. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 710 The American Florist. Mar. 8. Toronto. An improvement in the plant trade is reported this week which I suppose may be accounted for by the mild weather and thoughts of approaching spring. The Street peddlers are able to get out again too with their patent pocket, portable, two-wheel hothouse, and the unwary housekeeper appeared to be catching on to their "all a growin' and a blowin' " wares to a considerable extent. Wit h reference to keeping cut carnations, discussed at Indianapolis, I may mention t
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 710 The American Florist. Mar. 8. Toronto. An improvement in the plant trade is reported this week which I suppose may be accounted for by the mild weather and thoughts of approaching spring. The Street peddlers are able to get out again too with their patent pocket, portable, two-wheel hothouse, and the unwary housekeeper appeared to be catching on to their "all a growin' and a blowin' " wares to a considerable extent. Wit h reference to keeping cut carnations, discussed at Indianapolis, I may mention that at our last chrysanthemum show we found that they and in fact all the cut flowers kept very much better than in former years by moistening the floor now and then and by heating the hall only to the lowest possible degree compatible with comfort. Most of the carnations were as good on the fourth day of the show as on the first. J. H. Duniop is still a firm believer in the short-slope-to-the-south system. The roses in his three houses built last year in that style certainly look wonderfully well and thrifty and have a big crop coming on now, but as a casual observer I cannot say that I could actuallj' see much if any difference between them and those in the old stjle houses. But Mr. D. says the quality of the blooms is better and that the plants are more prolific. Staphylea colchica is beginning to be talked about I see. It is a very pretty thing, fine for forcing. I saw it at Tran- son's nurseries, Orleans, France, 16 years ago, where they were thenpropagatingit very largely. E. NEW PLANTS OF STERLING MERIT. ROSE MRS. W. C. WHITNEY. CHRYSANTHEMUMS: Yellow Queen, Achilles, Malmaison, May- flower, Minerva and Titian, and all other really good things in this line. JOHN N MAY, SUMMIT, NTiW JERSEY. ROOTED CUTTINGS. Brides, Cusins, Bridesmaids, Niphetos, Meteors, Perles, Hostes, Beauties, Mermets, Testouls, La France. ty*Ac]Is(in. n. .1. Forcing Roses. A stock of the best varietie
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