St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-14
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Florist SwansOnss Ideal Chrysan-
themum Twelve Inches Across.

Florist Swanson's Ideal Chrysan-
themum Twelve Inches Across.
1t is more than probable that, in the
near future, st. Paul will have real,
| full-fiedged chrysanthemum show, with
| all the trimmings. The state florists
association, at it's regular monthly
meeting, held last night in the Ryan,
! heard paper read on "Chrysanthe-
NUNS" discussed the feasibility of
making an exhibition of the various
| sorts, and named A. l.. Swanson,
| James Sowden, of st. Paul. and E. A.
| Nagel, r. A. Latham and r. Wess-
| ling, of Minneapolis, as a committee
to submit a plan for the enterprise at
the next meeting, which will be held in
Minneapolis in March
The committee appointed at a for
mer meeting, to take steps to put a
! stop to the raising of flowers by the
! safe reform school for sale to the
| Twin City department stores, reported
that it's members had met with but
] little satisfaction in an interview with
| President c. H Petit, Of the reform
| school board. The committee was In
structed to continue its efforts to put
| a stop to the practice.
A paper on 'ChrySanthemums" was
read by President A. s. Swanson, Of
| the association, and was discussed by
| the members present.
| SOWQen- POKE SlTOIlSly III Id
vor of an exhibition, as being an in
centive to progressiveness among the
! growers, and as further inducing the
| study, interest and patronage in the
| interesting flower. President Swan
sons paper on "Chrysanthemums" was
| prepared in the most interesting fash
| ion, and, while of interest chiefly to
| growers of the curious flower, was yet
| not strictly technical In it's character.
| 1t is easy he pointed out, to plant
| chrysanthemums, watch them grow,
and cut them or exhibit the plants, IL
desired, but it is not a simple thing
| to produce good specimens. The ideal
| flower he thought, should be sound,
| solid one twelve inches in diameter,
with good stem, foliage and color, and
| to produce it required the most careful
and consistent treatment.
| He cited cases where he had seen
plants, in ten-inch pots, not three feet
high, but six feet indiameter, with per-
| fectly crowned flowers, beautiful col
| ored, to the number of 400. He did not
! think however, that the average florist
could profitably give much time to the
cultivation of such specimens.
| He then gave rules which he had OBJ
| served for planting, potting, benching
! and shading in the successful produc-
lions of the chrysanthemum. To florists
| intending to go In for raising this flower
| he said list of ten varieties would be
| sufficient to fill the need between Oct.
10 and the end of the year. The leading
| colors were white, yellow and some
pink, although he said the pinks were
! OF a grayish or purplish hue not to be
| desired.
| The multi-formed chrysanthemums
! might be obtained from grating tho
various varieties.
| Mr. Swanson got down to the subject
| nf OH nj n Ia
hoped his listeners were preparing, by
stocking up with goodly supply Of the
popular varieties of seed. Big and lit
tie ones, plain and intricate, all he hop
ed would be represented In an exhibi-
ton which he felt sure the people of st.
Paul or Minneapolis would take much
interest in. An interest would, he felt
sure. result from an increased knowl-
! edge on the public's part Of the beauti-
| full chrysanthemums, and each succeed
| ing Minnesota show would be big
| Improvement over its predecessor.
| He deprecated the mercenary idea of
| selling the exhibited specimens and
made a plea for some plan which pro-
| vided for sufficiently good premiums
as to make selling unnecessary.
He touched on the financial details,
which he thought could be best attend
ed to if a stock company were formed
| and some sum-say $1,000-Sere sub
| scribed at the outset.
| Every effort should be made to avoid
| the monotony or ''stil life of in flower
| shows" and this could best be done by
! holding a short show, with q good dis
play. music and a scheme Of premiums
which would encourage original de-
signs and arrangement.
At the next meeting e. A. Venzke will
read a paper on Plants for Summer
Bedding"