. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. WILD SMILAX Prompt shipment—$ per case WIRE, WRITE OR PHONE E. A. 6EAVEN, Evergreen, Ala. chrysanthemums, there are valuable prizes for groups of winter-flowering be- gonias, nerines, orchids, palms, etc., be- sides fruits and vegetables. (Continued on page 87.) . HARTFORD, CONN. The Market. Chrysanthemums are beginning to come into the stores in good quantities and meet a fair demand, although not of the best quality, being small. There are numerous pests this year. The aphis has been troublesome, due to the dry spell of September and October.
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. WILD SMILAX Prompt shipment—$ per case WIRE, WRITE OR PHONE E. A. 6EAVEN, Evergreen, Ala. chrysanthemums, there are valuable prizes for groups of winter-flowering be- gonias, nerines, orchids, palms, etc., be- sides fruits and vegetables. (Continued on page 87.) . HARTFORD, CONN. The Market. Chrysanthemums are beginning to come into the stores in good quantities and meet a fair demand, although not of the best quality, being small. There are numerous pests this year. The aphis has been troublesome, due to the dry spell of September and October. Mums are selling at $18 to $30 per hundred wholesale and are retailing at $3 to $6 per dozen, a nominal sum. Various Notes. A few of the florists here are open until 9 p. m. Saturdays. One prominent florist said, "Why let the other fellow get it all? It certainly makes a long day for us when we work from early morning, but I must stay and get my share, although the amount of business I do at night hardly pays for the elec- tric lights used.'' The W. W. Thompson Co., on Main street. West Hartford, is getting its usual good early crop of mums, which find a ready sale. Several thousand bulbs will be planted by this firm this month, to take care of the ever-increas- ing retail trade. The Spear & McManus Co., 242 Asy- lum street, now has a well-arranged and up-to-date establishment in which to carry on its increasing business. The offices, greenhouses, store, conservatory and garage are all under one roof. Cadwell & Jones, 1082 Main street, are featuring bulbs in their show windows with some interesting lavender fall- blooming crocuses in flower. Members NEW CROP OF EVERGREENS NOW READY Fine«t FERNS, GALAX and LEUCOTHOE we have been able to get for years. Grren Galax, $ per 1000; $ per case of ^ Fancy and Dagger Ferns, $ per 1000; $ per case of 5000. "-^ Green Leucothoe, short. $ per lOOO: medio m tfree%- Leucothoe. $3 50 per 1000, an
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