. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igio. The American Florist. 985 Washington. FAIR BUSINESS. The business of the past week was very fair, with greater expectations for the opening of congress. The most notable event of the past weelt was the debut of Miss Helen Taft, daughter of the President. Orders were received by nearly every retail florist in this city for floral pieces in honor of the event. Noteworthy were those exe- cuted by Geo. H. Cooke, A. Gude & Bro. and J. H. Small & Sons. Z. D. Blackistone, F. H. Kramer and Geo. C. Shaffer al
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igio. The American Florist. 985 Washington. FAIR BUSINESS. The business of the past week was very fair, with greater expectations for the opening of congress. The most notable event of the past weelt was the debut of Miss Helen Taft, daughter of the President. Orders were received by nearly every retail florist in this city for floral pieces in honor of the event. Noteworthy were those exe- cuted by Geo. H. Cooke, A. Gude & Bro. and J. H. Small & Sons. Z. D. Blackistone, F. H. Kramer and Geo. C. Shaffer also sent fine designs. The white house was literally banked with flowers that were sent as tributes of appreciation. In addition to these the house decorations executed by the flo- rists of the United States Propagating Gardens added greatly to the effect. NOTES. Archibald Small, a brother to J. H. Small and C. A. Small, retail florists of this city and New Tork, who has a farm at Silver Spring, is in a very crit- ical condition at his home on account of an attack from a vicious hog. He went into the brute's pen to rescue a little pig, and being a fearless man he did not take even a stick with him. The fierce animal rushed at him, knocked him senseless and was tear- ing him to pieces when one of his em- ployees arrived with a pitchfork and after a fierce fight drove the beast away. Expert surgeons were at once called from this city and an operation was performed. The fear now is that blood poisoning may set it. "Archie" Small, as he is well known to many, both in this city and. New Tork, is a trained florist, but in recent years he has taken up farming. He has always been a genial and kindly man and has a host of friends, and the result of his injuries will be awaited with anx- iety and sympathy. F. H. Kramer, in addition to the many floral attractions at his F street store, has recently added a lot of waltz- ing mice from Japan. These little fellows by their peculiar
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