. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 336 The American Plorist. Sept. ly, Cleveland. Business is supoosed to take a spurt about this time of the year, but as tar as this city is concerned the spurt hasn't ar- rived. Roses are in light demand. Car- nations and asters are about the only items there seems to be any demand for. Asters were never better than this sea- son, probably owing to the cool nights. In some sections the aster bug proved very disastrous, practically ruining the late crop. In most cases the Paris green remedy failed. All the carnatio
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 336 The American Plorist. Sept. ly, Cleveland. Business is supoosed to take a spurt about this time of the year, but as tar as this city is concerned the spurt hasn't ar- rived. Roses are in light demand. Car- nations and asters are about the only items there seems to be any demand for. Asters were never better than this sea- son, probably owing to the cool nights. In some sections the aster bug proved very disastrous, practically ruining the late crop. In most cases the Paris green remedy failed. All the carnation men have practically finished planting, the plants in nearly every instance being in better condition than last season. Scarcely any complaint is being heard about stem rot. G. M. Nauman has returned from his European trip, full of anecdotes of the old country. Look out for something grand in the plant line this winter. Max has a thing or two up his sleeve. M. Bloy has resumed charge of the Es- sex greenhouses. We are all glad to wel- come him back. Cleveland will be assured of good American Beauty and Meteor roses this winter. Miss B. Gloster, of Robert Scott & Son, Philadelphia, has returned after a four weeks' visit with friends in Cleveland. Herman Hart has finished planting his new range, and everything is in good order for winter. A. Graham & Son are putting the fin- ishing touches on two new houses, 24x 150 feet. Visitors in town: Paul Pearson and J. A. Peterson, Cincinnati, 0. Echo. New Bedford, Mass. Growing summer flowers has been somewhat of a disappointment this sum- mer. Growing asters especially has been up-hill business, blight and aster bugs having ruined a large proportion of them and good asters have been scarce all the time. But our very dull summer is nearly gone. The many strikes and curtailment of business in this vicinity have made un- usually poor trade for florists and every- body else. But now the mills are starting up on full time and the ou
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