February 27, 1909 



HORTICULTURE 



297 



Flower Market Reports. 



-Market conditions 

 BALTIMORE ar6 fairly firm witli 



a general healthy 

 tone, all good material 2;pneraUy find- 

 ing sale. The Mystic Shriners gave a>i 

 eminently successful charity ball last 

 week rt'hich took up some of the 

 heavier class of decoration. With the 

 advent of the Lenten season it is to 

 be expet-ted that the cut flower mar- 

 let will experience some depression. 



A very rainy Ash Wednes- 

 BOSTON day has put the snutfers 



on whatever trade theie 

 was, and we are obliged to report "lit- 

 tle doing" on this occasion. Last week 

 made a good record and the chances 

 are that it will hold same tor some 

 time against all comers. A:i awfully 

 awkward surplus of violets obstructs 

 the market and bulbous material is do- 

 ing a little also in the obstructing 

 business on its own account. Daffodils 

 are particularly plentiful, _albeit very 

 fine in quality. Carnations have also 

 taken a drop and are worth about one 

 half what they were ten days ago. 

 Roses of the more desirable kinds re- 

 main in shoi-t supply and Beauties of 

 high grade are practically unobtain- 

 able. Killarney is the steadiest variety 

 on the list. It is seen in grand quality 

 and steps up smiling whenever called 

 upon. It's a wonder. A nice grade of 

 myosotis is in evidence. 



For the past two weeks 

 BUFFALO trade has been good 



and the market fairly 

 cleaned up at noon dail.y. The demand 

 for carnations is strong as well as for 

 roses which have been considerably off 

 crop for some time past. Long Beaut- 

 ies are still the scarcest article in 

 the market and Richmond has helped 

 out in many corners. Killarney has 

 been in fairly good supply but light in 

 color. Bridesmaid and Bride of shoit 

 quality have been in heavy demand 

 and at times ha.rd to get, which helped 

 the sale of bulbous stock. Violets are 

 of good qualitv but have not moved 

 as fast as wished for the past week. 

 Smilax. asparagus, ferns and mignon- 

 ette are in good supply with normal 

 demand. 



At this writing the 

 CHICAGO stringency in the rose 

 market is about the 

 same as last week. The call was 

 heavy for Washington's Birthday and 

 as the stock was limited prices held 

 up to what they had reached for Lin- 

 coln weeV- and St. Valentine's Day. It 

 is predicted that by the time this goes 

 to press the strain will be relaxed and 

 ■•prices on Beauty, Richmond and Kil- 

 larney will have fallen from ten to 

 twenty per cent. The usual shipments 

 from this market to New Orleans were 

 increased for the Mardi Gras festival. 

 Local demand for daffodils is waning 

 and some of the wholesalers have more 

 stock than they can move. Other 

 bulbous .stock is going at fail' piice.-, 

 white being in especially good demand 

 for funeral trade. Prices on cattleyas 

 have advanced very decidedly. All the 

 florists both wholesale and retail were 

 at their posts on Monday, Washing- 

 ton's B'rthday. but the volume of trade 

 was not so large as Monday generally 

 brings, the previous Saturday and Sun- 

 day showing the increase instead. 



ROSBS 



Am. Beauty, Fan. and Sp.. 

 Extra 



No 



Lower grades.. . 

 Bride, 'Maid, F. & S. 



Killarney, Fan. & Sp 



" Lower grades .... 



Richmond, P^ancy & Special. 



'* Lower grades... . 



Chatenay 



Golden Gale, Ivory, etc 



My Maryland. 

 Qu - 



CINCINNATI 



Feb. 2} 



DETROIT 

 Feb. «3 



to 40.00 35.00 to 50.C 



Beatr 



. Field 



CARNATIONS 



Fancy and Novelties 



Ordinary 



MISCBLLAN80US 



Cattleyas . 



Oypripediums 



Ulles. 



Lily of the VaBey 



Narcis., Paper White 



Roman Hya 



Daflodils 



Freesia 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Violets 



Adiantum 



Smilajt 



Asparagus Ptumosus, strings. . - - 

 " " & Spren. (loo bchs 



PtTTSBURQ 



Feb. 19 



The favorable 

 PHILADELPHIA market reported 

 in last issue kept 

 up the past week, and a vei^- satisfac- 

 tory business was done all alon.g the 

 line. The lengthening days and fairly 

 bright weather had some effect in 

 bringing in larger supplies: but the de- 

 mand was so good that no appreciable 

 slump was noticeable in prices. The 

 market kept on an even keel, and all 

 good stock found a profitable market. 

 Carnations and violets were probably 

 most affected by the increased output. 

 Gardenias, also, were a little more 

 plentiful. Roses sold better if any- 

 thing, notwithstanding slightly in- 

 creased receipts. If any of them hung 

 fire at all, it was among the whites 

 — but even there nothing to speak of. 

 Orchids are still scarce and in excel- 

 lent demand. Ttie opening days of tie 

 week show business brisk, but with 

 Ash Wednesday the situation may take 

 a turn. However, Lent is not nearly 

 the bugbear it once was to the flower 

 trade here. There will be lots of busi- 

 ness. Lent or no Lent. This is George's 

 Day: we cannot tell a lie! 



At the present 

 WASHINGTON time Washingtoni- 

 ans know nothing 

 and talk of nothing but the fast ap- 

 proaching Inauguration. The whole of 

 Pennsylvania Avenue looks like a car- 

 penter's shop. The Court of Honor, 

 wnich extends the entire length of the 

 White House giounds. 'acing the Ave- 

 nue, is tC' be decorated by Gude Bro-i. 

 For that purirose they will use thous- 

 ands of yards of laurel festoons, witli 

 wreaths and garlands galore. Prices 

 continue normal except on shipped car- 

 nations which liave taken a drop. 

 Dozens of social entertainments daily 

 keep the ma'-ket in a more than 



healthy condition. Green of good qual- 

 ity is scarce. Most of the growers are 

 holding it back for the Raster rush. 



ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING. 



Sunday, February 21. at 10 A. M., as 

 Ernest Oechslin, one of Chicago's well 

 known growers, Gale avenue and 

 Madison street, was in his greenhouse, 

 he was accidentally shot by his 

 nephew who was outside about twenty 

 feet away, examining his uncle's rifle. 

 Mr. Oechslin was hurried to Oak Park 

 Hospital and the course of the bullet 

 located by means of the X-ray. It had 

 entered the lower right lung, passed 

 through his body and is lying against 

 the spine. No attempt has been made 

 at this writing to remove the bullet. 

 The nephew, a frail young man, is 

 completely prostrated by the accident. 



Mr. Oechslin's greenhouses, full of 

 Easter stock will be ably super- 

 intended by his brother during his 

 absence and his many friends wish 

 him a speedy recovery. 



NEWS NOTES. 



Cleveland, O. — Mrs. L. Warnke and 

 Son, florists, have dispased of their 

 property to a real estate firm and will 

 retire from business. 



Asheville, N. C— The Deake green- 

 houses, recently purchased by Dr. 

 Grove, will be torn down to make way 

 for the beautification of the estate. 

 The Biltmore Nursery has charge of 

 the landscape work. 



Providence, R. I. — Providence had a 

 big "business boom" banquet on Tues- 

 day evening. Feb. 2:3. in which the 

 floral fraternity took a leading part, 

 practically every firm in the city and 

 environs contributing flowers and 

 plants for the decoration of the 

 Armory and tables. 



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