. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 420 The American Florist. April 5, Detroit. BUSINESS AT BASTKR VERY SATISFAGTORY. —PLANT TRADE MAKING INROADS ON THE CUT FLOWER BUSINESS. — VIOLETS IN GREATEST DEMAND. As if with one voice the florists of this city say that it was the best Easter in their experience. Trade was heavy dur- ing the first days of the week and the retailers generally were prepared for it with a stock o< flowering plants far in excess of that of previous years, with the one exception of Easter lilies, the stock of which seemed to dim
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 420 The American Florist. April 5, Detroit. BUSINESS AT BASTKR VERY SATISFAGTORY. —PLANT TRADE MAKING INROADS ON THE CUT FLOWER BUSINESS. — VIOLETS IN GREATEST DEMAND. As if with one voice the florists of this city say that it was the best Easter in their experience. Trade was heavy dur- ing the first days of the week and the retailers generally were prepared for it with a stock o< flowering plants far in excess of that of previous years, with the one exception of Easter lilies, the stock of which seemed to diminish quickly as Saturday approached. On that day the weather was fine and willing buyeri thronged the stores. The most notable feature of the day's plant trade was the eagerness with which lilies were sought and the stock of them may be said to have been nearly exhausted in most places as earlv as noon. Azaleas sold well and pans and pots of bulbous stock moved very satisfactorily, with the pos- sible exception of daSodils. There were some fine plants of Crimson Rambler which found ready sale. Novelties in arrangements were little attempted but Porto Rican mats and the improved florists' crepe paper and a moderate use of ribbon played a prominent part in making the various plants attractive and few higher priced plants were sold with- out these adornments. The anticipated scarcity of roses and carnations the first days of the week was more feared than developments warranted, as the stock was quite tqual to the demand, but no surplus was neard of. Violets were fine and in sufficient quantity to meet the demand, which was very good, and with this single exception it may be said that the cut flower trade suffered some to the plain advantage of the pot plant trade. The club meeting, Wednesday evening, was bat meagerly attended, the essayist appointed for the evening not appearing. The time was spent in a general review of the Easter trade, and hearing the report of Messrs. Bea
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