. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. tgii. The American Florist. T73. M. H. WALSHS RAMBLER ROSE GARDEN AT THE SECOND NAT ONAL FLOWER SHOW AT BOSTON, MARCH 25 The flowers should be carefully sorted and graded and placed in jars of water in a cool cellar. In these days when ice can be put up so cheaply, it is ad- visable where the cut of flowers Is quite large to have an ice house with a flower cellar underneath. Ice can be cut and stacked away in an Ice house for from 50 cents to $ per ton depending upon the distance it has to be hauled. An ice ho
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. tgii. The American Florist. T73. M. H. WALSHS RAMBLER ROSE GARDEN AT THE SECOND NAT ONAL FLOWER SHOW AT BOSTON, MARCH 25 The flowers should be carefully sorted and graded and placed in jars of water in a cool cellar. In these days when ice can be put up so cheaply, it is ad- visable where the cut of flowers Is quite large to have an ice house with a flower cellar underneath. Ice can be cut and stacked away in an Ice house for from 50 cents to $ per ton depending upon the distance it has to be hauled. An ice house holding 100 tons of ice well packed with hay will carry through the whole season if not opened. The saving of flowers and improvement of quality by storing the flowers in an ice chilled cellar, will pay for the ice several times over. An in- crease of glass beyond capacity of taking care of same should be avoided. The increase of boiler capacity should always be first considered, also the care of the new stock—the means of handling the product and various lit- tle details connected with the busi- ness should be perfected before new glass is built. A moderate amount of glass will bring better returns in pro- portion than a large amount imper- fectly cared for. A too rapid increase of glass should be avoided as it Is the rock on which so many florists have stranded. Easter Business. Meriden, Conn.—The Blatchley Co. advises us that the increase in the Easter business was more than 50 per cent over the previous year. The prices were about the same, and the stock of both plants and cut flowers was large enough to meet the demands, there being some plants left over owing probably to the bad weather. Flower- ing plants sold well, there being but little call for ferns and decorative stock. The cut flower buyers wanted carnations, sweet peas, gardenias and violets, with not so large a call for roses. There was a great demand for sweet peas and violets there not being near enough
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