. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. i8g4. The American Florist. 769. THE LATE ROBERT J. HALLIDAY rists from other cities he showed them the hospitality of our southern life with a geniality and heartiness unrivalled. Mr. Halliday was a prominent member of the Westminster Presbyterian Church. He was the president of the Gardeners' Club for the first three years of its exist- ence, and but for his courage, patience and generosity it may be doubted whether we would to-day have a horticultural or- ganization of any kind. All who knew him were attached t
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. i8g4. The American Florist. 769. THE LATE ROBERT J. HALLIDAY rists from other cities he showed them the hospitality of our southern life with a geniality and heartiness unrivalled. Mr. Halliday was a prominent member of the Westminster Presbyterian Church. He was the president of the Gardeners' Club for the first three years of its exist- ence, and but for his courage, patience and generosity it may be doubted whether we would to-day have a horticultural or- ganization of any kind. All who knew him were attached to him, and all will miss him and his influence. Buffalo. A view of the stores on the Monday preceding Easter gives one but a poor idea of the gorgeous display that is promised for the end of the week. In ad- dition to the regular stores on Main street there will be a few others doing business for one week's standing. J. Staf- flinger has secured the use of a vacant store on Main near Swan street. Mr. Christenson has rented a window of one of our most popular grocers and will doubtless make a big display, as he has the stuff to do it with. Mr. is rushing the work on his new store and says he will be in there bj' Thursday. Joseph hasjust returned from New York where he went to visit some of the big growers and pick up novelties. I covild not hear that he saw any novelties and found prices for good plants away up in G. He speaks of the cytisus and azaleas at James Dean's as the finest he ever saw. Mr. Anderson is off for New York and W. J. Palmer, Jr. leaves to-night for the same point, both no doubt to gather in some fine things for Easter. Mr. Anderson says he is going to make aspecialtyof hybrids and violets. Palmer's is looking very gay with an enormous quantit\' of daffs of the finest qualitj-. They are making preparations for a big plant trade. Their large store affords a good opportunity for this line of business. Mr. Stewart will have a large lot of Canadian r
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