. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 242 The American Florist. Aug. 29, -THE- < i I i i < CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITEU. f Special atteotioD given to Sliipping Orders, ; 316 Walnut St., CINCINNATI, OHIO. I ] Fhooe Main 584. [ p wy V TW^nrTf^f vuTTi Holton&HunkelCo. WHOLESALERS OF CIT FLOWERS and SIPPLIES. 462 Milwaukee St., MILWAUKEE, WIS. New York. LOW WATER HI ARK. The couveution at Niagara Falls drew away a number of the leading lights of the wholesale district and those that were left behind claimed that they had the worst week in the history
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 242 The American Florist. Aug. 29, -THE- < i I i i < CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITEU. f Special atteotioD given to Sliipping Orders, ; 316 Walnut St., CINCINNATI, OHIO. I ] Fhooe Main 584. [ p wy V TW^nrTf^f vuTTi Holton&HunkelCo. WHOLESALERS OF CIT FLOWERS and SIPPLIES. 462 Milwaukee St., MILWAUKEE, WIS. New York. LOW WATER HI ARK. The couveution at Niagara Falls drew away a number of the leading lights of the wholesale district and those that were left behind claimed that they had the worst week in the history of the busi- ness. Served them right, they should have gone to the convention, too, and made it unanimous. Seriously, it does seem as though we were about at the low water mark of the season's busi- ness. Nearly all of those who may be classed as regular customers of the re- tail stores are in Europe, the mountains, or at some seaside resort. Those who are left behind seem to be trying to get amusement at Couey Island and kindred resorts. No matter what they are doing, they are not buying flowers. As a con- sequence the wholesale district and rel- atively the retail stores, are, figuratively speaking, caves of gloom. The cut flower business has reached such proportions that it is a factor in the daily life of the nation's trade, and though subject to the vicissitudes of fickle fortune, it must ultimately return to its own. August 24.—A deluge of rain visited the city Saturday and all hopes of a passably fair wind-up to the poor busi- ness of the week were blasted. This morning there is a little reaction for the lietter. The weather is clear and cool, conditions on that point being favorable for business but the buyers are not hero. Asters are arriving in large quantities; Ijilium rubrum and L. auratum are al- so very plentiful. Most of the delegates have returned home from Niagara Falls and the street has assumed its normal aspect. NOTES. The news that the New York team of bo
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