March 6. 1909 



HORTICULTURE. 



333 



Flower Market Reports. 



Ouisirte of I In \itilel. and 

 BOSTON bulbous stock no I'auit 

 can be found with the 

 present market conditions here. Mani- 

 festly the violet is overdone for the 

 time being-, but in the long run it may 

 come out as a winner from the view- 

 point of the grower. For the whole- 

 saler and retailer it is, however, pretty 

 thin ice. Lily of the valley has taken 

 a downward turn and so have tulips 

 and yellow narcissi. Of roses the 

 stock increases slowly and not suffi- 

 ciently to affect values. First-class 

 Beauties are practically out of this 

 market for the time being. 



A few sunny days 

 BUFFALO brought on the stock 

 a little faster tlian was 

 recjiiired the past week, especially car- 

 nations and bulbous stock which were 

 lu heavy pupply, and while the whole- 

 salers were trying to hold up the 

 prices a va.st amount was carried along 

 frcni day tc day awaiting an outlet. 

 Lilies, peas, mignonette and otlier 

 stock except Beauties were too plenti- 

 ful with no floral work to consume 

 any portion which finds the whole- 

 sale market once more carrying an 

 over-snp;dy. Roses are becoming more 

 plentiful each Say but no over-supply 

 on this line and prices very satisfac- 

 tory. The demand for violets has 

 been weak and several bargain signs 

 on this item as well as tulips and 

 daffodils are seen, especially on Friday 

 and Saturday., 



An anticipated Lent 

 CHICAGO brought a sudden fall- 

 ing off in business. The 

 early part of the week trade was 

 brisk and the flowers rapidly moved 

 off from the wholesalers' counters. 

 But Ash Wednesday marked a turn- 

 ing point and the balance of the 

 week's trade was kept up mostly by 

 luneral orders. Most of the trade re- 

 port February sales as ahead of any- 

 thing they had anticipated and in 

 some cases the best in several years. 

 The high quality of the stock no 

 doubt had much to do with the satis- 

 factory results. The scarcity in the 

 supply of Beauties is somewhat 

 abated and there is every promise of 

 a good supply ahead. Killarneys, 

 Richmonds, Chatenays, &c., are re- 

 ported by the growers as in fine 

 shape for a big Easter crop. Carna- 

 tions are almost too plentiful and the 

 sales apt to be slow. A large jar of 

 pussy willows In Poehlmann Bros, 

 gives evidence the spring is near. 

 Daffodils are going very slowly and 

 violets do not find as ready sale as 

 could be desired. Tulips are much in 

 evidence and very few are lost. 



Settled weather condi- 

 DETROIT tions have increased 

 counter sales perceptibly 

 while orders are holding their own. 

 Easter lilies are a little more in sup- 

 ply than they have been and the out- 

 look for plenty of them in good 

 healthy form for Easter is excellent. 

 Stock in general is rather scarce, roses 

 being off crop with most of the grow- 

 ers. Bulbous stock is coming in quite 

 liberally and cleans up at good figures. 

 The supply of wild smilax has been 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.-to D^fL^BRs'oNLv. 



ItOSBS 



Am. Beauty, Fan. and Sp. 

 " Extra . 



" Lower grades 



Bride, 'Maid, F. & S. 



" '* Low. gr. 

 Killarney, Fan. & Sp 



" Lower grade! 



Richmond, Fancy & Special 



" Lowergradcs 



Chatenay 



Golden Gale, Ivory, 

 My Maryland 

 Queen Beatri. 

 Mrs. Mar. Field 

 CARNATIONS 

 Fancy and Noveitie 

 Ordinary 



MISCBLLANeoUS 



CatUeyj 



Oypripcdiu 



Lilies 



Lily of the Vaflev 



Narcis., Paper Wh; 



Roman Hy: 



Daffodils 



Free: 



S«eet Peas 



Gardenias. 



Violets 



Adiaotum 



Smilax I to 



Asparagus Plumosus, strings ^5.00 to 



" " St «pren (100 bchs.) I J5.00 to 



very poor in quality with no improve- 

 ment in sight. 



The business of 



INDIANAPOLIS the past week was 

 very fair. There 

 was an increasing supply of all stocks 

 but as a rule every thing cleaned up 

 fairly well. American Beauty roses 

 are more plentiful, select stock bring- 

 ing top-notch prices. Tea roses are 

 more plentiful with prices a trifle low- 

 er. The same may be said of carna- 

 tions. Conditions are more encourag- 

 ing than they have been for some 

 time. The nearest approach to a glut 

 is with the yellow narcissi which are 

 very abundant. Green goods with ex- 

 ception of smilax are very scarce. 

 Flowering plants have a satisfactory 

 demand. The weather varies from day 

 to day, but is all that could be de- 

 sired. 



Trading last week 



PHILADELPHIA was rather spas- 

 modic. M o n d a y 

 and Tuesday were fairly good, but Ash 

 Wednesday, a stormy Thursday and 

 the first week of Lent, oombined to 

 depress conditions. Friday improved 

 things a little, and Saturday was very 

 good. More American Beauty roses are 

 coming in but they are by no means 

 overplentiful as yet. Pink roses, such 

 as Bridesmaid and Killarney, sold bet- 

 ter than whites, but the prospects for 

 the latter are better from now on. A 

 few white Killarneys are coming in 

 and find ready sale. Prices eased up a 

 little in the carnation market conse- 

 quent on larger receipts and dull trad- 

 ing, but the quality of the product is 

 up to high water mark. The mild 

 weather was expected to have affected 

 quality in violets, but so far they are 

 coming in excellent. Of course, they 



are so plentiful now that prices have 

 receded very considerably. Single daf- 

 fodils are less conspicuous, and fine 

 tulips are now a larger feature in the 

 bulbous stock market. Lily of the val- 

 ley moves nicely and is excellent stock. 

 Early arbutus from the south is com- 

 ing in freely. Cattleyas are producing 

 better, and fine flowers can now be had 

 at reasonable figures. 



Reports from re- 



TWIN CITIES 



Imsiness is good 

 eiiualin?' demand. 



tailers and whole- 

 salers declare that 

 with suijply about 

 Quality is good. 



Plenty of fine bulbous stock on hand. 



Washington reports that flowers are 

 somewhat scarce, owing to so much 

 cloudy, rainy weather, but the supply 

 fully equals the demand on everything. 



PACIFIC COAST NOTES. 



Rudolph Fischer of San Gabriel, 

 Calif., 'has returned from a two 

 months tour in the East. 



John C. Bodger, Jr., of John Bodger 

 & Sons. Gardena, Calif., has just re- 

 turned from an extended business trip 

 through the Eastern States and Can- 

 ada. 



San Francisco, Cal. — Lewis Larson, 

 who is accused of having passed spu- 

 rious checks on fifteen florists within 

 three days, was arrested in the store 

 of the Wickstou Floral Company, 810 

 Van Ness avenue, on Feb. 20. In 

 each case the man bought $5 worth 

 of flowers and tendered a check for 

 $16..'^0 apparently drawn and in- 

 dorsed by a prominent business man. 



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