. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 90 The American Florist. Au^. lo, Omaha. SUMMER SEASON FINDS EVERYONE INDULG- ING IN VACATIONS.—PARTY TO THE CON- VENTION.—NOTES. This is the vacation season. There is little doins and everyone's thoughts are centered on vacation. The convention party from here -was not as large as was anticipated. They went to Chicago and there joined the big delegation traveling on a special train, remembering the pleasures of former trips in the same company. Mr. and Mrs. Henderson will spend a short time at the former's old ho
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 90 The American Florist. Au^. lo, Omaha. SUMMER SEASON FINDS EVERYONE INDULG- ING IN VACATIONS.—PARTY TO THE CON- VENTION.—NOTES. This is the vacation season. There is little doins and everyone's thoughts are centered on vacation. The convention party from here -was not as large as was anticipated. They went to Chicago and there joined the big delegation traveling on a special train, remembering the pleasures of former trips in the same company. Mr. and Mrs. Henderson will spend a short time at the former's old home, Boone, la., enroute home from Buffalo. Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox and Mr. and Mrs. Hess will spend a short vacation in Wisconsin after the convention. Miss Arnold, of J. W. & E. A. Arnold, is on her vacation. A. Donaghue, Sr., is visitinj home in England. his old Fresno^ Cat. A METROPOLIS WITHOUT A FLORIST.— ONLY SALE IS IN BRIEF WINTER PERIOD, —BYEEYONE HAS GARDEN FLOWERS. Fresno is a town of between 15,000 and 20,000 inhabitants, but owing to the climatic conditions, no one has ven- tured into the business of raising flowers for the market to any extent. The con- tinued dry heat during the summer months seems to dwarf all kinds of flow- ering plants, and for that reason the flo- rist has still to make his appearance among us. In the spring and fall I doubt if any section can show finer roses or chrysanthemums, but everyone has them, so that there would be little or no demand. The only chance for trade in flowers would be during the winter months, say from the end of November to the end of April. George C. Roeding is at present in Europe. F. W. R. North Gehmantown, N. Y.—Clarke D. Lasher is building a greenhouse 12x60 feet, in which he proposes to grow vio- lets for the New York market. SMIL AX fm.'" ""-' '''?'' ^" ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS, S-inch, per lOO; $ per 1000. Send for sample plant. ALBERT M. HERD, Lancaster, Pa, AZALEAS, BAY TREES
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