TheWeekly Florists' Review. 



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THE EASTER TRADE. 



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 'niilhu. 



XK\vi;ri;vroKT, Mass.— .1. A. K. 

 v|„.i(- thai all tin. Il..ri-1- .Ira,,, 

 vrll al Ka-tn, ,,i„k- -rlli.i.i; al U 



N|.:\v ]iEUFOl!U, Mass.— 

 r,kham reports: "Ea-ster 



Amjerso.x, Ixd. — Stuart & llauj;h re- 



rt : '"Easter trade this year was ahout 



per cent lictter than 'that of 1!)00. 



,li,l In II... ,l,Mliall:l. .■Nr.plinii II, llir 

 -r nf Ka^tiT lilii-, ..I uhi.li llin.- wn- 



I.— A. Washburn & 

 I trade as coniparetl 

 iws an increase for 

 1.1 also for euf flow- 



.lalVoilils, tulips and liyaeintli-.' 



Raleigh. N. C— H. Steinna 

 I, at Kaster trade was about 2o 



\TA. llA.— .I.ihii .\. l.aiiilii.il r 

 ;a^tl■l■ Irail,. a.-, .■xliviiielv b,i-l 

 ly a 111., derate ineiease in |,lai 

 it a notable increase in denial) 

 ll.iwers. Harrisiis were !-carc 

 mis in ;;ood demand, with snppl 

 i. Maids aii.l r.ii.l,.. «,ail : 



and at yu.jil pri 

 New Orleans.- 



i;<MMli.'~ ha. I inereascd 

 II an. I -l.i.k was tine. 

 ..1.1- .li.l „..i -..11. Most 

 - I.. I I'.ii lili.'s. Fern 

 Mi .all I'.. I p.iliiis. ferns 

 niica-e in .ash sales, 

 it. T!a-ki-ts hn.l v.mv 



Tassaic N. J. — A van Leeuwen, .Jr.. 

 reports: "Easter trade this year was 

 fnllv up to the expeetations. phint sales 



.li.i^in.j ,a ,l..,a,lr,i .jaiii .n.'i- ,ait \^.,^^ry^. 

 a,,.l kill I.. I III.' .. iitiiiiial la.rluiiii.in.,. 

 of Ml-- Ikiiii. ,.^. IX ll..ii,r- -l„,|, », ,1,1,1 

 liaM. Ii,..„ .k.a,,..,! ,„il Til,. M,.ss,,. IV 

 Kni- ami Win. .M.-Allister had very 

 ereditable ilisplays. the latter firm hav- 

 inj; a larj;e annex up town. No special 

 deviation from last .year's business and 

 supply well up to demand." 



Portland, Ore. — Clark Bros, report: 

 ■'Th,-. Hastor trade in this rih- was pml, 



sui.idy of sala 



iiali.ms. which as 

 a\.iiite among cut 



paif of the coun- 

 ,T lilies were the 

 .arc.dv enouah (o 



around. A few (rim-on Uamblers 

 I.I l,v.lraii.,'eas found rca.ly customers. 

 ..u,.v,T. (i,e hulk of the ira.lc ua- in 



.M,,N1. Law iii„tl,ers sa 

 ■I liii-i,,.— . ill Millie was alK 

 I- la-1 \....r ill money. Th, 



liall .■iioii^li <i,l ll,,wcrs j;roH 

 I., >iippl\ III,- lia.l... an. I -plenty i 

 l.laiii-. 'Til.. .-IiiiivIh.s were moi 

 i.il.lv .l.....ial...l Willi plants tlia 



.1. ./..„. a,,. I some of the more fancy va- 

 lictii's bi,,iij;lit as high as ,fl. Violets 

 at !i;l..')(l to !f!2. Roses at .$1-50 to $2 per 



I\\WTICKET, R. I.— James Hockey 

 ri'iiorts: "As regards the cities of Paw- 

 tucket ami Pr.ividence prices were about 

 10 i,cr .■.III li,.|l..r than la-t year. Cut 

 flower- u.i.. ill i^i.al ,l,.„iand. Car- 

 nation- x,i\ -li..it III -iipply: prices T.i 

 cents In -si. .",11 [...r .l,./cii. \'iolets in 

 good demand. Tulips, paper whites .iiid 

 V^on Sion in pots sold \vell. Jlost grow- 

 ers were late with Harrisii. and these, 

 and callas were in equal demand ; 

 prices $1.5 to $25 per 100. On account 

 of the extremely wet weather (here was 

 ipiite a iinmher of pot plants left over; 

 -lill t],i. Im,\s appear to he happy. A 

 ii..ih.al.I,- tcature was the free use of 

 |..i|i.i wliil.s and daffodils in church 

 .|.M-..i,,li..iis. The writer cleared out 

 everything he could get the knife on." 



BlRLlXGTON. X. .T. — W. R. Bishop 

 says: "Our florists here are well pleased 

 with their Easter trade, .lohn Sholl 

 reports his sales of both plants and cut 

 flowers (mostly carnations) very much 

 ahead of last' \,ai. and llial' I,y 10 

 o'clock Satur.kn .(.ann.. Ii.' I.a.l -.-an'C- 

 ly any plant- I. ii .1 .-. ,,!, s,„,il, made 

 a sijccialty nl li\ .h ui-^.a-. an.l liavimr 

 nice plants in bloom they sold well. He 

 also had a good supply of tulips and 

 hyacinths, and at the end of the week 

 hail but few left. .T. H. Lnkens makes 

 a spiM-ialty of lily of the valley and has 



