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was readily taken up. Short roses were 

 scarce. 



The potted plants were exceptionally 

 fine this year, especially the hydrangeas 

 and the ramblers. Lilies were unsatis- 

 factory this year, as there were so 

 many soft blooms, which meant a great 

 loss to several of the large local firms. 



Violets were in great demand, as 

 usual, in spite of the fact that they 

 were poor. 



Delphinium is now being offered in 

 good quality. 



The two cold nights, during the week 

 after Easter, practically destroyed all 

 outdoor flowers. Spring blossoms, lilac 

 and all the Japanese flowering trees 

 were frozen. 



Various Notes. 



The Dupont Flower Shop reports an 

 excellent Easter, with the exception of 

 the sale of large plants and baskets. 



Mrs. Cooke was glad to say that she 

 had received but one complaint on the 

 enormous Easter business. 



George G. Shaffer sold more plants 

 than ever before, and made a general 

 clean-up on all stock. 



Gude Bros. Co. had a force of four- 

 teen men making corsages from the 

 morning of Saturday, March 26, until 

 the noon of Easter Sunday. The tele- 

 graph business exceeded that of all 

 other years. Ernest F. Gude, son of Mr. 

 and Mrs. William F. Gude, and Ruth 

 Baird wore married at the First Re- 

 formed church, March 23. G. A. E. 



DULUTH, MINN. 



The Market. 



Easter business was quito satisfiio- 

 tory to all the Duluth florists and stock 

 was plentiful and of good quality. The 

 Easter lilies were of better quality than 

 in other years, as they were dwarf and 

 well budded and the foliage was good. 

 Almost everyone cleaned up everything 

 with a flower on. Roses were in great 

 demand and the stock was excellent. 

 The varieties most in evidence were 

 Columbia, Russell, Premier, Hoosier 

 Beauty, Ophelia, Sunburst and White 

 Killarney. Carnations were plentiful 

 and sold well. The quality was good. 

 Spring flowers were in great demand. 

 The good sellers were daffodils, tulips 

 and freesias. Sweet peas, violets and 

 valley were plentiful and were used 

 mostly for corsage work. In potted 

 plants there was everything anyone 

 could desire — hydrangeas, genistas, tu- 

 lips, daffodils, begonias, rambler roses, 

 hyacinths, deutzias, azaleas and ciner- 

 arias. 



Various Notes. 



J. .1. Ijc Rorious had a large business 

 for Easter and made a good clean-up, 

 both in cut flowers and potted plants. 

 His hydrangeas were a little too late 

 tor till' KastiT trade and will be at 

 tlicir best in about two weeks. 



\Villi;mi .lapj), of Lester Park, re- 

 jK)rts Imsincss exceptionally good. His 

 chief oiit|(Ut was flowering plants. 



Till' Alpha Florist made a good show- 

 ing of Kaster i)lants, including some 

 tinr a/.ali'as of tlu? narcissiflora type. 



With the Diiiutlt Floral Co., business 

 was i|iiil<' good. It had a large selec 

 tion of lliiwfriiig plants and cut flowers 

 and ri'jiorts a large out-of-town l»usi- 

 nesK. This firm had an unusual run of 

 funeral work during Knster week, 

 which kept the staff working late hours. 



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ADAM GRAHAM. 



ADAM GRAHAM deserves being called the "grand old man of the Cleveland 

 trade." He was born in Scotland eighty years ago and came to this country 

 when he was but 10 years of age. ' At 15 he first engaged in the trade with the 

 late Alexander Craig, the father of Robert Craig, at Philadelphia. It was not 

 long before he showed his proficiency and was sent to Cleveland to lay out the 

 estate of J. H. Wade. He held a position as gardener for Mr. Wade for seventeen 

 years. Wlien he left, it was to go into business for himself. This proved a profit- 

 able venture and Mr. Graham became one of Cleveland's leading florists. A num- 

 ber of years ago his son entered into partnership with him and the firm has been 

 known as A. Graham & Son. Mr. Graham has held executive positions in a number 

 of banking and industrial corporations in Cleveland. He has been i)resident of 

 and an active worker in the S. A. F. and has been president of the Cleveland 

 Florists' Club. Of late years he has spent much time traveling with his daughters. 



Edward Kreinier was home from school 

 for the week and was a good help at 

 the store. 



(). J. Eicheii has bought a new Frank- 

 lin sedan. 



The Quality Flower Shop made a 

 good showing with Easter plants. 



J. E. S. 



BEGONIAS DOING BADLY. 



I want some information on how to 

 grow begonias. I have some Lorraine, 

 Mrs. M. A. I'atten and Chatelaine. They 

 were fine stock when I got them, but 

 they are all standing still and are dis 

 eased. What would I better do? 



C. T. M.— Pa. 



mold, not too much decayed, and one- 

 third loam, with a good dash of sharp 

 sand, would be ideal. Do not attempt to 

 grow them in pure loam, esjiecially if it 

 is heavy. Lighten your soil and they 

 will do far better. When moving into 

 larger pots, one-fourth well decayed and 

 I)ulverized cow or horse manure can be 

 added, reducing the leaf-mold. Do not 

 pot too firmly while the plants are small. 

 All varieties need a temperature of 55 

 to 60 degrees at night in winter to do 

 well, and also some shade is necessary 

 as the sun gets stronger. ('. W. 



All the begonias named succeed best, 

 especially in the younger stages, in a 

 light couipost. One with two-thirds leaf 



Philadelphia, Pa.— Fred Dole, 547 

 North Sixteenth street, is a recent addi- 

 tion to the trade. 



North Billerica, Mass. — James M. 

 Finnegan is contemplating entering the 

 florists' business next summer. 



