December 7, 1907 



HORTICULTURE, 



746 



Holly and Holly Wreaths 



Our personal selection from a visit 

 to the best producing centers 



$4.00 and $5.00 per case 



Wreaths. $12. 00 and $15. 00 per 100 



BERGER BROS. 



1306 Filbert Street, PHILADELPHIA 



Wholesale Commission 

 Florists 



To Make the Store Pay 

 HEMLOCK BOLQI18 



( :^i* A.;vCMES ) 



I can furnish a limited quantity good 

 Hemlock boughs for decorating, cut 

 from large trees in lengths of from 3 

 to 6 feet at $1.00 per 100 pounds. 

 Will be cut fresh as ordered. Buyers 

 to pay freight or express charges. 



SAMUEL C. MOON, 



MORRISVILLE, 

 BUCKS CO., 



PENNA. 



FLOWER MARKET REPORTS 



This week opens up 

 BOSTON somewhat quieter than 



the last but is fairly satis- 

 factory, evei-ything considered. De- 

 mand seems to be stronger with the 

 wholesale shipping houses than with 

 the flower markets, which is possibly 

 explained by the fact that the retail 

 business in the city proper is less 

 active at the present time than it is 

 in the outside towns and niral com- 

 munities. Throughout New England 

 Tea roses are strong where quality is 

 good but low grade roses are hard to 

 dispose of. Beauties find a somewhat 

 lighter call. Carnations of best quali- 

 ty are selling well and the effect of 

 the lessened chrysanthemum product 

 is vei-y evident. Violets hold their 

 own fairly well but lily of the valley 

 drags in a most unexplainable man- 

 ner. Should conditions hold as they 

 are now until holiday week there will 

 be no reason for grumbling. 



The tone of the market 

 BUFFALO was much better the 

 past week though noth- 

 ing nourishing. It was hardly notice- 

 able that a holiday was mixed in, but 

 all must give thanks for the little ex- 

 tra business. Chrysanthemums sold 

 very satisfactorily, but the prices 

 were not up to the year previous; 

 the same may be said about car- 

 nation.s. roses and other stock. 

 Carnation detnand grew stronger 

 each day from Monday. Beauties 

 were in good supply and of fine 

 quality: on these the prices held firm, 

 also on teas. A fairly good demand 

 was had on lilies, narcissi, hyacinths, 

 etc., but lily of the valley moved with 

 difficulty, and there was enough to go 

 around two or three times. Violets 

 were in good supply and the quality 

 fine; there being no snow to delay 

 trains they for one time arrived when 

 they were wanted, and a fairly good 

 cleaning-up was the result, but prices 

 advanced very little. 



The passing of Thanks- 

 DETROIT. giving Day closes the 

 chrysanthemum season. 

 All growers have reason to be grati- 

 fied at the monetary returns brought 

 by the chrysanthemums. At no time 

 was there a stagnation or glut but 

 rather a shortage of white varieties 

 and if growers bear this in mind when 

 the time for planting chrysanthemums 

 reappears, next season can be made 

 still more remunerative. Thanksgiv- 



ing day lirought a general increase in 

 the counter trade but probably not as 

 large as at other seasons. Most of us 

 were kept hustling for the debutantes 

 some of whom made quite strenuous 

 demands on the florists. All in all 

 satisfaction reigns. 



The past week 

 INDIANAPOLIS has been an ex- 

 ceptionally dull 

 one. Leading retailers report Thanks- 

 giving trade 10 to 25 per cent behind 

 that of last year, lily of the valley, 

 violets. Beauties and tea roses flndin.g 

 slow sale. The demand was mostly 

 for carnations and the medium grades 

 of chrysanthemums. Quantities of 

 good stock of all kinds was to be had, 

 with a slight advance in price of the 

 better grades. The outlook at the 

 present time is not encouraging, and 

 should the present condition continue 

 prices will not advance on anything. 

 The larger blooms in chrysanthe- 

 mums are still in fair supply. Fine 

 lily of the valley. Paper Whites and 

 Roman hyacinths are to be had, but 

 do not sell in large lots. Greens are 

 available in any quantity. 



L o w e r v a I u e s all 

 NEW YORK around tell the story 

 of the reaction after 

 the little spurt of Thanksgiving week. 

 The supplies coming to this market are 

 so heavy that a constantly moving out- 

 let is indispensable to anything like 

 stable values, and the slightest lull in 

 general demand is bound to be re- 

 Heated in accumulated surpluses which, 

 while they usually find some sort of an 

 outlet, do so only at "bargain counter" 

 figm-es. .\ny effort to hold stock for 

 a price under such conditions only 

 results in its final debasement to a 

 still lower bargain counter. Carna- 

 tions are rallying nicely now that the 

 domination of the chrysanthemum is 

 at an end. Between asters at first and 

 chrysanthemums afterwards, the car- 

 nation finds a rough road nowadavs 

 from midsummer until middle of De- 

 cember. After that '■it's different." 

 Two big foot ball 

 PHILADELPHIA games Wednes- 

 day and Saturday, 

 together with Thanksgiving Day male 

 the past week unusually good in 

 Philadelphia; but not as good as 

 it should have been, judging from 

 last year's standards. Immense quan- 

 tities of stock found a mai-k;t. 



but the market was so overload- 

 ed that notwithstanding the good 

 demand there was no chance for the 

 prices to jump. Beauties were 

 of fine quality and plentiful 

 and the same may be said of all other 

 roses. Chrysanthemums such as 

 Xonin, Chadwick and Jones are still 

 a strong factor. Carnations shortened 

 up considerably and there was a cor- 

 responding stiffening of prices. Lily 

 of the valley continued fine but plenti- 

 ful and the demand was only normal. 

 Cattleyas w-ere scarce and tlie supply 

 of white orchids was practically ex- 

 hausted. Cypripediums are now com- 

 mencing to come in quantity. Paper 

 Whites are plentiful and go but mid- 

 dling. Easter lilies sluggish. Box- 

 wood in cut sprays in case lots meets 

 with good sale. Bookings for ever- 

 greens. Christmas plants, and decora- 

 tive material are very brisk. 



Business in the Twin 

 TWIN CITIES Cities was rushing 



the past week. There 

 was and still is a shortage of carna- 

 tions, roses and chrysanthemums. 

 There were enough but not too many, 

 and prices kept up good. The shortage 

 on carnations is mostly due to the 

 cloudy weather which prevailed for a 

 week or ten days. 



Thanksgiving w a s. 

 WASHINGTON indeed a day ot 

 thanksgiving to the 

 Washington florists. Everything, even 

 to small flowers and plants, sold readi- 

 ly. The day dawned very unfavora- 

 bly, to all appearances, but before 

 noon the clouds broke and a beautiful 

 afternoon favored the city. Azaleas 

 are beginning to come in but are by 

 no means up to the standard. Car- 

 nations and violets are responding 

 most satisfactorily, although the con- 

 tinued cloudy weather has cut down 

 the amount of bloom. 



ROBERT J. DYSART, 



Public Accountant and Jtuditor 



Simple methods of correct acconntlng I 

 especially adapted for florists* use. I 



Books Balanced and Adjusted 



Merchants Bank BuUdiag 

 28 STATE ST., BOSTON 



Telephone, Main |l . 



The KERVAN CO. 



113 W. 28th ST. 

 New York 



WHOLESALE DEALERS 



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

 cothoe, Ferns and Mosses. \\\ Decorating Evergreen.. 



