March 24, 1906 



rtORTlCULTURE 



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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. 



Roses are selling fairly 

 BOSTON well this week. All 



varieties, but particu- 

 larly Bride and Bridesmaid are much 

 larger and of better quality in all 

 respects than of late. Carnations are 

 plentiful especially Lawson and En- 

 chantress. White carnations are not 

 so abundant. Violets, lily of the 

 valley, sweet peas, narcissi, freesias. 

 etc., are all to be had in abundance. 

 Smilax is getting scarce and price 

 advancing. 



Business has not been so 

 CHICAGO brisk, the snow storms of 



the past few days keep- 

 ing the transient trade at home. There 

 is a general rejoicing among the rose 

 growers, as the stock has improved 

 excellently both in quality and quan- 

 tity. Beauties are gradually improv- 

 ing. Bulbous stock remains the same. 

 Extra long callas shipped in this 

 morning were soon disposed of. The 

 demand for lily of the valley and vio- 

 lets continues as brisk as can be ex- 

 pected. 



The advent of Lent 

 CINCINNATI thus far has scarcely 



been noticeable in the 

 cut flower market. Business continues 

 to be very satisfactory, and the de- 

 mand is steady. The supply of stock 

 is increasing, and some days it looks 

 as though the market was bordering 

 on a glut, but so far there has been 

 no serious oversupply. March has 

 been a hard month on roses, and the 

 dark weather has had a telling effect 

 on their growth. The proportion of 

 second grade stock is large, and the 

 indications are that it will be greater 

 from now on. Carnations are plenti- 

 ful; the grade is up to the standard, 

 and vast quantities are sold each day. 

 Bulbous stock is coming in fine, and 

 is in such shape that it will hold out 

 till after Easter, no matter what the 

 weather conditions may be. Lily of 

 the valley and Harrisii are good, and 

 the supply and demand are just about 

 equal. Violets hold out well, but the 

 price has dropped and many were 

 jobbed off at any old price. Pot plants 

 for Easter are going to be scarce, with 

 possibly the exception of Harrisii 

 lilies, and they will bring almost the 

 same figure when sold as a cut flower, 

 and at much less trouble to the grower. 

 But few of our growers care to sell 

 pot lilies and will only supply their 

 regular customers with them. 



Saint Patrick's Day 

 COLUMBUS brought a very nice 



flower business indeed; 

 In fact, much more trade than 

 the very dull days of the first 

 of the week seemed could be pos- 



sible. Apart from this trade on 

 Saturday, it has been one of the 

 dullest weeks since the year came in. 

 Bulb stock is still very plentiful, and 

 so are carnations; both selling in 

 quantities as low as $1.50 a hundred. 

 It is very dull even for the Lenten 

 season — but it will not be very long 

 now to Easter, and the usual April 

 weddings. 



The usual celebration of 

 DETROIT St. Patrick's day took 



place, but with mild do- 

 ings compared with former years. The 

 opportunity for a green display is a 

 very handy one for the florists, and 

 many made good use of it by trimming 

 with their regular stock. While every 

 day was not a busy day, still the week 

 sums up to good advantage. At times 

 the wholesalers will be over-stocked, 

 and then again, a trifle short. When 

 the wholesaler finds his vases filled, 

 the retail grower finds the same, and 

 if one finds stock scarce, so does the 

 other, and then again, the retail grow- 

 er is at present engaged in the reduc- 

 ing of bulbous stock, which comes in 

 bulky lots. White carnations, which 

 are still scarce, sell readily at a good 

 margin. Violets are too numerous for 

 ready use, and many lay over. Roses 

 are not extra as to quality, and 

 Beauties are almost forgotten. Sweet 

 peas are good in quality, but selling 

 slow. 



During the last 

 INDIANAPOLIS two weeks trade 



has not been up to 

 the average. Bulbous stock is coming 

 in at its best now, but no fancy prices 

 received. Roses are in fairly good 

 supply, with demand for better grades 

 only, while Beauties have at no time 

 been in excess of demand. The qual- 

 ity of all kinds of stock is unusually 

 fine. Violets, lilacs, lily of the valley 

 and sweet peas are to be had in most 

 any quantity. There has been quite a 

 scarcity of Easter lilies so far. Bloom- 

 ing plants are to be seen in variety 

 everywhere, and spring-like weather is 

 all that is required to bring good re- 

 turns in sales of same. 



Business conditions 

 LOUISVILLE the past week were 



about as good as 

 could have been expected, the 

 weather being very poor. Stock in 

 general was in fair supply, and not 

 many disappointments were heard of. 

 Carnations and roses found a demand 

 up to expectations, the supply and 

 quality being satisfactory. Violets and 

 forget-me-nots find great demand. 

 Mignonette moves slowly. There is a 

 steady call for bulbous stock and no 

 lack of it. 



Business has lagged 

 NEW YORK considerably for the 



past week, and all that 

 prevented a further downfall in values 

 has been the rather moderate supply 

 of flowers. Daily receipts are, how- 

 ever, rapidly increasing in quantity and 

 present prices have a very weak foot- 

 ing, with a probability of considerable 

 break on some lines before the end of 

 the week. American Beauty roses, 

 which may fairly be regarded as a 

 gauge of the general market, are of- 

 fered at about one-half the prices of 

 two weeks ago, and the sales are slow. 

 Smilax is scarce and higher. 



Monday of last week 



PHI LA- was an encouraging 



DELPHIA starter for business, but 



the heavy storm on 

 Tuesday hurt things badly, this condi- 

 tion continuing Wednesday and Thurs- 

 day. Friday and Saturday were better 

 and on the whole stock moved off 

 pretty clean for the week especially 

 as there was some shortening up in 

 supplies. St. Patrick's Day was ob- 

 served more than ever in a floral way 

 and it would seem that all our holi- 

 days are now becoming more of a 

 factor than heretofore. The supply of 

 carnations fell off and the glut of the 

 preceding two weeks is now over. 

 Beauties are more plentiful and prices 

 dropped another notch. There was a 

 land office business in Killarneys on 

 St. Patrick's Day. Lily of the valley 

 moves slowly, there being a good deal 

 of other white material at reasonable 

 figures such as Roman hyacinths, 

 narcissi, freesias, lilacs, etc. 



Always enterprising, we are now ready 

 with a fine line of Easter Baskets. 



Buy your Florist Supplies of 



J. STERN & CO. 



1928GERMANT0WN AVE., PHILADELPHIA, PA 



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H. BAYERSDORFER & CO 



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 PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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