The Paducah evening sun., 1910-04-15
SCHMAUS BROS.
AND HORTICULTURE
What This Progressive Flower Indus
try is Doing for Paducah-Busi-
ness Covers 20 States-5O, 900
square Feet Of Glass.


| Located in Paducah Is one of the
largest floral establishments in tn,
~. S. in which some OF the rares
blooms are developed. Even nativ,
Paducahans do not realize the mag
nitude of the Schmaus Bros. re
sources and business, and a repre-
sentative of the Paducah Sun visited
the plant to obtain accurate data
concerning il. He found most en-
trancing display of cut blooms. and
remarking on the tremendous quaint
ty of these, learned that Schmaus
Bros. are compelled to keep on hand,
among other varieties, 3 500 carna-
ions, in order to promptly supply
the immense mail order trade which
is exceptionally large in or 8 near
by towns and important even in dist
ant points. They cut 800 carnations
daily and can always MI orders with
out delay.
During the season we shall handle
2 900 geraniums. 10 900 cannas Cf
fine varieties. 1000 callas. tre-
mendous stock of Easter lilies. and
big output of bedding plants which
are OF the finest varieties. The range
of color in the hundreds of tulips
was bewildering to the visitor, and
the jonquils, daffodils and all mem
bers of the crocus family were rep
resented in profusion, while English
violets and less familiar varieties,
such as weeping Lantana, Cyperus,
Altemifolius, Nephropis. Piersoni and
all varieties of ferns and foliage
lplants. besides Towering shrubs.
palms and tropical varieties. Later
in the season we shall produce many
new varieties of asters, chrysanthe-
NUNS, azaleas and kindred flowers of
japanese origin. The fame of
Schmaus Bros. as rose growers has
long since reached its acme in Ken
lucky and neighboring states, and
hundreds of boxes of these beautiful
blooms are shipped to various cities
/
nessee and Missouri. The different
varieties include American Beautys,
Bride, Brides Maid. Liberty and
Richmond roses, hundreds of varie-
ties in climbing roses, hardy plants
for home growing and, in fact, an in
exhaustible list adapted to all tastes
and requirements. Within the past
year the Schmaus Bros. have erected
II additional greenhouses, one AK
| GO feet in area and another which
Is used for storage plants. 32x72
| feet in area. They maintain a dis
tinct house for the propagating of
palms and ferns which require ex-
treme humidity and tropical temper
ature, also 4 houses for bedding
plants one large rose house. one
house for propagating young stock,
and | storage house for the accom-
modatlon of large plants. In their
carnation house Schmaus Bros. have
grown 10 600 plants and their yearly
output averages about 16J 900 cut
blooms. The rose house has an area
Of. 32x1GO feet. To insure the proper
degree OF heat and moisture they
have installed a modern steam plant
and laid $1,000 feet of steam pipe,
and have $4,000 square feet of glass
They maintain a large force of ex-
perienced workmen and gardeners and
have delivery wagons and employ
both phones. They are now compil-
ing their 1910 catalog. Funeral de-
signs. wedding decorations, etc, are
produced and cut flowers and pOtted
plants supplied for churches, halls
and private social functions. and
Schmaus Bros. give considerable at
tention TO landscape gardening and
their services in this respect are un-
usually appreciated. The Schmaus
Bros. are VIII and Henry Schmaus.
respectively. who enjoy 10 and Is
years of practical experience and
have mastered the majority of the
important questions pertaining to
his difficult art.