. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. §lg The American Florist. Jan. 2£, Fort Wayne, Ind. HOLIDAY TRADE EXCELLENT BUT PLANTS LEFTCNSOLD.—MARKEY BROTHERS SELL DDT TO THE VESETS.—A FUMIGANT FOR THRIPS. Our holiday trade was about twenty- five per cent better than last year, and 1900 was considerably better than its predecessors. There was an unusually heavy demand for cut flowers. Owing to the extreme cold weather preceding Christmas, potted plants could not be handled, nor would the customers ven- ture out such cold weather to make usual Christmas sele
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. §lg The American Florist. Jan. 2£, Fort Wayne, Ind. HOLIDAY TRADE EXCELLENT BUT PLANTS LEFTCNSOLD.—MARKEY BROTHERS SELL DDT TO THE VESETS.—A FUMIGANT FOR THRIPS. Our holiday trade was about twenty- five per cent better than last year, and 1900 was considerably better than its predecessors. There was an unusually heavy demand for cut flowers. Owing to the extreme cold weather preceding Christmas, potted plants could not be handled, nor would the customers ven- ture out such cold weather to make usual Christmas selections, so that for the first year since we have been in business did the holidays pass leaving a surplus of blooming plants on hand. The Markey Brothers, of this city, who have been in business for over thirty years, sold their entire greenhouse plant and business to our firm, W. J. & M. S. Vesey, the first of this month, the Messrs. Markey retiring from the florist business entirely to engage in something else. Their plant on West Jefierson street is being removed and is to be erected at once in conjunction with the Vesey plant on Thompson avenue. It will be used for plants. The houses on north Broadway, formerly belonging to Markey Bros , will be continued there until after the spring sales, and then removed and added to the Vesey plant on Thompson avenue in July, in addition to other rose houses that they expect to put up, owing to the great demand they have experi- enced during the last year. I notice Mr. Kellogg's remarks in regard to their loss of Beauties at Christ- mai time caused by thrips. We noticed some time ago, in one of the trade papers, an article recommending the use of red pepper. I will relate our experience, which I think is successful. We take flat iron plates and heat them red hot, using five in a house of 125 feet length, using three tablespoonfuls on each hot iron. Begin at the farthest end of the house and have the pepper measured ready to pu
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