. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igog. The American Florist. 1199. PRETTY GARDEN SCENE AT THE ROSE LAWN GREENHOUSES, NEW YORK MILLS, N. Y. American Beauty roses. Another rauge of eight 100-foot houses (six of them 13 feet wide and two 20 feet wide) and in- cluding a ninth liouse, 10x120 feet, is planted to smilax and sweet peas. Kil- larney roses will eventually be the crop in this range, giving Mr. Amling a sum- mer pink to go with his cut of Kaiserin. A range of six houses, two of them being 35 feet wide and the rest 15 feet, is devot
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igog. The American Florist. 1199. PRETTY GARDEN SCENE AT THE ROSE LAWN GREENHOUSES, NEW YORK MILLS, N. Y. American Beauty roses. Another rauge of eight 100-foot houses (six of them 13 feet wide and two 20 feet wide) and in- cluding a ninth liouse, 10x120 feet, is planted to smilax and sweet peas. Kil- larney roses will eventually be the crop in this range, giving Mr. Amling a sum- mer pink to go with his cut of Kaiserin. A range of six houses, two of them being 35 feet wide and the rest 15 feet, is devoted mainly to Kaiserin roses, a crop that has always done well here aud still is in fine shape. There are about 8,000 Kaiserin plants all told. Then there is a bench of JNIme. Testout. A small house of adiantums is a tine sight; the plants are mostly Croweanum and Farleyense, with a few of the old-fash- ioued cuneatum still among the others. All of the stock of this establishment is handled by the commission house of E. O. Amling, Chicago, and the cuts, sent to market twice daily, show the fine cul- tural conditions constantly maintained. The greens are gradually giving place to other crops, but the sweet peas are cer- tainly a crop that could hardly be spared, so well done are they. Lincoln, III.—Competition in the sales of cut flowers was more lively than ever before at Christmas, but there w^as a magnificent business and everybody sold out. Fkedericton, N. B.—John Bebbing- ton & Son report a 10 per cent increase in sales with prices rather better. The supply of cut flowers was .iust about equal to the demand except in Roman hyacinths which were over plentiful. The general quality of the flowers was better than usual, and good red carnations sold best. In plants. Begonia Gloire de Lor- raine, cyclamens, azaleas and Jerusalem cherries'"'ere the best sellers; poiusettias did not go well. Prospects are brighter. ORCHID NOTES. Notes on Commercial Orchids. Cattleyas ap
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