. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. $ The 100 lb. J Baa,/ ,C°. Mount Mention the American Florist when writing ;CO. sjn Florists' ^ Supplies. 1129 Arch St., (PHILADELPHIA, PA. Send for our new catalogue. Mention the American Florist when writing Detroit. VALENTINE DAY BREAKS RECORD. St. Valentine's day proved a record- breaker in1 the amount of business done and the generally satisfactory prices realized. This festive day is yearly becoming more of a factor to reckon with. The growing popularity of fl
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. $ The 100 lb. J Baa,/ ,C°. Mount Mention the American Florist when writing ;CO. sjn Florists' ^ Supplies. 1129 Arch St., (PHILADELPHIA, PA. Send for our new catalogue. Mention the American Florist when writing Detroit. VALENTINE DAY BREAKS RECORD. St. Valentine's day proved a record- breaker in1 the amount of business done and the generally satisfactory prices realized. This festive day is yearly becoming more of a factor to reckon with. The growing popularity of flowers as valentines has awakened the public and florists alike and the latter this year were better prepared than ever before for the extraordinary demand that the advertising and ap- propriate window displays developed. Some of the displays were most elab- orate and included practical sugges- tions of gifts for the day and the re- sponse of the flower lovers was most generous. No florist could name the most popular of the many attractive plants and novel arrangements of- fered. Violets, of course, had a great call and sweet peas were exhausted early in the day. Heart-shaped boxes filled with attractive dainty effects met with great favor and many were sold, while bulbous stock, both cut and in pot plants, moved with a freedom similar to the Easter trade. Roses were very scarce, the supply being far short of the demand. Carnations for the first time this season were plenti- ful, but all the really good stock was used up and even the poorer grades found an outlet the next day at prices corresponding to the quality. The supply of cut bulbous stock is daily increasing and the quality improving, though much of it is not entitled to the original cost of the bulbs. J. F. S. College Point, L. I.—The firm of G. Golsner's Sons is suing the New York and Queens Gas Co. for loss of plants alleged to have been caused by leak- age from a gas main. It is charged that the gas seeped through
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