September 7, 1907 



HORTICULTURE, 



329 



FLOWER MARKET REPORTS 



A welcome spurt in busi- 

 BOSTON ness at the beginning of 

 the week petered out be- 

 fore it acquired any great momentum, 

 and just now things are quiet as they 

 can be. The cool weather has short- 

 ened up the influx of roses somewhat 

 and the unwieldy surplus of low grade 

 blooms is reduced in consequence. 

 All other varieties of staple flowers 

 remain as reported last week. 



Business is brightening 

 BUFFALO up considerably all 

 along the line. Roses, 

 especially Kais'erins and Brides, and 

 lily-of-the-vall'ey, are in demand for 

 fall weddings. Beauties sold well the 

 past Week, the quality being good. As- 

 ters of fancy quality were somewhat 

 scarce, it being between crops, the late 

 branching just coming on. Some ex- 

 cellent stock is being received and 

 prices hold well. Gladioli have im- 

 proved much and the fancy varieties 

 'find ready buyers, but there are too 

 many mixed colors at times. Smilax 

 and other greens have had a good 

 tall. 



Fall activity has not 

 NEW YORK developed to any ap- 

 preciable extent yet. 

 There are more flowers on the market 

 than anybody wants, and sales arc 

 made at convenience figures mostly. 

 Carnations are conspicuously absent, 

 but there arc plenty of dahlias, asters 

 and other things available to take 

 their place in floral work. Gladioli 

 are plentiful, also lilies; orchids scarce 

 and usually sold well in advance. 



Business was 

 PHILADELPHIA pretty flat last 

 week. Good long- 

 stemmed asters sold well as did also 

 choice long American Beauties but the 

 main receipts of both these items were 

 shorts and were a sad glut among the 

 enormous pile of fair to medium in 

 all lines. Carnations are almost a 

 negligible quantity although a few 

 fairly, good Lawson and Enchantress 

 were noted. Cattleyas are very scarce. 

 Lily of the valley fairly plentiful with 

 good demand. Hydrangea and other 

 outdoor subjects much in evidence but 

 go slow. The gladiolus crop has 

 lightened up considerably. Easter 

 lilies are very good at present and 

 have been a very satisfactory item tor 

 some time back. The Whitmanl and 

 other filmy forms of Xephrolepis are 

 now a staple in the cut green line and 

 bring from $4 to $5 per 100 fronds. 

 Bronze galax is running low and will 

 b'e entirely sold out before arrival of 

 new crop. 



I have not sent 

 SAN FRANCISCO you any report 

 lately, as busi- 

 ness has been so dull here that thjre 

 was nothing to report, but now florists 

 and growers are getting hopeful, as 

 with the returning of the people from 

 the summer resorts and the end of the 

 protracted car strike, trade is picking 

 up all around, and there is a promise 

 of a gay season among society folks. 

 Lilium speciosum, asters, amaryllis 

 Belladonna and most all summer 

 flowers have been brought to market 

 in such quantities, that they could be 

 bought at almost any price. Roses 



and carnations held their price as they 

 were short in supply. A few chrys- 

 anthemums have laeen in the market 

 for several weeks; they are of good 

 quality for this time of the year. Vio- 

 lets are also in evidence. There is a 

 prospect of a scarcity of roses and car- 

 nations for the next month, as most 

 growers are replanting. Very few 

 new greenhouses have been added the 

 last year owing to the high price of 

 building material and labor. This, 

 together with the increased cost of fuel 

 and help will tend towards higher 

 prices for all crops. 



DETROIT NEWS. 



The local park board is doing some 

 great woik in pruning and spraying 

 the shade trees of our principal streets. 

 This work is carried on under the su- 

 pervision of City l^orester J. W. Hun- 

 ter, and while the first special appro- 

 priation of $3,000 is about used up, the 

 Council seems to recognize the work 

 done and is ready to allow |,^,000 more. 



The dry season of several weeks 

 back was broken by copious showers 

 Sunday night, and the cool weather 

 following will have a beneficial effect 

 on our boulevards. 



It is to be regretted that the local 

 florists allowed the State Fair to go on 

 without some competition for the 

 many prizes offered. \^ hile the prizes 

 are not very large, there is still a cer- 

 tain kind of advertisement connected 

 with it which to date seems here- 

 abouts to be recognized by the allied 

 trades only, but not by the florists. 



The most interesting display is 

 staged by the Park Board. The best 

 competing display is by Mrs. Bausch, 

 with a well-executed Gates Ajar. S. F. 

 Taplin shows a good collection of stove 

 plants and large palms. Thos. F. Co- 

 maulack carries off the laurels for best 

 asters, ccleus and geraniums. 



FRANK DANZER. 



PACIFIC COAST SOCIETY DOINGS. 



The Menlo Park Horticultural 

 Society will hold its annual fall ex- 

 hibition on October IS and 19 in Menlo 

 Park. The first annual flower show of 

 the Marin County Horticultural Society 

 will be hell? in San Rafael, October 19. 

 Both societies have out a very attrac- 

 tive premium list and are working 

 with considera.ble enthusiasm. 



The German Gardeners' Society 

 Hortensia will hold its annual picnic 

 at the nursery of E. Flossmann, Oak- 

 land. 



H. PLATH. 



SAN FRANCISCO NOTES. 



A. Mann, Jr.. has sold out his inter- 

 est in the Shibely Mann Co.. to Mr. F. 

 Shibely. Mr. Mann intends to go into 

 into the wholesale and commission 

 business. 



N. Peterson has been erecting a 

 large and modern greenhouse in the 

 rear of his store at 324 Fillmore St. 



V. Matraia has gone East on a busi- 

 ness trip. 



Domoto Bros, are erecting a new 

 house for Am. Beauties. 



PHILADELPHIA NOTES. 



The Philadelphia Cut Flower Co. 

 have moved into their new quarters on 

 the north side of Sawson Street. 



Mr. Ed. Kantz of Chicago who was 

 taken to the Jlunicipal Hospital suffer- 

 ing from diphtheria during convention 

 is reported to be progressing favorably. 



The season has been favorable for 

 dahlias and all the choice cutting and 

 shipping sorts will soon be seen at 

 their best. The Pennock-Mehan Co. 

 are handling the cut of the Atco and 

 Hammonton farms. 



J. Otto Thilow of Dreer's has been 

 selected by the management of the 

 Jamestown Exposition for a talk on 

 "Selection in Seed Raising" on Septem- 

 ber 21st. This is gratifying to prac- 

 tical men who have to listen so often 

 to discourses purely theoretical, and 

 does credit to the wisdom of the 

 powers that be. 



\^'ith a reckless disregard for the 

 supply of retail florists in Philadelphia 

 an insane Greek from Washington 

 named Kantonas entered the store of 

 Frank Polites on Monday and at- 

 tempted to murder the proprietor with 

 a clab. A stiff straw hat, three em- 

 ployees and a policeman, all aided in 

 preventing tnis untoward event and 

 the fracas ended in a wrecked store 

 including plants and show cases — with 

 the hurry-up wagon for the crazy man. 

 Mr. Polites had modestly declined to 

 produce the small sum of twelve bil- 

 lion dollars — and the dance com- 

 menced. 



NEWS NOTES. 



The Illinois State Florist .Association 

 has changed its location from Joliet to 

 Springfield. 



Henry Crandall, of Glens Falls, N. 

 Y., has presented his spacious grounds 

 to the town to be used as a park. 



The East End Floral Co. will open 

 for business in Memphis, Tenn., this 

 mouth. Charles Hammer is the pro- 

 prietor. 



Franklin & Crosby, of Brooklyn, Ct, 

 have commenced buildin.g a range of 

 greenhouses on the property recently 

 purchased by H. D. Crosby in Daniel- 

 son. Lord & Burnham Co. have Ihe 

 contract. 



Three years ago Mrs. J. L. G^dner 

 of Brookline and Boston established 

 the custom of awarding prizes amount- 

 ing to $100, among the residents of the 

 thickly settled portions of Boston for 

 the prettiest ornamentation of win- 

 dows in their homes with flowers, 

 vines, etc. Prizes for this year have 

 just been donated to eighteen fortu- 

 nate contestants at Mrs. Gardner's 

 Brookline home where she personally 

 entertained them providing a special 

 car for the trip. The interest in the 

 contest grows each year. 



LA NTS 



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