. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 148 The American Florist, Nov. I, Minneapolis. This season has so far been very fav- orable for those florists who are "always a little ; Several have been so far behind in preparation for winter that a good hard freeze would have done them serious damage and Minnesota has been known to freeze up even in September. Every florist here seems to be very favorably impressed with steam for heat- ing in this climate. Of the four new places built this year, every one is fitted with steam heating apparatu
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 148 The American Florist, Nov. I, Minneapolis. This season has so far been very fav- orable for those florists who are "always a little ; Several have been so far behind in preparation for winter that a good hard freeze would have done them serious damage and Minnesota has been known to freeze up even in September. Every florist here seems to be very favorably impressed with steam for heat- ing in this climate. Of the four new places built this year, every one is fitted with steam heating apparatus. Mr. Men- denhall has put steam pipes into a part of his houses without removing the hot water pipes; surely both will give enough heat, even for a Minnesota winter. We would like to know the cost ot heating in the east as compared with the west, and I wonder if the Am. Florist could not be prevailed on to receive figures of this nature and next summer publish a table showing the cost of heat- ing in different sections of the country, by the diff"erent methods and different kinds of fuel. We do not believe the cost of heating per thousand feet is much less in the east than in the west, as the difference in the atmosphere probably more than compensates for the difference in degrees of cold. Possibly the cost of fuel may be in favor of the east, but the amount of luel used must of course be the basis of comparisDn. Roses are doing finely, so far in fact supply almost exceeds demand, which was never known here before. The fav- orable weather ha? undoubtedly forced the bloom along early and later they may not be as plentiful. Chrysanthemums are just coming into flower with fine grown specimens in almost every house. The dry season here the past summer has made dwarf plants in some instances. S. HUGHES SOLUBLE FIR TREE OIL. FLOKISTS AND NURSERYMEN SHOULD NOT BE WITHOUT IT. CDSurpagsed as an insecticide, it kills effectu- ally all parasites and Insects which infest plants whet
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