. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1316 The American Florist. Jan. 6, WITH THE GROWERS Nic Zweifel, North Milwaukee, Wis. One of the most interesting tilings to notice in visiting greenhouses, espe- cially those that are given over to the culture of carnations, is the varied suc- cess or failure of certain varieties with different growers, and we have often wondered whether it was a question of soil or culture or of a selected strain that the growers had when we have were 35,000 blooms of the highest qual- ity cut from these houses during the Chris
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1316 The American Florist. Jan. 6, WITH THE GROWERS Nic Zweifel, North Milwaukee, Wis. One of the most interesting tilings to notice in visiting greenhouses, espe- cially those that are given over to the culture of carnations, is the varied suc- cess or failure of certain varieties with different growers, and we have often wondered whether it was a question of soil or culture or of a selected strain that the growers had when we have were 35,000 blooms of the highest qual- ity cut from these houses during the Christmas trade. All the leading va- rieties are grown extensively and the newer ones are being given a good trial. There are 12,000 Enchantress and they were of the finest quality, the plants being very large and strong, full of bloom and bud, and the flowers were extra large and of magnificent color. Of White Perfection there were 10,000 and the lienches looked like a bed in the garden in summer, so thick were buds and blossoms. Beacon and Vic-. CARNATIONS AT NIC. ZWEIFELS. NORTH MILWAUKEE, WIS. seen a certain variety producing won- derfully and an exceptionally fine grade of blooms. This most forcibly came to our mind when we visited the green- houses of Nic Zweifel at North Milwau- kee on New Year's day and looked at bendies of White Perfection that were before us. All of the varieties were in splendid condition, but we eould not help but compare these plants with some that we have seen in years past. Our own experience w-ith this variety was that it was- almost impossible to get a large plant, it simply refusing to grow as the others did during the sum- mer, being more or less scraggly and with few blooming shoots when planted in. It would then produce the flowers on the shoots and it was a long wait before another crop of flowers would show. But here the plants are of ex- tra large size, full of the finest blooms- and with buds and shoots growing luxuriantly. It really seemed
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