. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1258 The American Florist. July 1, New York. DEMANl) AM) SUIU'LY llOin IJOirT. Puringr the t)ast week business quiet in the wholesale district, with some improvement, June 2;Mi-l. The supply of good stock has boon light. but so has the demami. Lily of the valley keeps well up in price; from $4 to .$(! per KH) is being paid, and $8 has been asked, and in some instances paid for very tine stock. Special American Beauty roses have run pretty even at from .$!."> to .fl'.Ti per HX), but $oO was the jisking
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1258 The American Florist. July 1, New York. DEMANl) AM) SUIU'LY llOin IJOirT. Puringr the t)ast week business quiet in the wholesale district, with some improvement, June 2;Mi-l. The supply of good stock has boon light. but so has the demami. Lily of the valley keeps well up in price; from $4 to .$(! per KH) is being paid, and $8 has been asked, and in some instances paid for very tine stock. Special American Beauty roses have run pretty even at from .$!."> to .fl'.Ti per HX), but $oO was the jisking price. June 24. The greater part of the peony trade is over for this season. With this flower it has been a case of "welcome the stranger. speed the parting ; When the first lots came in they went very well, but the contintied bad weather had a deteriorating effect on the crop, and when they arrived in great volume they came to be a positive nuisance. We believe it was Jean Paul who wrote of a certain summer that: "It wa-s only a winter painted ; Thus far. this has been a most unusual sum- mer in this vicinity, .and it now ap- pears that outdoor stock, particularly carnation plants, may suffer on ac- count of continued rain. As might be the weather is largely the cause of so much poor greenhouse stock arriving. June 26. — The week's business started tmder Improved conditions. The supply of good stock is light, particu- larly roses, and good prices are being realized. The peony supply is much lighter and good stock brings 50 cents and upward per dozen. Lily of the valley seems a little slow this morning, but good stock brings $6 per 100. Lilies are slow. There is a fair sup- ply of carnations, going at about $ per 100 for the best. NOTES. The seventh infantry, New York's crack regiment, left June 26 for some point on the frontier. Among the members of this regiment are Captain Joseph G. Leikens. a well known flo- rist of Madison
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