. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 282 The American Florist. Sept. 12, Nashville, Tenn. PREPARATIONS FOR FALL AND WINTER IN FULL SWING—COMINR HORSE SHOW— NEWS. All the florists in this city are busy with their preparations for the fall and winter trade and hoping for an early break in the quiet sUmmer monotony that has characterized business for many weeks past. The trade has been kept alive almost exclusively by funeral work, which at times has been heavy. The quality of stock too has been poor and rather scarce. Very few roses have been allowed t
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 282 The American Florist. Sept. 12, Nashville, Tenn. PREPARATIONS FOR FALL AND WINTER IN FULL SWING—COMINR HORSE SHOW— NEWS. All the florists in this city are busy with their preparations for the fall and winter trade and hoping for an early break in the quiet sUmmer monotony that has characterized business for many weeks past. The trade has been kept alive almost exclusively by funeral work, which at times has been heavy. The quality of stock too has been poor and rather scarce. Very few roses have been allowed to bloom and carnations have an out-of-doorsummerlook thatdetracts very much from their value, but they are still useful in funeral work. The Joy & Son Company is cutting a few American Beauty roses, but has not permitted the larger houses to come on yet. The growth is fine and the company will be able to meet a large demand this season with first-class stock. The chry- santhemums are in excellent shape and it is thought they will bring in some of the earlier varieties by the last of this month. Geny Brothers have greatly enlarged their greenhouses and improved their facilities and will have a good and abund- ant stock for the winter. Their carna- tions and chrysanthemums are looking fine and their violets will be early on the market. The florists are all looking forward to and preparing for the horse show, which opens the first week in October and calls for a profusion of flowers, as all swell- dom goes there to see and be seen. M. C. DORRIS. THE NICKEL PLATE ROAD With its eastern connections—the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western and West Shore and Boston & Maine Railroads—is considered by those who have patronized it as a most desir- able line between Chicago and New York, Boston and other eastern points, and takes its place among the first-class lines leading eastbound from Chicago. It is operating three through first-class trains, all daily, and equipped wit
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