. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 6a The American Florist. Jan. 27, market. The same is true of lily of the valley. Some fine azaleas are to be -seen in the down town stores. They seem to have made their appearance too late for the holidays. Greens are In strong demand, yet stock is none too plentiful. Asparagus has not suffered from the cold weather as yet, and sells quickly. JJOTES. We have been informed by Frank G. Cuthbertson, of C. C. Morse «& Co., who is assistant secretary of the American Sweet Pea Society, that there will not be a swee
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 6a The American Florist. Jan. 27, market. The same is true of lily of the valley. Some fine azaleas are to be -seen in the down town stores. They seem to have made their appearance too late for the holidays. Greens are In strong demand, yet stock is none too plentiful. Asparagus has not suffered from the cold weather as yet, and sells quickly. JJOTES. We have been informed by Frank G. Cuthbertson, of C. C. Morse «& Co., who is assistant secretary of the American Sweet Pea Society, that there will not be a sweet pea show in this city this coming spring. This announcement will be a matter of much regret to the many lovers of this charming annual. It was found that all of the work and much of the financial burden of the show fell on a limited number, and coming at a time of the year when most of them are exceptionally busy, it was thought best to drop the show until a stronger organization could be gotten to- gether. It is hoped that the cause of the sweet pea will be championed on the coast by the Pacific Coast Horti- cultural Society or the Menlo Park Horticultural Society. There is surely a splendid opportunity for these two strong organizations to co-operate now and hold a sweet peas show in June. The Lynch Nursery Company was in with a splendid house of snap- dragons for the Christmas holidays. This firm is very successful in the growing of this popular flower. The favorite varieties are Nelrose, Key- stone and Silver Pink. The carnation range at this establishment is produc- ing heavily. Matchless is largely grown and does splendidly here. Their new red seedling carnation, as yet unnamed, is proving the most prolific of all reds to date that they have tried. The coal situation is again very acute in this vicinity. Many of the growers who were unable to get de- liveries early in the season, are now compelled to go into the open market for their supplies at very much ad- vanced pr
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