. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. n^ The American Florist, bee. 2g, Rochester, N. Y. The plant trade during Christmas week was very brisk and satisfactory. Bright colored blooming plants, while provided in large quantities, run short. Azaleas were more plentiful this year and so were cyclamensin large and well grown plants. The various kinds of begonias, among them the bright colored B. rubra, well flowered, sold readily. Ericas and poin- settias were very scarce toward the end and bulbous plants, especially the French yellow Trumpet narcissus in
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. n^ The American Florist, bee. 2g, Rochester, N. Y. The plant trade during Christmas week was very brisk and satisfactory. Bright colored blooming plants, while provided in large quantities, run short. Azaleas were more plentiful this year and so were cyclamensin large and well grown plants. The various kinds of begonias, among them the bright colored B. rubra, well flowered, sold readily. Ericas and poin- settias were very scarce toward the end and bulbous plants, especially the French yellow Trumpet narcissus in pans found eager purchasers. The benied plants, solanums, ardisias and peppers, were the only articles which perhaps moved a trifle slower than in former years. Prices on all goods, including cut flowers, were above the average compared with other years, and people did not grumble at the advance. The supply of cut flowers was more than equal to the demand. Violets were the only scarce article and more of them might have been disposed of at $4 a hundred. Carnations brought from 75 cents to $ per dozen according to quality. J. B. K. Toronto, Ont.—Councillor F. C Mil- ler, of Bracondale, is confined to his home by a serious trouble with one of his eyes. Manchester, Mass. —J. Clark has been reelected president of the North Shore Horticultural Society. The other ofiicers are J. B. Dow, vice-president; T. W. Head, secretary; J. McGregor, treas- urer; J. Sanborn, financial secretary; J. Baker, librarian; T. W. Head, H. W. Clark, C. O. Lee, W. J. Griffin and A. Carr, executive committee. Des Moines, Ia.—The Iowa Seed Co. built seven new houses for plants the past season. No cut flowers are grown by this firm, mail order trade in plants, seeds, etc., being its specialty. Grant Jacobs has leased the greenhouses which for many years have been conducted by A. W. Anderson and David Smeaton has opened a flower store in the former loca- tion of W. L. The Jennings Improved P
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