. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 866 The americak Fl or/s t. Jan. 2, Wichita, Kas.—W. H. Culp & Com- pany figure a ten per cent increase over ' 1902, although prices were on a level and carnations were not in good supply. The ((uality oi Beauty roses was not up to standard. The popular tendency to consider cut flowers too high-priced helped the demand for plants. Des Moines, Ia.—Little or no increase is noted here over the Christmas business of last year, says W. L. Morris. The prices on roses and carnations were much higher and the latter it
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 866 The americak Fl or/s t. Jan. 2, Wichita, Kas.—W. H. Culp & Com- pany figure a ten per cent increase over ' 1902, although prices were on a level and carnations were not in good supply. The ((uality oi Beauty roses was not up to standard. The popular tendency to consider cut flowers too high-priced helped the demand for plants. Des Moines, Ia.—Little or no increase is noted here over the Christmas business of last year, says W. L. Morris. The prices on roses and carnations were much higher and the latter item was very scarce. There was a marked increase in the call for red roses. Holly and wreaths were sold at all kinds of prices. Knoxville, Tenn.—With fully a fifty per cent increase over 1902, the Christ- mas business this year kept the local flor- ists on the jump. Plenty of all stock for the demand, and of superior quality. Flowering plants and bulbous flowers proved good sellers. Prices about the same as last year, writes C. W. Crouch. RocKFORD, III.—Lower retail prices prevailed than Christmas, 1902. Lots of roses, carnations and violets left. Enchantress and red carnations had the call. Very little bulbous stock found buy- ers. C. W. Johnson says that fine cycla- mens, begonias, poinsettias and azaleas were on the market, but their sale was not very active. Winona, Minn. — Edward Kirchner reports a nice increase in Christmas busi- ness, with rose prices the same and car- nations ruling twenty-five percent higher than last year. The demand, however, was not equal to the supply. He states that most everyone asked for homegro wn material, claiming that shipped flowers did not keep. Fargo, N. D.—Twenty-eight degrees below zero on Christmas day! Under these conditions flower delivery was not easy, but the florists enjoyed a fair busi- ness notwithstanding, say Shotwell & Graves. There was plenty of everything to go around, at last year's prices. Prim- roses and a
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