. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1887. The American Florist. 159. CHR\S1U[\S ROStS (VAtVLtBORtS). ties, and their orders for plants, seeds, etc., filled at trade prices. The lady or gentleman who can buy at wholesale rates will not pay regular prices to the retail grower, whose business suffers ac- cordingly. The wholesale dealer who by such unprincipled practice virtually takes the bread and butter out of the retail dealer's mouth, deserves at least to be generally ostracised by the trade. There are few retailers in the country who have not felt
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1887. The American Florist. 159. CHR\S1U[\S ROStS (VAtVLtBORtS). ties, and their orders for plants, seeds, etc., filled at trade prices. The lady or gentleman who can buy at wholesale rates will not pay regular prices to the retail grower, whose business suffers ac- cordingly. The wholesale dealer who by such unprincipled practice virtually takes the bread and butter out of the retail dealer's mouth, deserves at least to be generally ostracised by the trade. There are few retailers in the country who have not felt the effect of this pernicious prac- tice, and it seems to me that the exist- ence of the grievance and the need of a permanent remedy are good and suf- ficient reasons why the retail dealers of America should, to a man, join the S. A. F. As a fertilizer, especially for rose houses, I like nothing better than cow manure, applied either as a top dressing or in liquid form. I prefer the top dress- ing, however, and if not already done, it should be put on at once. It will require renewing from time to time, removing as much as possible of the old and dried dressing before putting on the new. When they can be procured, refuse hops will also be found an excellent top dress- ing for rose beds during winter. Baltimore, M. D. A. W. M. Mignonette Disease.—Can any read- ers of the Fi,ORisT tell me the cause of, and a cure for "freckles" on the foliage of mignonette? A. Rosbach. Pemberton, N. J. Christmas Roses. Christmas roses are largely grown, and considerably utilized for furnishing cut bloom in England and on the continent, while here they are rarely seen. A suiS- cient reason is found in the fact that the treatment found most suitable iu the countries named will not answer in this climate. Still with the constant demand in our large cities for something new iu the way of cut flowers, some enterprising grower may find it worth while to en- deavor to meet the requirements
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