. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 140 The Florists^ Review ^j^v ,4^'--v, -?:?,?-?. - •-? ' .".v Apkii. 27. 1922 WORCESTER, IMASS. Easter week passed with a trend to dullness in flower sales, although the florists' stores and windows were well stocked up, like miniature Covent Gar- dens. Tlie Worcester retailers regard the lull in business as an after-effect that follows all big holidays. Stock remains plentiful and the grower receives sea- sonable prices. Outdoor vegetation has received a seasonable check with a visit of Jack Frost, the thermometer falling as low as 28 degrees
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 140 The Florists^ Review ^j^v ,4^'--v, -?:?,?-?. - •-? ' .".v Apkii. 27. 1922 WORCESTER, IMASS. Easter week passed with a trend to dullness in flower sales, although the florists' stores and windows were well stocked up, like miniature Covent Gar- dens. Tlie Worcester retailers regard the lull in business as an after-effect that follows all big holidays. Stock remains plentiful and the grower receives sea- sonable prices. Outdoor vegetation has received a seasonable check with a visit of Jack Frost, the thermometer falling as low as 28 degrees above zero. Harry Randall, the Pearl street florist, has won a notable victory in the pre- vention of an attempt to establish a rendering concern in the vicinity of his new colonial home in Auburn. Only the odor from flowers for Mr. Randall! The Worcester County Horticultural Society is preparing to make a big event of the show scheduled for May 18, which will be open to the public free from 3 to 9 p. m. E. A. ORLANDO, FLA. The Easter business at Orlando was the best ever. Telegraph orders showed an increase with the local florists. Good stock was scarce, owing to a prolonged drought and unseasonable heat, for ten days before and including Easter Sun- day. During this whole period maximum temperatures ranged from 90 to 98 de- grees. These temperatures are seldom exceeded at any season of the year. Flowers shipped in from the north nearly all arrived in poor shape. A great many more Lilium longiflorum could have been sold, even at the price of 75 cents per bloom. The first annual meeting of the Florida State Florists' Association will be held at Lakeland, May 5, following the an- nual convention of the State Horticul- tural Society, May 2 to 4. An interest- ing program has been arranged and a good display of flowers and plants is expected. W. H. Schulz, Jr., Winter Haven, a large grower of Asparagus plumosus for the northern trade, is installing a pre- cooling room for his pr
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