April 7, 1906 



HORTICULTURE 



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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! 





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CUT FLOWER MARKET REPORTS. 



The flower market shows 

 BOSTON no improvement over last 



week and little is expected 

 until the Easter demand sets in. Busi- 

 ness is very dull in all lines and, with 

 the heavy receipts, sales are forced in 

 order to prevent accumulation. Roses 

 of all kinds, especially American 

 Beauty, are being received in increased 

 quantity and prices are tending down- 

 wards, although the quality is unex- 

 celled. For carnations there is a fair 

 market. The prospects are for an 

 abundance of everything for Easter. 

 Three days of rain the 

 BUFFALO previous week has not 

 helped an already de- 

 pressed market. The supply on all 

 lines is more than sufficient to satisfy 

 the present demand. The quality on 

 roses and carnations is good, but owiug 

 to large cut and small demand the 

 market is blocked up considerably and 

 the latter part of the week found an 

 overstock on roses, lilies and bulbous 

 stock to such an extent that prices took 

 another tumble. Carnations were not 

 so plentiful at the end of the week 

 and demand somewhat better than on 

 roses. Violet shipments are somewhat 

 lighter and demand fair. Mignonette 

 of ordinary quality are very plentiful 

 and moves slow, while fancy finds fre- 

 quent buyers. Excellent sweet peas 

 and lily of the valley are to be seen 

 and move rather slow, in fact every- 

 thing has to be urged. At time of 

 mailing this report the market is more 

 brisk and prices hold firm on carna- 

 tions, but roses and other stock still 

 abundant. 



The market assumed its 

 CHICAGO seasonable quietus this 

 past week, with the usual 

 Saturday and Sunday spurt. The 

 quality and color in all grades of stock 

 is beautiful. The retailers can make 

 displays of cut flowers such as has 

 never been seen. The new roses which 

 have been successfully introduced have 

 done much to increase a demand in 

 cut flowers for this year. 



As I write on this last 

 COLUMBUS day of March the 



ground is white from 

 the still falling snow. Not since Sun- 

 day, March 11th, have we seen the sun 

 — when it has not been snowing, it has 

 rained, so you can imagine the weather; 

 and about how happy the craft feels. 

 As regards the present market very 

 little change has taken place since a 

 week ago; if anything, roses are a little 

 stiffer in price owing to the natural 

 disposition to hold them back, all pos- 

 sible for Easter. There are some very 

 fine Keizerskroon (Grand Due), and 

 Proserpine tulips in the market, which 

 find a most ready sale. In regard to 

 Easter stock, it really looks as if most 



of the flowering plants were coming 

 just about right; hydrangeas and 

 spiraeas need sun more than anything 

 else, but the Crimson Ramblers and 

 all bulb stuff is in very good shape. 

 It would certainly seem only natural 

 after such execrable weather, and slow 

 trade as we have had for the past 

 month, that the bright days which 

 must be ahead should bring a great 

 Easter business. I failed to mention 

 that a trip among the growers, shows 

 lilies about right for Easter in spite 

 of the bad weather. 



Cut flower sales were a 

 DETROIT little on the decrease the 



past week. Easter orders 

 are coming in as the day draws near 

 and preparations are being made for a 

 busy week. At the wholesale houses 

 stock has been scarce the past few 

 days, and it looks as though there is 

 a general holdup just when the retail- 

 ers should have fresh stock with which 

 to invite new trade. Violets are very 

 poor and do not sell. Sweet peas are 

 coming good and are quite saleable. 

 Lily of the valley does not move. 

 Azaleas are moving nicely, as are 

 lilacs and rambler plants. 



Business the past week 

 LOUISVILLE has been very quiet, 

 and Easter will prob- 

 ably find a great supply of stock in 

 nearly every line. Quantities of car- 

 nations and roses are coming in. and 

 the quality is satisfactory. There is 

 a steady demand for violets and mig- 

 nonette, but the violets are not up to 

 the standard. Forget-me-nots, hya- 

 cinths, jonquils, tulips, etc., are equal 

 to the demand. 



Business has been 

 MINNEAPOLIS very good the past 

 week. Easter lilies 

 are putting in a good appearance and 

 are sold readily at the top prices. 

 Azaleas and rhododendrons are fine, as 

 are also the lilacs which are to be seen 

 among the leading florists. Baby 

 Ramblers are good, but not so good 

 as they will be later. Roses are plenti- 

 ful, but the darker shades of carna- 

 tions are very scarce. Smilax and As- 

 paragus plumosus are scarce. All that 

 is used around here is shipped in from 

 outside growers. The price of violets 

 has gone up in anticipation of the 

 Easter demand, but they will not be 

 alone on the top shelf very long. 



Although displaying a 

 NEW YORK considerable activity 



as compared with the 

 utter stagnation of last week, the 

 flower market is not at all brisk. 

 Large quantities of material in all 

 lines are being received at the whole- 

 sale establishments and, when pleas- 

 ant weather favors, most of the ship- 

 ments are disposed of, the street men 



getting a goodly share at very low fig- 

 ures. One thing that strikes the ex- 

 perienced observer is the very general 

 high quality of the stock. Never be- 

 fore has the Easter supply shown such 

 promising excellence. American Beau- 

 ty roses as now offered have never 

 been surpassed and rarely equalled. 

 Lilies are good. Should the cool 

 weather now prevailing last until 

 Easter the cut flower trade will make 

 a particularly clean and satisfactory 

 i ecord. 



Supplies came in heav- 

 PHILA- ily last week, the clear 

 DELPHI A weather and lengthen- 

 ing days being responsi- 

 ble, and the market was unable to ab- 

 sorb all of it, although business was 

 fairly active. As a result prices 

 sagged considerably. Even white 

 roses, which have been selling well 

 all the season, suffered with the rest. 

 Beauties are down to twenty-five 

 cents for first quality. Killarney, 

 Chatenay. and other standard sorts 

 are plentiful and good but prices are 

 low. Lily of the valley crop is heavy 

 and does not move off as freely as it 

 should. Violets are fine but low in 

 price. Cattleyas and other orchids 

 are scarce. 



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