. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 804 The American Florist. Feb. lo, better, have a small boiler or water heater separate. These frames, of course, in length and number depend on size of your business. This sort of arrangement is not expensive; it can be put in now before you are very busy. As soon as the spring rush is over the whole outfit can be taken apart and packed away ready for another season; the sashes can be used on north slopes of your green- bouses for additional protection in November, December, January and Feb- ruary, until you are
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 804 The American Florist. Feb. lo, better, have a small boiler or water heater separate. These frames, of course, in length and number depend on size of your business. This sort of arrangement is not expensive; it can be put in now before you are very busy. As soon as the spring rush is over the whole outfit can be taken apart and packed away ready for another season; the sashes can be used on north slopes of your green- bouses for additional protection in November, December, January and Feb- ruary, until you are ready to fill up frames again. Such an outfit is not attended with the large amount of labor and uncertainty that pertain to hotbeds, except in forcing plants like tuberoses and caladiums; they are far better for young plants of chrysanthemums, stevia, geranium, seedlings of various kinds, car- nations, verbenas, etc. C. B. W. St. Valentine's Day in the East. Valentine's Day in Boston has always been a busy and profitable occasion for the florist. February 13 and 14. are equally busy with the wholesalers, the out of town"trade buying briskly on the earlier date for demands of the 14-th. Small flowers sell best, vio'ets leading everything else, but the demand really covers everything in the flower line and applies to all grades of the business. Flowers for Valentine gifts are sent almost invariably in boxes, a fancy card or valentine being laid on top of the flow- ers, and there is little or nothing done in the way of special design work or decora- tion. Last year was a most unfortunate one for the Valentine trade as the big blizzard struck in the day before and, everything being blocked, people who wanted violets had to go without and the dealers missed the benefit of the much- needed business in the worst coal-eating season they had seen for many a year. All are hoping for better luck this time. With good weather and modest prices the violet market ought to roundup in goo
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