April 10, 1909 



HORTICULTURE 



541 



DBTROIT 



April 4 



BUFFALO j PITTSBURQ 



April 7 I April 5 r, j 



Roses 



Am. Beauty, Fan. and Sp. . 

 " Extra 



No. 



Lower grades.. 



Bride, 'Maid, F. & S 



" " Low.gr 



Klllaniey , Fan. & Sp 



** Lower grades .... 



Richmond, Fancy & Special. 



" Lower grades. .. . 



Chatenay 



Golden Gate, Ivory, etc 



My Maryland 



Mrs. Mar. Field 



CARNATIOMS 



Fancy and Novelties 



Ordinary 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattleyas 



UBes. 



Uly ol the VaBey , 



N-arcis., Paper White 



Roman Hya 



Daffodils '.....'...'.'. 



Frecsia 



Mignonette 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Violets 



Adiantum •<< 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosis, ttrii»gs< 

 " &Spren. ( ' 



bchs.) 



a5< 



30.C 



SO.CO 



Flower Market Reports. WH OLESALE FLOWE R MAR KETS.- 



On the eve of the great 

 BOSTON spring festival of flowers 



we can see nothing to pre- 

 vent its being the most satisfactory 

 Easter ever- enjoyed by the florists of 

 Boston and New England. The de- 

 mand from far and near which the 

 wholesale markets have experienced 

 all through the week has far exceeded 

 the rec'oid to date and is recognized 

 as a good pointer as to what may be 

 expected at the finish. Lilies are prac- 

 tically all sold, four days before Easter 

 and the predicted scarcity seems in- 

 evitable. They are of varying quality 

 but the full price will undoubtedly be 

 realized for the low grade stock which 

 those who wait until the last minute 

 will be forced to take. In all other 

 flowers quality is all that could be 

 asked. Carnations are very fine but in 

 light supply as compared with the call; 

 this applies especially to the whites. 

 Roses are very abundant and good. 

 Violets have received a knook-out 

 blow in the hot days of this week — 

 the warmest on record for April — and 

 the prospects for the single violet are 

 very gloomy. The double ones will 

 profit by the situation. All bulbous 

 stock is over plentiful, including lily 

 of the valley which is in very light 

 demand. There is a distinct activity 

 in the line of fancy and specialty 

 flowers such as orchids, gardenias, yel- 

 low daisies, etc., which it will not be 

 possible for the market to meet. Smi- 

 lax is getting scarce. The plant grow- 

 ers are completely sold out on every- 

 thing worth having, in the flowering 

 plant line. 



At this writing the 

 CHICAGO Easter outlook is very 



good and even with the 

 doubtful condition of the weather 

 which is warm and cloudy, most flor- 

 ists feel reasonably sure that the un- 

 usually brisk Lenten trade will close 

 with a lively Easter. It the weather 

 continues very warm it will hurry 

 stock but this will be an advantage in 

 carnations, for the supply not over 

 plentiful all winter, is decidedly short 

 now. This is especially true in white, 

 so many being used for confirmation 

 and other church services. Violets can 

 scarcely be counted upon and the de- 

 mand for sweet peas has increased ac- 

 cordingly, (^rood mignonette is de- 

 cidecily scarce and the buyers having 

 made up their minds to do without it, 

 it sells slowly. Really fine lilies are 

 seen in abundance at the beginning of 

 the week and they are selling as high 

 as 15c. per bud and bloom in some 

 cases, but the opinion is prevalent 

 that before the week is out first-class 

 lilies will be scarce. Roses were very 

 plentiful during the past week. Trad.^ 

 started out brisk early in the week, but 

 on Wednesday and Thursday buyers 

 were scarce and stock accumulated; 

 but by the last of the week all was 

 worked off and trade was normal 

 again. That roses will be much more 

 in evidence than carnations at Easter 

 is certain, but it is not expected that 

 roses will fall below a fair price for 

 the season. Plant trade has been very 

 heavy and everything is sold out close. 



There has been a 



INDIANAPOLIS fair amount of 



business doing for 



the season the past week. The supply 



and demand seem to be more equally 

 balanced this Lenten season than for 

 a long time as there has been no sem- 

 blance of a glut and the near approach 

 of the great demand practically re- 

 moves all likelihood of trouble in this 

 respect. Stock in genei-al, both cut 

 flowers and plants, has rarely if ever 

 been seen in better condition. Ameri- 

 can Beauty roses have at last become 

 visible and prices have receded con- 

 siderably. All other roses of extra 

 quality move well at fair prices. 

 Carnations are plentiful and cheap. 

 Snapdragon of fine quality is seen and 

 much called for by particular houses 

 who are glad of a change. Sweet peas 

 have a good calf; the quality was 

 never better. Lilies and simllax ap- 

 pear to be very scarce around this 

 vicinity. The Easter outlook is very 

 promising in most lines although 

 there does not seem to be as much 

 stock in sight as other years. 



Flowers of all 

 PHILADELPHIA kinds were very 



abundant last 

 week and trading rather sluggish as 

 was to be expected. Prices generally 

 ruled low. American Beauty roses im- 

 proved in quality, and cleaned up bet- 

 ter than the general run of stock. 

 Richmonds are keeping up their im- 

 proved tone, both as to quality and 

 quantity. Bride and Bridesmaid are al- 

 together too plentiful — especially the 

 former. Mrs. .lardine and Killavney 

 were never better, and are among the 

 most satisfactory items on the market 

 The carnation crop seems to have 

 slackened up very considerably. There 

 is little demand for violets and very 

 few coming in. Cattleya Schroderae 

 continues the leader in the orchid mar- 

 ket. The few other kinds coming in 



are not in sufficient quantity to cut any 

 figure. Sweet peas are improving in 

 quality and a little later will be in fine 

 shape. The growers of these aim to 

 have a good crop coming in for April 

 and May weddings. Indications point 

 to unusual quality and abundance this 

 year. We ha*fe seen better lily of the 

 valley than is now around but it ia 

 very fair stock all the same and com- 

 mands normal figures. Bad weather 

 and the fakir quarantine prevented the 

 usual Saturday clean up. 



BUSINESS CHANGES. 



Chicago, III.— After May 1, E. L. 

 Eaton will be located at 75 Jackson 

 boulevard. 



Dalton, Mass.— R. Engelman, florist, 

 has removed his headquarters to the 

 Durgin-McManus store. 



Carthage, Mo.— Finn & Son, florists, 

 have moved their downtown office to 

 the Osborn News stand. 



Easton, Pa. — D. Burrows Nevins has 

 purchased the greenhouses and retail 

 store of Arthur L. Raub. 



Salt Lake City, Utah.— J. F. Walk 

 has taken over the interest of his part- 

 ner in the Child-Walk Co. 



Iowa Falls, la.— W. H. Hall has 

 rented the Riverside Greenhouses, and 

 will take possession July 1. 



Ft. Wayne, Ind. — The Sherer green- 

 houses have been sold to E. F. and 

 A. J. Lantineer and the former will be 

 in charge of the place. 



Chicago, III. — The John Davis Co. 

 having disposed of their business to 

 the Crane Co., some of the employees 

 of the former concern will organize as 

 a heating specialty company under the 

 firm name of the John Davis Supply 

 Co.. it is said. 



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