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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



1904. 



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BOSTON. 



The Easter Market. 



One more Easter has cmnv mid gone 

 and growers, wholesalers ami retailers 

 are jiractically unanimous in pronouncing 

 it the best on record. This is the more 

 surprising when general trade conditions 

 are considered, for business in some of 

 our staple Kew England industries is not 

 of the best; but one thing is certain, viz., 

 that the Easter sales aggregated more 

 than ever before and that growers and 

 dealers, after the strenuous rush, are 

 tired but contented mortals. 



Plants are yearly coming more and 

 more into evidence and the volume of 

 business done in these reached tremendous 

 proportions this year. On Saturday al- 

 most every other person met seemed to 

 be cari-ying a plant of some description 

 and florists' delivery wagons, ordinary 

 express teams and other vehicles were 

 loaded down with plants. Plants are 

 yearly becoming more popular as Easter 

 presents and those who had a good stock 

 of varieties which took the popular fancy 

 are well sold out. 



Easter lilies were in decidedly short 

 supply. The quality generally was quite 

 good, although some showed by their 

 limp appearance that they had been 

 sweated into bloom. Boston clings to 

 Lilium longitlorum and probably not one 

 per cent of those sold were Harrisii. 

 Prices averaged $15 per 100 buds and 

 blooms. A few sold liigher late on 

 Saturday afternoon. E. N. Pierce & Co. 

 and "W." W. Edgar supplied the largest 

 quantity and the quality was first class. 

 At one time Lilium candidum was grown 

 in considerable quantity for our market, 

 but not a flower was seen this year. One 

 florist who wanted a sis-foot cross of 

 it for a customer was unable to secure 

 any. 



Crimson Eambler roses, next to lilies, 

 were in best demand. Plants which had 

 been grown altogether in pots were vastly 

 superior to fall-potted-up specimens, the 

 trusses on the latter being only a frac- 

 tion the size of the former. Yellow mar- 

 guerites, Kalmia latifolia and Acacia 

 armata seemed to take well. Azaleas, 

 especially red and white, sold in large 

 epiantities. The increasing popularity 

 of gardenias was evidenced by some of 

 the retailers stocking up with some well- 

 flowered plants of G. florida in S and 

 10-inch pots. E. McMulkin had a fine 

 lot of ericas, including Cavendishiana, 

 ventricosa magnifica, Wilmoreana, per- 

 soluta alba, translucens and perspicua 

 nana. These took well. Genistas did 

 not cut much of a figure this year and 

 metrosideros was little called for. Nice- 

 ly flowered varieties of jirunus and 

 pyrus, with Campbell violets growing in 

 the tops of the pots, were in demand. 

 Spiraeas did not sell veiy well, the varie- 

 ties grandiflora and astilboides taking 

 the best. Hydrangeas were fewer than 

 usual; blues seemed to sell the best. 



Hybrid roses. English primroses, double 

 violets, bulbous stock in variety, lUy 

 of the valley and rhododendrons were 

 seen in quantity. A good deal of bulbous 

 stock was, as usual, left over. Palms, 

 ara\u'arias and ether foliage plants were 

 only in verj- slight demand, although a 

 good business was done loaning them to 

 the numerous churches. Good Friday 

 was a soaking wet day. Saturday for- 

 tunately was a good day for delivering 

 plants. Sunday proved a typical March 

 day, being cold and blustery; tempera- 



We are Headquarters on 



ROSES 



And stand ready %vith the stock to back up our advertisement 

 that we have the best in the ^^est. 



LIBERTIES 



Our crop of Liberty is now in and IT IS FINE STOCK. 



Long select $10.00 per 100 i Medium $6.00 per 100 



Good 8.00 " I Short $3.00 to 4.00 " 



Maid and Bride 



Extra fancy stock, $8.00 per J 00 I Good selected stock. . . $5.00 per 100 



Fancy stock 6.00 " | Good stock 4.00 per 100 



Sliort stems $2.00 to $3.00 per 100 



A. L RANDALL CO. 



19-21 Randolph St. 



CHICAGO^ 



tare until late in the evening was above 

 freezing. 



Saturday 's cut flower market was w'ell 

 cleaned out at noon, some pink carna- 

 tions, violets and bulbous stock being 

 practically all that was left. In roses 

 some extra fine Beauties came from 

 Waban Conservatories and Elliott; 50 

 cents to 75 cents each stenied to be rul- 

 ing prices for high grade stock, although 

 some were said to liave sold lugher. 

 Brides and Bridesmaids V>rought from 

 ,$0 to $20 per 100. according to quality. 

 Liberty and Meteor, as well as such 

 hybrids as Jacq. and Brunncr. sold well, 

 prices varying from $10 to $50 per 100. 

 Golden Gate. Ivory, Carnot and other 

 sorts were offered in moderate quanti- 

 ties. 



In carnations fancies brought, from 

 .$0 to $8, good $4 to $5, and ordinary 

 gi-ades $3. Scarlet sold tlie best but En- 

 diantress. Prosperity and extra good 

 whites were in demand. Lawson shades 

 were rather' druggy. Tliere was a fine 

 lot of Wolets: it would seem as thougli 

 the crop had been held up for a fort- 

 night. Quite a number of doubles were 

 still unsold in the market at 2 p. m. 

 Extra good Princess of Wales brought 

 $1 and Campbells 50 to 75 cents per 

 100. Valley sold for .$3 to $6, the top 

 quality being superb. In narcissi the 

 large tiurapet varieties like Horsfieldi 

 and Emperor went well, as did Poeticus. 

 hut piince]is and double Von Sion were 

 in heavy oversupply at every street stall. 



Extra fine Mont Blanc sweet peas 

 sidd at $1.50 to $2. Blanche Ferry wa? 

 in less demand. Other flowers on sale 

 included antirrhinum. Anemone fulgens. 

 ranunculus, daisies, pansies. wallflowers. 



liardy primroses in variet.v, eallas and a 

 few (ircliids. such as Cattleya Ludde- 

 iiiauniana. Dendruhiinn nobile and 

 (lelon.v ue cristnta. 



Various Notes. 



E. McMulkin had tlie daintiest Easter 

 window of any of the retailers. It was 

 a creation in wliite and included Easter 

 lilies, ericas, gardenias, Coelogvne cris- 

 tata alba, sweet peas, lily of valley. 

 Narcissus (unatus, antirrhinum, roses, 

 cainations. orange trees and azaleas. 



Kenneth Finlaj'son is back from a 

 longthv stay in Europe in much im- 

 proved healtli. It is hoped he will lo- 

 cate near the Hid) so tliat the horticul- 

 tural shows may have tlie benefit of 

 his exhibits. 



At Horticultral Hall on April 2 a 

 large audience listened to the closing 

 lecture of the season's course by Geo. C. 

 Watson of I'liiladelpliia. on jieonies. 

 W. X. Cr-^io. 



CINCINNATI. 



The Market. 



The greatest flower day of the year 

 has come and gone for another time, ami 

 it appears that this year it leaves most 

 pleasant memories. Saturday was an 

 ideal dav, and thousands of people were 

 on the streets. Sunday was not so good, 

 though, as it was cloudy and cold, still 

 it did not affect the sale of flowers 

 gicatly. There' can be no question but 

 that the trade was equal to last year and 

 I believe that in most eases it was ahead. 

 Then the supply of most kinds of stock 

 was about equal to the demand. The 

 storeraen did not have the usual worry 



