. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. W. B. Brown. "ivsidi'iit Detroit Florists' Clul). deal more remaining to be done. There is naturally not a large amount of flow- er at this time of year on tea roses or carnations, tliough a moderate cut is be- ing taken, and we noted some very good American Beauty buds. Other flowers being taken now are a grand cut of good asters from a large field plantation. The most part of the stock just now is the young roses. There are many. MictiaelJBIoy. Vice-president Detroit Florists' Clulj. houses of
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. W. B. Brown. "ivsidi'iit Detroit Florists' Clul). deal more remaining to be done. There is naturally not a large amount of flow- er at this time of year on tea roses or carnations, tliough a moderate cut is be- ing taken, and we noted some very good American Beauty buds. Other flowers being taken now are a grand cut of good asters from a large field plantation. The most part of the stock just now is the young roses. There are many. MictiaelJBIoy. Vice-president Detroit Florists' Clulj. houses of Bride and Bridesmaid, Kil- larucy, Kate Moulton and others, while many of the newer roses look exceeding- ly well. Kate Moulton has been grown here in quantity for some time and James Psenicka, • the capable foreman here, thinks very highly of this fine rose for winter ami spring. There are about fine plants of Mrs. Jardiue, and their grand appear- ance under the hot sun we have been getting, and the splendid shoots they are making speak volumes for this as a good grower. It lias not a fault so far. and if its flowering qualities and its flowers are also satisfactory then it should come into the money-making class. We were inquiring about .Toe Hill, but this rose, formerly grown here, has been dropped, owing to its lack of freedom in winter. Rhea Reid is making a fair growth and the shoots are very freely produced. Dean Hole is also being tried "out and the 200 plants look well. The plants of American Beauty, both old ones transplanted and new stock, look very well indeed. There are 60,000 in all and throughout the whole lot we did not see a single spotted leaf or any trace of insects or disease. Fine, healthy looking shoots are pushing from I he bottom both of new and old plants and the canes coming up from the cut hack plants promise a fine crop of good [lowers shortly. Altogether there- are ." Bride and Bridesmaid. The youn" plants are clean, he
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