May 12, 1906 



H ORTICULTURE 



627 



VICTORY 



We do not need to advertise Victory aggressively any longer. We are making prompt deliveries 

 of Cuttings daily and are giving universal satisfaction. Enough Said! 



CUT FLOWER MARKET REPORTS 



There is practically no 

 BOSTON change in business condi- 

 tions this week. The in- 

 activity prevalent since Easter is still 

 in evidence. All kinds of stocks is 

 abundant and the street men are a 

 main reliance in unloading it. Roses 

 are of excellent quality — worth more 

 than the price they bring. Enchant- 

 ress leads in value among the carna- 

 tions, bringing fifty cents more per 

 hundred than the average run but all 

 move slowly, for the quantity offered is 

 far in excess of the quantity wanted. 



A very satisfactory 

 COLUMBUS week in all lines has 



just closed. Every- 

 body has been on the jump. Our 

 florists have had a very fine run of 

 orders, for besides the regular cut 

 flower counter trade, flowers in many 

 forms have been in large demand 

 for graduating exercises of colleges 

 and schools. Prices have softened 

 somewhat during the week, but with 

 outdoor flowers beginning to come, 

 we expect it. As I told you last 

 week our florists are very much sur- 

 prised and pleased at the fine busi- 

 ness being done since Easter. Our 

 seedsmen and nurserymen have been 

 doing a glorious business; every line 

 of goods has sold and in large quan- 

 tities. Outside of practice bowling 

 by the bowling club, there has been 

 nothing doing at the Florists' Club. 

 The weather has been splendid for 

 trade. All conditions most satisfac- 

 tory. 



With the weather keen- 

 DETROIT ing bright and balmy the 



effect on business is 

 quite noticeable. There seemed to be 

 very little doing the past week in the 

 larger class while some of the smaller 

 weddings are being cared for each 

 day. The wholesalers are not troubled 

 with an over supply, the past week 

 finding them more to the opposite. 

 Carnations especially have been called 

 for, with the supply exhausted. Sweet 

 peas have been selling out very regu- 

 larly due to the passing of violets. 

 Lily of the valley does not seem to 

 over supply the demand, it being 

 quite brisk of late. 



Lilies are plentiful and being used 

 to good advantage. Roses are about 

 the only stock in excess at the whole- 

 sale houses, there being lots of good 

 stock. Hyacinths have almost dis- 

 appeared. Blooming plants are selling 

 briskly. Geraniums are being dis- 

 cussed by several florists here with 

 a view to arranging better prices for 

 this thrifty little plant 



The cut flower 

 INDIANAPOLIS business which 



has been passably 

 fair for some time took a serious drop 

 with the coming of the month of May. 

 Flowers of all descriptions are plenti 

 ful but notwithstanding this prices 

 have kepi up remarkably well. The 

 quality of roses and carnations con- 

 continues good. Bulbous stock and 

 violets are a thing of the past for 

 this season. Out door lilacs are in 

 and sell cheaply. Judging from the 

 amount of bedding stock carried by 

 the majority of the growers they must 

 be expecting the biggest trade in 

 years. It is not considered safe to 

 do any planting in this locality before 

 the 15th of May hence nothing has 

 been done so far in that line. 



Business conditions the 

 LOUISVILLE past week were very 



good on the average. 

 Carnations are coming in in good 

 quantities with the quality satisfactory 

 and the demand steady. The same 

 can be said of roses. Lily of the val- 

 ley and sweet peas still continue popu- 

 lar. Mignonette sells slowly; lilies 

 sell well but there is an over-abund- 

 ance. There is no lack of other stock. 



Business was a 

 MINNEAPOLIS little slow last 



week but has 

 started in at a merry clip this week 

 Seed merchants are working fast and 

 furiously, for Minneapolis seeds are 

 well-known the world over. The 

 wholesale florists report good trade in 

 roses and carnations with a little mis- 

 cellaneous stock. Green goods disap- 

 pear as soon as they arrive in the mar- 

 ket. Several special sales on carna- 

 tions cleaned out the surplus stock, and 

 swelled the contents of the cash 



register quite perceptibly. Several very 

 pretty weddings and receptions have 

 added considerably to the fame of some 

 of our best decorators. 



NEWS NOTES. 

 John A. Bopp, Cumberland, Md., 

 opened a retail flower store at 46 Cen- 

 tre street, the first of May. 



The greenhouses of Edward J. Hill 

 of Ansonia, Conn., were struck by a 

 cyclone on April 26. The roof and 

 part of the end of the house were 

 carried some distance away. Damage, 

 about $100. 



Ottocar Jellinek, employed as gar- 

 dener on the estate of Henry Wirth, 

 Longmeadow, Mass., committed suicide 

 by shooting himself through the heart 

 on May 4. No reason for the act is 

 known. He was about 28 years of age. 



During the brief absence of the 

 clerk from the office of S. A. McCul- 

 lough, 98 St. Paul St., Brookline, 

 Mass., the cash drawer was robbed of 

 its contents, amounting to quite a 

 sum. Later three men who had been 

 seen about the premises were arrested. 



The mayflower season at Cape Cod 

 is at its height, and it is said the 

 flowers are more abundant than in 

 many previous years. The season is 

 very short and the pickers devote 

 themselves assiduously to their task, 

 finding a ready market in Boston and 

 New York. It is a custom of these 

 Cape towns to allow the school child- 

 ren a half holiday in which to gather 

 the flowers, and scores of boxes are 

 forwarded to distant relatives and 

 friends. 



SEND US YOUR ORDERS 



AND YOU WILL RECEIVE THE FRESHEST AND BEST STOCK 

 TO BE FOUND AND AT THE LOWEST PRICES 



No. 1 Dagger Ferns, $1.25; Fancy Ferns, $1.50 per 1,000 KiM 



GALAX Green or Bronze, 75c per 1000, ,n lo ?g 5 o ots 

 Southern Smilax 50-lb. case $5.50 



We can supply you with fresh made 

 sBeLam LAUREL FESTOONING 



) gathered daily fresh from the woods, 4c. 

 5< v and 6c per y»rd. Sample lot on application, 

 BRANCH LAUREL, 35e per large bundle. Fine 

 ^ ^W — li»eof Tieesfoi decorating purposes. Try the beautiful Fine. Telephoned 



telegraph orders will receive prompt attention. 



CROWL FERN CO., MILLINGTON, MASS. 





