. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Interior of Stuart H. MiUer't New Wholesale Store, Philadelphia. now, owing to the warm days and the strong sun, which brought everything into flower. Even the fruit trees are showing color and lilac bushes have big bunches of buds on them. A great many pot plants of lilies intended for Easter were too late and it is expected that there will be plenty of lilies on the market for a while. Other bulbous stock is cleaned up pretty well. Snap- dragons and sweet peas are coming in heavily. Various Notes. The Geo. M. Kellogg Flower & Plant Co. made o
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Interior of Stuart H. MiUer't New Wholesale Store, Philadelphia. now, owing to the warm days and the strong sun, which brought everything into flower. Even the fruit trees are showing color and lilac bushes have big bunches of buds on them. A great many pot plants of lilies intended for Easter were too late and it is expected that there will be plenty of lilies on the market for a while. Other bulbous stock is cleaned up pretty well. Snap- dragons and sweet peas are coming in heavily. Various Notes. The Geo. M. Kellogg Flower & Plant Co. made one of the large horseshoes that were sent to the opening of the Federal League ball park April 10. The horseshoe stood six feet high. This firm is cutting a large quantity of stock. Patrick Larkin furnished the other large horseshoe, six feet high, that was. sent to the Federal League ball park. It was made of carnations, lilies and smilax. T. J. Noll & Co. report that they are receiving more stock than they can move. They will not handle stock for less than the market price, as it does not pay to take care of it and then sell it for 75 cents or $1 per hundred. The B. A. Long greenhouses, at Long- view, are in fine shape. This range of all-steel construction is devoted to car- nations and roses and some snapdrag- ons. They are sending in some of the best cut flowers that have been seen in the market. The W. L. Bock Flower Co. has planted all its carnations outdoors and is well satisfied with the way they have started. This firm also reports that its out-of-town business this year is a little ahead of that of last year. E. D. Ellsworth was unusually busy last week, with plenty of funeral work and decorations. Mr. and Mrs. Ells- worth and family have moved all their furniture down to Forest lake for the summer, and Mr. Ellsworth will use his car to go back and forth between that place and his store. The Christ-Moore Floral Co. is well satisfied with its new location, as busi-
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