. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 872 The American Florist. April 12^ St Paul, Minn. Trade cortii ues fairly good, with no pnr[icular change. Retail prices of cut flowtrs remain rirm and the demand is equal to the supply. Beauties are more abundant and of better quality. Bulb- ous stoik is about all gone and none of the fl ri>ts rrg'et it. The opinion pre- vail< that while vallev and Romans are invalua'ile, and daffodils, tulips and Du'Ch hyacinths are in demand at Eas- ter the growing of many Dutch bulbs is unprofitable and the results too
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 872 The American Florist. April 12^ St Paul, Minn. Trade cortii ues fairly good, with no pnr[icular change. Retail prices of cut flowtrs remain rirm and the demand is equal to the supply. Beauties are more abundant and of better quality. Bulb- ous stoik is about all gone and none of the fl ri>ts rrg'et it. The opinion pre- vail< that while vallev and Romans are invalua'ile, and daffodils, tulips and Du'Ch hyacinths are in demand at Eas- ter the growing of many Dutch bulbs is unprofitable and the results too uncer- tain to warrant theirextensive use in fut- ure. The profits on bulbous stock, as is well known, are not large, and while the labor, time and space in bringing them into bloom is not great, the uncertainty of sales and the growing popularity of rosts,carnations ardcheap potted plants will make our florists more cautious than ever in buying bulbs. For bargain sales in department stores they may be at- tractive, but for certain profits in com- mercial establishments they are not. Frfvorable weather the past week gave promise of an early spring and conse- quent early demand for bedding plants. Now that Easter flowers are out of the way bidding plants have more space and more attention and should be in prime condition when wanted for planting out. Our summers are short at the best and people want large plants for immediate effect when planting time arrives. 'Society has hardly recovered from the Lenten lethargy. Several events, how- ever, are booked for the near future and with several weeks of gaiety before the outing season arrives our florist friends should feel much encouraged. •'Glass Block" Donaldson, of our sister city, is again selling cheap flowers. We presume he buys them at home, as we have not learned of any being sold him in St. Paul. Department stores here have also offered "cheap flowers"; whether they really were cheap or not the writer cannot
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