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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



Janoaky 6, 1898. 



Stock was very high but of excellent 

 quality, and there was no trouble in 

 getting $2, for good roses, but great 

 trouble with violets at |i per bunch. 

 Narcissus and Romans went slowly. A 

 {ew orchids in pots were sold. Palms, 

 ferns and araucarias sold very well. All 

 of the plants in bloom went very readily 

 at good prices, but from the dull weather 

 were none to plentiful. Azaleas, 

 cyclamens, primroses and a few orchids 

 have been seen and sold at a good price 

 and bring more profit than Beauties. If 

 your correspondent is alive and here next 

 year, will have lots of Cattleya Trianae, 

 in bloom, and if possible eucharis. 

 Every y^ar plants in bloom sell better. 

 Holly and green were soon sold out, and 

 over town mistletoe was scarce and so 

 poor as not worth picking up. 



New Year's trade was fair. Plenty of 

 good stock to be seen all over town, but 

 the cry — prices were too high, was heard 

 over the counter. But for some good 

 wedding and funeral work, business 

 would have been short. 



Gas Damages Stock, 



' R. S. Brown & Son report the loss of 

 two rose houses from gas. Also consid- 

 erable damage to other stock, such as 

 begonias, etc. It was really distressing 

 to see their propagating house; many 

 thousands of cuttings destroyed. The 

 Gas company has re])aired their leaks, 

 but poor Mr. Brown's stock will take 

 many months to look as before. And 

 were it not for the splendid new range of 

 hou.ses put up last year, they would be in 

 shape to shut up shop on cut flowers. 

 But their new houses are looking very 

 fine, especially their roses, so that if the 

 gas does not again invade their other 

 houses, all will be well yet for a good 

 spring trade. Their roses destroj-ed by 

 the gas reminded the writer of the Ding- 

 le}' plant on the front page of the la.st 

 Harper's weekly. The)' report having a 

 good many small decorations. 



There have been but very few large 

 parties given by private people, except- 

 ing those given at the Coates House, 

 that of the Commercial club banquet be- 

 ing the finest ever held in Kan.sas City. 

 J. L. Coates, president and manager, 

 gave the Coates House conservatory peo- 

 ple a banquet and the result was O. K. 

 But the bill for it was not small, but J. 

 L. Coates says good things are worth 

 money and paid it freely. Would to the 

 Lord all were like him, wanting the best 

 and willing to pay a just jjrice for it. 



Fire at John Schneider's. 



The greenhouses of John Schneider 

 were burned Christmas eve, destroying a 

 new plant that had cost from |;8,ooo to 

 Jio,ooo. Mr. Schneider reports that he 

 will rebuild at once. Nothing ruffles nor 

 scares John. S. 



CORRECTION. 



In the article "Dendrobiums for Mar- 

 ket," in issue of December 30, there is a 

 slight error in punctuation. The fourth 

 paragraph should read: "For early fall 

 trade grow Dendrobium Formosum var. 

 giganteum and Dendrobium Phahenopsis 



var. Schroderiannm. Formosum is per- 

 haps unequaled in the genus," etc. 



J. Robertson. 



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All of these different kinds are not suitable for greenhouse purposes. Do you 

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 We introduced Cypress for greenhouse construction and pushed it to the front. 

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