July 13, 1907 



HORTICULTURE, 



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AnytHing of Value 



to the profession 



CAN BE SOLD 



through advertising in 



Horticulture 



We extend a cordial in- 

 vitation to all out of 

 town florists, and will 

 be pleased to have them 

 make our central loca- 

 tion their headquarters 

 during their stay. 



BERGER BROvS. 



WKolesale Florists 



1305 Filbert St , PKiladelpHia 



FLOWER MARKET REPORTS 



Very little business is 

 BOSTON coming in at present to 



either retail or wholesale 

 flower people and. as usual at this dull 

 season, growers are throwing out old 

 stock and replanting, thus shortening 

 up the supply for the time lieing. 

 Quality is not extra on any line of 

 roses, but the summer favorites are 

 improving in size and finish, and by 

 the time Boston's Old Home Weelc 

 celebration is on there will be some 

 fine roses to tempt the visitors. Car- 

 nations are on the downward grade 

 as to quality. Sweet peas and lily of 

 the valley are excellent. Fancy pond 

 lilies are abundant. 



Conditions have changed 

 BUFFALO but slightly during the 



past week. Peonies 

 which should have been over with 

 three weeks ago, were in abundance, 

 with no demand whatever. Roses and 

 carnations were still in heavy supply 

 with no outlet; on the latter the 

 prices were the lowest of the season, 

 the best varieties being Lawson and 

 Victory; as for Enchantress and other 

 varieties. "Sleepy Side." Beauty, Rich- 

 mond. Killarney. Chatenay. Carnot 

 and Kaiserin roses are of excellent 

 quality: Bridesmaid and Bride, mil- 

 dewed and poor. Very little demand 

 for anything; the coolers are over- 

 loaded at the wholesalers', and the re- 

 tailers buy only what little is needed. 

 Vacations are in order and picnic talk 

 getting louder. 



The receipts of flowers 

 NEW YORK in all varieties and all 

 degrees of quality, 

 outdoor and indoor, continue heavy, 

 but in some lines considerably lighter 

 than at last report. It makes little dif- 

 ference whether the receipts are large 

 or small, and they might be cut down 

 to one-quarter their present bulk with- 

 out creating a ripple on the surface of 

 values or adding one cent to the in- 

 come from their sale. There is little 

 for anybody to do except to keep 

 things tidied up and look resigned. 



Business is about 

 PHILADELPHIA normal for mid- 

 summer with 

 nnich more material arriving tha-U 

 there is demand for. The quality as 

 a rule is poor witii the exception per- 

 haps of American Beauty and Kaiserin 

 roses, and lilies. Really good carna- 

 tions are not to be had. Sweet peas 

 are now about on their last legs. 

 Asters have commenced arriving but 

 quality nothing extra as yet. Japanese 

 iris are another new feature, as are 

 also an unusual quantity of candidum 

 lilies. It is a pity these could not 

 have reached us earlier in the season 

 but as it is they find a fairly good 

 marKet for funeral design work. 

 Other summer staples are in good 

 supply and quality. The market is 

 full of every variety of material and 

 no buyer need worry about having his 

 wants satisfactorily filled. 



The last week has 

 SAN FRANCISCO been quite busy 

 on account of the 

 school commencement and graduating 

 exercises. This has been quite a boon 

 to the florists of San Francisco, as the 

 street car strike has sent most of the 

 flower-buying people out of the city 

 earlier than usual. The street car serv- 

 ice is steadily improving, however, so 

 we are looking for another prosperous 

 season, for which florists and growers 

 will be more than thankful. 



There is almost 

 WASHINGTON nothing doing in 



the cut flower line. 

 Several of the florists have filled up 

 their windows very artistically as 

 miniature ponds and that gives the 

 pond lilies a slight showing. Carna- 

 tions and sweet peas are almost things 

 of the past; the growers are begin- 

 ning now to throw out their old Cfir- 

 nation plants to make room for the 

 ne'w crop in August. Let us hope we 

 will have some better growing 

 weather, before they will have to be 

 moved in. 

 There is a fair demand for pond lil- 



ies, and all kinds of green goes at 

 good figures for this time of year. 

 Sweet peas are a glut and can hardly 

 be disposed of at any price. 



PHILADELPHIA NOTES. 



The temporary quarters of the 

 Philadelphia Cut Flower Co. are at 

 1502 Sansom St. W. J. Muth is so- 

 journing at Lavalette, N. J. 



A sweet pea e.xhibition was held 

 under the auspices of the Penn. 

 Horticultural Society on Ihe 9th and 

 ]Oth inst at Horticultural Hall. Phila- 

 delidiia. Lectures were given on the 

 evening of the 10th inst on sweet 

 peas and hardy perennials. 



Chas. E. Meehan of the S. S. Pen- 

 nock-Meehan Co., is summering with 

 his family at Ocean City, N. J. 



The Elks convention has created a 

 great commotion here. Decorations 

 are very lavish. Among the most 

 striking in the trade is the store front, 

 window display, and interior of the 

 Michel! Seed Store, executed under the 

 guidance of Philip Pfreud. 



A special meeting of the Florists' 

 Club Executive Committee was held 

 on the 11th inst to complete the en- 

 tertainment program for the conven- 

 tion in August. It is understood that 

 the sentiment is strongly in favor of 

 a purely Philadelphia program this 

 time in the hope of dispelling the 

 popular outside ignorance of the up- 

 to-date character or this modern pro- 

 gressive city. 



Thomas J. Oberlin of Sinking 

 Spring. Pa., is highly delighted with 

 his last week's sojourn in our midst 

 especially with his visit to Samuel S. 

 Pennock's country home. Since his 

 lecture on the "hogbacks" many of 

 our local growers and distributors are 

 facetious and want to hear about the 

 redemption of the hogback market, 

 the hogback buyer, the hogback payer 

 and the final elimination of the hog 

 who insists on getting all four feet 

 in the trough! 



Howard M. Earl has arrived home 

 after a record trip on crop inspection 

 in California and other points West 

 and South. 



Welcome Visiting l\h 



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