. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. iSgc The American Florist. 1217. The two center baskets e HANGIITG BASKETS. \ twelve inches iu diameter. The two outside cues ten inches. The baskets are wire, lined with green ] Filled one week Mr. Harris is glazing and putting the finishing touches on his new range of glass, consisting of six houses, each 100x20. In two of these he has made a new departure, glazing th^m with finest quality of mirror plate glass in sheets 18 by 24, 'is of an inch thick. This glass had to be imported from France, as no one here wo
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. iSgc The American Florist. 1217. The two center baskets e HANGIITG BASKETS. \ twelve inches iu diameter. The two outside cues ten inches. The baskets are wire, lined with green ] Filled one week Mr. Harris is glazing and putting the finishing touches on his new range of glass, consisting of six houses, each 100x20. In two of these he has made a new departure, glazing th^m with finest quality of mirror plate glass in sheets 18 by 24, 'is of an inch thick. This glass had to be imported from France, as no one here would contract to supply such a quantity and insure the quality. It is the quality of the glass that Mr. Harris deems important. He thinks that in these two houses he can grow plants just as well as they do out of doors without danger of burning through imperfect glass. It is rather an expensive experi- ment, as the plate glass costs seven times as much as the best double thick. He is also using galvanized hinges with a brass rod in thf middle, which he claims will last a long time. It is an idea of his own and these hinges have now been adopted by hardware men. Business has been fair for the season, and in some quarters florists have been quite busy. The Duke of Yeragua was entertained at Wootton by Mr. Childs the past week and Pennock Bros, furnished quite a lot of flowers for the occasion. There were also several other entertainments given in his honor, at which quite a number of flowers were used. Prices of roses are about the same as last week, but we can not say as much of the quality, which, with the exception of La France and Niphetos, is very poor. Brides are now not as good as Niphetos. Beauties too are poor and open very soon. Carnations are fair and the best biing $1. Valley sells for 4. Smilax is more plenty, 15c is asked for very good strings. The Ensinger greenhouses were sold at sheriff''s sale the past week and were bought by Charlie Thomas, a colored gentleman w
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