. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. W. G. MATTHEWS' (DAYTON, O.,) EXHIBIT AT MONTGOMERY COUNTY FAIR. the present time. Rose Pink En- chantress is also making a very strong, thrifty growth and showing plenty of buds and flowers. CHRYSANTHEMUMS AND VIOLETS. About 15,000 chrysanthemums are grown to single stems, with about 5,000 from smaller grade grown three and four flowers to the plant, prin- cipally for the All Saints' day demand. The chrysanthemums are followed by Princess of Wales violets. A-nd a particular pride is taken in these violet houses.
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. W. G. MATTHEWS' (DAYTON, O.,) EXHIBIT AT MONTGOMERY COUNTY FAIR. the present time. Rose Pink En- chantress is also making a very strong, thrifty growth and showing plenty of buds and flowers. CHRYSANTHEMUMS AND VIOLETS. About 15,000 chrysanthemums are grown to single stems, with about 5,000 from smaller grade grown three and four flowers to the plant, prin- cipally for the All Saints' day demand. The chrysanthemums are followed by Princess of Wales violets. A-nd a particular pride is taken in these violet houses. As soon as the chrys- anthemums are out of the way the violets (in bloom in the field) are lifted and planted inside and the cut- ting of blooms begins at once. The first violets were cut indoors on No- vember 8. The plants are expected to be in heavy crop for Christmas and cutting to continue until Easter. The violet plants are already (Novem- ber 10) well covered with bloom, one 60-foot bench of 350 plants having given 1,000 fully developed flowers, 1 % inches across with seven and eiirht inch stems, two days after plant- ing indoors. Fifteen and 20 buds and flowers were counted to the plant. The secret of good violets is said to be not lifting from the field until after at least one good freeze, and then keeping the plants cool to throw the strength of the plant into its flowers. The management of the green- houses, located as they are well out from the soot and smoke of the city, largely devolves upon L. F. and Wm. Ray Murphy, sons of Mr. Murphy. At the downtown commission house Mr. Murphy is proud of the distinc- tion of having in his employ the only lady who for any considerable portion firm's down-town retail store, but also used for propagating a very extensive line of outdoor roses. The chrysan- themums wer-^ about cut out and it was natural to turn first to the rose section. In one house where were grown such varieties as General Jac- queminot, Mme. Masson, Belle of N
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