. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igio. The American Florist. 219 Rapid Rose Growing:. The accompanying illustration shows the interior of Aug. Grossman's green- house, located on Lincoln avenue, near Winnemac, Chicago. This was plant- ed to Richmond roses November 28- 29, 1909, and the house started in to crop about January 15, 1910. This is pretty quick work and the grower, Mike Then, is to be congratulated on his success with this rose. The Culture of the Chrysanthemum.* ee:vised edition 1910. This is an English book, written by that well known
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igio. The American Florist. 219 Rapid Rose Growing:. The accompanying illustration shows the interior of Aug. Grossman's green- house, located on Lincoln avenue, near Winnemac, Chicago. This was plant- ed to Richmond roses November 28- 29, 1909, and the house started in to crop about January 15, 1910. This is pretty quick work and the grower, Mike Then, is to be congratulated on his success with this rose. The Culture of the Chrysanthemum.* ee:vised edition 1910. This is an English book, written by that well known chrysanthemum ex- pert, W. Wells, who, naturally, does not pretend to be an authority on the American methods of culture. But there is a lot in it that will be of great interest to the American reader and especially the ex-British sojourners on our shores, for much of the early part of the work goes back into the history of the chrysanthemum of some 20 years ago, when she was rising rapidly on the tide of prosperity. The cultural notes are good—for English growers—• and probably growers for exhibition in this country could pick up many val- uable hints and use them, of course, adapting them to the conditions that obtain in America. Much of the out- door summer treatment is totally dif- ferent to that practiced, or likely to be practiced here where the hot dry sum- mers render it impossible. The chap- ter on "Chrysanthemums in America" is interesting reading, as showing how our methods strike the foreign eye. Mr. Wells is quite impartial in his views and by his travels appears to have lost much of the insular prejudice against everything "un-English" that characterizes the writing and speeches of so many sons of Albion. The little book is well worth perusal and no chrysanthemum grower should be without it as its price is not worth con- sidering. We suggest to the author that if another edition is needed he have the names carefully revised and also look
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