. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igoS. The American Florist. 293 Kansas City. BUSINESS GOOD. Trade in niosl respects is good. There are, however, some dull diiys but so lar there hns been no noticeable over supply in any item which is regarded as unusual lor this time oE the year. Funeral work seoms to have fallen oft" somewhat during the past two weeks but the stores seem to lie fully as busy with other kinds of work. Social affairs are responsible for quite a bit of the store business at pres- ent but this is usually the case during the fe
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igoS. The American Florist. 293 Kansas City. BUSINESS GOOD. Trade in niosl respects is good. There are, however, some dull diiys but so lar there hns been no noticeable over supply in any item which is regarded as unusual lor this time oE the year. Funeral work seoms to have fallen oft" somewhat during the past two weeks but the stores seem to lie fully as busy with other kinds of work. Social affairs are responsible for quite a bit of the store business at pres- ent but this is usually the case during the few weeks previous to Lent which is observed very noticeably to the decorators. Stock of almost all kinds is adequate and the quality is sood. Carnations are in the lead at present both in quantity and in general demand. Enchantress is par- ticularly good with all the growers. American Beauty rose is the only item of real scarcity hut since we have other fine varieties such as Killarney and Rich- mond it is not so difficult to cope with the situation as it was a few years ago when American Beauty was in the field all to itself. Some good Mrs. Potter Palmer is seen occasionally but they are not gaining the popularity of some of the other roses, perhaps on account of their weak stem. Bulb stock appears more plentiful but so far it is a disappoint- ment to most of the growers. Eastei* lilies, freesias, lily of the valley, and other seasonable offerings are plentiful. NOTES. The Wm. L. Rock Flower Co. had the decorations for the Lemon-Howe wed- ding which occurred at St. Joseph, last week. The affair was an elaborate one consisting of the decorations at both the home and the church. Quantities of southern smilas and Easter lilies were used at the church and at the house were arranged huge bunches of Killarney roses and white lilac. The table was most striking, a huge round arrangement of Killarney rose and white lilac placed on a tall standard and draped with many streamers of pink c
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