. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igos. The American Florist. 769 St. Paul. WEATHER RETARDS BUSINESS. We have had raw and dark weather for the past couple of weeks and this is keeping things very backward. Roses and carnations, which are usually in oversupply at this season, are not very plentiful, though just about enough for demand. Spring plants are quite a little behind in most places owing to the late- ness of Easter, which necessitated their being kept in the background. Business has been good generally with lots of funeral work to swell it.
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igos. The American Florist. 769 St. Paul. WEATHER RETARDS BUSINESS. We have had raw and dark weather for the past couple of weeks and this is keeping things very backward. Roses and carnations, which are usually in oversupply at this season, are not very plentiful, though just about enough for demand. Spring plants are quite a little behind in most places owing to the late- ness of Easter, which necessitated their being kept in the background. Business has been good generally with lots of funeral work to swell it. Roman hya- cinths. Paper Whites, etc., are practically all out now. Tulips and other bulbous stock are just coming into bloom out of doors and seem very fine. NOTES. Carl Clarine of Clarine Brothers, Faribault, Minn., was a recent caller. He had with him a new seedling gera- nium of very dwarf habit, much on the order of Mme. Salleroi, but with dark brown foliage, and all covered with sin- gle pink blossoms. They are figuring on disposing of the entire stock of them, as they have not the room to spare to grow any quantity of them. Frank Gustafson, with L. L. May & Company, surprised everybody this week by announcing that he had leased Chris Hansen's plant on Dale street after June I. He will grow roses and carnations exclusively and if he grows the same grade of stock as he has here- tofore his success is more than assured. Mr. Hansen and his son will retire from the business entirely, but have not an- nounced any plans for the future. Mr. Hansen has been one of the most suc- cessftil growers in the northwest, com- mencing some fifteen years ago with one small house, and now retiring inde- pendent. Fred Topel, it is understood, will have charge of May's after Mr. Gustafson leaves. Henry Puvogel will add a couple of houses this coming summer. O. Seattle. _ Easter has been all that could be de- sired so far as weather and trade are concerned. We had two weeks of fine clear w
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