. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. Chrysanthemum Beatrice May. what has been done, it is really start- ling, and while improved methods of cultivation has brought out a good deal, careful and systematic hybridiz- ing is bringing out much Our exhibition last year was the finest we ever had, and the flowers were certainly the largest we ever had staged. This coming fall I know we shall make more progress in this direction, and the varieties we have been discussing this evening will have no small part in the grand procession. MARKET GARDENS. So
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. Chrysanthemum Beatrice May. what has been done, it is really start- ling, and while improved methods of cultivation has brought out a good deal, careful and systematic hybridiz- ing is bringing out much Our exhibition last year was the finest we ever had, and the flowers were certainly the largest we ever had staged. This coming fall I know we shall make more progress in this direction, and the varieties we have been discussing this evening will have no small part in the grand procession. MARKET GARDENS. South African Peaches.—South Af- rican peaches, now being sold in the New York market, are bringing $2 per box of 24. Record Price for Apples. Canon City, Col., Feb, 23.—The Fre- mont County Truck Growers' Associa- tion recently sold a car of apples which netted $1,025, or the highest price ever realized here for a car of this fruit. Ben Davis made up about half of the car with the balance of fancy grades of mixed varieties. Chrysanthemum Mrs. F. S. Vallis. Experiment Station for Norfolk, Va. Norfolk, Va., Feb. 23,—Growers are making efforts to secure the loca- tion here of an experiment station. It is proposed to secure an appropriation of $10,000 from the state to establish the station, which will be conducted under the supervision of the state agri- cultural college. Truck growers are generally much interested in the matter. Prices of Indoor Vegetables. The prices of indoor vegetables at leading points February 24 were as fol- lows : Denver, Colo., cucumbers, $ per dozen. Omahaj cucumbers, $ per dozen. Syracuse, cucumbers, $ per dozen. Boston, cucumbers, $12 to $18; tomatoes, 40 cents to 50 cents per pound. Detroit, cucumbers, $ to $2 per dozen. Cleveland, cucumbers, $16 to $22 per box. Buffalo, cucumbers, $1 to $ per dozen; tomatoes, 30 cents to 3S cents per pound; mushrooms, 35 cents to 40 cents per pound. Cincinnati, cucumbers, $ per dozen. St.
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