October 19, 1907 



HORTICULTURE, 



521 



Flower Market Reports. 



Trade is very gond and 

 BOSTON the outlook is encourag- 

 ing. Flowers are moving 

 quite freely in response to a general 

 demand from local and outside sources 

 for v.eddings and other occasions re- 

 quiring llowers in quantity. Chrysan- 

 ihemums are coming in but not too 

 plentifully as yet and are, as a rule, in 



medium and ordinary grades only. 

 Roses are not in excess of the requii'e- 

 ments and their quality is much im- 

 proved. Top grade now Is quite a 

 different flower from the top grade 

 bloom on which quotations were given 

 two weeks ago. Carnations are still 

 far from standard in many respects, 

 stems particularly being deficient, and 

 the white varieties are scarce and have 

 enjoyed a very brisk sale for the past 

 two week-s since the asters drojiped 

 out. Wholesale dealers express satis- 

 faction with market conditions gen- 

 erally. 



The fall trade still keeps 

 BUFFALO up at a good pace, every- 

 one seeming to have 

 their hands full with wedding decora- 

 tions and other social functions. The 

 flower market has been in a rather 

 healthy condition save one or two days 

 the previous week. A couple of warm 

 days brought on the stock a little fast- 

 er than desired, and prices were lower 

 than at iirst of week. Beauties were 

 not as much in demand, but chrysan- 

 themums sold well. The early varie- 

 ties, Kalb, Pacific and Polly Rose, 

 came in quite abundantly for a day 

 or so. but prices held firm. In Mon- 

 rovia the quality is excellent, and it is 

 no hard matter to dispose of them. 

 .Other stock, such as gladioli, dahlia?, 

 cosmos, violets, lily of the valley, and 

 all varieties of tea roses, moved quite 

 freelj' and a good week's business was 

 had by all. 



A rather uneventful week 

 DETROIT has passed and its cause 

 may be found in the gen- 

 eral enthusiasm with which the peo- 

 ple followed the baseball score. Un- 

 fortunately yellow chrysanthemums, 

 the *iower of the local fans, were very 

 few and what there were seem to have 

 been spoken for by Wm. B. Brown, 

 who landed the order for the floral 

 tiger to be presented by the city to 

 the local baseball team. Chrysanthe- 

 mums aie coming in increased quan- 

 tities and sell readily. Carnations 

 and violets are below the demand but 

 roses are rather plentiful. A new de- 

 sign call'^d "Swastika," the form of 

 an old Indian cross, has of late been 

 used in floral work as an emblem of 

 goo J luck in place of the horseshoe. 



The retail demand 

 INDIANAPOLIS is growing daily. 

 There is a market 

 for everything that is good and none 

 too much stock. A marked iuiprove- 

 ment in all stock is evident. There 

 continues to be an excellent demand 

 for -ileautics: in fact all good roses sell 

 well, the extra select grade bringing 

 top quotations. The (inality and quan- 

 tity of carnations is better than a 

 week ago. Dahlias are cutting quite 

 a figure now and will tiil the frost 

 nips them. Plenty of good lily of the 



Chrysanthemums 



Cattleyas 



Wild Smilax 



The LEO NIESSEN CO., Wholesale Florists 



1209 Arch St., PHILADELPHIA 



Open from 7.00 a. m. to 8.00 p. m. 



valley is to bs had but it is not moving 

 very well. The supply of cattleyas is 

 well up to the demand. Chrysanthe- 

 mums have begun to appear in large 

 numbers; the prices hold up well. Wild 

 smilax and boxwood have a good call. 

 The market is well stocked with all 

 kinds of greens. 



Business is spasmodic, 

 NEW YORK one day full of en- 



coura,gement, the next 

 day dull and dispiriting. The views re- 

 garding the outlook as expressed by 

 observant florists, both wholesale and 

 retail, are divergent, some holding 

 that the indications are for a very 

 favorable floral season and others pre- 

 dicting the dullest season tor many 

 vears. It is proDable that the views 

 last quoted find their origin in the 

 fluctuations of Wall street while the 

 ftorjiier are based on the excellent 

 crops and high prices for agricultui-ai 

 products which have prevailed. Chrys- 

 anthemiuiis of high degree and low 

 degree are abundant ou all sides and 

 the daily receipts are rapidly growing 

 larger. Dahlias are still abundent and 

 jostle the chrysanthemum's with a per- 

 sistency that is v,-orthy of better rec- 

 osnition than is accorded them. Vio- 

 lets are plentiful but rather behind 

 the record as to quality and sell with 

 exasperating slowness. American 

 Beauty roses of splendid quality are 

 in evidence anil gardenias of unusual 

 excellence of flower and stem are seen 

 and the latter are sold while one is 

 looking at them. Carnations improve 

 slowly and are not abundant— fortu- 

 nately for them. Orchids are on the 

 increase, especially Cattleyas labiata 

 and Percivalliana and Oncidium vari- 

 cosum. Lily-of-ihe-valley is of fine 

 quality and coming in plentifully. The 

 stringency in lilies has ceased and 

 values are not much more than half 

 what they were two weeks ago. 



In spite of the 

 PHILADELPHIA big influx of dah- 

 lias, cosmos and 

 other outdoor stock last week's busi- 

 ness in this market proved above the 

 average in most lines. A curious 

 feature is the early appearance of 

 chrysanthemums in quantity — notwith- 

 standing the late season for all othei' 

 stocks. The result has been rather 

 disastrous on prices for that staple. 

 Chrysanthemums seem to go by oppo- 

 sites. If it's a late season they are 

 early and suffer. If it's an early sea- 

 son thoy come late and profit. 

 The rose market was good in 



the early part of the week but fell off. 

 Beauties were the only really satisfac- 

 tory stock all through. Poor reds and 

 pinks were especially on the slump. 

 Carnations were better as to size but 

 until we get colder weather their keep- 

 ing qualities will remain under par. 

 AVild smilax is one of the most active 

 subjects on account of the numerous 

 store and wedding decorations. 

 Gardenias are very scarce. Some good 

 consignments of double violets are now 

 coming in which prove more satisfac- 

 tory than the poor keeping singles. 

 Lily of the valley is good and in de- 

 mand. Easter lilies slow. In greens 

 smilax is going better than plumosa at 

 present. 



A decided air of 

 WASHINGTON ■hustle" in all of 



the florist stores 

 demonstrates more plainly than words, 

 that the "season" is about upon us. 

 There is a very decided over-supply 

 of dahlias and thev are fine, but i>ret- 

 ty much everything else in the flower 

 line moves rapidly. In some portions 

 of the District of Columbia there have 

 been quite heavy frosts, which to a 

 considerable extent have injured the 

 piore tender growth, but dahlias and 

 cosmos for the most part remain un- 

 harmed. Some of the local growers 

 are behind hand with their indoor 

 planting and they are watching the 

 weather very anxiously. 



INCORPORATED. 



Wm. B. Sands Co., Baltimore, Md., 

 incorporated bv W. B. Sands and four 

 sons; capital $?,000. 



Cleary's Horticultural Co.. New- 

 York, by A. T. Cleary, Haverstraw; 

 C. E. Smith, Brooklyn: George Mee- 

 han, .Jersey City; capital, $10,000. 



We hold your journal in high esteem 

 and welcome its weekly appearance. 

 Very truly >ours, 



THE ELM CITY NURSERY CO. 

 New Haven, Conn. 



Alex IV1cinn,Jr.Co.- 



Wholesale Dealer in 



Florists' Supplies ^nd Cut Flowprs 



White Doves, $9.f0 pt r doz. 

 Galax Leaver. 



1125 Polk Street. San Francisco, CaL 



