. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 18 The Florists^ Review FKunuAttV 18, 1915. ami flowers useful for tlie local retail trade. John A. Nelson. Two liousos, oox.'!.")! anil 1.'Ix.'Ki.'), ai'e jtlaiited -witli caruatious at Mr. Nel- son's, altont 10.(Mil) plants lieiiij,' used. l'\'\ver \arieties ;ire ^lowu liere tliau on many places, but tiu' ]dants are all in su|)erb condition and wortliy ot' a lon. ,Mr. Xelsou ue\er sliowed any floweis |ire\ious to the But- I'alo coMxention, but I xciiture the opin- ion that liis carnations will be no strani:ers to tlie I'xhibitions in tli(>
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 18 The Florists^ Review FKunuAttV 18, 1915. ami flowers useful for tlie local retail trade. John A. Nelson. Two liousos, oox.'!.")! anil 1.'Ix.'Ki.'), ai'e jtlaiited -witli caruatious at Mr. Nel- son's, altont 10.(Mil) plants lieiiij,' used. l'\'\ver \arieties ;ire ^lowu liere tliau on many places, but tiu' ]dants are all in su|)erb condition and wortliy ot' a lon. ,Mr. Xelsou ue\er sliowed any floweis |ire\ious to the But- I'alo coMxention, but I xciiture the opin- ion that liis carnations will be no strani:ers to tlie I'xhibitions in tli(> fu- tuie. It would iudecil be a misfortune it' siuli splendid llowers ;is are ^row n here could uot b(> set up at the exhibi- 1 inns. I'ink Delight herc^ was womlerl'ullx line. White 1'erfect ion. "White lOuchaut- M's-; :iiid Whitc Woiidei'1'aii'ly made one Lr.'isp. The White I-]nclia nt ress, as Lirown lu'ic. was equal to the tinest .Mat(hli'ss 1 h:i\(' yet seen. <'li;nn|dou is j^iowii, but liai'dly e(|ualcd Heacoii. ^\'insor and l^mdiant les-- are both s|i|en did, but ^\ill jiroliably be dioppcd an- f)ther season. !Mr. .\d to single \'io- lets. Siune Xelrosc an(| I'ludps' AX'hitc suajidra^^ons are uiowii. and sweet peas ju'oxc a jirolitable crop, tied to the i^r'eenhousc posts. J. T. Butterworth. \Vhilo orcdiids .ai'e tlie j^reat sjit^cialty at Mr. Butterworth "s, carnations are ^'rown in two houses. The \aiieties are Yellow Prince, Beacon, ^\'llite Woiulei-. I'iiik D(dij:lit, b'osctte, Mrs. Cheney and ^\'insor. Dutch bulbous flowers aie also forced in large numlxM-s here. Cattleya labiata was nuikiuj,' a tine (lis]day at the time of my visit. The cattlcyas .nud, in fact, all tli(> orchids here show suiprisiucr \i;:oi-, Mr. But- terwortii is not eonstantly dependinc; on new importations. He has the knack of carrying liis plants along for many yi'ars, increases thorn and makes sickly sjiecimeiis, which many would throw awav in sheer (ies[iair, take on luxu
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