April 12, 1913 



HOKTICULTURE 



«75- 



Flower Market Reports 



fCvntinutd fr&m fiage J7i') 



The centre of dls- 

 NEW YORK turbance has moved 

 up from the whole- 

 sale flower market district to the 

 Grand Central Palace for the time be- 

 ing and the Rialto has a rather de- 

 serted look this week. Business is, 

 however in such an inert and chaotic 

 condition that little is lost by the tem- 

 porary forsaking of the neighborhood 

 by its more active denizens. The sit- 

 uation has not changed from what we 

 reported last week unless indeed it is 

 a little worse. There is practically no 

 standard of value for anything on the 

 long list of seasonable flowers. As to 

 quality it runs high as a rule on most 

 things and no fault can be found in 

 that respect. The real cause for this 

 unlooked for lethargy is not easily de- 

 termined but it is a stern reality which 

 naturally causes consternation among 

 the wholesale fraternity. 



We are glad to 

 PHILADELPHIA be able to report 

 a slight improve- 

 ment in this market. While stock is 

 still very plentiful the demand im- 

 proved, especially towards the end of 

 the week. On Saturday the weather 

 was fine and gave the street men an 

 excellent chance to help in the clean- 

 up. Prices were nothing extra, but 

 they might have been worse. The 

 Beauty market is now redundant, in 

 sharp contrast to recent conditions. 

 Prices accordingly. The quality is all 

 that could be desired. There is a fair 

 demand for Richmond and no over- 

 plus. During the past ten days Killar- 

 ney has brightened up very much in 

 color and is now really splendid stock. 

 No change in the carnation market. 

 Quality and quantity top-notch. There 

 was a big lot to move off at the wind- 

 up, but most of them went at some 

 kind of a price. Lady Campbell is the 

 most satisfactory in the violet situa- 

 tion. Singles are over and the Hud- 

 sons are poor. Greenhouse daffodils 

 moved better, as the Southerns are all 

 gone. We think the rest of the mar- 

 ket was considerably helped also by 

 this happy demise. Gardenias, callas, 

 lilies, lily of the valley, and other 

 staples, normal. Good supply, good 

 quality, and fair demand. 



The market was in a 

 ST. LOUIS bad condition last week, 



stock being too plentiful 

 and a great deal of it going to waste. 

 Local growers are all on full crop. 

 Wild smilax is still scarce, owing to 

 floods; all other greens are in plenty 

 at any time. 



ALBANY GUT FLOWER EXCHANGE 



THOMAS TRAOEY, Mgr. 



WHOLESALE ONLY I 



76 Maiden Lane, ALBANY, N. V. 



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WELCH BROS. CO. 



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 SUPBRIOR ROSES. LILY OF THE VALLEY, CARNATIONS. ORCHIDd 

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William F. Kasting Co. 



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383-387 ELUCOTT ST. 



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BUFFALO, N. Y. 



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NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100. To Dealers Only 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Catileyas 



Lilies, Longinorum 



Callas 



Lily of the Valley 



Daffodils 



Tulips 



Violets 



Daises 



Mignonette 



Snapdrai£on 



Wallf ower 



Sweet Peas (per loo bunches 



Gardenias 



AdUntum 



dmHax 



Asparagus Plumosus, strings (per xoo) 



'* ** & Spren (loo bunche») . 



Last Half of Woek 



ending Apr. 5 



1913 



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beginning Apr. 7 



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LANCASTER COUNTY FLORISTS' 

 CLUB. 



March 20th, at 4.30 P. M., a car of 

 florists left Lancaster for the green- 

 house establishment of W. B. Girvin 

 of Leola, Pa., on a fraternal visit and 

 after an Inspection of this modern 

 place and a little time to recover from 

 the shock of seeing so many chrys- 

 anthemum cuttings at one place re- 

 turned to the city for the evening 

 meeting of the club, at 8 P. M. 



Considering the closeness to Easter 

 the attendance was phenomenal and 

 after hearing and discussing a paper 

 by Ira Landis of Paradise on "Soils," 

 Frank Kohr of Dillerville told us how 

 the club had benefited him and how it 

 could be made of further benefit to us, 

 in a well-written paper. Co-operative 

 buying was discussed at some length 

 and a free discussion was urged on all 

 subjects. The president urged every 

 member to attend the National Flower 

 Show, and some twenty expressed 

 their intention of going. 



At our next meeting on the 17th we 

 expect to have Mr. S. S. Pennock, of 

 the Pennock-Meehan Co., tell us of 

 some of the faults of the consignors In 

 dealing with the commission houses. 



this being a phase of the subject not. 

 often enough dwelt on. 



Albebt M. Hebb. 



NEWS NOTES. 



The Boston Co-operative Flower- 

 Market has issued a schedule of prizes- 

 to be awarded at its exhibition at 2 

 Park St., Boston, on Saturday, April' 

 12. The prizes are decidedly liberal 

 and should bring out a lively competi- 

 tion. 



The meeting of the North Shore- 

 Horticultural Society, April 4th, was- 

 pretty well attended. Vice-President 

 E. H. Wetterlow presided. A very nice 

 paper on Poultry was presented by H. 

 A. Moulton. Considerable interest wa& 

 shown in the discussion which fol- 

 lowed. 



James Salter, Sec'y. 



Cantril, Iowa — The great storm that 

 did so much damage west of here di- 

 vided and did us no more damage 

 than painting our greenhouse with red 

 clay, which is finally washed off after 

 several rains. This red dust must 

 have been carried over 500 miles by 

 the storm. — Albert Troth. 



