. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. YAOU are judged largely by the way your * flowers are delivered. Sefton Flower Boxes and their delivery will mean continual satisfaction for you and your customers. Made of the best materials, finished in non-fading shades. Ask your paper jobber. You ought to have our Catalog—also price list and samples; sent on request. THE SEFTON MFG. CO., 133c3H^•AG5ot^ELree,• Tacoma, Wash. GREAT SUPPLY OF GOOD STOCK. Never before in the history of this city has there been so many good flowers of all kinds. Such an abund- ance
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. YAOU are judged largely by the way your * flowers are delivered. Sefton Flower Boxes and their delivery will mean continual satisfaction for you and your customers. Made of the best materials, finished in non-fading shades. Ask your paper jobber. You ought to have our Catalog—also price list and samples; sent on request. THE SEFTON MFG. CO., 133c3H^•AG5ot^ELree,• Tacoma, Wash. GREAT SUPPLY OF GOOD STOCK. Never before in the history of this city has there been so many good flowers of all kinds. Such an abund- ance of flowers in every section of the city and all around it to be had gratis for any occasion, cuts the florist busi- ness down a whole lot, and together with the dull season gives every flor- ist some right to say "Florist biz is ; Roses have been more abun- dant than ever before, sweet peas are going to waste everywhere, dahlias were plentiful over a month ago, and at present asters and dahlias are spoil- ing by hundreds of thousands. Soil and climatic conditions have been especially favorable all this season for the growth of fine stock. and really there seems to be no limit to beauti- ful flowers. For several days we have had unusually hot and humid weather —no rain since July, and no doubt with a continuance of such days, the outdoor stock will suffer, but plenty will be left, however. Everywhere the field grown carna- tions are doing well, so that good stock will be ready to plant in soon. We do not learn of any of the late sorts being tried out, and in fact there seems to be about five sorts of carnations that are good enough and probably less than a dozen sorts of chrysanthemums. Every new rose can be found however as soon as it can be had, and our rose show and dahlia show always bring the call for everything new. For two months the sales of cut flowers have been disappointing, but plants of all kinds are receiving call— probably better than ever,
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