. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. i88g. The American Florist. 251. tR\o^•.^N\\.^AORt^H^. were charming varieties with variegated leaves and golden berries. Mistletoe was, on the whole, a failure, through being improperly packed. The berries were usually all gone, forming a slimy mass in the bottom of the crate, and the leaves dropped'also. "Colorado needle pines" sold well, and was a popu- lar green. It is the general opinion that the New Year's prices would have been better had the weather turned cold, but two weeks of unseasonable warm
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. i88g. The American Florist. 251. tR\o^•.^N\\.^AORt^H^. were charming varieties with variegated leaves and golden berries. Mistletoe was, on the whole, a failure, through being improperly packed. The berries were usually all gone, forming a slimy mass in the bottom of the crate, and the leaves dropped'also. "Colorado needle pines" sold well, and was a popu- lar green. It is the general opinion that the New Year's prices would have been better had the weather turned cold, but two weeks of unseasonable warmth hurt the trade very materially. A great many growers were off crop, but there was no scarcity of flowers through the large increase in glass. There was a large demand for loose flowers. Emily Louisk Christmas Flowers at Covent Garden Market, London, England. There can be no question as to the popularity of white flowers—not only at Christmas, but at almost any time of the year. They seem, however, to prepon- derate in winter, owing, no doubt, to the fact that they pay better for production. Colored flowers are, however, tolerably plentiful, but it is evident, from the treatment they receive, that they are only considered of second rate value. Prominent among white kinds are camellias, eucharis, gardenias, Richardia africaua or Trumpet lily ami chrysanthe- mums, both incurved and Japanese, the latter beiug abundant during the early and latter part of the season, when in- curved sorts are anything but plentiful. Over and above these, however, are a large number of subjects which appear in quantity at times, but are more or less intermittent, each according to its particular season. Paper White nar- cissus, Roman hyacinths, double white Chinese primulas, and bouvardias may, however, be had in considerable (juantity at present, and the supply will continue for many weeks. The same might be said of white azaleas and lily of the valley. Strangely enough, Christmas ros
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