. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 228 The American Florist. Feb. 23, WHITE VIOLETS, ^ r»©r 100. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., VALLEY, $ and $ per 100. Philadelphia, Pa. 1610-1618 LUDLOW ST., Philadelphia. TRADE DULL, PRICES LOW. The Valentine day trade was not what was expected. A little rush in the forenoon and it was all over. Many of the original ideas waiting to be drawn by the appeals of the loving swains were not disturbed and will have to carry over until some future season. Pennock Bros, made a fine display of cut flowers and plant
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 228 The American Florist. Feb. 23, WHITE VIOLETS, ^ r»©r 100. S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO., VALLEY, $ and $ per 100. Philadelphia, Pa. 1610-1618 LUDLOW ST., Philadelphia. TRADE DULL, PRICES LOW. The Valentine day trade was not what was expected. A little rush in the forenoon and it was all over. Many of the original ideas waiting to be drawn by the appeals of the loving swains were not disturbed and will have to carry over until some future season. Pennock Bros, made a fine display of cut flowers and plant hampers and baskets and say they had a good trade, but the report generally was that trade on account of the holiday was disap- pointing. Prices have softened consid- erably since the advent of Lent; $15 roses are now $12, $6 carnations are $4 and $5, $4 tulips and daffodils are of- fered at $3 and even $2 when a day old, and so it goes all along the line. Green goods are scarce, in fact the market, except for a short season in the fall, is seldom overstocked, and 50 cents is readily obtained for fair sized bunches of Asparagus plumosus sprays at all times. A. Sprengeri does not sell so readily as it falls so soon, still when strictly fresh it is very acceptable. Won- der if Mr. Burbauk can not be prevailed upon to get us up a thornless variety of this species. It would save a lot of cuss words. That Easter is not very far away is plainly discernible in the anxious looks of the growers' faces these days. It is thought that quite a few crops of rambler roses and hydrangeas will not make it and some of the grow- ers have placed their hydrangeas back into cool houses again and will bring them on later, claiming that they will sell all right in the long season after- wards. Lilies in many places look well and the prospects for a good supply are bright. They now have buds showing in or over the foliage and run from 12 to 18 inches above the pot. Two new things have been introduce
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