. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 578 The American Florist. Oct. 12, ERNE & COMPANY -WHOLESALE FLORISTS- 30 E. Randolph Street, l d. Phone, Randolph 6578. CHICAGO, ILL. Nashville, Tenn. BUSIiS'ESS UNUSUALLY GOOD. For this season of the year, the weather is oppressively hot, and the dry spell continues. The leaves are falling from the trees at every gust of wind, more from the drought than from *the earlier light frosts. As yet, no damage has been done by frost, proba- bly owing to the exceeding dryness. Trade continues good, however, and a vis
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 578 The American Florist. Oct. 12, ERNE & COMPANY -WHOLESALE FLORISTS- 30 E. Randolph Street, l d. Phone, Randolph 6578. CHICAGO, ILL. Nashville, Tenn. BUSIiS'ESS UNUSUALLY GOOD. For this season of the year, the weather is oppressively hot, and the dry spell continues. The leaves are falling from the trees at every gust of wind, more from the drought than from *the earlier light frosts. As yet, no damage has been done by frost, proba- bly owing to the exceeding dryness. Trade continues good, however, and a visit on Sunday morning to the flower stores gave no token of lax business, though all say it has been rather quiet of late. There are now no social func- tions and very few weddings, the latter of a very quiet and unostentatious kind. The quality of flowers has not yet taken "-n the full beauty of a later and cooler '.eason. Roses are still small and none too plentiful, but such roses as Killar- ney, Columbia, Shawyer. Ophelia, Hoo- sier Beauty, Russell and perhaps some others, are coming in. but are small.: close buds, and there is room for lots of improvement. Carnations are some bet- ter, but by no means in a state of per- fection. There seems to be but few lilies, for the first time in many months KOTES. The Joy Floral Company is having a good cut of flowers daily, and find sale for all they get. They have a very fine supply of carnations of all colors, the Alice and White Wonder being particu- larly good. They have just brought in their first chrysanthemums, the White Advance. They will be plentiful in a few more days. The firm is cutting a .sufficient lot of good flowers to supply their own local trade, and to sustain a brisk demand in the Chattanooga house, which is doing a fine business. They also have a good supply of the Lilium giganteum, the only ones in the city. Thomas H. Joy had planned to attend the F. T. D. convention at Cleve- land, but the recent fuel order
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