. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. to supply thegreat demand. Jensen & Dekema, Chlcsgro. Well out of the city, in a good clearlight, Jensen & Dekema have a mostcompact and uo-to-date plant, the housesbeing remarkable for light constructionand especially suitable for the produc-tion of sturdy, healthy stock. By some unaccountable means we gen-erally gravitate to the propagating houseand on a recent visit this was the firsthouse visited. Those who had orderedstock early from this firm are lucky, foras Mr. Jensen pointed out, the earliestplants go to those who send their ord
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. to supply thegreat demand. Jensen & Dekema, Chlcsgro. Well out of the city, in a good clearlight, Jensen & Dekema have a mostcompact and uo-to-date plant, the housesbeing remarkable for light constructionand especially suitable for the produc-tion of sturdy, healthy stock. By some unaccountable means we gen-erally gravitate to the propagating houseand on a recent visit this was the firsthouse visited. Those who had orderedstock early from this firm are lucky, foras Mr. Jensen pointed out, the earliestplants go to those who send their ordersearly and some grand plants they cer-tainly are. There is one early batch ofnovelties such as Winsor, Aristocrat andothers, about plants, all potted andwell established. On another bench wenoted an extra fine and level lot of thatfine carnation Victorj. The even condition of the plants is re-markable, every one being rooted andeach one almost an exact counterpart ofthe other. Mr. Jensen has a very high jgo7. The American Florist. 1237. Imperial. JOHN E. HAINES NEW CARNATIONS. Pink Iraperial. opinion of Victory and he would ap-pear to be not alone in this, for he saysthe demand for cuttings at a very early<late was quite phenomenal this year. Aristocrat, too, he has great faith in,and, as is well known, his acquaintance?with this fine variety right from its in-ception gives him the right to speak•plainly about it. He has gone into its•culture very largely. Quite a long bench•of rooted cuttings has already been clear-•ed, and the second lot is just aboutready and of the ordinary standard va-rieties as of the novelties, the stock is?even and all sturdy and full of life. Turning to the benches where the•plants are grown for cutting Victoryagain shines. Although many of the•plants had to be cut back for propagat-ing, there are enough to show the char-•acteristic habit and free flowering na-ture of this superb variety. Not theleast of its good points is the
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