Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 11, 1938
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EASTER MEANS FLOWERS: Thousands of lily and hydrangea plants, the people's choice for the gay celebration of Easter Sunday, will be shipped to florists this week from the Nielsen wholesale greenhouses on Maiden Lane. Until deliveries are made, however, the north side nursery boasts avenues of beautiful blooms in a variety of colors, as illustrated in the lower picture of one group of hydrangeas. Lilies retain their favor in sight and smell, and a few of the 8,000 being shipped this week from the Nielsen greenhouses are shown in the top picture. Sweetpeas, carnations, more gardenias and many other flowers for the Mother's day market will replace the Easter blooms after this week.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 17, 1938
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PLANT CURIOSITY: Visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin C. Noll, 551 Second St., are treated to a view of a rare and curious plant for this part of the world. It is the sacred lily of India, which now stretches five feet, four inches toward the ceiling. A native of Cochin China, the plant is technically known as the amorphophallus rivieri and also commonly called the snake lily, carrion flower, Indian lily and devil's tongue. It throws up a long tongue, which curls back, revealing a purplish spathe. It is kept indoors during the winter but outdoors in the summer months. It once grew seven inches in 24 hours so fast it could almost be seen growing.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, May 10, 1938
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EVERY VARIETY OF TULIP: Among these twenty or more thousand flowers in the yard of Mrs. Clara Gregory of Jefferson and Sixth Sts., may be found almost all kinds of tulips known. They are carefully arranged and do not confuse the beholder as one might expect with so many blooms.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 15, 1938
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RHODODENDRON IN FULL FLOWER: These hybrid red flowers are grown by Bischoff's greenhouse on Chapin St. Needing warmer climate, they do not flourish in this part of the country as garden blooms. The wild variety is to be found in the south central states in acid soil.