. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1905- Th E American Florist. 949. RHODODENDRONS AT NURSERIES OF F. R. PIERSON COMPANY, SCARBORO, N. Y. White Lawson, Variegated Lawson, Pat- ten and Flamingo. The cut flowers sent in to the New Yorlc market from this stock during the past season were as fine as any to be seen. Around the building and in different portions of the grounds are many hydrangeas in tubs to supply a good demand from the different sum- mer resorts. Peter Relnberg:. Chicago. The Peter Reinberg greenhouses, the most extensive in size in thi
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1905- Th E American Florist. 949. RHODODENDRONS AT NURSERIES OF F. R. PIERSON COMPANY, SCARBORO, N. Y. White Lawson, Variegated Lawson, Pat- ten and Flamingo. The cut flowers sent in to the New Yorlc market from this stock during the past season were as fine as any to be seen. Around the building and in different portions of the grounds are many hydrangeas in tubs to supply a good demand from the different sum- mer resorts. Peter Relnberg:. Chicago. The Peter Reinberg greenhouses, the most extensive in size in this country, now aggregate 1,200,000 square feet of glass. This devoted to the growing of roses and carnations means a very large cut, and the establishment does a large amount of shipping, and has a wide reputation for quality and promptness in filling orders, the motto here being to always give a customer the best stock that can be had. Superintendent George Collins has been very successful in root- ing American Beauty roses, having about 100,000, and although they have shipped a large amount of this stock, they are still long on Beauties, and have some good 2-inch and 3-inch stock on hand. A large amount of old plants have been thrown out and new stock planted, and Mr. Collins says he will have all his houses replanted by July i. For some time he has been cutting some of the finest Chatenay and Liberty roses seen in this market. The Lawson carnation has been the biggest seller, but Estelle has been grown extensively with good results, also Boston market. Richmond is already benched and doing well. The assortment of carnations con- sists of about twenty varieties. A growing business constantly demands new houses and changes. An addition of eleven 300-foot houses has just been completed. They are of the Dietsch pattern and first class in every respect. As has been mentioned before in these columns, a section of twelve houses is being refitted with iron gutters, this being accomp
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