February 15, 1913 



HORTICULTURE 



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Flower Market Reports 



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erally takes up all of them still there 

 are some days when there are quite 

 a few left over. Carnations, when 

 good and solid have been finding good 

 sales. Bulbous stock of all kinds is in 

 overly large supply. A good bit of the 

 stock is of a good quality but as long 

 as people can get good roses and car- 

 nations at a reasonable price they do 

 not seem to want auy of this line un- 

 less they need it to fill out and round 

 out their supply. 



All greenhouse prod- 



DETROIT ucts have taken a 

 slump except roses, 

 which are coming a little more plenti- 

 fully, but still hold themselves aloof 

 of the terrible slaughter going on be- 

 tween the lower classes consisting 

 principally of Dutch products and car- 

 nations. Under these conditions prices 

 were anything but stable and a few 

 retailers took a jump at some job 

 lots and arranged sales of carna- 

 tions at low prices. During this com- 

 ing week we expect a little steadier 

 tone with Valentine's Day coming, 

 which always brings a good demand 

 for violets and spring flowers. 



The past few days 



NEW YORK have demonstrated 

 that the coming in of 

 Lent is no serious detriment to the 

 flower business provided that the 

 weather man helps out. Had the 

 weather continued warm and spring- 

 like the product would have swamped 

 the wholesale marts and then the bar- 

 gain-hunter would have got in his bear 

 tactics with a vengeance. But it so 

 happens that wintry weather condi- 

 tions have befriended the flower 

 grower while at the same time, appear- 

 ing to load him up with a big coal 

 bill. It is not so much what the 

 market is as what it might have been 

 that we should take to heart. There 

 are some short-comings and very plain 

 evidences that the market is weak but 

 it might be worse. The principal vic- 

 tim of the present conditions is the 

 carnation. The "divine flower" is 

 surely feeling the pinch just now. 

 There are too many of them, by far, 

 and the question of enlarging and ex- 

 tending the market should lie a per- 

 petual burden on the mind of the car- 

 nation grower. Perhaps, after this 

 year's experience, he will get busy. 



Flowers have not 



PHILADELPHIA been going with 

 the old vim, but 

 considering that the last week included 

 the first days of Lent conditions have 

 been reasonably satisfactory. The sup- 

 ply of -\merican Beauty roses has im- 



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MISCELLANEOUS 



CatlleyaA 



Cypripedlums 



Lilies, LoDgitlorum ^ 



Callas 



Lily of the Valley 



Narcissus, Paper While 



'* Tiumpet 



Roman Hyacinths 



Tulips 



Violets 



Daises 



Mignonette i-- 



Sweet Peas 



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Adiantum 



5tnliax 



Asparagus Pluino5U5» strings (per xoo) 



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liroved somewhat, al^o the quality — al- 

 though the shorts are still scarce and 

 inferior. Good KiUarneys have sold 

 well, at lather lower quotations. Yel- 

 low roses are holding their own all 

 right. There were some especially fine 

 Melody to be seen. Richmond was in 

 better supply but the demand did not 

 keep pace. Quotations on carnations 

 have receded slightly, but a pleasing 

 feature of the market was that no flow- 

 ers of these went to waste. Mrs. Ward 

 is still the leader and some very fine 

 White Enchantress are arriving. The 

 red section does not show up so well — 

 our old standby. Beacon, having appar- 

 ently gone back on us, and nothing 

 better to take its place so far. Among 

 the promising reds showing up for next 

 year the Wm. Eccles, a very large well- 

 formed flower of pure color, will be 

 largely grown and looks like a money 

 maker. Orchids are- still too many. Ex- 

 perienced salesmen state that they 

 never saw these sell so low in Phila- 

 delphia before. Sweet -Peas — about the 

 liveliest item on the. market — quantity 

 and quality both O. K. Daffodils and 

 lily of the valley rather sluggish. 

 Acacia still a feature. More could be 

 sold if available. 



Plenty of stock every 

 ST. LOUIS i!ay but demand slow 



and a lot of the stock 

 left over after morning sales. Roses 



more plentiful than for some time 

 past and violets a glut almost any day. 

 Roses and carnations held up fairly 

 all week in price. Bulb stuff is com- 

 ing in fine and the supply is large. 

 Sweet peas are more than enough for 

 the demand at any time of late. Some 

 extra good business is looked for on 

 St. Valentine's Day this week. 



Business during 

 WASHINGTON the past week or 

 ten days has been 

 much better than was expected. Lent 

 seems to have made no great impres- 

 sion on business. The near approach 

 of the inaugural events and an early 

 Easter is going to tax the output of 

 the growers to quite an extent but 

 there is little doubt but that they will 

 be able to hold their own. Roses and 

 carnations have been quite scarce and 

 good prices have been prevailing. 

 Plenty of potted plants such as 

 azaleas, rhododendrons, lilacs, tulips, 

 etc., are to be had; sweet peas also are 

 plentiful. 



ROSES WANTED 



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