. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. i888. The American Florist. 347. Kn ^^JS^R^\-\^H PncHtR Vvkm Sho^u m iwt Htctm Orch\q Shovn. a lot of the flowers they actually I'ttstle, reminding us of autumn leaves. This is a characteristic possessed, so far as I know, by no other variety. Some varie- ties do better in different localities than others, but the present indications are that Swayne will be the best for the grower and dealer generally. Edward Swayne, who has been in the business longer than his relative, Will- iam, joined us, and a drive of a few
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. i888. The American Florist. 347. Kn ^^JS^R^\-\^H PncHtR Vvkm Sho^u m iwt Htctm Orch\q Shovn. a lot of the flowers they actually I'ttstle, reminding us of autumn leaves. This is a characteristic possessed, so far as I know, by no other variety. Some varie- ties do better in different localities than others, but the present indications are that Swayne will be the best for the grower and dealer generally. Edward Swayne, who has been in the business longer than his relative, Will- iam, joined us, and a drive of a few miles brought us to the veteran carnation grower, Chas. T. Starr. We had not time to look through Edward Swayne's place. It is reported that he has a white seedling very little inferior to William's. Mr. Starr raised several of our most popular varieties of carnations, notably Buttercup and Century. He has other new ones on trial, some on the "Grace Wilder" order, but they are not in bloom. One named "Erminie" Mr. Starr expects to give a good account of itself. It is a pink variety, similar in shade to Grace Pardon, but much larger. He has a new one called "American Florist," which is an improved "; The flower is a better shape and the shadings of color are brighter. If it proves to be as vigorous in constitution as the older sort, it will be an acquisi- tion. Seawan, an old sort with crimson flowers, opens better with Mr. Starr than it does with Mr. Swayne. The number of varieties grown here is unusually large, many of them being the fancy sorts, which are grown to fill orders from his large amateur catalogue trade. We next called at the Dingee & Con- ard Co.'s rose establishment, which is a -model in order, neatness and thorough system. They have upwards of sixty houses, and the young plants which are on hand for the approaching season's sales are in excellent health ; plants could not be in better health, and pre- sent a bri
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