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	In 1922 Joseph and Antoine Immigrants from Germany raising there two children settled on farm land on the corner of West Graham and S Franklin St in Hempstead NY.
Joseph and Antoine Feldis			255 S Franklin St Hempstead NY Circa 1922

Antoine Feldis	The Feldis' first house in Hempstead 1920's	Joseph built this house for Antoine	Joseph Feldis


John Feldis Sr.	John Feldis Jr on left	Feldis Florist 1950's

Feldis Garden City 1967	Geraniums and annuals grown in Feldis greenhouse are ready to plant.	In the 1960's Feldis would open the sides of the greenhouse to Franklin St enabling customers to walk right in.

Petunias and zinnias in full bloom.	The east side of #4 greenhouse was sunken below ground creating an excellent growing environment.	Gloxinias growing in the Hempstead greenhouses circa 1960. We grew gloxinia in clay pots under shade cloth to prevent sunburn on the sensitive leaves.

Snapdragons growing in #4 greenhouse were cut fresh every morning.	Freshest flowers anywhere.	Feldis Florist's greenhouses were loaded with flowers and plants all year long.

Chrysanthemums growing in Hempstead. The black cloth is used to control the flowering. Buy covering the plants with black cloth at 4 pm everyday we tricked the plants into flower early.

Turning on lights above the chrysanthemums in the evening delays blooming.	Chrysanthemums for cut flowers grow very tall and need support. We would build wooden frames and run wires to support their tall stems.	Fields of flowers at Feldis Florist

Feldis Florist 255 S Franklin St. Hempstead Circa 1960's	John Sr. and John Jr.	Feldis Florist 7th St. Garden City 1967

Feldis Florist's Merrick.