. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 30 The American Florist. Feb. /, Springfield, Mis!. TRADE GOOD AND STOCK IN EQUAL SUPPLY. —BULBOUS STOCK PLENTIFUL —PER- SONAL NOTES OF INTEREST. The weather has been ideal during the past week, clear and just cool enough to keep stock moving nicely. Business is pood, with an adequate supply of stock. Tulips, freesias and datf idila have made their appearance, but the latter are not very good. All the stores are showing good plants of azaleas, cyclamens, prim- roses and cinerarias, which sell well. Fern balls are
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 30 The American Florist. Feb. /, Springfield, Mis!. TRADE GOOD AND STOCK IN EQUAL SUPPLY. —BULBOUS STOCK PLENTIFUL —PER- SONAL NOTES OF INTEREST. The weather has been ideal during the past week, clear and just cool enough to keep stock moving nicely. Business is pood, with an adequate supply of stock. Tulips, freesias and datf idila have made their appearance, but the latter are not very good. All the stores are showing good plants of azaleas, cyclamens, prim- roses and cinerarias, which sell well. Fern balls are offered and move fairly well. There has been a good call for design work. Mark Aitken did four dec- orations this week; they were more elab- orate than the past season's, showing that we are gaining every year. Lilies are badly diseased again this year and quite a number have been thrown out. It looks as though it will take some hustling to bring the balance in on time. Mrs. Frank Burfitt, who has been f ick for a long time, underwent an operation January 22, and is doing nicely. Mr. Taylor has resigned his position with the Murphy Company. Mark Aitken is smiling these days. Ii's a daughter. A. B. Minneapolis. TRADB BRISK AND STOCK IN SHORT SUP- PLY.—CARNATIONS MUCH IMPROVED IN QUALITY AND OOANTITY. Last week's trade was exceedingly good, the demand being greater than the supply, especially for roses, which com- manded $9 per hundred. Beauties are scarce, although the demand for them has not been above the average. Violets are plentiful and in fair demand. Romans cannot be secured at all. Some fine carnations are now appearing, com- manding a good price. Smilax and adi- antum have been in great demand on this market and there does not seem to be enough of these goods. Many of the trade have issued their annual calendars. Swanson, Lynes, E. Nagel & Co., and Holm & Olson, of St. Taul, sent out the choicest. One from L. P. Lord, of Owatonna, is worth a place with the
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