The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general . Thomas F. Galvln, SssaylsU. Treasurer Fred E. Dorner, Jr. results attained in the improvement of the carnation,as a vital adjunct of the florists business, have been sofar-reaching, and the extraordinary popularity it hasbeen accorded in recent years lead me to venture thestatement that it has almost supplanted the rose in in-terest and importance. From the small, weak andinsignilicant pink, slender and drooping in its charac-teristics, we now have one of the most vigorous,stro
The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general . Thomas F. Galvln, SssaylsU. Treasurer Fred E. Dorner, Jr. results attained in the improvement of the carnation,as a vital adjunct of the florists business, have been sofar-reaching, and the extraordinary popularity it hasbeen accorded in recent years lead me to venture thestatement that it has almost supplanted the rose in in-terest and importance. From the small, weak andinsignilicant pink, slender and drooping in its charac-teristics, we now have one of the most vigorous,strongest and most important gems of the whole floralkingdom; and so general has been the interest in thedevelopment of this popular flower that, beside theabove improvements, there have been added manynew, brilliant and dazzling colors, which, when massedor assembled and gathered together, produce an effectwhich is almost bewildering in its attractiveness. Infact, to-day, perfect carnations are an indispensableadjunct of the business of the florist. They have thekeeping qualities so necessary for the satisfaction oflovers of the beautiful in
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