April 3, 1909 



HORTICULTURE 



507 



Flower Market Reports. 



The "early bird" in 

 BOSTON search of the Easter 

 worm is abroad in the 

 land and Is keeping the wholesale 

 dealer busy giving quotations and tak- 

 ing orders for Easter shipments but, 

 apart from this, very little is going 

 on in the cut flower business. In 

 fact, things are- almost at a standstill 

 and it is fortunate that the product is 

 not heavy as there is little encourage- 

 ment in sight. The supply is moved 

 fairly well under the circumstances. 

 White carnations are an exception to 

 the general rule and are enjoying a 

 little activity due to the light supply. 

 The plant trade has been good, Easter 

 orders being given well in advance and 

 the stock unsold in growers' hands al- 

 ready reduced to the remnants. 



Trade has been fairly 

 BUFFALO good the past week but 

 high prices are out of 

 the question. The huyers practically 

 have their way, as the abundance of all 

 stock received by tie wholesalers daily 

 accumulates too fast. Roses are in 

 oversupply. All varieties, including 

 Beauties, are more plentiful, but the 

 high prices of some days back has still 

 a tendency to obstruct sales. Other 

 materials such as sweet peas are very 

 fine and have sold quite readily, while 

 violet.s have no special demand. Lily 

 of the valley is going slow, though it 

 ia hoped it will make up during Easter 

 time. Other stock in good supply. 



Will the Easter demand 

 CHICAGO be unusually great, and 

 if so, will there be 

 stock enough to meet it? are the 

 questions Chicago florists are trying to 

 answer just now. Lilies always the 

 cause of anxiety as Easter approaches, 

 are unusually so this year. There may 

 be lilies enough to go around, as some 

 claim, but that there are enough that 

 are goed is quite another question. 

 The fact that the large retail stores 

 have placed their orders earlier than 

 usual is of significance. Also that 

 some of the heaviest growers had 

 booked their entire stock before the 

 first shipments began, means that 

 there is nothing left for "repeat" or- 

 ders or for the man who waits till the 

 last week to place his order. The man 

 who can sell any kind of a lily may 

 find it easy, but the man who uses 

 only good lilies will have to be alert. 

 With carnations the matter is differ- 

 ent. While many growers have their 

 plants off crop there are enough whose 

 plants are in right condition to per- 

 mit a fairly good supply. This is es- 

 pecially true if we have a few days of 

 sunshine. The scarcity of the white 

 carnation still exists and must 

 throughout the season, for it seems to 

 result from a lack of planting, an 

 over abundance of pale pink taking 

 Its place. These will work off well 

 at Easter. Both the quality and supply 

 of roses are good at this writing and 

 unless weather is extremely unfavor- 

 able will remain so. Bulbous stock, 

 cut and in pans, have sold well all the 

 winter and no great amount has there- 

 tore been kept back for the close of 

 Lent. A feeling generally prevails that 

 the Lenten season of 1909 has been a 

 good one for the florist and as the 

 end approaches many express them- 

 selves as highly gratified. 



CINCV4NATI 



March 30 



DBTROIT I BUFFALO I PITTSBURfl 



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noses 



Am. Beauty, Fan. and Sp. . 

 " Kxtra 



No. 



'* Lower giades.. 



Bride, 'Maid, F. & S. 



" " Low. er 



KUlaniey, Fan.&Sp 



" Lower grades .... 



Richmond, Fancy & Special.. 



" Lower grades* •* < 



Chatenay 



Golden Ga«e, Ivory, etc 



My Maryland 



Mrs. Mar. Field 



CARNATIONS 



Fancy and Novelties 



Ordinary 



MISCELLANeOUe 



Catlleyas 



UUe«. , 



Uly ol the VaBey , 



Narcis., Paper White 



Roman Hya 



Tulips 



Daflodils 



Mignonette 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Violets 



AlHifeDtUfll 



SmUai 



Asparagus Plumosus, sttings 



" S «pren (100 bchs.) 



15 00 to 35 



ao.oo to 25 



18.00 to ao 



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4.00 to 6 



6.00 to 3 



6.0. 



to 



3o.< 



to 35.C 



Trade the past 

 INDIANAPOLIS week has been 



brisk and active. 

 Store openings of various kinds have 

 been using not only quantities of dec- 

 orative material but flowering plants 

 and cut flowers. There has been no 

 overstock of anything. Good Beauties 

 and all other varieties of roses can be 

 had for nearly half what they were 

 two weeks ago. The quantity, quality 

 and demand of carnations could not 

 be more satisfactory. Easter lilies are 

 somewhat on the scarce side. A large 

 supply of fine sweet peas are having 

 a good run. Violets are cheap, with 

 supply ahead of demand. Bulbous 

 stock of all kinds continues plentiful. 

 The topic of vital interest at present 

 is Easter stock. Should this warm 

 spell keep up it would hasten stock 

 along and perhaps cause a scarcity. 

 Lilies seem to be very scarce with 

 some growers. There appears to be 

 great demand for green goods of all 

 kinds. The sale of plants is increas- 

 ing daily. 



The usual pre- 

 PHILADELPHIA Easter slump took 



place last week in 

 the cut flower market. Such a con- 

 dition was not unlocked for, but it was 

 greatly aggravated by the activity of 

 some one or more of our retailers with 

 political influence stirring up the po- 

 lice department again to keep the curb- 

 stone men off Market and Chestnut 

 Sts.— a spasmodic and periodical ex- 

 ploit as unwise as it is pernicious to 

 the best interests of all the trade; 

 especially at this season of the year 

 when the curb men are of the greatest 

 advantage in keeping the market from 

 a disastrous break prejudicial to all 

 concerned. The usual Saturday clean- 

 up did not take place in consequence. 



and much of the week's surplus had to 

 go to the dump. Roses on the whole 

 were of excellent quality and in large 

 supply— considerably more than the 

 market could absorb — and prices as a 

 rule broke badly. Ajnerican Beauties 

 sold out fairly well. Many specials had 

 finally to go for same rates as lower 

 grades, however, and the general situ- 

 ation was distinctly under the previous 

 week's quotations. Richmonds have 

 been scarce but have taken on a new 

 spurt and are more plentiful. Killar- 

 neys and Jardines make a better show- 

 ing both as to price and quality than 

 Brides or Bridesmaids. The carnation 

 situation is not quite so congested as 

 in roses, and stocks have cleaned up 

 fairly well. Single violets are nearly 

 over. The outlook for Easter on the 

 violet crop is that they will be on the 

 scarce side. The main dependence 

 will have to be on frame grown stock. 

 The quality of the lily of the valley 

 now coming in is only fair, and the de- 

 mand is sluggish. Considering present 

 conditions, sweet peas are holding their 

 own very well, and are one of the most 

 satisfactory items. Prices good, qual- 

 ity good, demand all right. No life 

 in the cattleya market. First quality 

 gardenias are in demand but there Is 

 a large amount of poor grade stock 

 that is hard to move at any price. 

 Easter lilies are selling well. The 

 Easter bookings for these, both cut 

 and plants are very lively, many of the 

 best stocks being already engaged. 

 The early bookings were at from ten to 

 twelve but the market has stiffened 

 within the week and nothing decent 

 can now be had for less than fifteen 

 to seventeen. Out of town demand for 

 the general run of Easter plants is ex- 

 cellent. 



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