August 31, 1907 



HORTICULTURE, 



297 



FLOWER MARKET REPORTS 



Extreme quiet prevails 

 BOSTON throughout the flower 



and plant trade at pres- 

 ent. Calls are very light for local use. 

 The demand from out of town is nor- 

 mal for the season, and from the stand- 

 jKjint of the wholesale shipper things 

 are progressing very satisfactorily. 

 There are no carnations in this mar- 

 ket. Astei-s, which were expected to 

 fill their place, are a disappointment, 

 excepting those grown on low damp 

 land, which are superb, while those 

 grown in ordinary locations are shriv- 

 eled up by the dry weather, which 

 means a serious .shrinkage in the sum- 

 mer income of many growers. Of 

 roses there are not sufficient of the 

 higher grade flowers to supply the de- 

 maud, but there is an unwelcome sur- 

 plus of third-rate stuff, which nobody 

 w-ants. Out-door summer flowers gen- 

 erally are miserable. Not for many 

 years has the garden product suffered 

 so severely from drought. 



Business brightened up 

 BUFFALO, considerably the past 



week especially in the 

 line of fancy asters and red roses. 

 The effect of the very dry season on 

 asters is shown in the short stems and 

 small flowers. The best grades have 

 moved well while the short and ordi- 

 nary were quite plentiful. The new- 

 crops of roses are improving daily and 

 the demand for the past week has 

 been for Brides and Beauties. While 

 blooms at the former were small they 

 sold well as not enough Kaiserins 

 could be had. Pres. Carnot, Rich- 

 mond and Killarney were rather 

 scarce though enough to go around. 

 Gladioli are coming in more abun- 

 dantly but only mixed colors, and so 

 far have sold readily. Sweet peas are 

 about over while lily of the valley is 

 of excellent quality. Greens of all 

 kinds are plentiful. 



The last week of Au- 

 NEW YORK gust finds the market 



unruflled and nothing 

 to indicate an immediate resumption 

 of activity. Of all classes of material 

 there is enough and to spare excepting 

 only cattleyas. which are being called 

 for in quantity by Newport and other 

 summer resorts where gaiety is at its 

 zenith preparatory to the fall scatter- 

 ing. American Beauty roses are im- 

 proved in quality. Asters are superb 

 as sent in by growers who have kept 

 pace with the wonderful development 

 of this flower in recent years. Blooms 

 rivalling the chrysanthemum in size 

 and finish and with straight stems two 

 feet long are not uncommon. Dahlias 

 are multiplying and some very nice 

 blooms of the cactus type are in the 

 market. The principal occupation of 

 the Twenty-eighth street fraternity 

 and the visitors and customers in the 

 wholesale marts this week seems to 

 be congratulating Mr. Traendly on his 

 elevation to the presidency of the 

 S. A. F. Mr. Traendly's colleagues 

 look upon the honor as one in which 

 the entire wholesale section has a 

 share. 



The chief fea- 

 PHILADELPHIA. ture of the mar- 

 ket here last 

 week was the marked improvement 

 in the quality of the aster crop. These 

 are now coming in in great variety 

 and abundance and of gilt-edge qual- 

 ity. American Beauty roses are also 

 improving and the gladiolus crop is at 

 its best. Next week we expect good 

 dahlias. Sweet peas are about over. 

 Other crops aliout normal. 



NEWS NOTES. 



The Perth Floral Co., Mason City, 

 la., lost $2,000 by fire on August 20. 



A new flower store will be opened 

 next month in Dp Kalb, 111., by H. A. 

 Veut. 



INIcKenna & Son have opened their 

 branch store in Bennett Theatre, Mon- 

 treal. 



H . Akelnian, Montreal, has made 

 improvements to his house, adding 

 also a small side place. 



At the greenhouses on the Shaw 

 farm, Belmont, Mass., a chimney 100 

 feet high is being erected. 



Fred B. Wortheu of Augusta, Me., 

 has taken a position with the West- 

 ern New York Nursery Co., Rochester, 

 N. Y. 



It is stated that the cranberry crop in 

 Massachusetts has been seriously affect- 

 ed by the continuous drought, and the 

 result will be higher pricesi for berries 

 this fall. 



William Rick proposes to make ap- 

 plication on September 10 for charter 

 of incorporation of the Deeds Floral 

 Co., Shillin.gton. Pa., to be capitalized 

 at ?5,000. 



H. D. Crosby of the firm of Franklin 

 & Crosby, Brooklyn, Ct., has purchased 

 the Danielson estate in Putnam, and it 

 is leported that he will establish a 

 nursery there. 



George Neismeyer of Pittsburg, Pa., 

 while bathing in the city swimmin.g 

 pool, was run down by a steam launch 

 and seriously injured. He was taken 

 to ihe city hospital. 



The premium list of the third exhi- 

 bition of New York City's Interbor- 

 ough Fair is received. Liberal prem- 

 iums are offered on cut flowers and 

 plants. The prizes are offered in three 

 classes: professional open to the world, 

 Richmond Borough professional and 

 Richmond Ecrough amateur, equal to 

 all three classes. Last year's display 

 was so large that it was decided to in- 

 crease the amount of premiums on 

 dahlias and on display of potted plants 

 Over $1,200 in premiums was paid out 

 last year and there will be nearly 

 double the amount to distribute this 

 season. 



Obituary 



Thomas J. Johnston. 

 Our columns recorded last week the 

 sudden death of this genial Provi- 

 dence florist, but there was not time 

 to engrave his portrait for that issue. 



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The Latk Thomas .T. .Johnston 



We present the portrait now, know- 

 ing that it will awaken reminiscences 

 in many hearts where Tom Johnston 

 always held a large place. "None 

 knew him but to love him." 



Other Deaths. 



James Shackell of Bayside, N. Y., 

 born at Bath, England, in 1S39, died 

 on August 13. .\lthough at one period 

 he conducted a retail store at Broad- 

 way, Fifth avenue and 23d St., New 

 York, the greater part of his time has 

 been spent as a manager of private 

 estates, lie leaves a widow and two 

 daughters, one the wife of Joseph 

 Millang of the N. Y. Cut Flower Co. 



E. P. Bo?woi-th, a local agent for a 



nursery company of Rochester, N. Y., 



was stricken with heart disease at 

 West Dcrry, N. H., and died almost 

 instantlv. He was about 60 year.^ old. 



INCORPORATED. 



Florists' Album Co.. of Boston, has 

 been incorporated, with capital o£ 

 $.50,000. by S. E. Blancliard, G. N. 

 March, F. N. March. 



BUSINESS CHANGES. 



C. Bradley of Elwund. Ind.. has pur- 

 ehssed the greenhouses at Tipton, con- 

 ducted by Thomas Weakley. 



You vi/ill find something worth 

 reading on every page of HORTI- 

 CULTURE. 



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