. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. ill beover. Carnation growers arc not enam-ored with present prices, but theirturn will also come when the chrysan- themums are out of the way. Eightytons of mistletoe despatched from Nor-mandy a day or two ago is now due inCovent Garden; supplies of mistletoeand holly are plentiful. Under the auspices of the NationalSweet Pea Society, London, trials ofsweet peas will be conducted at theUniversity college, Reading, next sea-son. Not only .does the society inviteBritish growers to send new varietiesfor trial, but extends the invitation to
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. ill beover. Carnation growers arc not enam-ored with present prices, but theirturn will also come when the chrysan- themums are out of the way. Eightytons of mistletoe despatched from Nor-mandy a day or two ago is now due inCovent Garden; supplies of mistletoeand holly are plentiful. Under the auspices of the NationalSweet Pea Society, London, trials ofsweet peas will be conducted at theUniversity college, Reading, next sea-son. Not only .does the society inviteBritish growers to send new varietiesfor trial, but extends the invitation tocontinental and American growers. Theseeds must be sent to the superintendent,Chas. Foster, as soon as possible. Eachvariety is grown under a number andin July the trials are inspected and re-ported upon by the societys floral com-mittee. Hundreds of people visit thetrials on their own account and com-pare notes. At the societys exhibitions last sum-mer the following awards were made:First-class certificate to Audrey Crier(C. W. Breadmore, Winchester).. Campanula Rosea. Grown by AY. G Posting, gardener to Cbandler, Newport, E. I. Awards of merit to Horace Wright,Maud Guest, Princess Maud of Wales(Henry Eckford, Wem) ; Elsie Herbert,Etta Dyke, Mrs. Collier (C. W. Bread-more) ; Queen of Norway, Tom Bolton(R. Bolton, Carnforth; Mrs. Rothera(T. Rothera & Co.); The Marquis(Dobbie & Co., Rothesay); Queen ofSpain (Hurst & Son, London). Evi-dently there is money in sweet peas;Horace J. Wright, late secretary of thesociety, lecturer, journalist, etc., is com-mencing business as a sweet pea spe-cialist at Wandsworth, near London. Bee. Pittsburg, Pa.—Randolph & McClem-cnts have bought the business of , including the greenhouses avenue, and the lease on and Bcatty streets building. Asthe lease is a long one the firm intendsbuilding on the lot and will remove itsstore there next spring. Brother Jims Plain Talks. THE MAN WITH A SECRET. Isnt it jus
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