. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 318 The American Florist. Mar. /p, THE RETAIL TRADE A Simple Home Wedding. Decorations furnished by Smith & Fet- ters, of Cleveland, O., at the Scofield- Cogswell wedding recently, a simple home affair, are shown in the accompa- nying engraving. Easter lilies alone were used to decorate a room finished in red. Antlfrost Solution. As an excellent remedy against the freezing of shop windows, the Pharma- ceutische Zeitung recommends the appli- cation of a mixture consisting of fifty- five grams of glycerine disso
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 318 The American Florist. Mar. /p, THE RETAIL TRADE A Simple Home Wedding. Decorations furnished by Smith & Fet- ters, of Cleveland, O., at the Scofield- Cogswell wedding recently, a simple home affair, are shown in the accompa- nying engraving. Easter lilies alone were used to decorate a room finished in red. Antlfrost Solution. As an excellent remedy against the freezing of shop windows, the Pharma- ceutische Zeitung recommends the appli- cation of a mixture consisting of fifty- five grams of glycerine dissolved in one liter of sixty-two per cent alcohol, con- taining, to improve the odor, some oil of amber. As soon as the mixture clari- fies, it is rubbed over the inner surface of the glass. This treatment, it is claimed, not only prevents the formation of frost, but also stops sweating. micafifo. We are again in the grip of the ice king, the thaw of last week being only tempo- rary. Stock which had been coming in in large quantities has been considerably shortened and the market is a little more toned than for the last four weeks. There is no shortage in any line, good roses running about even to the demand. The local retail trade this week assumed a brisker attitude and shipping trade con- tinues good. Just now the subject of greatest interest to growers and dealers alike is the Easter lily question. Some are inclined to the opinion that there will be plenty to go around and of good qual- itv. Others are not so sanguine and fear a'shortage of good stock. It is quite certain that there will be lilies enough, with quality probably not up to the standard. All other kinds of stock will be plentiful, but not a glut. Carnations are slightly stiffer in price than for some time and they promise to remain so until Easter. Bulbous stock continues to be the plentiful article on the market and is not moving with rapidity. Calla hlies also move slowly and the best may be purchased at hard t
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