. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. ig02. The American Florist. 149. Photo by (^lia>:. riip[>olhaum. BALL PLAYERS AT CHICAGO FLORISTS' CLUB PICNIC, AUGUST flowers equal in size to those of R. Elliotti- ana, borne on stout stems, the leaves beinn; beautifully spotted with pure white. Mr. Tailby's method of cultivation is unique and should make this one of the most valualjle summer decortitive plants we have, as thcv are never inside a greenhouse. On May 26 the bulbs were set out in the open ground and were then perfectly- dormant, and in less t
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. ig02. The American Florist. 149. Photo by (^lia>:. riip[>olhaum. BALL PLAYERS AT CHICAGO FLORISTS' CLUB PICNIC, AUGUST flowers equal in size to those of R. Elliotti- ana, borne on stout stems, the leaves beinn; beautifully spotted with pure white. Mr. Tailby's method of cultivation is unique and should make this one of the most valualjle summer decortitive plants we have, as thcv are never inside a greenhouse. On May 26 the bulbs were set out in the open ground and were then perfectly- dormant, and in less than eight weeks the growth of leaves and flowers was most remarkable, man^' single Inilbs having four expanded blooms with many more to follow. The method of maturing the bulbs in fall is simple, as they are harvested like potatoes, the tops Ijcing nu)wn off with the sej'the, the bulbs lifted and perfeeth" ripened. After this they are kept in a cellar and re-set in Maj'. K. albo-macu- lata has evidently imparted great vigor to the plant as it is exceedingly vigorous as compared with K. EUiottiana jjlanted among it for comparison, and there is no doubt that Mr. Tailby has a novelty of sterling merit tliat will be waited for by those who have been privileged to see it as it is grown by the raiser. E. O. Orpkt. J. H. Mitchell. J. H. Mitchell, the superintendent for the Salt Lake Floral Company, Salt Lake City, Utah, whose portrait appears on ])age 145, is one of the men wliose name is inseparable from the brief history of the upbuilding of floriculture in the west. Born in Noble county, Ohio, in 1870, he began his career as a gardener under his father, who was both farmer and gardener. His first position as foreman was at the Juanita Greenhouses, Crest- line, Ohio, under Nicholas Amos, and to him, more thanany one else,Mr. Mitchell says he owes whatever success he may have achieved as a florist. In 1893 he went to Montana as manager for Airs. 0. J. Knox, the pioneer florist o
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