. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 104 The Weekly Florists^ Review. Januaby 11, 1912. BALTIMOBE. The Market. At last a real touch of winter ia on us, and the thermometer is flirting with the zero point. A blizzard came down on us January 5, with a heavy snow and high winds, and continued low temperatures prevail. Trade still is holding its own. There has been a great deal of funeral work and this has kept everybody hustling. Soses have been a little off crop lately and the continued cloudy weather has made stock extremely soft. Carna- tions are coming in nieely, but the de- mand mor
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 104 The Weekly Florists^ Review. Januaby 11, 1912. BALTIMOBE. The Market. At last a real touch of winter ia on us, and the thermometer is flirting with the zero point. A blizzard came down on us January 5, with a heavy snow and high winds, and continued low temperatures prevail. Trade still is holding its own. There has been a great deal of funeral work and this has kept everybody hustling. Soses have been a little off crop lately and the continued cloudy weather has made stock extremely soft. Carna- tions are coming in nieely, but the de- mand more than equals the supply, espe- cially in white, which has been in heavy request for work. Sweet peas are not any too plentiful and the demand is good. The sale for potted plants has been quite heavy and a nice lot of plants is moved right along. Azaleas, cyclamens and primroses are the favorites at pres- ent. There is also a good call for ferns, in which the Bostons, Piersoni and Whitmani take the lead. Greens have been a little scarce for the last few weeks, and it is hard to get enough to go around. Various Notes. E. Vincent, Jr., & Sons Co., of White Marsh, Md., is contemplating the erec- tion of a modern building for the stor- ing of dahlia and canna roots. It will be built so as to make it possible to ^rive teams through the center. The company has had difficulty in finding space to store the enormous quantities of bulbs and roots. The building will be 60x300 feet, with a glass roof. The <;oncern also will erect several new greenhouses. About forty acres of cannas will be planted next season. The demand hsis been exceptionalliy heavy this fall. E. A. Vincent has been suffering from an attack of the grip, but was well enough to go to Detroit this week. James Boone, assistant superintend- ent of parks, was presented with a sterling silver fruit dish by the Mary- land State Horticultural Society, as a token of appreciation of the way the plans were laid for the recent
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