. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 12 The American Florist. Jan. so. cooling inachines, and what would be the proper temperature o£ a flower store ice box. r ' K. F. C. Replying: to "K. F. ; in regard to refricjeratins machine, a 1-ton machine should keep the temperature of the pro- •posei boxes at 45° to 52°, which, in my opinion, is right for a flower etore box. This machine with storage brine tanks or pans would only have to run four to decoration for obvious reasons, their use for this purpose -is not general. It uuist be added, how


. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 12 The American Florist. Jan. so. cooling inachines, and what would be the proper temperature o£ a flower store ice box. r ' K. F. C. Replying: to "K. F. ; in regard to refricjeratins machine, a 1-ton machine should keep the temperature of the pro- •posei boxes at 45° to 52°, which, in my opinion, is right for a flower etore box. This machine with storage brine tanks or pans would only have to run four to decoration for obvious reasons, their use for this purpose -is not general. It uuist be added, however, that the ice- boxes of all well equipped stores show a fine variety of rose stock. Of the pink roses. Killarney is now leading. There are favorable comments heard on both My Maryland and Mrs. Jardine, but there are too few of both on view to form an opinion as to their ultimate future. A feature of the retail stores. CARNATION CONQUEST, FORMERLY SEEDLING NO. 600. Growing at the Chicago Carnation Co.'s Establisliment, .Joliet, 111. eight; hours oiit o^ the 24 with direct ex- pansion. The Brunswick Refrigerating New Brunswick, N. J., puts out the most of the small machines and I think would he glad to furnish estimate and plans. r. BUKKI. January Flowers In the New Yorli Stores. We have grown so accustomed to see- ing good plants and flowers about the stores, and tasteful arrangement and decoration is now so common that, we are in danger of overlooking some of the good and attractive features of the trade. If there is at the present time, as some claim, a lack of interest on the part of the public in fine horticultural features, we believe that it is but tem- porary and that soon again the lovers of Flora will return to their own. One is forcibly impressed with the great va- riety of stock, even in this season of long nights and cloudy days. Orchids are now plentiful and are being well used by the decorators. In some stores, large plants of flowering cattleyas are


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