November 23, 1907 



HORTICULTURE, 



681' 



A Fine Assortment of 



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Extra fine lot of FIREFLY in bloom from 



THANKSGIVING to EASTER 



WRITE FOR PRICES 



MAJOR BONNAFFON 



The best all 'round Yellow Chrysanthemum. Strong stools, 

 $5.00 per 100 



W. W. EDGAR CO., Waverley, Mass. 



To Make the Store Pay 



Every seasonable attraction to the stock of the retail florist has to 

 be diligently sought lor and attractively displayed. 



are in the minds of every house- 

 holder at present. 



WINDOW BOXES 



Have You a Good Assortment of Suitable Plant' to 



Show Customers? If not, send at once to Samuel C. Moon, 



Morrisville, Bucks Co.. Pa., for samp le order. He furnishes 



..-— — -, —.,—--.-. -.^^-.^ stocky little plants o 



HARDY CVERGPEENS] jun\oer. Thuja. 



Retinospora, etc., at $15.00 per loo; $2.00 per doz. Send 

 to-day. You are losing business by every hour's delay. 



SAMUEL C. MOON, 



MORRISVILLE, nCIIIII 



BUCKS CO., rcnnRi 



FLOWER MARKET REPORTS 



The extreme dullness in 

 BOSTON the cut flower market 



continues, as noted in 

 previous reports. Not for many years 

 has this been so pronounced and as 

 yet there is little on which to base 

 hopes tor improvement. Colder 

 weather and the wane of the chrysan- 

 themum should help a little. 



The wholesaler has much 

 BUFFALO to complain of, as the 

 previous week was one 

 of the dullest on record. Sales were 

 few, and those few were not large, 

 though a good line of all flowers could 

 be had and at low prices. The buyers 

 had their own way, but nothing moved 

 until Saturday, when a fair cleaning 

 up was had. Violets, lilies of the val- 

 ley, Roman hyacinths, etc., are plenti- 

 ful and have been carried along in 

 stock. Chrysanthemums are at a 

 standstill, also carnations, the latter 

 being mostly in shorter grade. As for 

 roses, there is very little outlet for the 

 abundance of stock received, and the 

 wholesaler is praying for some way 

 to keep the stock for the holidays. 

 The money stringency is no doubt the 

 cause, as the retailers claim that noth- 

 ing can be moved even at a price low- 

 er than the wholesale reports. It is 

 hoped that this week will end more 

 satisfactorily to the grower, whole- 

 saler and retailer. 



Business conditions are 

 DETROIT well up to the standard, 

 and special impetus was 

 given to the flower demand through 

 the death of Dexter M. Ferry. This 

 occasion called for many high grade 

 designs and orchids played a great 

 figure therein. .\merican Beauties 

 also were very prominent. 



The market was 

 INDIANAPOLIS quiet the past 

 week. The strin- 

 gencv in the money market might be 

 to blame to some extent. Chrysan- 

 themums still dominate. Receipts fair, 

 qtiality improved, for the good late 

 sorts are now being cut; however, 

 prices are not high; in fact the grow- 

 ers called them low and there is lit- 

 tle prospect of anything much bet- 

 ter being realized this season. There 

 are superb roses to be had. Long 

 Beauties are in good quantity but me- 

 dium lengths are scarce and command 

 a premium. Fancy Richmond. Killar- 

 nev. Bridesmaids, Kaiserin, Chatenay 



and the specialty roses are equal to 

 market requirements. Carnations are 

 in good quality but don't move as fast 

 as usual at this time of the year. 

 Easter lilies, lily of the valley, etc., 

 are abundant. Violets are beginning 

 to be called for and they sell out at 

 a fair price. Orchids have sold well 

 and all the leading stores carry a good 

 stock to meet the growing demand. 



There was a slight 

 PHILADELPHIA improvement in 

 market conditions 

 here last week, but the supply of 

 flowers is still ahead of demand. 

 Chrysanthemums are still in very 

 heavy supply, although the high tide 

 has now been reached and the cut will 

 diminish very materially during the 

 next ten days. Roses were not quite 

 so plentiful and the demand improved 

 a little — if anything. Beauties were 

 among the best sellers. Richmonds 

 are good and go fairly well. Fancy 

 carnations cleaned up well and the 

 lower grades also showed some im- 

 provement. There have been few big 

 football games here this season which 

 has been bad for the violet mark.et, 

 which rules one-third lower than last 

 year. In orchids there are enough cat- 

 tleyas to go around and a sprinkling of 

 other varieties. Gardenias are good 

 and meet ready sale. 



The conditions re- 

 NEW YORK ported last week con- 

 tinue unabated, and 

 there is much disquietude both in re- 

 tail and wholesale quarters concerning 

 the heavy crops and the utter lack of 

 adequate demand. The prospects are 

 quite discouraging at present and no- 

 body can say how long it is going to 

 continue. All are hoping for a clear- 

 ing up. 



Business is good. 

 TWIN CITIES One wholesale house 

 reported a shortage 

 in carnations, but they are having 

 everything in plenty now. The first 

 sweet peas are appearing. Roses, car- 

 nations, poinsettias are coming on 

 good in this clear, sunny weather and 

 are very promising for the holidays. 

 Quite a good percentage of cut flowers 

 used in the Twin Cities are shipped in 

 from Chicago. 



NEWS NOTES. 



B. M. Goday. florist, Peahody, Mass.,. 

 has filed a petition in bankruptcy. 

 Liabilities, $2,452; assets, $258. 



Fire at Xos. 110 n2 West 2Gth St.. 

 ^"w York, on November 13, did a 

 slight damage to the stock of the 

 Geller Florist Supply Co Insured. 



John C. Hatcher of Amsterdam, N.Y., 

 will open a branch store in the station 

 of the N. Y. Central R. R.. Schenec- 

 tedy. about Jan. 1. 



A meeting of the stockholders of 

 Parsons & Sons Co., Ltd.. Flushing, 

 N. Y., has been called for Dec. 6, for 

 the purpose of dissolving the corpora- 

 tion and such other business as may 

 come up. 



Edwin Oyster has been appointed: 

 receiver for the Templin Co. of Calla, 

 O. Assets are said to be $90,000, with 

 liabilities about the same, not includ- 

 ing the capital stock. The business 

 will be continued. 



A fire started in the coal bin at 

 Apolertoru's greenhouse, E. P.ridge- 

 water, Mass., on Saturday last, but 

 was discovered before it had gained 

 n-.uch headv/ay. It was thought the 

 coal wa? stored too near the furnace. 



On the completion of the improve- 

 ments recently made by G Fleischer 

 of Pueblo. Colo., to his range of 

 houses the public were invited to in- 

 spect them, and some 2,000 people 

 were in attendance on opening day. 

 The recent additions now make a 

 total of sixteen houses. 



THANKSGIVING DAY 

 Coming on Thursday of next week,. 

 correspondents and advertisers are 

 requested to send matter one day 

 earlier than usual, as we shall go to 

 press on 



WEDNESDAY P. M., NOV. 27. 



ROBERT J. DYSART, 



Public Jtccountant and JtuditoF 



Simple methods of correct accounting 1 

 especially adapted for florists' use. ' 



Books Balanced and Adjusted: 



MercliaDts Banic BulldiBg 



28 STATE ST., BOSTON- 



Tcleplione, Main st 



The KERVAN CO. ' 



13 W. 28th 5T. 

 New York 



WHOLESALE DEALERS 



Fresh cut Palmetto & Cycas Palm Leaves, Galax, Leu- 

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