. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. /pop. The American Florist. 449. NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS OF THE SPRINGFIELD, O., FLORISTS' Page 473. C. M. Niuffer, Vice-President. R, H. Murphy, President. Carl E. Glenn. Secretary. THE VIOLET. The Glencoe Violet Farm, Glencoe, 111. It has long been asserted that dou- ble violets in general and the queen of all violets, Marie Louise, in par- ticular, cannot be successfully grown around Chicago, but the quality of the flowers sent out from the Glencoe Violet Farm, Glencoe, 111., last season went a long wa
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. /pop. The American Florist. 449. NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS OF THE SPRINGFIELD, O., FLORISTS' Page 473. C. M. Niuffer, Vice-President. R, H. Murphy, President. Carl E. Glenn. Secretary. THE VIOLET. The Glencoe Violet Farm, Glencoe, 111. It has long been asserted that dou- ble violets in general and the queen of all violets, Marie Louise, in par- ticular, cannot be successfully grown around Chicago, but the quality of the flowers sent out from the Glencoe Violet Farm, Glencoe, 111., last season went a long way toward disproving this, while the plants this season look like still further proving that they can and will be grown here and grown well. For some time after this es- tablishment was started the results were to some extent disappointing, but the proprietors made a good move when they • engaged the services of Chas. Shaffer, a grower of consider- able experience in the violet growing district of Rhinebeck. N. Y., and Mr. Shaffer has shown plainly already that, given the right kind of soil and proper treatment, this violet can be grown here and rut on the market fresh, quite different from the 3-day old stock that is shipped from the- east. Like most successful growers Mr. Shaffer is not afraid to tell others of the methods he practises. It is the man who is not sure of his ground who endeavors to hide his light— usually such a feeble and flickering light—under a bushel and as there are doubtless many who are looking for such information we give a brief resume of the treatment Mr. Shaffer follows. The plants are kept under glass the year around and they are not transplanted or disturbed oftener than is really necessary. That is, they are propagated in April in the usual way and when the plants are strong enough, in June, they are planted direct on the benches at about nine inches apart. Solid benches about 18 inches high are used and 9-10 inches of new soil are put on ann
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