. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1280 The American Florist. fan. 14, Tacoma, Wasb. The holiday business for 1910 and 1911 is now past. Talten as a whole the volume of business exceeds that of any previous year and while it is an apparent fact that no individual florist reports anything especially good or any great increase—unless it be just one exception—the reason Is easy to locate when we consider the in- creased number of stores lately start- ed. The supplies were equal to the demand and stocks generally good— though many carnations brought in
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1280 The American Florist. fan. 14, Tacoma, Wasb. The holiday business for 1910 and 1911 is now past. Talten as a whole the volume of business exceeds that of any previous year and while it is an apparent fact that no individual florist reports anything especially good or any great increase—unless it be just one exception—the reason Is easy to locate when we consider the in- creased number of stores lately start- ed. The supplies were equal to the demand and stocks generally good— though many carnations brought in showed signs of too much heat and were cut too soon. Prices at retail were the same as last year, but the wholesalers advanced their's. Roses were rather scarce and of inferior grade. Violets from California arrived in fine condition and were all sold. English hollv was plentiful and quality good Our stores were fortunate this year in not having all market men handling it in competition. Some very good chrysanthemums were to be had —thev retailed at $3 to $5 per doz. There was a surplus of poinsettias, many of them very Inferior. NOTES. Tacoma Floral Co. reports a fine business and Mr. Beal tells that "not a plant in bloom was left and our sales just double those of December, ; No cause for discouragement in this. Northwestern Floral Co. sold out a lot of plants by putting a fine show- ing into a store room alongside the California Florists' Co. Mrs. Watson, in the Public Market building, handled a nice lot of stock and cleaned out practically everythmg except some small plants. John Hamilton & Son have a new store on K street near Eleventh and get their proportion of business all right. California Florists enjoyed a good trade, and plants, cut flowers and greens were about all cleaned out. S. li. H. FlShkUl, N. Y. The new factory of the Hammond Paint and Slug Shot Works is now completed and was placed in operation the beginning of the new year. The
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