willy nilly, to remain its slave and worshipper. In the early SO's several Pennsylva- nia growers came to the front. W. K. bring out the .size and br
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1102 The American Florist. June 22, does not figure so much in print, did a great work in the early days is Wm. Barr of Orange, N. J. He too is brimful of early history and furthermore is just as keen today in testing new kinds as he ever was. What wonderful power of fascination does the flower possess that it can hold a man's interest for a life time compelling him, willy nilly, to remain its slave and worshipper. In the early SO's several Pennsylva- nia growers came to the front. W. K. bring out the .size and breadth of the petal to greater advantage. I am often asked how it is that the Australian types are such strong growers, splen- did in both stem and foliage. Perhaps the chief reason is because in Australia they practice an outdoor system of cul- ture entirely in the section from where we have received the finest varieties. We should never lose sight of the fact that the chrysanthemum is almost a hardj' plant and indoor culture is an. THE MOSBiE< GREENHO .V view of the work in pro; USE CO , ONARGA, ILL. ress ill the poUiug shed. Harris and H. Waterer left their im- print on the flower by raising some fine varieties. New Jersey was repre- sented by T. H. Spaulding and the late lamented firm of Pitcher and Manda. It is impossible in a paper of tliis de- scription to enumerate all of the men who did yoeman service in the past, but at least two others, Fewkes and Hallock, are deserving of special men- tion. Getting down to the present time we find that the Australian varieties in the past few years have swept our exhibition tables clear of the older va- rieties, giving us fiowers of such splen- did size and colors combined with ideal habit that there would almost seem to be an infusion of new blood into the race. The English and French seed- lings are in too many cases disappoint- ing to us, comparatively few standing the test of our climate, but the failures in the Australian kin
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