. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. PORTLAND NOTES. [Continuetl from page 64.] Julius Brotje is adding a house 28x60 to his range at Oak Grove. It will be used for stove plants, so it has a large number of heating pipes. W. Thomp- son has charge of the construction. Among the perennial flowers brought in by F. M. Gill were Campanula glomerata, Thalictrum adiantifolium And betonicas. Mr. Gill stated that these were quite durable as cut flow- ers. John Holden has bought the inter- ests of all his former partners and is now sole owner of the Holden Floral Co. S. H. Forshaw, of Pendleton
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. PORTLAND NOTES. [Continuetl from page 64.] Julius Brotje is adding a house 28x60 to his range at Oak Grove. It will be used for stove plants, so it has a large number of heating pipes. W. Thomp- son has charge of the construction. Among the perennial flowers brought in by F. M. Gill were Campanula glomerata, Thalictrum adiantifolium And betonicas. Mr. Gill stated that these were quite durable as cut flow- ers. John Holden has bought the inter- ests of all his former partners and is now sole owner of the Holden Floral Co. S. H. Forshaw, of Pendleton, attended the club meeting. He reports a fair season's business. E. J. Steele, the pansy specialist, has made his strain, the Mastodon, well known among admirers of this flower. He has now about three acres of bloom- ing plants, grown on a southerly slope, which are a beautiful sight. He has received many compliments on the ap- pearance of about 200,000 yellow pansies, grown from his seed, which form an attractive feature on the grounds of the San Francisco exposi- tion. R. M. Bodley, who has a range of greenhouses on the Powell Valley road, has developed from several years' se- lection a strain of Earliana tomato which makes a good appearance on his benches. He says it promises to prove a desirable strain for outdoor culture in this climate. Thomas Bodley is trying out a strain of Bonny Best tomato for inside and outside culture. He has a range of houses on property adjoining that of his brother, R. M. Bodley, and grows principally carnations and green and bedding stock for the retail trade. Clarke ,Bros. have an extensive es- tablishment in the southeast section "of the city. Several acres of outside ground are devoted to perennials, decid- uous shrubbery and blooming annuals. The large range of glass is filled with benched and potted stock in great va- riety, which shows the effect of expert culture. About 100 varieties of gera- niums are grown. Some benches of White W
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