. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 786 The American Florist. May 8, Cincinnati. STOCK PLENTIFUL. Trade conditions remain about the same as last report. Stock is comiug along in vast quantities and it takes some tall hustling to move it. One re- deeming feature ds the good call for sweet peas, daisies, snapdragons and outdoor daffodils. These are practi- cally cleaned up every morning. Roses and carnations are a glut. Green goods are becoming scarcer every day and it is a difficult matter to fill an order for 100 strings of smilax. The demand of cou
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 786 The American Florist. May 8, Cincinnati. STOCK PLENTIFUL. Trade conditions remain about the same as last report. Stock is comiug along in vast quantities and it takes some tall hustling to move it. One re- deeming feature ds the good call for sweet peas, daisies, snapdragons and outdoor daffodils. These are practi- cally cleaned up every morning. Roses and carnations are a glut. Green goods are becoming scarcer every day and it is a difficult matter to fill an order for 100 strings of smilax. The demand of course is on the increase for this line of goods. One day last week the sup- ply of fern leaves had reached such a low ebb that it was a difficult matter to get them in any of the wholesale houses. The next day, however, there was a bountiful supply, there being one express wagon full of boxes contain- ing ferns distributed among the differ- ent houses and everybody was happy. NOTES.' Henry Schwarz, Norwood, reports business first class and states that he was very busy for the spring carnival celebrating the twenty-first anniver- sary of this thriving town. Henry is trying to find out who made the bou- quet that was presented to a friend of his in the parade that had a bunch of lemons attached to the stem. Charles McRae of Hardesty & Co. spent a few days last week at Mays- ville, Ky., doing the decorations for the wedding of Lieutenant-Governor Cox's daughter. Charley said he en- countered some genuine Kentucky hos- pitality and would not mind working for these people the rest of his life. Will Murphy and Tom Windram have returned from Mr. Windram's as- paragus farm down in Florida. Will Murphy said it was very hot down there, the thermometer registering 86° in the shade, the evenings, however, be- ing delightfully cool; but he could not get used to the mosquitoes. Ernst Mack of Price Hill has been sending some exceptionally fine Lilium longiflorum blooms to this market, for
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