March 27. 1909 



HORTICULTURE 



447 



Flower Market Reports, 



The flower market is 

 BOSTON generally sluggish tliis 



week and should spring 

 weather conditions ensue, as now 

 seems likely, a decided slump in val- 

 ues is a foregone conclusion. Roses 

 are particularly weak and tending 

 downward. They are accompanied by 

 lily of the valley and all bulijous mar 

 terial, excepting lilies, which are do- 

 ing fairly well. Carnations are also 

 holding their own in good shape, es- 

 pecially the white section. 



Trade was quite active 

 BUF^FALO the past week especially 

 in the shipping line, 

 though there was no great rush, but 

 during these Lenten days there has to 

 come a day once in a while to keep 

 the clerks awake. Choice lines of 

 stock are arriving daily and the re- 

 tailers have no complaint to make of 

 wailing for stock to fill orders as the 

 coolers have been on the full house 

 list, another instance where thi_' whole- 

 saler carries the largest portion of 

 stock. Variable weather has made the 

 trade irregular, though a satisfactory 

 business is being done by both re- 

 tailer and wholesaler. A good portion 

 of white material has been consumed 

 while colored stock was weak in de- 

 mand. Roses are coming in more 

 plentiful daily. Carnations have fallen 

 off somewhat in supply, though plenty 

 to be had and choice stock, all at 

 prices that no one can complain of. 

 Tulips and daffodils were not plentiful, 

 though no demand for lily of the valley 

 which is excellent. Violets, daisies, 

 pansies, freesia and sweet peas have 

 sold re.adily. There is a good supply 

 of all greens, including Farleyense 

 Adiantum. The trade is looking for- 

 ward to one of, if not the best Easter 

 that has been had and every indica- 

 tion points toward it. 



Business has steadily im- 

 CHICAGO proved during the past 

 week. The demand for 

 flowers has been good and the volume 

 of trade consequently increased. White 

 sold as fast as received and orders had 

 to be frequently filled with longer 

 stemmed stock than would have been 

 used had short stock been obtainable. 

 Some of the growers state that the 

 quality of Beauties and other roses 

 never was better than at the present 

 time. Lilies are getting quite scarce. 

 Present prospects are for a shortage in 

 supply for Easter. Bassett & Wash- 

 burn state that they never before 

 have seen the market so bare of 

 lilies and the price so high at this 

 time of the year, and considered it 

 a sure indication of a scarcity at Eas- 

 ter. Carnations are in good demand, 

 all shipping stock selling out clean 

 every day. White carnations are es- 

 pecially in demand, fancy stock bring- 

 ing maximum quotations the first of 

 the week. Demand for green is good 

 both in smilax and asparagus. Tulips 

 and daffodils seem to have shortened 

 in supply. Shipping trade was very 

 brisk the latter half of tie week and 

 Monday, the 22nd, started the new 

 week in the same way. Wholesalers 

 arc very much pleased with the state 

 of trade and look for an active market 

 till Easter. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.— i 



ROSfiS 



Am. Beauty, Fan. aad Sp. ■ . . . 



" Extra 



No.i 



" Lower grades.. 

 Bride, 'Maid, F. & S. 



Kllloraey, Fan. & Sp! !.'."!'. '. 



'* Lower grades .... 



Richmond, Fancy & Special. 



" Lower grades.... 



Chatenay 



Golden Gate, Ivory, etc 



My Maryland 



Mrs. Mar. Field 



CARNATIONS 



Fancy and Novelties 



Ordinary 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Caldeyas 



UUes. 



Uly of the VaBey 



Narcis, Paper White.. 



Roman Hya 



Tulips 



Daffodils 



Freesia 



Mignonette 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Violets 



Adiantum 



Smila 



Asparagus Plumosus, strings 



" " & Spren. (loo bchs.) 



CHNCINNATI 



March 33 



>.oo to 15. •• 



White carnations 

 PHILADELPHIA are still off crop, 



with demand un- 

 usually brisk. Pinks and reds are 

 more plentiful (especially Enchan- 

 tress), but on the whole prices 

 have stiffened up very considerably. 

 Winsor, Beacon, Afterglow, Winona 

 are among the favorites. Many of our 

 growers say that Beacon has beaten 

 them all as a money maker this year. 

 There is call for medium sized whites, 

 such as Queen or Boston Market, and 

 the supply of same is very meager. 

 The general run of roses are coming 

 in a little too plentiful — and yet the 

 demand is excellent. Richmonds are 

 an exception. These are not so many 

 and are cleaning up well. American 

 Beauty is holding its improved form 

 in quantity and quality, especially in 

 the long stems. The price of same is 

 firm and it looks now as if this mar- 

 ket would hold unbroken until after 

 Easter. Words fail the rose lover 

 when he looks on the glorious Jar- 

 dines and Killarneys now coming in. 

 All he can do is dance with joy — and 

 buy. Oattleya Schroederae is the prin- 

 cipal orchid coming in. A darker col- 

 ored variety would sell better. We 

 have heard of gardenias selling at 

 twenty-five cents a dozen. We have 

 also heard of gardenias selling at five 

 dollars a dozen. The chances are the 

 five-dollar grade was the best value. 

 When a thing gets too cheap people 

 don't want it. "R. K." should possess 

 his soul in patience. He never had 

 and never will, and does not have to, 

 compete with the curb men. A first- 

 class store knows that it is good pol- 

 icy to let good stock go to the dump 

 rather than let a customer jew them. 

 If thev are allowed to do it once they 



will want to do it all the time. The 

 few pennies the curb men gather in 

 don't make much difference one way 

 or the other, and in the main they 

 spread a love of flowers among the 

 common people. Single violets are 

 going well but doubles are rather too 

 plentiful. If this weather holds this 

 crop will be in fine shape for Easter. 

 Callas and lilies are going a little bet- 

 ter. So is lily of the valley. All the 

 daffodils now coming in are southern 

 grown. Sweet peas are in better favor 

 and bringing good returns. 



For Mid-Lent mar- 

 INDIANAPOLIS ket conditions re- 

 main quite satis- 

 factory. The principal call for the 

 past week was stock for store open- 

 ings and several large weddings, but 

 a reaonably steady demand exists in 

 all lines. Roses and carnations are 

 plentiful and of good quality and move 

 freely. Beauties are not over plenti- 

 ful but enough to go around. The 

 warm days have affected the outside 

 bulbs such as Dutch hyacinths, tulips, 

 etc.. and in many cases stock that was 

 intended for Easter will be ready long 

 before that time. The market is well 

 stocked with bulbous stuff, the de- 

 mand for which is good. Orchids, lily 

 of the valley and sweet peas seem 

 to be good property with a lively de- 

 mand. All the florists are very busy. 

 The prospects point to a good stock of 

 everything except lilies for Easter. 

 This seems to be a good market for 

 cheap green stock. 



Retailers and wholesalers report bus- 

 iness as good in the Twin Cities during 

 the past week. Supply about equals 

 demand, except bulbous stock which 

 is pretty well used up for the present. 



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