. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 464 The American Florist Mar. 17, Don't Wait Now is the time to send us a shipment of flowers and acquaint yourself with the satisfactory treatment you receive when you ship to New York's Foremost Commission House in the flower trade. Extensive experience, ample capital, modern facilities and, in fact, everything to commend us to jou. Special opportunity for a couple of Good Rose Growers who are looking for best returns. Our present demand is larger than our supply. UNITED CUT FLOWER CO., Inc., Ill w. 28th St., Ne
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 464 The American Florist Mar. 17, Don't Wait Now is the time to send us a shipment of flowers and acquaint yourself with the satisfactory treatment you receive when you ship to New York's Foremost Commission House in the flower trade. Extensive experience, ample capital, modern facilities and, in fact, everything to commend us to jou. Special opportunity for a couple of Good Rose Growers who are looking for best returns. Our present demand is larger than our supply. UNITED CUT FLOWER CO., Inc., Ill w. 28th St., New York City New York. MARKET SHOWS LITTLE ACTIVITY. There h£is been but little change in the condition of business since our last notes were written. The weather be- came more favorable toward the last of the past week, March 10 being' like a spring day. On that day there was a little more activity in the wholesale district, as is usually the case on a Saturday. Carnations rallied slightly, good stock bringing .$3 per 100 and a few fancies, .$4. The best special Amer- ican Beauties wholesale at the rate of 75 cents each. In this connection we would like to ask the growers of American Beauties if they consider mere length of stem, regardless of quality in stem or fiower, as a diploma for a "special?" If that is the rule, it would seem that the rule should be changed. Next to American Beauty, the Hadley bring the highest price, and there is fine stock of it on the market. In the other varieties of roses a few specials wholesale at the rate of 10 and 12 cents, but much more goes at from six to eight cents, and down to one cent for shortest grades. Aside from what are used in funeral work, violets are almost exclu- sively in the hands of the street men, who buy them at from 10 to 20 cents per 100. There is an immense stock of yellow narcissus on the market and going very cheap. There is some movement in the best tulips, but they are so cheap that few will buy the inferio
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