June 30, 190G 



HORTICULTURE 



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Cut Flower Market 

 Reports 



Business remains in about 

 BOSTON the same condition as last 

 week. Orders are few and 

 stock is not up to the average. Roses 

 are not even in a fair condition, while 

 carnations are improving somewhat 

 The demand is light and but little 

 change is expected in the next few 

 weeks. 



There was a lull in the 

 BUFFALO market Saturday and 



Sunday, June 16th and 

 17th, and a good portion of the re- 

 ceipts were carried over. On Monday 

 signs of life appeared and for the 

 balance of the week there was a 

 scramble for stock. Beauties and tea 

 roses, together with all other flowers, 

 began to move at a rate which made 

 the wholesale clerks wear smiles. 

 Plenty of stock was had to satisfy all 

 uj) to Wednesday; for the balance of 

 week the demand was greater than 

 supply, many growers having thrown 

 out part of their rose stock and car- 

 nations. Beauties of good quality 

 moved freely, medium and shorter 

 grades having the preference. Select 

 Liberties, Kaiserins and Carnots were 

 in fine form and sold out clean. Good 

 demand was also had on colored car- 

 nations, sweet peas, peonies, and lily 

 of the valley. White carnations were 

 in abundant supply with but a light 

 demand, but moved fairly well con- 

 sidering the amount handled. A good 

 many orders were turned down at the 

 end of the week on account of short 

 supply. Asparagus Sprengeri and 

 Croweanum were in good supply with 

 demand fair. 



Last week proved a 

 CHICAGO busy one for all florists 



who were in a position 

 to secure orders for graduations. The 

 market was short of roses for a while, 

 but shipments of Beauties came in 

 and sold at a good figure. Beaut lis 

 have improved in color, size and quan- 

 tity relieving the strain of those hav- 

 ing advance orders. Brides and Bride- 

 maids are holding out well for this 

 time of the year, while carnations are 

 completely on the down grade. Sweet 

 peas are harder to get and lily of the 

 valley has advanced slightly. Gladio- 

 lus is looking well. Peonies are about 

 finished. Green goods are in good sup- 

 ply. 



The past week has 

 COLUMBUS been a busy one. The 



floral designs and 

 flowers which were sent on Thursday 

 for the funeral at Milford, O.. of Hon. 

 John M. Pattison, the late Governor 

 of the State, were from representative 

 men in every walk of life, and prac- 

 tically filled a car on the special fun- 

 eral train that went from here. The 

 Livingston Seed Company supplied 

 two magnificent baskets of American 

 Beauty roses, one for the House of 

 Representatives and one for the Sen- 

 ate; the Franklin Park Floral Com- 

 pany supplied for the State officials a 

 huge copy of the State seal, made of 

 carnations, wheat and green; Graff 

 Bros, and the Fifth Avenue Bioral 

 Company also sent many orders. 

 Among the special pieces was a beau- 

 tiful mantle of lily of the valley and 

 smilax, which covered the casket. All 



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the good stock obtainable was used 

 for this occasion. Apart from this 

 work a most excellent general trade 

 has been sustained. 



Business con- 

 INniANAPOLIS tinues good both 

 in cut flowers and 

 plants: The trade in bedding plants 

 this season has been far ahead of that 

 of any previous year and prices have 

 been firmer. The supply generally 

 has been equal to the demand, but 

 now most of the growers are cleared 

 out. The cut flower trade has kept 

 up well so far. The usual number o| 

 weddings have used up large quanti- 

 ties of blooms and most of the florists 

 have had a share. Sweet peas and 

 summer field grown flowers are ex- 

 tremely plentiful and same may be 

 said of roses and carnations. The 

 chief difficulty is the qualitv of the 

 stock 



Business the past 

 LOUISVILLE week has not been 

 rushing but stock has 

 kept moving. Carnations and roses 

 of good quality And a fair demand; 

 lilies and sweet peas continue good, 

 there is an abundant supply and they 

 sell well. The conditions of supply 

 and demand on other stock remain 

 unchanged since our last report. 



The market was more 



PHI LA- balanced last week, few 



DELPHI A gluts occurred in the 



staples. On the whole 

 business was good for the season. 

 Beauties were in good demand not- 

 withstanding their rather distinguished 

 air. Brides, Bridesmaids, and Kaizer- 

 ins went well also; but the quality 

 was the regular summer article. 

 Buyers were pleased with what would 

 have caused a terrible kick six months 

 ago. The majority of the carnation 

 receipts are poor as to quality although . 

 there is still some choice stock com- 

 ing in. Lawson is in the lead as to 

 quality and some really fine flowers 

 of this variety have been seen of late. 



Queen, Ethel Ward, Prosperity and 

 Boston Market are among the other 

 favorites. Lily of the valley is scarce. 

 Good lily of the valley is always in 

 demand. Cattleyas are plentiful at 

 present, and the call for them is ex- 

 cellent. Out-door subjects such as 

 irises go rather slow and do not cut 

 much of a figure as commercial sub- 

 jects. Cold storage peonies are about 

 over for this locality. 



It cannot be truth- 



SAN fully reported that the 



FRANCISCO all-around sameness of 



valuation for flowers 

 that was in vogue for the few florists 

 during Memorial Day season, came to 

 stay. It is now again observed these 

 quiet business days that the "what 

 will you give" price that prevailed 

 from the time of the disaster till 

 Memorial Day, is the present trade 

 condition. But an improved business 

 status of affairs is anticipated ere 

 long, not only by the few re-established 

 florists, but by two other cut-flower 

 dealers of ante-calamity days. These 

 two, re-established the past week, are 

 A. Matraria of the old Art Floral 

 Company, and J. J. O'Connor. The 

 former has located at Eddy street and 

 Van Ness avenue, and the latter at 

 531 Hayes street. 



A meeting of the stockholders of 

 the Robert Craig Company, Philadel- 

 phia, Pa., was held June 25, 1906. The 

 rtport showed the business to be in a 

 prosperous condition. A semi-annual 

 dividend of three per cent, was de- 

 clared payable June 30, 190G. The fol- 

 lowing officers were elected: Pres., 

 Robert Craig; vice-pres., George Craig; 

 sec.-treas., Robert A. Craig; direc- 

 tors, H. E. Miehell, Chas. Keller. 

 Daniel C. Donaghue, George Craig. 

 Robert Craig. 



Roger Comstock and H. L. Hunger- 

 ford of Milford, Conn., will consoli- 

 date their interests after June 30. 



