. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igo8. The American Florist. 571 flowerinp: pliints. His stoi'k of cut flow- ere is of the very best quality as bis trade is among the most wealthy of our citizens. Bentzen Floral Co. presented a very beautiful hoiscshoe to Theo. McAleer, manaRtr of the St. Louis Browns on Saturday : also to MtCloskcy on Sun- day, manager of the Cardinals. Park Commissioner Scanlan received a letter from Louisiana Purchase Co. in which it promises to remedy all wants in connection with the restoration of Forest Park to the city. Ge
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igo8. The American Florist. 571 flowerinp: pliints. His stoi'k of cut flow- ere is of the very best quality as bis trade is among the most wealthy of our citizens. Bentzen Floral Co. presented a very beautiful hoiscshoe to Theo. McAleer, manaRtr of the St. Louis Browns on Saturday : also to MtCloskcy on Sun- day, manager of the Cardinals. Park Commissioner Scanlan received a letter from Louisiana Purchase Co. in which it promises to remedy all wants in connection with the restoration of Forest Park to the city. Geo. Angerraueller is doing a nice trade and expects a good supply for Easter. He complains somewhat about low prices but hopes stock will stiffen up in a few days. Alex. Siegcl is all torn up at his store, as his building is being remodeled, and when finished Alex, will have a very fine location. It is rumored that the city will start a municipal nursery for the raising of trees for the children to plant on Arbor day. Many of the Kirkwood growers are re- porting that their stock of carnations will be off crop for Easter. W. C. Smith «& Co. are handling some fine carnations and have large orders for wire work booked. St. Louis Seed Co. is handling several thousand hyacinths in pots and other flowering plants. Visitors: Martin Eeukauf, with Bay- ei-sdorfers and Hern, of Dreer's, Phila- delphia, Pa. W. F. Baltimore. BUSINESS DULL. Trade continues inactive and but for one or two large funerals it could be truthfully designated the past week as stagnant. The approach of Easter gives animation to the hope that, for that fes- tival at least, there will be some revival of activity. Even the merchants of the curbstone find times very dolorous, and they are unhappy over the disappoint- ments brought to them by the southern bulbous stock which neither sells nor stands up. It was the expected that hap- pened with the weather. All too suddenly the wind which had been blowing from the so
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