. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igot. *The American Florist. 130- greatest demand. Roses and carnations had the preference as cut flowers. A great deal more stock could have been disposed of had Saturday been otherwise than a very disagreeable, rainy day. Allegheny, Pa.—J. W. Lndwig says Easter sales were about as usual, with a shortage of flowering plants and anover- snpply of cat flowers. Among plants azaleas were most in demand and spiraea least salable. Of cut flowers, carnations were wanted and lilies in least favor. Newark, N. J,—John C. M
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igot. *The American Florist. 130- greatest demand. Roses and carnations had the preference as cut flowers. A great deal more stock could have been disposed of had Saturday been otherwise than a very disagreeable, rainy day. Allegheny, Pa.—J. W. Lndwig says Easter sales were about as usual, with a shortage of flowering plants and anover- snpply of cat flowers. Among plants azaleas were most in demand and spiraea least salable. Of cut flowers, carnations were wanted and lilies in least favor. Newark, N. J,—John C. Muller reports trade to have decreased twenty five per cent because of the very bad weather, which prevailed before Easter. There was enough of everything, although car- nations and roses were in demand. Bulb- ous stock was a drug on the market. Utica, N. Y.—Wm. Mathews says that there was a plenty of stock and that everything of good quality sold well, with no demand for the poor grades. Lilies and azaleas were favorites among flowering plants. The aggregate of sales w is about fifteen per cent ahead of last year. RocHESTEB, N. Y.—Rain fell during all of the Easter week, but \. B. Keller esti- mates sales to have been as large as 'ast year, although prices were rather lower. There was an abundance of flowering plants and enough cut flowers except car- nations. All classes of bulbous material were over-plentiful. Hamilton, Ont.—Trade was one-third better than last year, according to E. G. Brown, who says there were enough plants, except lilies and white azaleas, and enough cut flowers, except carna- tions and good violets. He notes a fall- ing off in the sales for spira;a and colored hyacinths. Bangor, Me.—Carl Beers reports trade to have decreased one-third, with an over- stock in nearly all lines. He says, how- ever, that nearly everyone is satisfied with the results, considering that the weather was the worst on record. Oth- erwise, he says, a new record would hav
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