. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 468 The American Florist Sept. 17, New York. HEAVY SUPPLY ON MARKET. There are so many asters, dahlias and gladioli coining in now that they give the Eighteenth street market a flower show appearance, with few buy- ers. This impression was heightened one day last week when an organ grinder wandered in and played all the tunes in his repertoire. While this did not make business hum, those music- ally inclined joined in with a noise that sounded like the humming of bees. ? NOTES. A. Mirring of Edgemont station, East
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 468 The American Florist Sept. 17, New York. HEAVY SUPPLY ON MARKET. There are so many asters, dahlias and gladioli coining in now that they give the Eighteenth street market a flower show appearance, with few buy- ers. This impression was heightened one day last week when an organ grinder wandered in and played all the tunes in his repertoire. While this did not make business hum, those music- ally inclined joined in with a noise that sounded like the humming of bees. ? NOTES. A. Mirring of Edgemont station, East St. Louis, 111., who has just re- turned from Europe, reports traveling there as disagreeable owing to the passport regnlations. He is enamored with the four varieties of dahlias which he saw in Holland; they are of the decorative type, suited to his work in the cut flower trade. He says that the African marigolds are larger in the Berlin market, only the orange color is used there. Aster flowers also are larger, the climate suits both and there are no aster diseases. Mr. Mirring also visited Austria and England. It is necessary to give close attention when he talks finance in Austrian currency, small values run to big figures. One hundred residents of Bayside, L. I., have petitioned the park com- missioner to protect the trees in the widening of Bell avenue. The trees include some large oaks and maples. To the older florists, Bayside is remi- niscent of the Taylor place, with its large Marechal Niel rose house which was much visited by florists 40 years ago. The John Taylor place is now the grounds of the Oakland Golf Club. A brand new sign over the main entrance of what was the Siegel Cooper building. Eighteenth street, informs the public that it is now the Central Mercantile building. The wholesale flower market occupies half of the main floor. The offices of the Inter Church Movement were in this build- ing and a dry goods firm in the Sixth avenue end uses the sign The Big
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