. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. jgo8. The American Florist, 611 soutliprn beauty and there is every prob- ability it has come to stay. Carnations are shown, but they are hardly a feature. Neither stem, color nor flower is good, and their time is not yet. And violets are very disappointing. Cooler weather is needed and until we get this, the violet stock will continue soft and the market for them lifeless. But the scarcity of violets has helped in one way. Tlie cut of Cattleya labiata is now in full swing and this lovely or- chid is much more ple
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. jgo8. The American Florist, 611 soutliprn beauty and there is every prob- ability it has come to stay. Carnations are shown, but they are hardly a feature. Neither stem, color nor flower is good, and their time is not yet. And violets are very disappointing. Cooler weather is needed and until we get this, the violet stock will continue soft and the market for them lifeless. But the scarcity of violets has helped in one way. Tlie cut of Cattleya labiata is now in full swing and this lovely or- chid is much more plentiful than usual; but all are cleaned up regularly on ac- count of the scarcity of good violets. They are, it is true, a little cheaper than usual, but the growing demand for them will doubtless stimulate production, and this, in a measure, tends to lower prices. Gardenias again are helped by the scarcity of violets, but so far these are by no means plentiful and $6 per dozen to the retailer is almost a pro- hibitive price. White lilies are not largely shown in the retail stores, but there are several of the best retailers showing good Ijilium roseum. a bright and ef- fective flower for this time of year. Swest peas are not plentiful as yet. but there are some good flowers of the Blanche Ferry type shown. Cosmos, white and pink, helps to make a variety and is very telling in bouquets and other decorations. Lily of the valley is plenti- ful and good, and finds a very fair market. Greens of all kinds arc plenti- ful and good and autumn foliage is helping out along this line. Some of the oak is well colored, but not all: the dry season has probably been against good coloring on dry soil though oaks, maples or other trees growing in swampy places have, as usual, colored up well. Texas Heatli. The above is a popular or trade name given to Physostegia Virginiana grandi- flora on its introduction to the cut flow- er market about five years ago. The variety differs from the type in th
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