. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 18 The American Florist. /an. 2j, Toronto. A GOOD WEEK. Business the past week has been very ,€Ood, and the rose crop so short that what few blooms are cut are soon picked ?up at good prices. American Beauty is almost entirely off crop, the blooms that are cut being of inferior grade, though the color is good. Richmond has also -shortened considerably, lonvi'jg the market to rely upon Brides ;.'id Brides- maids. Carnations in select grades are noticed in all stores; the wholesale :price remains firm at $6 per lOO;
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 18 The American Florist. /an. 2j, Toronto. A GOOD WEEK. Business the past week has been very ,€Ood, and the rose crop so short that what few blooms are cut are soon picked ?up at good prices. American Beauty is almost entirely off crop, the blooms that are cut being of inferior grade, though the color is good. Richmond has also -shortened considerably, lonvi'jg the market to rely upon Brides ;.'id Brides- maids. Carnations in select grades are noticed in all stores; the wholesale :price remains firm at $6 per lOO; and they sell well. Enchantress, Lawson (all ?colors), My Maryland, and many of the whites being of excellent quality. Lilies are becoming more plentiful; violets are hard to move and prices are irregular. Freesia, white tulips, lily of the valley and bouvardia help out in the many orders for funeral work. [ NOTES. The Electoral District Society, The Toronto Horticultural Society, and the Gardeners' and Florists' Association have jointly requested the American Carnation Society to hold the conven- tion for 1907 in this city, the meeting having already been promised. John H. Dunlop has started to cut prices, vying with the opposition across the street, in one instance violets being placarded as low as 15 cents a bunch. The ^ Florists' Club held its annual social in St. George's hall January 16. Trade talent supplied a very pleasant programme. Manton Brothers are cutting fine blooms of cattleya. H. G. D. Brampton, Ont. "Stock exceedingly scarce; did best possible on your order" is a phrase that must have grown quite familiar to the trade during the past nine or ten weeks. Possibly familiarity may have bred contempt for the statement; but like many others, it is one of the disagreeable though true statements that have to be faced sometimes. Certainly there was never such a shortage of stock in this vicinity as at present prevails. Christmas demands swallowed up everyt
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