. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. /JK7J. The American Florist. 755 Milwaukee. COOL WEATHER RETARDS BUSINESS.—BET- TER SUPPLY WOULD HAVE MADE BETTER DECORATION DAY MBET- LSG.—NOTES. The weather has been too cold and wet to satisfy the florists. Decoration day trade was as good as the supply and many orders were refused. Frank Dll<;er struck it lucky in having quite a number of garden narcissi, tulips and other stock just on time. Kapsalas, on Wisconsin street, continues his fine window display. Cnrrie Brothers show some plants of


. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. /JK7J. The American Florist. 755 Milwaukee. COOL WEATHER RETARDS BUSINESS.—BET- TER SUPPLY WOULD HAVE MADE BETTER DECORATION DAY MBET- LSG.—NOTES. The weather has been too cold and wet to satisfy the florists. Decoration day trade was as good as the supply and many orders were refused. Frank Dll<;er struck it lucky in having quite a number of garden narcissi, tulips and other stock just on time. Kapsalas, on Wisconsin street, continues his fine window display. Cnrrie Brothers show some plants of calceolaria in bloom. There has been good demand for branches of flowering shrubbery, just how good is difficult to guess at. because the supply is so limited. Choice lilac and Spirsea Van Houttei goes at sight and the wonder is that growers do not pay more attention to this line of stock. There was a well attended and inter- esting meeting of the Florists'Club Tues- day evening, June 9. Plans for the com- ing meeting of the S. A. F. were dis- cussed, and C. B. Whitnall gave an account of horticulture and floriculture in California, where he with his family spent the winter. Among recent visitors were James B. Kidd, of the Cox Seed Company, San Francisco, and P. J. Foley, of the Foley Manulacturing Company, Chicago. F. H. Holton is now quite busy with correspondence relating to the space at the forthcoming S. A. F. exhibition. C. B. W. San Francisco. SUDDEN CHANGE OF WEATHER —FLORAL SHOW IN REDWOOD CITY.—ITS EFFECT ON TRADE. — MEMORIAL DAY GOOD —SHIPPLSG TRADE VERY GRATIFY- LNG.—NOTES FROM THE OUTSKIRTS. The transition from the cold May weather to that of the extreme heat of June experienced in the past few days has been very marked and has had a most demoralizing eflect on the already over- stocked market. The unmitigated fierce- ness of old Sol's rays has been very try- ing, and business in all lines is extremely dull. Decoration day marked the closing


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