. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. T9i6. The American Florist. 107 Boston. GOOD STOCK VERY SCARCE. There has been, a scarcity of stock during the past week, asters being about the only satisfactory flower in the market. There was a good demand for them at from $2 to $4 per 100 on extra fancy stotk. Practically all are as yet the Queen of the Market va- riety. Carnations are very poor in quality and only the best of them bring over $1 per 100. Sweet peas are out of the market entirely. The gladi- oli have just commenced to arrive and are bringing .$
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. T9i6. The American Florist. 107 Boston. GOOD STOCK VERY SCARCE. There has been, a scarcity of stock during the past week, asters being about the only satisfactory flower in the market. There was a good demand for them at from $2 to $4 per 100 on extra fancy stotk. Practically all are as yet the Queen of the Market va- riety. Carnations are very poor in quality and only the best of them bring over $1 per 100. Sweet peas are out of the market entirely. The gladi- oli have just commenced to arrive and are bringing .$6 per 100, Halley being the most common variety. Indoor America sell for S cents. Roses are scarce and sell fairly well, considering the season. Nine-inch flowers bring %1 per 100. 12 inch sell at $4 per 100 and $6 per 100 is received for the longer stemmed stock. There is an abundant supply of gypsophilas. which sell very well at cents per bunch for the double variety. Sprengeri sells poorly. The plant trade consists main- ly of hydrangeas, some very fine speci- mens of which are seen. NOTES. Wm. Sim, of Cliftondale, has been cutting a fine crop of Gladiolus Hal- ley. He has a large field devoted to gladioli of nearly every variety, many of which will soon be shipped to the market. He also has a 12-acre field devoted to sweet corn, which, accord- ing to the present outlook of the mar- ket, should net a good profit. John Barr, of South Natick, has com- pleted the replanting of his range with carnations. He has a large stock of Good Cheer and Nancy for'the coming year. Pink Delight, Matchless and Ward are the main'varieties of his stock. Wm. Simpson, of Woburn, has the largest and best asters coming to Bos- ton. They are far better than are usu- ally seen in the market and he is to be congratulated on the excellence of their culture. Wm. Penn has _returned from his vacation, nicely tanned and two pounds heavier. His brother, Henry Penn, left for Poland Springs, July 31, to s
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