. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. i8Sg. The American ;T. 465. all of them were more or less beautiful, there was no special decorative feature in any of the churches visited sufficient to make a detailed description interesting to general readers. In this connection, however, I may mention a very pretty feature of the Sunday School exercises at St. Paul's P. E. Church. Each pupil- there were between -Iim) and 5(»—was presented with a potted geranium in full bloom. Everything in the way of Ivister stock was abundant enough to meet the de- ma
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. i8Sg. The American ;T. 465. all of them were more or less beautiful, there was no special decorative feature in any of the churches visited sufficient to make a detailed description interesting to general readers. In this connection, however, I may mention a very pretty feature of the Sunday School exercises at St. Paul's P. E. Church. Each pupil- there were between -Iim) and 5(»—was presented with a potted geranium in full bloom. Everything in the way of Ivister stock was abundant enough to meet the de- mand and was of uniform good quality. The sale for plants was better than last year, and while there was no special dearth of cut flowers there was enough trade to up all serviceable stock; boxes of choice roses and other flowers were in good demand, and several florists report an unusually brisk trade in cem- etery work. As to prices, some florists believe that they were lower than last year, while some others think—late season and every thing considered—that prices were quite up to last Easter; it is probable, however, that prices averaged a little lower than last year. Perles sold at %.\ 511 per dozen; La France, |v, Mermets, to f2 50; Luizet sold readily at I4; Jacqs, $3, tulips, Ji 25 to fi 50; violets, 50; per too; callas, %}, per dozen; L longiflorum, f4 per dozen and so on. Callas, L. longi- florum and L. llarrisii sold in pots at from 511c. to |i 5i> to %2. To put the Easter trade for '>Sij in few words it was generally, (|uite as good as last year, and in several respects a more desirable trade. April 24. A. W. M. Pyrethrum Uliginosum. This is one of the grandest hardy her- baceous perennials ever introduced to cul- tivation, and it blooms in the fall—Aug- ust, through September and into October —at a time when such flowers are very welcome both in private and commercial gardens. It is not only one of the most profuse and showy of all plants
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