. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1308 The American Florist. April /j>, WoKCHSTEB, Mass.—H. F. A. Lange says that rain seriously interfered with trade, but that total sales were about equal to last year. There were more blooming plants than could be sold, lilies, Rambler roses and azaleas being most in demand. There were enough cut flowers except carnations and violets, although lilies were most ireqnently called tor. Washington, D. C—Trade was twenty per cent ahead of a year ago and prices were about the same except on carna- tions, which were
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1308 The American Florist. April /j>, WoKCHSTEB, Mass.—H. F. A. Lange says that rain seriously interfered with trade, but that total sales were about equal to last year. There were more blooming plants than could be sold, lilies, Rambler roses and azaleas being most in demand. There were enough cut flowers except carnations and violets, although lilies were most ireqnently called tor. Washington, D. C—Trade was twenty per cent ahead of a year ago and prices were about the same except on carna- tions, which were short of the demand and higher in price. Large azaleas were not readily salable, but smaller plants and lilies were in demand. It was the same old story of impossibility to wait on the rush of trade at the last moment, according to A. Gude & Bro. Lincoln, Neb.—C. H. Frey says trade was twenty per cent ahead of last year and prices ten per cent higher. There was enough stock, something being left on hand in nearly all lines. Lilies lead the blooming plants, and roses, carnations and lilies were most popular as cut flowers. The weather was bad for the three days previous to Easter, but no one has any fault to find. Kansas City, Mo.—Samuel Murray reports his Easter sales fifty per cent better than last year. His business of Saturday and Sunday broke all records. There were generally adequate supplies of stock. More blooming plants were sold than ever before and with these Mr. were a plenty of cut flowers, with the exception of first quality violets. Azaleas sold better than Ramblers, but it was noticeable that there was less demand than usual for lilies in pots and that cut roses did not sell as heretofore. New Bedford, Mass.—Wm. C. Kraber says that trade would have been ahead of last year, had it not b;en for the dis- agreeable weather, because of which sup- plies were generally equal tp demands and prices lower. Lili !s, azaleas and car- nations were the most sala
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