. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1128 The American Florist. June 9, FOR SCHOOL COMMENCEMENTS We will have plenty of Pink and White Peonies, Russell, Prima Donna, Hadley, Beauties, Sunburst, Ophelia. When you want good ROSES send your orders to us. THE LEO NIESSEIN CO., 1201-5 Race St., Philadelphia, Pa. Philadelphia, MEMORIAL DAY TRADE DISiAl'POJX IS. The feature of the week was the business for Memorial day, which on the whole was disappointing. While there was a grood holiday demand of considerable volume, it lacked the snap and go of other sea
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1128 The American Florist. June 9, FOR SCHOOL COMMENCEMENTS We will have plenty of Pink and White Peonies, Russell, Prima Donna, Hadley, Beauties, Sunburst, Ophelia. When you want good ROSES send your orders to us. THE LEO NIESSEIN CO., 1201-5 Race St., Philadelphia, Pa. Philadelphia, MEMORIAL DAY TRADE DISiAl'POJX IS. The feature of the week was the business for Memorial day, which on the whole was disappointing. While there was a grood holiday demand of considerable volume, it lacked the snap and go of other seasons. There were no local peonies with the ex- ception of a few officinalis; nothing grown north of Washington and only half of the crop counted. Some Virginia growers from the vicin- ity of Richmond sent some fair stock. Prices ran as high as $12. Or- dinarily with no local peonies, the mar- ket sells clean of other stock, but things were different this year. White carnations were hard to move, the col- ored stock having the call. There was plenty of shrubbery, which worked up well with color of any kind. For some reason there seemed an unusual crop of caraations which arrived Monday p. dealers say. Much of this stock could have been moved had they known it was coming. As stock ap- peared normal and no local peonies in sight, carnation prices were held rath- er high, which was hot encouraging to buyers. Wednesday morning car- nations could be had by the thousand at buyers' figures. Late arrivals of peonies were also offered at great re- ductions from the day before. With all the other stock in the market, local peonies, when they do arrive, will not prove a very profitable crop this season. There were quantities of roses, the medium grades of which moved well, but the longer stemmed stock stood on the .shelves. There were also quantities of Spanish iris for which little demand developed. Snap- dragons, calendulas, gladioli and oth- er stock of like character was plen- tif
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