. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. ^ HOT-BEDS AND COLD FRAMES The double layer of glass does it Lets in the light always. Never has to be covered or' uncovered; no boards or mats needed. Retains the heat, excludes the cold. Saves three-fourths of the labor and expense and makes stronger and earlier plants than single-glass sash. Ask for catalog A It tells all about il _=^^=^=^ .Aadrcss, ==^==. Sunlight Double-Glass Sash Co. 506 Floyd Str^t LOUISVILLE, KY. Mastica is e)astic and tenacious, admits of ex- pansion and contraction. Putty becomes hard an


. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. ^ HOT-BEDS AND COLD FRAMES The double layer of glass does it Lets in the light always. Never has to be covered or' uncovered; no boards or mats needed. Retains the heat, excludes the cold. Saves three-fourths of the labor and expense and makes stronger and earlier plants than single-glass sash. Ask for catalog A It tells all about il _=^^=^=^ .Aadrcss, ==^==. Sunlight Double-Glass Sash Co. 506 Floyd Str^t LOUISVILLE, KY. Mastica is e)astic and tenacious, admits of ex- pansion and contraction. Putty becomes hard and brittle. Broken glass more easily removed without breaking of other glass as occurs with and putty, Lasts longer than putty. Easy to apply. A STIC A qfeentiouse glazing. USE IT NOW. CO. 12 W. BROADWAY NCW YORK Montreal. TR.\DE VERT BRISK. Trade last week was quite brisk in the retail stores, and there was a good demand for funeral work of the more expensive class. The return of society people from the country and the re- opening of schools brought along addi- tional trade; there also were some not- able wedding decorations. Outdoor flow- ers were all finished by a couple of sharp frosts and flowers are very scarce. Roses are fairly plentiful, but rather expensive. Carnations are good, but not enough to supply the demand; the white ones are very scarce. Chrys- anthemums are cut in large quantities now. The varieties are mostly Opah, October Frost. Monrovia and Mrs. Kalb. Opah is the most largely grown and the earliest of them all. NOTES. A party of local florists and gardeners went to Ottawa to the horticultural ex- hibition, some as judges, others as vis- itors, and all seemed to have a good time, which they reported at the last meeting of the Gardeners" and Florists' Club. J. Pidduck showed some of his fringed tuberous begonias, which are in full bloom now. Bulb planting is in full swing now. judging by the large orders the seeds- men are sending out. There a


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