. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1356 The American Florist. July 15, New York. BUSINESS AT LOW EBB. Till* inolnnrholy itaya liavo <X)Uic, Tlie siutdi'st of the year. It was November the poet hail in mind when he wrote the above, liut it is applicable to the florist business of this city lor the next two months. The weather is hot; a lot of poor stock is reaching- the market anvl there is very little demand, even fur good stock. Kven the joys of "soin' a-swimmin' " have been nipped in the bud, for man-eating- sharks are cruis- ing alo
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1356 The American Florist. July 15, New York. BUSINESS AT LOW EBB. Till* inolnnrholy itaya liavo <X)Uic, Tlie siutdi'st of the year. It was November the poet hail in mind when he wrote the above, liut it is applicable to the florist business of this city lor the next two months. The weather is hot; a lot of poor stock is reaching- the market anvl there is very little demand, even fur good stock. Kven the joys of "soin' a-swimmin' " have been nipped in the bud, for man-eating- sharks are cruis- ing along- the New Jersey coast, and have already claimed two victims. Saturday, in the season, the liest day of the week for the liorists, is now the worst, and some stores, both wholesale and retail, are closing on Saturday afternoons, as nearly every- body that can get away leaves the city. There is funeral work, but, as was said of the twelve baskets: "What is that among so many?". American Beauties are plentiful enough, but many of them are poor. The l^est special stock has wholesaled at the rate of .$20 to .$ per VM, but there are long stems with inferior buds that go as low as .$0 per 100. In tea roses there is always a de- mand for a limited amount of special stock, but what is left over and in- ferior stock goes a begging, the push cart men coming in for a good share of it. There is but little demand for lily of the valley, and inferior stock is unsalable. Lilies, too, are very cheap. Many of the carnations arriv- ing are practically worthless. The peonies are out, but a limited supply of greenhouse asters is already arriv- ing. Sweet peas continue plentiful and cheap. There is the usual variety of outdoor flowers for this season, but no prices can be placed on them. July 10.—The market is very quiet this morning, with a surplus of stock and much of it going to waste. Prac- tically all stocks are very cheap, and it is more a question of getting rid of it than o
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