The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade . Comack, Irwin; , Latrobe, and Paul Berkowitz,Philadelphia. M. Washlngfton, Pa. Joseph H. Seaman has been spendinghis vacation at the Braddock farm, butcant stay away from town long enoughto kill a groundhog. Foreman Geo. and his assistants have beenworking from 12 to 15 hours per dayplanting the entire place. The Warrick Bros, are adding onemore house to their range to be usedas a propagating house. This additionhas a cement foundation. The balanceof the range is planted to carnationsgrown in pots. The Washington Flor
The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade . Comack, Irwin; , Latrobe, and Paul Berkowitz,Philadelphia. M. Washlngfton, Pa. Joseph H. Seaman has been spendinghis vacation at the Braddock farm, butcant stay away from town long enoughto kill a groundhog. Foreman Geo. and his assistants have beenworking from 12 to 15 hours per dayplanting the entire place. The Warrick Bros, are adding onemore house to their range to be usedas a propagating house. This additionhas a cement foundation. The balanceof the range is planted to carnationsgrown in pots. The Washington Floral Co. is cuttingan excellent crop of blooms from itsold plants. The Finleyville Floral Co. has com-pleted their new house and has begunplanting. J. F. Poague has added a new signin the shape of a monogram. Field carnations arc the best seen formany years. G. Philadelphia, Pa.—Samuel Hartinghas a permit to make several additionsto a greenhouse, 16 x feet, 10 x and 17 x feet, at 405 Gowenavenue, for Philip S. Smith; cost, $3, Prof. H. C. ;t St Louis Florists Club oli are still in the market and bringing2 cents. Carnations are scarce and verypoor in quality. Roses are very smalland of poor quality, but a few coolnights will remedy this. AmericanBeauty is improving and good bloomsare in demand but hot weather does nothelp their keeping qualities and thoseleft over one day are wide open andalmost unsaleable. Asparagus plumosus,A. Sprengeri and smilax are selling well. NOTES. The monthly meeting of the FloristsClub took place August 9 with quite alarge attendance. The principal busi-ness was the election of officers for theensuing year. The following wereelected: Professor H. C. Irish, MissouriBotanic Garden, president; John Con-non, Webster Grove, vice-president;Otto Bentzen, treasurer; J. J. Beneke,secretary; W. C. Smith, trustee. Amongthose present were Geo. M. Kellogg,Pleasant Hill; Dr. Ilalsted, Belleville,111.; Joseph Stern, of J. S
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