. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. PROVIDENCE, R. I. The Market. The dark, drizzling weather that Hlirouded this section for the ten days previous to Mothers' day liad a de- teriorating efl'eet upon the quantity and <(uality of Howers 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 tlie best varieties. But Thursday, May 5, they began to stiffen and Saturday morning went to $ and $15 ])er liundred, retailing at $;j to $4 per dozen. Var
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. PROVIDENCE, R. I. The Market. The dark, drizzling weather that Hlirouded this section for the ten days previous to Mothers' day liad a de- teriorating efl'eet upon the quantity and <(uality of Howers 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 tlie best varieties. But Thursday, May 5, they began to stiffen and Saturday morning went to $ and $15 ])er liundred, retailing at $;j to $4 per dozen. Various Notes. Mothers' day was more generally ob- served here this year than over 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 displaj' 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 wlio joined in the coijpera five advertising were Johnston Bros. T. J. Johnston & Co., William A Bowers. T. O'Connor, Smith the Florist Macnair, Burke & Burns, V. J. Bcrar ducci, Eugene McCarron, F. Macrae & Sons and Westminster Greenhouses. Willi.'im Cha])pell is somewhat im- proved in health this spring. Hugo DeWild is making repairs on the Elmwood Greenhouses. The store of T. O'Connor liad 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 Qnidnick Greenhouses, of Quid- nick, are sliipping some fine roses to the Boston , including Premier, Prima Donna, Kussell, AVhite Killarney and Pilgrim. The Colonial Flower Shop had several large wedding decorations Last week. William A. Bowers made an auto- mobib-
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