. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 908 The American Florist. Jan. ij. tracts with reliable concerns are now paying in excess of the contract price for their supplies. This they find advisable because it is undoubted that the coal dealers can get bignioneyfortheir goods, and the growers think it unwise to under- take to hold them to the letter of their contracts, feeling well satisfied if they are able to get steady supplies even at advanced cost. (^11 January ;'. the J. D. Thompson Car- nation Company, at Joliet, received a check for $r)0 from the
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 908 The American Florist. Jan. ij. tracts with reliable concerns are now paying in excess of the contract price for their supplies. This they find advisable because it is undoubted that the coal dealers can get bignioneyfortheir goods, and the growers think it unwise to under- take to hold them to the letter of their contracts, feeling well satisfied if they are able to get steady supplies even at advanced cost. (^11 January ;'. the J. D. Thompson Car- nation Company, at Joliet, received a check for $r)0 from the Convention Hall .Association at Kansas City in payment of the first prize in class 15".) at the recent flower show, over which there has been some controversy. This was the class for Ijest named variety, any color, not yet in commerce. The letter accompany- ing the check says that the premium was awarded to Enchantress. Joseph P. Brooks, foreman for Pochl- numn Brothers, is receiving congratula- tions over the arrival on Sunday of twin babies, a boy and a girl, each weighing ?seven pounds and both bright and healthy. Mr. and Mrs. Brooks are happy and proud of the new-born little couple. There is continued talk of large addi- tions to the greenhouse area, but it is not likely that all of the contemplated houses will develop. For the first time on record considerable French glass is being sold in this market for greenhouse purposes. O. A. Will, of R. Will, Minneapolis, has been in town this week buying material for a new range of 50,000 feet of glass. They will use the Garland iron gutter. Hmil Bnettner is sending Randall some very good white lilac. At first it sold very readily at $2, but of late it has not been moving so well. Paid Dailledouze, of Flatbush, is visit- ing the growers in this vicinity and says that the west has some great carnation- growing plants. O. P. Bassett and Mrs. Bassett started Monday evening for Pasadena and Los Angeles, expecting to be away about
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