. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 452 The American Florist. Mar. 2^y Meet us at the National Flower Show in Boston, flarch 25 to April i. Our exhibit will be at the Mechanics Building, space No. 302. Do Not Forget. THE ADVANCE CD., 542 N. 14th RICHMOND, IND. ilentlon the American Florist when writino. WILKS' Hot Water Boilers AKS THE MOST ECONOMICAL Boiler for Greenhouses No Ni^t Fireman Required wlthonr SELF-FEEDING HOT WATER BOILERS. Send for Catalog and Prices. S. WILKS Mrc. CO., 3603 Sbields Ave. C HIC AGO. tiention the American Florist w
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 452 The American Florist. Mar. 2^y Meet us at the National Flower Show in Boston, flarch 25 to April i. Our exhibit will be at the Mechanics Building, space No. 302. Do Not Forget. THE ADVANCE CD., 542 N. 14th RICHMOND, IND. ilentlon the American Florist when writino. WILKS' Hot Water Boilers AKS THE MOST ECONOMICAL Boiler for Greenhouses No Ni^t Fireman Required wlthonr SELF-FEEDING HOT WATER BOILERS. Send for Catalog and Prices. S. WILKS Mrc. CO., 3603 Sbields Ave. C HIC AGO. tiention the American Florist when writimj Detroit. CLUB MEETING. About twenty-flve members attended the club meeting March 20. The chief feature was a most instructive paper read by Ferd. Kolbe on "Carnation ; The essayist is a very suc- cessful grower of this flower but not extensively, and this perhaps is one of the reasons why he can give such close attention to his modest area of glass. A lengthy discussion followed the read- ing of the paper and in this the essay- ist gave more fully and in detail his cultural methods, the essential fea- tures of which were shown to be most careful attention to temperature and watering. He uses no manure of any kind beyond that used in the original compost prepared a year before using. A hearty vote of thanks was given Mr. Kolbe. Thos. Browne had on exhibi- tion a vase of seedling carnation blooms of fifty-five distinct varieties, all of desirable shades of color and magnificent large flowers on strong stems nearly thirty inches long. A vote of thanks was given the exhibitor, who stated that they were seedlings in their second year and further trial will be given all of them before selections are made for dissemination. It developed that only the following named florists will visit the National Flower Show at Boston, from here: Philip Breitmeyer and his son Harry, Robt. Rahaley, A. Pochelon, C. H. Plumb, C. H. Maynard. Pres. Browne appointed the follo
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