. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1258 The American Florist. fuly 13, St. Louis. CUT FLOWERS POOR. The very hot weather, and in many instances the poor quality of the stock, had a very depressing effect on the market. Carnations seem to suffer mostly from the heat. Quite a few shippers pack their carnations without any ice and they arrive heated and sleepy. There are very few good ones coming in. American Beauty roses still arrive, but are not as plentiful. The buds lack substance and color. Sweet peas were sold at 50 cents per 1,000 and even lowe
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1258 The American Florist. fuly 13, St. Louis. CUT FLOWERS POOR. The very hot weather, and in many instances the poor quality of the stock, had a very depressing effect on the market. Carnations seem to suffer mostly from the heat. Quite a few shippers pack their carnations without any ice and they arrive heated and sleepy. There are very few good ones coming in. American Beauty roses still arrive, but are not as plentiful. The buds lack substance and color. Sweet peas were sold at 50 cents per 1,000 and even lower and were not cleaned out. A few asters have made their appearance, but none of the fancy grades. At time of writing the weather is very hot and but little doing. NOTES. One of the shippers to this market complaining of low prices stated he would rather have the commission men throw the stock away than dispose of it at such ruinous prices. Here is a ques- tion that the grower might study. Would it not be better, during a glut, to do the throwing away himself and save express charges? Adolph Brix's nephew, Adolf Friemel, was married to Olga Brix. Mr. Friemel has charge of the greenhouses and the lady is very accomplished and talented. Mr'. Brix stated his chrysanthemums are showing up fine with stems nearly three feet long. The firm has been very busy with funeral work and birthday bouquets. The Red Bud Floral Co. has opened a down-town store at 910 Franklin ave- nue. This, in conjunction with the stand at Union Market, will keep Domi- nic Bova, the manager, on the move. The above number will be the main store of the firm. Its west end branch will close for the summer months. Alex. Siegel made a great effort to start business last Saturday, carnations two bunches for five cents with but few takers. It is needless to state that the carnations were very sleepy. Alex will soon take his regular summer vacation to Mackinac Island, Mich. The meeting of the Florists' Club will take pl
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