. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 768 The American Florist. May 28, Rock Island, 111. The regular monthly meeting of the Tri-City Florists' Cliib was held the evening of May 12 at the Turner hall, Rock Island. It was a stormy night hut the members were on hand in full force. The weather was soon forgotten in listening to a very interesting essay on "Chrvsanthemums," prepared and read by Harry Bills, of the Bills Floral Company, of Davenport. A discussion followed as to which was the best way to produce the finest pot chrysanthe- mums, to
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 768 The American Florist. May 28, Rock Island, 111. The regular monthly meeting of the Tri-City Florists' Cliib was held the evening of May 12 at the Turner hall, Rock Island. It was a stormy night hut the members were on hand in full force. The weather was soon forgotten in listening to a very interesting essay on "Chrvsanthemums," prepared and read by Harry Bills, of the Bills Floral Company, of Davenport. A discussion followed as to which was the best way to produce the finest pot chrysanthe- mums, to grow them inside aU summer or to grow them outside in the hot months. The majority of the members favored growing them outside in June, July and August, claiming those grown outside were by far more hardy, and finer looking than those grown under glass all summer. Harry Bills was ten- dered a vote of thanks by the club for his splendid paper. The club accepted the invitation of Wm. Kness, of Moline, to hold the next regular meeting at his place of buinesson South Fifteenth street. After the business session the members enjoyed sevcal hours smoking and tell- ing stories. Harry Bills told of a certain lady that came to his greenhouses and wanted to buy a specimen plant. He showed her all the finest specimen plants on the place, ranging in price from $ to $10. Then she said she did not like to go quite that high, but would not mind spending about 25 cents. At the next meeting Otto Klingbiel will read a paper on "Greenhouse Con- struction," and Henry Gaethje, Sr., will read one on "Pot ; Henry Gaethje is making many improve- ments on his place this spring, among them being a brick smoke stack and a large water tank. Ted. Pueblo, Col. Pueblo was visited May 20 by the fiercest hailstorm in the history of this section. Every greenhouse was wrecked. G. Fleischer lost the heaviest as his stock and glass were almost totally destroyed. Zimmermann, Mrs. Ida
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