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Small salad, punnet 0 4 
Spinach per bushel 20 30 
Tomatos. per lb. 0 6 10 
Turnips.per bun. 0 3 
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Aium Lilies, iablms. 4 
Asparagus Fern, bun. 1 
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Carnations doz.blms. 1 
Chrysanthemums 
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Chrysanthemums, doz. 
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Daflodils, per dozen 2 o 
Eucnarls ...per doz 40 60 
Gardenias ...per doz. 30 60 
Geranium, scarlet, 
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Lily of the Valley doz. 
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Lilac (French) per 
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Mrrgueiltes, 12 bun. 20 40 
MaiienhairFern,i2bs.4 080 
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Pelargoniums,i2 bun. 4 
Pyrethrum doz. bun. 1 
Roses (indoor), doz. 
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Smllax, per bunch ... 1 
Tuberoses, doz. 
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Tulips, various, doz. 0 
Violets (Parma), per 
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o 4 
I 6 
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36 0 
10 0 
18 0 
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Dtacaena, various, 
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Dracaena virldls.doz. 9 0 18 0 
Euonymus, var. doz. 6 0 18 0 
Evarvreens.lnvar.doz 6 0 24 0 
Erica Hyemalisp.doz.9 o 15 o 
EricaGracilis.per doz. 60 90 
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Lycopodiums, doz. 3 0 
Marguerite Daisy doz 6 0 
Myrtles, doz. 6 0 
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