. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1102 The American Florist. June /^, Cincinnati. The florist cannot complain of slow bus- iness this week, as every thing in the shape of flowers has sold we'll. The wholesale houses have not been able to fill orders, and the retail trade has been booming. Wedding decorations and funeral work seem to have the lead. Fred Walz had a nice decoration at the Grand Hotel on ac- count of the state meeting of druggists. Julius Baer has several nice wedding or- ders. Chas. J. Jones, Jr., reports a good trade at both of his
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1102 The American Florist. June /^, Cincinnati. The florist cannot complain of slow bus- iness this week, as every thing in the shape of flowers has sold we'll. The wholesale houses have not been able to fill orders, and the retail trade has been booming. Wedding decorations and funeral work seem to have the lead. Fred Walz had a nice decoration at the Grand Hotel on ac- count of the state meeting of druggists. Julius Baer has several nice wedding or- ders. Chas. J. Jones, Jr., reports a good trade at both of his establishments, hav- ing recently built a greenhouse and store on East Walnut Hills; he also has quite a trade in bedding plants. B. J. Glins of Cumminsville, who has sis houses 16 by 60 feet, reports a splendid trade in miscel- laneous stock. Decoration Day took all the blooms that were in sight. W'e have one firm here who makes a specialty of forcing lily of the valley, and exhibit* untold energy to fill orders. One day this week, having a large order for valley and getting a little nervous regard- ing getting same in, they adopted this plan; Setting the boxes containing the pips on the steam pipes Ben lighted two coal oil lamps and put under said boxes, then he placed two chairs with a board on same, and we will say a rock under his head for a pillow. On this contrived bed Ben stretched out and with warm water sprayed the valley all night. He filled his orders. Should any person disbelievethis story he can address Ben George of the firm'of Magree & George, College Hill,0. We also have quite a number of the boys who like a horse race quite as well as a flower, and most any afternoon you can see them going or coming from the Latonia racecourse; "ofcourse they would not bet on the ; Our flower market is a grand success; most any Saturday afternoon it looks like a flower show. Inside this market are thirty-nine stands stationary, and space for ten or twelve t
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