. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 124 The American Florist. Feb. ^J, Baltimore. RETBENCItMENT ABROAD. This seems to be a month of ups ami downs in all respects—, trade, and production. The first factor in busi- ness, material for distribution, has been somewhat erratic, a great scarcity one day and a sui-plus the There are a good many social events demanding flowers, plants and decorations, but the scale of expenditure seems as a rule to be brought down to a lower level, and there is a disposition to cut of£ here and retrench there
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 124 The American Florist. Feb. ^J, Baltimore. RETBENCItMENT ABROAD. This seems to be a month of ups ami downs in all respects—, trade, and production. The first factor in busi- ness, material for distribution, has been somewhat erratic, a great scarcity one day and a sui-plus the There are a good many social events demanding flowers, plants and decorations, but the scale of expenditure seems as a rule to be brought down to a lower level, and there is a disposition to cut of£ here and retrench there. Indeed, not- withstanding we are now iu what is con- sidered the very height of "the season," there is not the dash and go of former years, bnt rather some restraining disposi- tion to limit expenditures along the lines of the florists' art. Winter weddings have not been numerous, certainly not those in fashionable circles which involve heavy disbursements in house and church display. Doubtless the post- Easter reason will make amends since the general law of averages seems to prevail in the department of activity just as much as in other lines. Car- nations are irregular in supply, some days not enough coming in for the calls. Roses increase in numbers, but the cruality is not of the best, with of course, some exceptions. The less important con- tributions to the general stock, such as freesias, Dutch bulbs, etc., are quite abundant enough. NOTES. .lohu Cook, whose position as the first of American rose hybridizers stands un- challenged for long continuance, in- telligent devotion and successful results, keeps constantly at his work and has many interesting and presumably profit- able experiments in progress. To a lay- man, the number and variety of his crossings, the patient care with which they are marked and pursued, the great number of roses which he collects from American and European sources, to ob- serve and 'letermine as to their fitnesa for his te
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