. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 140 The American Florist. Aug. lo, Montreal. ASTERS VERY GOOD. Trade would be very quiet if it was not for the continuous funeral work; mostly small pieces are called for. Asters are very good this year, as the season has been favorable for outdoor flowers and unfavorable for dry air loving insegts like the aster or chrysanthemum bug and the white fly. On the other hand, moisture-loving insects, like slugs, snails, grubs and cut worms, are all the more active. Roses in some places are badly mildewed and will requi
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 140 The American Florist. Aug. lo, Montreal. ASTERS VERY GOOD. Trade would be very quiet if it was not for the continuous funeral work; mostly small pieces are called for. Asters are very good this year, as the season has been favorable for outdoor flowers and unfavorable for dry air loving insegts like the aster or chrysanthemum bug and the white fly. On the other hand, moisture-loving insects, like slugs, snails, grubs and cut worms, are all the more active. Roses in some places are badly mildewed and will require careful handling before the cool nights arrive. Some late planting in roses is done this year; one grower is only preparing his benches now, not as an experiment by any means. NOTES. The Gardeners and Florists' Club pic- nic was a thorough success from a so- cial point of view\ The programme of games went off without a hitch, the prizes were many and costly, and every- body had a good time. The financial end we have not heard from yet, but it is thought to be about right. C. A. Smith, member of the Montreal Gardeners and Florists' Club and presi- dent of Lachine Horticultural Society, was recently elected president of La- chine Harriers' Club. R. Turnbull severed his connection with P. McKenna & Son and entered an engagement with the Mount Royal Cemetery Co. J. Luck and wife mourn the loss of their baby girl, aged eight months. James Kean will leave St. Bruno ave- nue in two or three weeks. Luck. Albany, N. Y. Forty-two members were present at the last meeting of the Florists' Club which was held at Fred Goldring's place at Slingerlands, eight miles from the city, in the evening of August i. Dur- PATCNTCD IN UNITED STATES AND rOREIGN COUNTRIES. $ per doz. sets, 2 pieces: $ p«r doz. females for faucets. Discount OD eross lots. glWIIU OI-AUBEW. Montclair, Colo. FOR SALE GLASS Pipr Good serviceable second-hand. No iuuk. rirC Withnewthreads. l-in.,3'4C: li<-iB.,'
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