. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 850 The American Florist, Jan. It, Providence. VARIOUS DOIMGB IN THE METROPOLIS OP LITTLE HHODY.—JOTTINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST. Carnations are in moderate supply at from $ to $2, roses $4 to $8 and violets 75 cents. There is no great amount ot work, excepting that for city inauguration day. Business was brisk upon that occasion. It is becoming quite the thing to send floral emblems and baskets to the members of the city coun- cil the first meeting in each January, the suburban florists profiting most by this cust
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 850 The American Florist, Jan. It, Providence. VARIOUS DOIMGB IN THE METROPOLIS OP LITTLE HHODY.—JOTTINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST. Carnations are in moderate supply at from $ to $2, roses $4 to $8 and violets 75 cents. There is no great amount ot work, excepting that for city inauguration day. Business was brisk upon that occasion. It is becoming quite the thing to send floral emblems and baskets to the members of the city coun- cil the first meeting in each January, the suburban florists profiting most by this custom. N. D. Pierce, of Norwood, has had fur- ther trouble by the demolishing of his forty-foot brick stack through the gale of last Tuesday. T. F. Keller & Company are altering their display platform for window show and will make theirfrontmoreattractive. Mr. Covell, of Hampden Meadows, lost a boiler through a faulty water supply. Joiner, of Edgewood, is reported to have given up the old Pierce greenhouses. Jerusalem cherries were a glut this sea- son and only find a fair call at low rates. Donald Cameron has succeeded Alex. Millan at the Rhode Island Greenhouses. Macnair has installed a hot water heating system in his store. M. M. St. Louis. STOCK PLENTIFUL BUT DEMAND SUFFI- CIENT FOR FAIR CLEAN-UPS EACH DAY. Business is not as good as it might be this week, although there is some very fine stock on hand and nice weather to go with it. Although there is quite a bit of stock to be had there is not an over- supply and good material is taken at fair prices. Some very fancy carnations are coming in now. Dorothy leads the pink, while Mary Wood and Norway head the whites. They bring as high as $5 and $6 per hundred, while the more common varieties are sold as low as $ per hundred. Some very fine free- sias are being sent in and find ready buyers. E. J. M. Bloomsburg, Pa. — On New Year's night fire entirely destroyed J. L. Dillon's engine house, entailing a loss of $1,500.
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