. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igo8. The American Florist. 525 Blrming'ham, Ala. Spring luiH again oponcd ami oiii- beautiful trees, shrubbery, etc., have budded out in their summer clothes. Spring business is extra good; retail business fair, principally funeral worlt. Hugh Seales' place is back into nice condition since his boiler burst; every- thing is running smoothly again, lie now spends most of his time nt the green- houses and is cutting extra choice stock. The roses are a little off crop as we had so much bad weather while the boiler w
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igo8. The American Florist. 525 Blrming'ham, Ala. Spring luiH again oponcd ami oiii- beautiful trees, shrubbery, etc., have budded out in their summer clothes. Spring business is extra good; retail business fair, principally funeral worlt. Hugh Seales' place is back into nice condition since his boiler burst; every- thing is running smoothly again, lie now spends most of his time nt the green- houses and is cutting extra choice stock. The roses are a little off crop as we had so much bad weather while the boiler was being repaired. His store business has been extra good with plenty of stock for all occasions. This firm filled several orders the past week in thousand lots for openings and social functions. It is bringing in lots of Easter lilies and other blooming plants. John L. Parker's greenhouses at Fair- view are in first-class shape, he is cut- ting quite a quantity of flowers; he has handled quite a quantity of bulbous stock this season. W. S. Shirley, manager of his store, says business has been very good. This deserving young man has built up a nice business for this firm and turns out nice work. Raegner Bros.' new place at Seventy- first East Lake is under good way al- ready ; two houses complete, the boiler in place and several other houses started. They intend to have a fine place soon. They own a large piece of ground and no doubt will do well. George Lufifman's place is very neat and attractive. He grows a mixed stock for his store, also shrubs and hardy stock for his landscape work. He says he is rushed very much now with outdoor work on account of a very rainy winter. AVm. D. Summerfield has a fine lot of bedding stock which he goes into quite heavily; his palms and ferns are in splendid condition and it does one good to visit his place as the glad hand of welcome always greets you. The club transacted a lot of business at its last meeting, in fact more than it has done a
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