. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. i8S8. The American Florist. 8i. %^mm^mm^^ '^\fjo HtNN B^s'^t?\s. uine article and from sued too, got it from my old friend, \Vm. Thompson, of Eng- land. It is now in bloom and lovely. The exjjunded flowL-rs are 6', inches across, white, fragrant and the tube 3,'^s inches long. These are moons in earn- est. Although we may treat it as an annual it will bloom earlier and more abundant if treated as a perennial. Of course it is tender. The I. muricata, although not showy, is an extremely free bloomer and it begins to
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. i8S8. The American Florist. 8i. %^mm^mm^^ '^\fjo HtNN B^s'^t?\s. uine article and from sued too, got it from my old friend, \Vm. Thompson, of Eng- land. It is now in bloom and lovely. The exjjunded flowL-rs are 6', inches across, white, fragrant and the tube 3,'^s inches long. These are moons in earn- est. Although we may treat it as an annual it will bloom earlier and more abundant if treated as a perennial. Of course it is tender. The I. muricata, although not showy, is an extremely free bloomer and it begins to bloom early in summer and continues in flower till killed by frost. China Asters. — Between Burpee, Veitch and (Termany I thought I had got hold of a pretty good lot of asters, but L. W. ('Toodell, of Dwight, Mass , who came to see me at convention time tells me he can beat me. About the first of Septem- ber he had 40,0 k) asters in bloom! He believes in Comet, which was a novelty a year or two ago. Mr. Sander, the great orchid mer- chant, of St. Albans, England, is now in this country, having arrived here a week ago. I'or the past two years he has had a permanent agency in New York with tempora'-y quarters in Jersey City. He has now completed arrangements for a large property at Summit, N. J., and is to begin immeiiately to build a perma- nent orchid establishment there. Before returning to England he intends visiting Albany, Rochester, Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Easton, Philadelphia, and all other places where orchid collections are being formed. He has now gone on to Boston. Between 16 and 17 years ago when I first knew Mr. Sander he was foreman to Carter's people at Forest Hills, near London ; to day he is the largest orchid merchant on the face of the earth. Just see what business capac- ity, vim and perseverence can accom- plish! Much of Mr. Sander's success in America is due to Mr. Fosterman, his agent here; and who is one of the most ardent, gentlemanly and popu
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