. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. /poj. The American Florist. 569 Philadelphia. BUSINESS NOT SO BRISK.—THE IlEST CAR- NATIONS.— CLUll MEETING. —IRC^ PIPE AND AIR VALVESTOBEDISCUSSEDINJUNE. —ITEMS OF 2DAKERS AND OTHERS.— WATSON ABROAD. There is something of a lull just now, although business is good for the season. All kinds of flowers are plentiful and prices are still receding. The best Beauties are now $ per dozen and must be fine at that, as the $ kind is good enough to satisfj- almost anyone. Teas are now $10 for the best with v
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. /poj. The American Florist. 569 Philadelphia. BUSINESS NOT SO BRISK.—THE IlEST CAR- NATIONS.— CLUll MEETING. —IRC^ PIPE AND AIR VALVESTOBEDISCUSSEDINJUNE. —ITEMS OF 2DAKERS AND OTHERS.— WATSON ABROAD. There is something of a lull just now, although business is good for the season. All kinds of flowers are plentiful and prices are still receding. The best Beauties are now $ per dozen and must be fine at that, as the $ kind is good enough to satisfj- almost anyone. Teas are now $10 for the best with very food stock at $S. Liberty is now very ne and plentiful. The flowers range from $G to $16 and are hard to beat as at times they are taken in preference to Beauties. Carnations are at their best and $ to $3 is the price, but they have to be fine to bring the high figure. Now that the season is about over one is able to judge of the varieties that have stood the test. Joost has been the most popular medium pink, Melba and Lord the best light pink. Crocker has still a good many friends and is a good hot weather variety, as it is now very large and fine. Lawson has been in good demand all season at generally the top figure. Of the whites Flora Hill and Queen Louise seem to have been most prominent, although there has been at all times a few White Cloud, Glacier and others of the newer kinds. Glacier is thought by some to be a future great. S. S. Pennock thinks Passmore's new seedling white one of the best, as it has brought the most money all season. R. Craig & Son have bought the stock of this variety and have great faith in its future. Next season their Adonis will be planted by many growers and there will be little question as to the best red. The best dark variety is Roosevelt, and Bradt is the choice of the striped varieties. Prosperity, although shy, will be more largely grown next season as returns were all right this year. Eldorado seems the only commer
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