. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. The Des Plaines Floral Co. is now booking orders for rooted carnation cuttings. The midwinter floral exhibit is being held in the conservatory at Garfield park. John Davis of Sturgeon Bay, Wis., was a most welcome visitor this week. R. H. Radtke is now keeping books for A. Henderson & Co. Wm. Amling is doing jury service tills week. Diamonds—Richmond roses two days before Christmas. Welcome '12. St. Louis. THE BEST IN TEARS. Christmas 1011 will be long remem- bered as one of the best in y
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. The Des Plaines Floral Co. is now booking orders for rooted carnation cuttings. The midwinter floral exhibit is being held in the conservatory at Garfield park. John Davis of Sturgeon Bay, Wis., was a most welcome visitor this week. R. H. Radtke is now keeping books for A. Henderson & Co. Wm. Amling is doing jury service tills week. Diamonds—Richmond roses two days before Christmas. Welcome '12. St. Louis. THE BEST IN TEARS. Christmas 1011 will be long remem- bered as one of the best in years. The wholesalers did a rushing business and cleaned up everything in sight. The retailers had three consecutive days to do business and beautiful W"eather of which they took advantage. There was a good supply of all kinds of tiow- ers. Roses and carnations kept up in price. Violets arrived in large quanti- ties but were not held as in former years at exorbitant prices. Monday morning everything was cleaned up. The shipping department of Grimm & Gorly under the management of John Barnard was a sight Saturday. .'Sunday and Monday. Load after load of plants went out and the cut flower orders were piled up in endless variety. Henry Duernberg introduced his fa- mous Meinphis Beauty boxes which measured four to eight feet in length filled with American Beauty roses, vio- lets, orchids and accessories inside and outside decoratjons. The help sadly missed the services of George Wagner who was stricken with appendicitis and unable to work through the holi- il-iys. This firm presented their em- ployes very costly and beautiful gifts. The down town store of C. Young & •Sons Co. was a lieautiful sight. The branch west end store was well patron- ized and the stock at both stores was completely sold out. Wm. C. Smith Wholesale Floral Co. had a splendid supply of carnations ."nd rcses. Thousands of violets from the local growers were disposed of by this firm
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