. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 64 The Florists^ Review Jdly 4, 1912. SOCHESTEB. The Market. Hot, summer weather has come at last, and, though business during the last week has been good, the effect of real summer weather has been felt in various ways. Roses would fly wide open; carnations would turn brown; gardenias would turn yellow and bruise. Besides, graduations are over with, as well as the June weddings; so a falling off in trade is felt. Stock is abundant; in fact, there is a slump in flowers of all kinds. Sweet peas have been finer than ever since the warm weather has co
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 64 The Florists^ Review Jdly 4, 1912. SOCHESTEB. The Market. Hot, summer weather has come at last, and, though business during the last week has been good, the effect of real summer weather has been felt in various ways. Roses would fly wide open; carnations would turn brown; gardenias would turn yellow and bruise. Besides, graduations are over with, as well as the June weddings; so a falling off in trade is felt. Stock is abundant; in fact, there is a slump in flowers of all kinds. Sweet peas have been finer than ever since the warm weather has come, but they are so abundant that they must go down in price soon. There is an oversupply of gardenias and they are selling at a low figure. Eoses of all kinds are good. Valley is fine for this time of the year. Spanish and Eng- lish irises have ccme and they are prime favorites for all sorts of occasions. Garden flowers are still selling well, campanulas, coreopsis, gaillardias, phlox and gladioli being the leaders. In potted plants, begonias and gloxinias are about the only ones used. • Various Notes. Eoses at the parks are now at their best, especially at Highland and Maple- wood. Paul Neyron is the variety most admired this year and it has seldom been seen to better advantage. The peonies are gone, only a blossom here and there remaining. It is interesting to note the opinions of visitors from other cities in regard to the peony dis- play at Highland park. As a result of the visit here, June 21, of some of the judges at the annual exhibit of the American Peony Society at Ithaca, the suggestion h^s been made that the park board exhibit a few of the choice va- rieties at next June's exhibition in Cleveland. Though the board never has made such a display, there is no ap- parent reason why it should not do so. The judges, who were greatly impressed with the variety, extent and beauty of the peony display, were B. H. Farr, of Beading, Pa.; E. T. Brown, Queens, N. Y.; Dr. Knapp
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