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HORTICULTURE 



January 2, 1905 



Flower Market Reports. 



The rise in price of 

 BALTIMORE ml nowcis of all 

 sorts and conililions 

 Incidental to the holiday season has 

 been about on a par with preceding 

 years. Oallas, lilies, carnationK. sweet 

 peas, roses, with a lew other inciden- 

 tals of loss note, have made up the 

 bulk of live cut flower trade. It must 

 be admitted however, that roses have 

 not measured quite up to the usual 

 standard, Violety, have not yet been 

 quite equal to the demand. A few 

 yellow ehi-y'santhemums of excellent 

 quality were seen at the E.^chanse, 

 In plants the poinsettia easily took the 

 lead. There were also some \'ery well 

 grown plants of Ardisia crenulata. 

 Nothing novel was developed worthy 

 of note. Material was pretty well 

 cleaned off. The Exchange diil busi- 

 ness quite wiual to, possibly a little 

 in advance of, the preceding year. 

 Taking the entire year it is more than 

 probable that the flower and plant 

 gi-ower has as little reason for com- 

 plaint — owing to financial depression — 

 as any business. 



Very general satisfaction 

 BOSTON is expressed over the 

 trade for Christmas and 

 the succeeding week which now closes. 

 There were some grievous disappoint- 

 ments, to be sure. Those folks who 

 were long on white carnations and 

 short on crops of colored material had 

 just reason to feel a little downcast for 

 the former was unsalable and the lat- 

 ter brought elegant prices, and the sale 

 far exceeded the supply. The best 

 seller in the entire list was the Ameri- 

 can Beauty rose, in any grade from 

 two to twelve dollars a dozen, whole- 

 sale. Next in value were Richmond 

 and Killarney. Bride and Bridesmaid 

 fell short of last year's record. In all 

 varieties of roses the cheaper grades, 

 say from two to eight doUais a hun- 

 dred, enjoyed a hungry demand from 

 florists in the country towns, who 

 were glad to get something that thoy 

 could use at moderate prices. In car- 

 nations the bright colors, of course, 

 were far in the lead, but Enchantress 

 also seemed to please the popular 

 fancy and sold well. White carna- 

 tions, stevia, white narcissi and sweet 

 peas ran far behind, the carnations 

 proving the worst. The demand for 

 violets, callas. gaidenias, poinsettias, 

 cattleyas and lilies was very strong. 

 On asparagus, smilax, adiantum and 

 other green goods there was a bad re- 

 action. For ten days previous the call 

 for decorative greens of all kinds was 

 exceptionally strong, but it fell \!at 

 two days before the holidays. The 

 sales of holly had been very heavy, 

 but there was too big a supply. There 

 was less evidence of the storin,g up of 

 -.lowers in advance than ever before. 

 Jn fact, we have heard not a word of 

 complaint on that score, and the grow- 

 ers are enritled to great credit. Beyond 

 a doubt the fiower trade has been per- 

 manently strengthened in consequence 

 of their following out this wise policy. 

 .4s to the plant trade, the story may 

 be told in a few words. Excepting a 

 few azaleas, poinsettias and some 

 straggling odds and ends, everythin.g 

 in the plant line was cleaned up, the 

 demand, not only in the city but far 

 and near, out-of-town, being unpre- 

 cedpntedly active. Azaleas, poinset- 



tias, Lcriaine begonias and cyclamens | 

 held the front line. 



I loliday week passed 

 BUFFALO with a good record. , 

 While prices were not as 

 good on some lines as previous years 

 it may be said that in other respects 

 results were better. The supply of 

 carnations was excellent and stock ex- 

 cellent, there being a good quantity of ; 

 red which were in greatest demand 

 and commanded the highest price, i 

 Beauties were in good supply and 

 while prices held firm there was no 

 scarcity in this line, the best demand 

 being for Richmond and Killarney. 

 Violets sold exceptionally well. Lily 

 of the valley was in good su|)ply and 

 sold readily as well as mignonette, 

 cattleyas, gardenias and sweet peas. 

 There was an over supply on Harrisii 

 and Giganteum lilies which had little 

 or no demand. Reports from the 

 different tlorists state that this year's 

 plant trade exceeded previous years, 

 while all Christmas greens trade fell 

 off to a certain e.N.tent. The shipping 

 trade was excellent and thanks to the 

 weather man for holdin.g open a fev/ 

 days of mild weather and without 

 snow, causing no late trains or frozen 

 stock. 



Present reports confirm 

 DETROIT the claim of a better 

 Christmas trade than 

 one year ago. Orders began to come 

 in quite freely by Tuesday and some- 

 what relieved the usual and very em- 

 barrassing crush of the last two days. 

 The tendency of purchases seems to in- 

 dicate a preference for plants and 

 baskets. Violets at $5.00 per 100 were 

 a poor drawing card but carnations 

 and roses enjoyed a liberal patronage. 

 Orchids and gardenias were much in 

 demand but short in supply. Whole- 

 salers cleaned up very well and report 

 a great increase in the sale of box- 

 wood, leucothoe and ferns. Extremely 

 fine Richmond, La Detroit and Rhea 

 Roid, were shipped in by Robt Klagge 

 of Mt. Clemens. 



A good Christmas busi- 

 TOLEDO ness was expected, but it 

 has been very much bet- 

 ter than anybody thought it could be. 

 There were many more individual or- 

 ders but not so many large orders as 

 in former years. Everything sold well. 

 Cut flowers were cleaned up nicely and 

 whatever bore a flower, in the plant 

 line, went off. Poinsettias and Lor- 

 raine Begonias took the lead, while 

 azaleas, cyclaniers, P;im'ila chine-isis 

 and obconica followed in the order 

 named. Of foliage plants, Boston 

 fern with its various sports sold best, 

 the original Boston fern still outselling 

 its offspring. The weather was Ideal 

 especially for delivery as no special 

 care had to be taken in wrapping. 

 Holly dirt not sell so well and our 

 commission men offered the cases at 

 50 cents on Thursday morning, but it 

 did not work and many cases are left. 

 The quality was very poor. 



ROBERT CRAIG CO. 



KOSES. PALMS, 



and HoTelties in Decorative Plant! 

 MARKET and 49th STREETS., PHILADELPHIA. PA. 



Troy's WANT Corner 



WANTED 



Large Roster's Blue Spruce running 

 from 5 tl. to 8 ft. high. State size and 

 price and how many you can supply. 



Write giving full particulars to 



J. H. a:"KO^^, 



Care " The Rosery,'* 

 24 East 34th St., NEW YORK CITY. 



ORCHIDS 



JjargeM Importt^rs, Exporters^ Orotper» 

 and Hybridlsis in the World 



Sander, St. Alban», England 



and 235 Broadway, Room I 

 NEW YORK CITY 



IMPORTED ORCHIDS 



Arrived in Superb Condition 



Vanda coerules, Cattleya Trianae, 



Cattleya gigas Sanderiana, Cattleya 



Schroederae, Oncidium varicosum. 



JULIUS ROEHRS CO., Rutherford N.J. 



ORCHIDS 



OrcKid BasKets and Peat 



lVr:/f lor IVuts 



JOSEPH A. MANDA 



191 Valley Road - WEST ORANGE, N. J. 



orchTds 



We have some handsome early Percivalllana which 

 we positively guarantee to bloom between now and 

 Christmas, as the buds are visible on the sheath. No 

 less than two new strong growths on each plant. The 

 flowers will more than repay purchase of plant. Plants 

 with 7 to lo bulbs $i,ooeach; from lo to 15 bulbs $1.25 



OR DONEZ BROS., Madison, NJ. 



ORCHIDS Freshly Imported 



We offer a superb lot of Cattleya gigas Sanderlana 

 in hnest condition ; also C. Bogotensls, C. 

 Schroderae, C. labiata, C gigas Hardy- 

 ana type and Miltonla vexillaria 



LAGER & HURRELL, Summit, N.J. 



O I« C H I D S 



Our latest importations have been, Cattleya Chrys- 

 otoxa, Cattleya Gaskelliana, Cattleya Gigas, 

 (Hardyana district), Phalaenopsis Amabilis Schil- 

 leriana and others. We will receive in a short 

 time, Cattleya Dowiana, Miltonia Vexillaria and 

 others. 



Carrillo & Baldwin 



A. N. PIERSON, Inc. 



CROMWELL. CONN. 



OUR SPECIALTIES. Roses, Lily of the Valley and 

 CarnatioDS. We also grow a general assortment of 



Established 40 Years 



Rose Hill Nurseries 



New and Rare PlaaU 

 NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y. 



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