. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. U |y *->^ mM t=j •^ ,:? , : ",'?, F«t. Oct. 80. lUT. ICKES-BRAUN MILL CO. 2330 Wabansia Avenue, Nw Wutcn •»! N«rtii Atcs. CHICAGO, IUL. Greenhouae Material, Greenhouse Hardv^are, Permanite, Paint, etc KentUm Th» B«tl<w wh«a yon writ*. ROCHESTER, N. Y. The Market. There was a slight improvement in • business last week. The coming of the Bochester industrial exposition and the horse show with its social functions has stimulated trade. Floral displays for stores and shops and fall openings have helped trade, too. Asters are much im- proved,
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. U |y *->^ mM t=j •^ ,:? , : ",'?, F«t. Oct. 80. lUT. ICKES-BRAUN MILL CO. 2330 Wabansia Avenue, Nw Wutcn •»! N«rtii Atcs. CHICAGO, IUL. Greenhouae Material, Greenhouse Hardv^are, Permanite, Paint, etc KentUm Th» B«tl<w wh«a yon writ*. ROCHESTER, N. Y. The Market. There was a slight improvement in • business last week. The coming of the Bochester industrial exposition and the horse show with its social functions has stimulated trade. Floral displays for stores and shops and fall openings have helped trade, too. Asters are much im- proved, and so are gladioli. Columbia and Ophelia roses are excellent. Carna- tions are still scarce and poor in quality. Sweet peas are about at an end and their quality is poor. Rochester Exposition. The Rochester industrial exposition and flower show opened September 4 and will run through until September 9. Building No. 3 at the Industrial Exposi- tion park was entirely given over to the flower show. The walls and ceiling were covered with latticework of white, hung with southern smilax and pink roses. , Evergreen trees and arbor-vitses were .used for background around the outer edges. The park greenhouses of the Rochester park board had an exhibit of palms, ferns and tropical plants, ar- ranged under the supervision of John Dunbar. At the entrance an artistic rockery was arranged, with tropical plants in the background. C. J. McCarthy's display was com- posed of fancy named gladioli. Schum Bros, exhibited named gladioli. Among the best were Mrs. Dr. Norton, Peace, American Beauty, Schwaben, Herada, etc., soihe sixty vases in all. George T. Boucher had a display of fancy gladioli and asters, including a bed of growing asters. James Vick's Sons had a general ex- ' hibit of perennials, annuals, gladioli and asters. Hart & Vick displayed phlox, helian- thus, statice, gypsophila, gaillardias, buddleias, rubrum lilies, zinnias, asters, delphiniums, scabiosas, salpigloss
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