. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. CHRYSANTHEMUMS AT HOERBER BROS., DES PLAINES, ILL. south and west all over this country and across the water. This is a chrys- anthemum headquarters and this flow- er is the specialty and all the energies of the proprietor and his able assist- ants are exerted to improve and dis- seminate the best that the Queen of Autumn can produce. Hoerber Bros., Des Plalnes, 111. Whisper the word "novelty" in the ear of the up-to-date florist or espe- cially one connected with horticultural journalism and he immediat
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. CHRYSANTHEMUMS AT HOERBER BROS., DES PLAINES, ILL. south and west all over this country and across the water. This is a chrys- anthemum headquarters and this flow- er is the specialty and all the energies of the proprietor and his able assist- ants are exerted to improve and dis- seminate the best that the Queen of Autumn can produce. Hoerber Bros., Des Plalnes, 111. Whisper the word "novelty" in the ear of the up-to-date florist or espe- cially one connected with horticultural journalism and he immediately is wide- awake and as keen as a foxhound on the scent of Reynard to see the won- der and form his opinion, even if he is not willing to express it, and know- ing that there was growing at the houses of Hoerber Bros, at Des Plaines, 111., a new rose, it was with great interest that a visit was made to these greenhouses to see the rose Wilhelmina, as well as to inspect the growing crops. The range of glass is an example of present day business principles adapted to greenhouse cul- ture. It was but a few years ago that every greenhouse contained a full line of everything necessary to the floral trade known at that time, and in such ranges would be found almost all known plants from an orchid to sweet alyssum. Then came houses devoted to one kind of plants. But here is a range of 21 houses, 300 feet long and 28 feet wide, covering four acres of ground, it which are grown but three different flowers, roses, carna- tions and chrysanthemums, and of these only those varieties that have ac- quired an established reputation as the best in the commercial floral world. One can but think this is a new order of things, and is business from the word "; Only one house is devoted to chrys- anthemums, and here we notice the careful selection of varieties to well- known commercial kinds. Only nine different varieties are grown, as fol- bloom was the aim and it is being at- tained
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