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Title: The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade
Identifier: americanfloristw43amer (find matches)
Year: 1885 (1880s)
Authors: American Florists Company
Subjects: Floriculture; Florists
Publisher: Chicago : American Florist Company
Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries
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igio. The American Florist. 571 ot Dorothy Gordon and the different types of Enchantress. While there is a considerable quantity of chrysanthe- mum stock to be seen, it is needless to add that it is but the forerunner of the great volume that we will see next month. Golden Glow, October Frost, Polly Rose and Glory of the Pacific are now the most noticeable varieties. On account of the great volume of dahlias and cosmos now on the market, chrys- anthemums are rather slow. My lady, while sometimes very discriminating, always likes to get a big bunch for a little money. In the case of dahlias and cosmos, she can now be well pleased. Several of the leading reiail store.s are now featuring the dahlias in win- dow decorations and in special box sales, and their efforts seem to attract public attention. The pink dahlia. De- lice, is a very attractive proposition and many of them are sold. The single Twentieth Centuries also go well. Every retailer tells us that there is little profit in dahlias.but while they are here they must handle them in response to the popular demand. It is the same with cosmos. There cannot be much in it for the retailers in handling it at ten cents for a big bunch, but the size of the bunch meets popular approval. There are now to be seen in the stores very good blooms of gardenias, which are "fast coming to the front as a popular favorite. Originally its use- fulness was restricted, but now it en- ters into every feature of designing and decorating. It is, when well grown, a remarkable flower, and the mm who have been instrumental in pushing it forward deserve the hearty apiiroba- tion of the trade. Lilies and lily of the valley are features in all the leading stores. There is a constant demand for these flowers, and it is hard to see how we could now do without them. In addition to what has been al- ready outlined, it may be mentioned thatmany of the retail stores show re- markably fine combinations and at- tractions. H. H. Battles nas recently been making a great display ot dahlias, cos- mos and ornamental grasses, much of \\hich is grown on his own place at Newtown Square. Pennock Brothers have recently fea- tured dahlias of many varieties in their show windows. J. J. Habermehl's Sons have always attractive windows and a great variety of good stock. Chas. Henry Fox makes a specialty of attractive boxes of flowers, finely decorated. George Craig has all the best flowers to supply the demands of the best buy- Robert Kift has been offering very attractive boxes of cut flowers. There are many other good stores in this city where good stock is always found, and w^e expect eventually to reach all of them and learn what they have that is interesting and up-to-date. W.\TERT0WX MA.SS.—John F. Howell, proprietor of the Summer street con- servatory, has built a modern green- house. PiTTSBUEG, Pa.—E. C. Ludwig, the north side florist, has bought a farm in Adams, Butler County, of St I acres on which he intends to erect a number of greenhouses but will not build ex- tensively for some time.
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CASKET CROSS OF LILY OF THE VALLEY.

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