. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. PROVIDENCE, R. I. The Market. The dark, drizzling weather that shrouded this section for the ten days previous to Mothers' day had a de- teriorating effect upon the quantity and quality of tiowers offered and caused a material increase in prices. Carna- tions were especially hard hit. These have been none too plentiful for the last two weeks, being held at about $8 per hundred for the best varieties. But Thursday, May 5, they began to stiffen and Saturday morning went to $ and $15 per hundred, retailing at $ to $4 per dozen. Various Notes.
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. PROVIDENCE, R. I. The Market. The dark, drizzling weather that shrouded this section for the ten days previous to Mothers' day had a de- teriorating effect upon the quantity and quality of tiowers offered and caused a material increase in prices. Carna- tions were especially hard hit. These have been none too plentiful for the last two weeks, being held at about $8 per hundred for the best varieties. But Thursday, May 5, they began to stiffen and Saturday morning went to $ and $15 per hundred, retailing at $ to $4 per dozen. Various Notes. Mothers' day was more generally ob- served here this year than ever before, due in a great measure to the coopera- tive advertising in the daily news- papers by several of the larger down- town florists. Not only was a series of display advertisements used, but at- tractive display cards were placed in the florists' windows calling attention to the day more than a week in advance Among those who joined in the coopera tive advertising were Johnston Bros. T. J. Johnston & Co., William A Bowers, T. O'Connor, Smith the Florist Macnair, Burke & Burns, V. J. Berar ducci, Eugene McCarron, F. Macrae & Sons and Westminster Greenhouses. William Chappell is somewhat im- proved in health this spring. Hugo DeWild is making repairs on the Elmwood Greenhouses. The store of T. O'Connor had a hand- some large casket cover of roses and maidenhair for the funeral of Harry C. Arnold, superintendent of the General Fire Extinguisher Co., last week. K. J. Murphy, East Providence, re- ports a big demand for nursery stock this spring, especially Japanese bar- berry and California privet for hedges. The Quidnick Greenhouses, of Quid- nick, are shipping some fine roses to the Boston market, including Premier, Prima Donna, Russell, White Killarney and Pilgrim. The Colonial Flower Shop had several large wedding decorations last week. William A. Bowers made an auto- mobile trip through Connecti
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