. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 34 The Weekly Florists' Review. Februaby 29, 1912. Fifteenth and North Market streets, is having a nice run of trade. Mr. Eotter imports quite a lot of artificial flowers every year. Guy Eeburn, of A. Henderson & Co., Chicago, was a recent visitor. C. Young & Sons Co. have an extra force in their seed department pre- paring for the usual spring rush. ^___ J. J. B. WICHITA, KAN. Tbe Market. The business for Valentine's day was not marked by any special features, except, perhaps, the sale of more than the usual number of plants with ap- propr
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 34 The Weekly Florists' Review. Februaby 29, 1912. Fifteenth and North Market streets, is having a nice run of trade. Mr. Eotter imports quite a lot of artificial flowers every year. Guy Eeburn, of A. Henderson & Co., Chicago, was a recent visitor. C. Young & Sons Co. have an extra force in their seed department pre- paring for the usual spring rush. ^___ J. J. B. WICHITA, KAN. Tbe Market. The business for Valentine's day was not marked by any special features, except, perhaps, the sale of more than the usual number of plants with ap- propriate trimmings. The volume of business was slightly greater than last year. The stock was excellent in qual- ity and sufficient in quantity, the de- mand being hard on the violet supply, as usual. Cut flowers were sold mostly in ordinary arrangements, not much ex- citement being evidenced over fancy boxes. Trade conditions are good, though there is little that is unusual going on. There have lately been sev- eral occasions when a prominent funer- al has made things more than interest- ing for the stores. The stock exhibited is of good quality and assortment and is commanding good prices. The weather has remained compara- tively mild for February, which is a relief after the extreme cold of Janu- ary. This winter seems • to be marked for an unusual quantity of snow, and as the humor or this community re- flects somewhat the humor of the sur- rounding agricultural population, we are willing to put up with the inconven- ience underfoot for the good that is to follow. As most of the florists here rely on motorcycles for the majority of their deliveries, there is a united hope that the streets will not get much worse, as a slimy ooze seems to appear on the pavements, regardless of clean- ing. The extreme cold of January made things inconvenient for the grow- ers who kept bulb flats outdoors and who had taken only the usual precau- tion against freezing. Most of the flats were froz
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