. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 84 The Weekly Florists' Review. Fedhuary 29, 1912. MILWAUKEE. The Market. Business dropped off a little more than was anticipated with the open- ing of the lenten season and for a short time stock accumulated more than at any time this year; weather conditions also helped to bring along stock a little more rapidly, which re- sulted in a cut in prices all around. Carnations for once were plentiful and from reports there will be enough to go around from now on. In fact, there was no shortage of an}-^ stock at any time, with the exception of American
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 84 The Weekly Florists' Review. Fedhuary 29, 1912. MILWAUKEE. The Market. Business dropped off a little more than was anticipated with the open- ing of the lenten season and for a short time stock accumulated more than at any time this year; weather conditions also helped to bring along stock a little more rapidly, which re- sulted in a cut in prices all around. Carnations for once were plentiful and from reports there will be enough to go around from now on. In fact, there was no shortage of an}-^ stock at any time, with the exception of American Beauties. Various Notes. Wm. Zimmermann's delivery auto- mobile got in a bad mix-up last Friday and from reports drew the short end of the deal. This firm reports business as keeping up well ever since Valen- tine's day. Currie Bros. was kept l>usy all day Sunday with funeral work. It was a surprise that one funeral which was to have taken place Monday was, owing to the inclemency of the weather, ])ostponed until Tuesday At J. M. Fox & Son's store a gen eral run of business has kept them busy for the last fortnight. Milwaukee was visited by the worst blizzard of the season February and 26. By Monday night there were so many snowdrifts that traflic was next ro impossible; city cars were out of commission and the steam roads did not fare much better. •' We had more trouble during that snow storm to get the express companies to call for and ileliver goods than we have all win- ter," was the report that came from the 0. Rusch Co. on ^fonday night. C. C. Pollworth "s greenhouses are now i-utting a fine lot of carnations; their large cut of Easter lilies of late has been just the thing for funeral worlc orders. At the range of Holton &- llunkel Co., on Humboldt avenue, the jiot plants for Easter are coming along in g(»od shape, while the lilies look' t'spefially inoniis- ing at this time. A visit to the ^lueller S: Schroeder Co., February ;),
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