The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general . x-ceptional block of retinLsporas 6 to S feel throughperfect specimens. There is a splendid stock of The^zlis ?1o tf^ ^^ ^^- ^ ^^ shapedthe sizes, 3 to 5 feet, are very desirable. But the greatest surprise was to see about twoacres of Azalea amcena in full bloom. This azaleadoes very well here, and a large business is done inThe stock consists of plants in 2-inch pots inframes, for planting out this season, up tospecimens m the field that sell at $3 to $4 each All varieties of
The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general . x-ceptional block of retinLsporas 6 to S feel throughperfect specimens. There is a splendid stock of The^zlis ?1o tf^ ^^ ^^- ^ ^^ shapedthe sizes, 3 to 5 feet, are very desirable. But the greatest surprise was to see about twoacres of Azalea amcena in full bloom. This azaleadoes very well here, and a large business is done inThe stock consists of plants in 2-inch pots inframes, for planting out this season, up tospecimens m the field that sell at $3 to $4 each All varieties of shade trees are in exceedingly largenumbers, and all are well grown, with straight stemsWe observed grand blocks of Norway maples, pinoaks, lindens and sugar maples. Flowering shrubs are grown here bv the millionsand a very extensive business is done in them The demand for fruit trees has been very large thepast season; these are also grown on a farge scaleThere is also a very extensive stock of , consisting of all standard species These nurseries are well worthy of a visit. RU.^T. W. J. Scliray. W-illiam Jacob Schray. one of the oldest florists off^t. , died at his residence. No. 4101 Pennsvl-u?olf ^ ?,.7^«day, May 15. The funo?alUiok place on Friday afternoon. May IS, from hisUate residence Fifty members of the local Florists-Club attended, and the club sent a beautiful floralwreath as a token of sympathy. Mr Schray was born in Wuertemberg. , 1S34, and learned the florist business in aUits branches in Stuttgart. He subsequently workedm Munich and other parts of Bavaria until 1852He went to St. Louis in 1S55. He served as land-•scape gardener to the late Henry Shaw, the founderof the Missouri Botanical Garden, for two years In1857 he established himself in the businessof floristwhich under his personal supervisioi; had grown tobe the largest in St. Louis. He also served one vearas park commissioner, and helped in beau
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