. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igio. The American VASE OF NEW CARNATION BRIGHT SPOT, GROWN BY NIC. ZWEIFEL. NORTH MILWAUKEE, Winner in the UK) Blooms. Dark Pink Class, at the Pittsburg Convention This WIS. is best suited for roses as well as car- nations so ihat a joint convention would be very desirable for both societies. Carnations at Nic. Zweifel's, Milwaukee. As a compact, well built and well cared for greenhouse plant, that of >ric. Zweifel, of North Milwaukee, Wis., would be hard to beat. Directly one sets foot inside
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igio. The American VASE OF NEW CARNATION BRIGHT SPOT, GROWN BY NIC. ZWEIFEL. NORTH MILWAUKEE, Winner in the UK) Blooms. Dark Pink Class, at the Pittsburg Convention This WIS. is best suited for roses as well as car- nations so ihat a joint convention would be very desirable for both societies. Carnations at Nic. Zweifel's, Milwaukee. As a compact, well built and well cared for greenhouse plant, that of >ric. Zweifel, of North Milwaukee, Wis., would be hard to beat. Directly one sets foot inside the houses the trim, neat appearance of everything is ap- parent; the plants are all supported properly, the benches in excellent re- pair and without a weed visible, while there is an air about the place that speaks of a careful and clever grower and constant watchfulness, for these things do not come by chance. In all there are 60,000 feet of glass, devoted entirely to carnations, and with the list below of the principal varieties grown, we will be through with statis- tics, which will doubtles be a relief to readers, as it evidently was to Mr. Zweifel when the writer finished his inquisition: Enchantress 13,000 White Perfection 12,000 Beacon 6,500 Winsor 5,000 Bright Spot 4,000 Victory 3,500 Not,a very long list, but Mr. Zweifel believes in finding the best in each color and growing it in sufficient quan- tity to meet his demands. Besides those mentioned, Mrs. Chas. Knopf, May Day, Aristocrat, Rose Pink En- chantress and Badger State, a new seedling, are grown in smaller num- bers. The cut is consigned to Holton & Hunkel, of Milwaukee, who rely on this place for first-class fancy stock, and get it. White Perfection here was a surprise. In so many places the last couple of years we have seen this car- nation with straggling, poor growth and, although the flowers were good, there was not enough of them to make it worth growing. Here it is entirely different; the plants are
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