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. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 338 The American Florist. Sept. 12, . New York. CUSTOMERS BETURNING. The incoming steamers are bringing full passenger lists including many New Yorkers who in the past have been good customers of the florists. The society people returning from Europe, do not as a rule, open their city homes, but go to their country estates for a month or more, and good business is not expected until near Thanksgiving. The weather continues clear and cool and it would seem thai conditions are favorable for roses, carnations, chrysa
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 338 The American Florist. Sept. 12, . New York. CUSTOMERS BETURNING. The incoming steamers are bringing full passenger lists including many New Yorkers who in the past have been good customers of the florists. The society people returning from Europe, do not as a rule, open their city homes, but go to their country estates for a month or more, and good business is not expected until near Thanksgiving. The weather continues clear and cool and it would seem thai conditions are favorable for roses, carnations, chrysanthemums and violets. There is little doubt that all these stocks will be in the market in bountiful supply as soon as they are needed, possibly before. It is unneces- sary to here waste much space on asters —the wholesalers are doing that in their stores. It is enough to say that there are twice as many in the market as there is any use for. Dahlias are beginning to arrive in considerable quantities ; there are yet plenty of gladioli and all the early autumn flowers are coming in. September 7.—This being Labor day business is very light, for whatever the horny handed sons of toil do with their money, they do not buy flowers. Very fine dahlias are to be seen, going at nom- inal figures. Sunday was very rainy and it is predicted that many of the poorer quality of asters were put out of busi- ness. The weather is now clear and cool and the only requisites for good busi- ness are customers. Andrew A. Kurz. a retailer of 266 Avenue A, is receiving many congratu- lations for being the only retailer of Manhattfin who attended the Niagara Falls convention. Inasmuch as every re- tailer in the country derives benefit from the advancements in horticulture which are fostered and encouraged by the S. A. the rose, carnation and chrysan- themum societies, it is passing strange that so many of them are indifferent to the good work that these societies are doing. During the week there
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