. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. tgo4. The American Florist. 929 Lowell, Mass. Never before have we experienced any- thing like the business done last week. The Christmas rush kept up until Friday noon, when everybody went home to get a much needed rest, having worked con- tinually day and night for almost a week. Everything in bloom was offered for sale from a well grown azalea down to a geranium, and all found a ready market, especially azaleas, which brought good prices. Red bells suspended in the windows on red ribbons caught the public and s
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. tgo4. The American Florist. 929 Lowell, Mass. Never before have we experienced any- thing like the business done last week. The Christmas rush kept up until Friday noon, when everybody went home to get a much needed rest, having worked con- tinually day and night for almost a week. Everything in bloom was offered for sale from a well grown azalea down to a geranium, and all found a ready market, especially azaleas, which brought good prices. Red bells suspended in the windows on red ribbons caught the public and sold quickly. Begonia Gloire de Lorraine lost none of its old time popularity. Poinsettias in pans fixed up with,Porto Rican mats and tied with ribbon to match found ready sale. In fact, everything that bore a flower found a customer. There was an abundance of Christmas greens of all kinds. Holly was far better than a year ago. It had been feared there would be a shortage of flowers, but with a few good days before the rush the supply was far greater than expected, more than enough to fill the heavy demands. Carnations brought good figures. Ten dollars per 100 was the prevailing price for Lawson and Fairmaid, although some of the growers got $15 without trouble. No pickled or sleepy stock was offered for sale. Violets ran from $2 to $ per 100 wholesale and sold like hot cakes. The demand for roses was better than last year and prices ran higher. Customers who were unwilling to loosen up $5 for a bunch of 100 violets readily bought a dozen Bridesmaid for the same figure. What made the storemen happy was to find a channel to float out the surplus of flowers Saturday, when there were many funeral orders. A. M. Albany, N. Y. Reports of Christmas trade made by the local florists are of a most encourag- ing character. Danker, of Maiden Lane, said his business was at least $100 better Christmas week than in the correspond- ing period of 1902. He sold 1,000 holly wreaths. Eyres repo
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