. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. manager. Peter Olsem, the superintendent of thegrowing for the Chicago Carnation Co.,has been connected with the company thepast five years, always being in closetouch with the late James Hartshorne,whose ideas of growing the carnation heis carrying out. He is making a goodshowing so far in his new capacity andbids fair to rank among the leading car-nation growers of the country. Peter Ol-sem was born August 11, 1879, comingto this country in 1892 and engaged inthe florist business with the leading flo-rists of what was known at that tim
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. manager. Peter Olsem, the superintendent of thegrowing for the Chicago Carnation Co.,has been connected with the company thepast five years, always being in closetouch with the late James Hartshorne,whose ideas of growing the carnation heis carrying out. He is making a goodshowing so far in his new capacity andbids fair to rank among the leading car-nation growers of the country. Peter Ol-sem was born August 11, 1879, comingto this country in 1892 and engaged inthe florist business with the leading flo-rists of what was known at that time asRogers Park, now a part of Chicago. Heat once selected the carnation as hisfavorite flower and has been connecteddirectly or indirectly with the leadingcarnation growers ever since, being verysuccessful. Much of the Chicago Car-nation success at the last Chicagoflower show was due to Mr. Olsemshard work in keeping the carnation tothe front. Being naturally energetic hebecame interested in the greenhousebuilding, and spent several summers with. Peter Chicago Carnation Co. fgo6. The American Florist. 991 Michael Winandy, returning to the grow-ing of carnations each winter. A. F. Longren, the traveling repre-sentative of the Chicago Carnation Co.,was bom in the city of Chicago 27 yearsago and was trained in the great green-houses built to the north of Chicago,beginning his career in the florist busi-ness at the age of 14 working in thegreenhouses, which at that time were growth made too, shows that the soilcontains the right kind of nutriment forbuilding up strong healthy plants andfine bold flowers. J. D. Thompson is theruling spirit here, and only the best inculture, in soil and its preparation, invarieties, or in any other feature con-nected with the business is good enoughfor him. A plant has to be very goodindeed, possess all the needful market
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