. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 80 The American Florist. Aug. 2, Washington. VARIOUS DOINGS OF I'KRSONAI, AND TRADE INTEREST.—A GROWER INJUREI).—LITTLE DOING IN A TRADE WAY. George A. Leissler is making a very good showing at his farm in Virginia. He has fine large patches of dahlias, eanuas and asters and liis carnations are looking promising. July 9 he met with a painful accident. While burning some brush there was an explosion and his left arm, side and leg were filled with large grains of powder. He has no idea what caused the explosion. The
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 80 The American Florist. Aug. 2, Washington. VARIOUS DOINGS OF I'KRSONAI, AND TRADE INTEREST.—A GROWER INJUREI).—LITTLE DOING IN A TRADE WAY. George A. Leissler is making a very good showing at his farm in Virginia. He has fine large patches of dahlias, eanuas and asters and liis carnations are looking promising. July 9 he met with a painful accident. While burning some brush there was an explosion and his left arm, side and leg were filled with large grains of powder. He has no idea what caused the explosion. There is not much doing among the retailers. Dahlias and asters are coming in fine and arc useful for funeral work, which is about all there is to do. The growers are still busy getting things in shape for their fall and winter crops. O. A. C. Oehmler, formerly in business here, but who has been residing in Butte, Mont., for some time, has been visiting here, and on Julj-15 married Mrs. Waters, of Washington. Ingram Nimmo, with A. Gude & Brother, was married July 14 to Miss Etta Leona Vanderveer, of Norfolk, Va. Clark Brothers are making prepara- tions for building a greenhouse 33x112 in place of two smaller ones. P. G. Springfield, Mass. TRADE DULL AND STOCK EQUAL TO ALL DEMANDS.—HEAVY RAINS THE RULE.— NOTES OF PERSONAL DOINGS. Business is very quiet and what funeral work comes along is easily taken care of. Cut flowers are plentiful and fair in quality. Queen of the Market asters are coming in and are good. We still have the disease among the plants, but not so badly as former years. Carnations, can- nas, dahlias and so forth, are looking good, excepting geraniums, which, on account of so much rain and continued dark weather, do not show up so well as usual. Most of the boys are taking their vaca- tions. Mark Aitkenand Mr. Morgan, of , spent a few days fishing at Goshen, a good catch being the result. H. Barton, (if Westfield, was in town the other da V lo
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