. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. CHICAGO FLOWER SHOW POSTER. on benches were in excellent shape. Over 100,000 bulbs are forced here annually. Under the guidance of Mr. Dilger the next stopping place was Pfeiffer's palm garden, where a dinner was served. Here is to be seen some fine tufa work executed by Mr. Dilger. To the uninformed I would say that tufa is an incrustation of vegetable matter found only in certain parts of Ohio and resembles stones of volcanic origin. In small, cup-like hol- lows in the rocks, containing about a pint of soil, wer
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. CHICAGO FLOWER SHOW POSTER. on benches were in excellent shape. Over 100,000 bulbs are forced here annually. Under the guidance of Mr. Dilger the next stopping place was Pfeiffer's palm garden, where a dinner was served. Here is to be seen some fine tufa work executed by Mr. Dilger. To the uninformed I would say that tufa is an incrustation of vegetable matter found only in certain parts of Ohio and resembles stones of volcanic origin. In small, cup-like hol- lows in the rocks, containing about a pint of soil, were to be seen Boston ferns with fronds three to four feet long in the pink of condition. These were planted four years ago and received no special treatment or care other than watering. Mr. Dilger informed us the plants derive nourishment from the tufa. The balance of the evening, before the return to Cleve- land, was spent in a very pleasant man- ner at the home of Phil. Breitmeyer, which concluded a most enjoyable day's outing. Echo. The Chicago Flower Show Poster. The new flower show poster of the Horticultural Society of Chicago, repro- duced herewith from the Chicago Chron- icle, is a very artistic affair, and the poster committee, of which J. C. Yaughan IS chairman, has ample reason to feel proud of its work. The design is by K. A. Buehr and it is his intention to exhibit the poster at the great international dis- play which is to Idc held in Paris next winter. It will be printed in five colors, yellow, red, brown, bine and gray, and the size is to be 28x42 inches. New Castle, the Rose Town. It is a peculiar fact that the spot which the largest rose grower for the Chicago market has deemed most suitable for the production of high grade blooms should be located forty-five miles east of Indian- apolis, Indiana. This is New Castle. Five years ago this provincial Hoosier city was unheard of in floriculture. That was before William Dittman had made his reputation as grower for
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