January IG, 1909 



HORTICULTURE 



81 



Flower Market Reports. 



Snow is falling rapidly 

 BOSTON as we jot down these 

 notes, and the tonditions 

 do not promise any iinmetliatr change 

 from the listless character which has 

 distinguished the fiower trade as a 

 whole since the early part of January. 

 While prices have changed but little, 

 demand is exasperatingly weaK on 

 most lines, although the quality of 

 the stock is extra good on the aver- 

 age and it cannot be said that the 

 product is or has been thus far no- 

 ticeably heavy. The shortening up of 

 the cut which is caused by inclement 

 weather is no longer any advantage to 

 the market, as now-a-days so large a 

 proportion of the aggregate production 

 finds its outlet through small distrib- 

 utors whose sales are dis;t,strously 

 affected by stormy weather that the 

 advantage at one end is more than 

 offset by the loss at the other. Out of 

 town demand is no better than the 

 home demand at present, and the ship- 

 pers find things unpleasantly dull. 



The week ending Janu- 

 BUFFALO ary 9 was a rather dull 



one. Roses, especially 

 the short grade, have been rather 

 scarce, while select Killariiey. Rich- 

 mond and Beauty have been in good 

 supply and demand light. The first part 

 of the week found carnations in only 

 fair supply, but nearing Friday ship- 

 ments came in heavy with light de- 

 mand. A sprinkling of floral work 

 moved a good portion of the light col- 

 ors together with lilies of the valley and 

 sweet peas. There has been little or 

 no demand for violets since the holi- 

 .days. The Charity Ball and other so- 

 cial functions are booked for the com- 

 ing week and will keep the market 

 awake. 



Chicago market has been 

 CHICAUO up and down during the 



past week. Like the 

 thermometer, it has had its rise and 

 fall. On the 6th, Chicago experienced 

 the coldest weather in three years, and 

 shipping trade was light when the 

 thermometer was registering ten 

 degrees below. The market is well 

 filled with flowers and while there is 

 not a glut or even a very near approach 

 to one, there are more flowers of some 

 varieties than can be used to good ad- 

 vantage. Killarney is not so good as 

 earlier in the season, while Bridesmaid 

 is at its best and preferred by many 

 customers. Budlong has exceptionally 

 fine Brides and Bridesmaids, with 

 hea-\y stems thirty or more inches 

 long, and the writer thinks them the 

 ■ finest seen here this season. Beauties 

 in short and medium move well, but 

 the very long ones are going rather 

 slowly. There is an abundance of 

 paper whites, daffodils, aud some tu- 

 lips, but they do not move very 

 rapidly. The coming carnation con- 

 vention at Indianapolis is an interest- 

 ing topic of conversation, and it is 

 expected that the attendance from 

 Chicago will be good. 



The cut flower 

 INDIANAPOLIS market continues 

 to be on a good 

 basis with supply and demand fairly 

 proportionate. A little cold snap cur- 

 tailed the supply of roses and carna- 

 tions to some extent. There has been 

 quite a weakening of prices in general 

 since New Year. Beauties and Teas 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.-to D^^^lfoNLY. 



BUFFALO I prrrsBURO 



J an. .. I Jan. » 



noses 



Am. Beauty, Fan. and 5p 



" Extra 



No.i 



" Lower grades 



Bride, 'Maid, F. & S. 

 " " Low. gr. 

 Killarney, Fan. &Sp 



" Lower grade: 



Richmond, Fancy & Special 



'* Lower grades 



Cliatenay 



Golden Gate, 

 My Maryland 

 Queen Beatrii 

 Mrs. M 

 CARNATIONS 



Fancy and Novelties 



Ordinary 



MISCBLLAlSeoUS 

 Qittleyas 

 Oypriped: 

 LlUes.... 

 Uly of the Valley 

 Narcis., Paper White 

 Roman Hy; 

 Daffcdili 

 Freesia. 

 Sweet Peas 

 Gardenias. 

 Violets 

 Adianti 

 Smilax 



Asparagus Plumo9us, strings 



" " Sprcn. (loo bchs.) 



continue to sell well, the quality being 

 a bit off. Good violets seem to be 

 a little on the scarce side. Bulbous 

 stock is coming in more freely, paper 

 whites and Roman hyacinths predomi- 

 nating. Lilies are not over plentiful 

 but sufficient to meet the demand. Or- 

 chids, lily of the valley, sweet peas 

 and mignonette are in good supply and 

 move well. Plant trade is holding up 

 well, quantities being moved daily. 



Last week was 

 PHILADELPHIA, not so good: 



stock more plen- 

 tiful and trading rather dull so that 

 average conditions receded a little. 

 American Beauty roses were a redeem- 

 ing feature, the crop of these being 

 well cut out for the time being— not 

 nearly so many good ones as around 

 Christmas and the quality on the 

 whole only fair. Liberty and Rich- 

 mond roses sold well but all varieties 

 of pink roses were almost a bugaboo, 

 and white roses also dropped back a 

 notch. Carnations very plentiful and 

 of fine quality. Violets more plenti- 

 ful and prices lower. Lily of the val- 

 ley in good demand. Receipts of Ro- 

 man hyacinths and paper whites large- 

 ly diminished and cleaning up ai 

 rather better prices. Easter lilies too 

 many; mignonette accumulating: 

 sweet pea market has improved. 

 Greens selling up better and now in 

 fairly healthy condition. Out-of-town 

 trade has dropped off. Supply busi- 

 ness brisk — especially in ribbons. 



There is not much 

 WASHINGTON change to report 

 in the Washing- 

 ton floral world. Of course, the holi- 

 day rush has quieted down some but 

 there are so many social functions on 

 the tapis that tliere is a steady de- 



mand for good flowers of nearly all 

 kinds. There is no overplus tor the 

 greater part of the time since the New 

 Year opened has been very dark and 

 cloudy. There is an unusual demand 

 just now for Killarney roses and pink 

 carnations, also paper white narcissus 

 and lily of the valley, caused by a 

 succession of debutantes. 



PHILADELPHIA NOTES. 



J. Horace McFarland, of Harrisburg, 

 Pa., gave an interesting lecture before 

 the Civic Improvement Association, 

 Lansdowne, January eighth. 



Arthur Niessen, of the Leo Niessen 

 Co., stole a march on his many friends 

 January sixth when he slipped quietly 

 off to Baltimore and got married. His 

 well known modesty should have tak- 

 en a back seat to our keen desire to 

 dance at the wedding, and thus testi- 

 fy in a small way how much we think 

 of him. 



James Walsh, late decorator for Gra- 

 ham, has been located In Camden, since 

 September first. He makes and sells 

 his own flags and does quite a busi- 

 ness in co-operation with other florists 

 as well as on his own account. 



Henry F. Michell Co.. have now got 

 their two stores at 1018 and 518 Mar- 

 ket street running, both fully equipped. 

 A large consignment of tuberous 

 rooted begonias and gloxinias was be- 

 ing opened up in excellent condition 

 at date of our last call. 



Montreal, Que.— White & Co. lost 

 several hundred dollars' worth of 

 plants on Jan. 7 through a fire which 

 started in the basement in the rear 

 of the store from an overheated fur- 

 nace. 



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