February 8, 1913 



HOET ICULTUKE 



197 



Flower Market Reports 



Business seems to be 

 BALTIMORE on the go, right along, 



and none have cause 

 to complain. The flower mostly in de- 

 mand has been the carnation, especially 

 so on "Carnation Day." In the whole- 

 sale exchange tulips, freesia and white 

 narcissi are mostly seen. Richmond 

 roses are earning a little faster, while 

 'Maids and Brides are just about 

 enough to supply the demand. 



riie bottom has fallen 

 BOSTON out of this market, so to 

 speak. We hope it will 

 prove to be only for a brief period and 

 that a healthy reaction may soon fol- 

 low the check which the coming of 

 Ash Wednesday seems to have admin- 

 istered, according to long-existing cus- 

 tom. Roses have responded with a 

 moderate drop in wholesale prices and 

 this will be appreciated by out-of-town 

 florists who have not found much 

 profit in handling roses at the stiff 

 market values of the past few weeks. 

 Carnations are decidedly a drug and 

 there are big accumulations in whole- 

 salers' hands that sacrifice prices even 

 seem incapable of moving out. Bulb- 

 ous material of all descriptions is also 

 badly overcrowded as usual at this 

 season. Other things are in good sup- 

 ply, including sweet peas of excellent 

 quality. 



Market brisk with still 

 BUFFALO a scarcity of stock, es- 

 pecially roses, which 

 seem to be the most needed flower, es- 

 pecially for design work. There is an 

 abundance of other stoc'j which can 

 be used to good advantage, but the 

 heaviest demand is for short roses. 

 The longer grades of Killarney have 

 improved in color and are now finest 

 of the season, also Maryland is good 

 though the buds are not large. Bon- 

 silene is a good seller but not enough 

 are had. Beauties, such as they are, 

 are anything but good and sales are 

 light. Good Richmonds are still 

 scarce. Carnations continue in fair 

 suijply, while having a better demand 

 than in some wee'.is iiast. On McKin- 

 ley Day the demand was light and al- 

 though the wholesaler made prepara- 

 tions for a good trade sales wert 

 small and a disapiiointment to the 

 trade and a loss to the wholesaler. 

 Cold weather was the prime 

 cause, and as there were none 

 sold on the street by the mission 

 as in previous years, the spirit had 

 fallen away. Spring plants such as 

 tulips, daffodils, cyclamen, azaleas 

 and other flowering plants are coming 



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ROSES 



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Killarney, Extra 



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Richmond, Maryland, Extra 



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Bride, 'Maid 



Hillingdon, Ward, Melody, Extra.. 

 " '* " Ordinary 



Taft, Sunburst 



Carnations, Fancy Grade 



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Cattleyas 



Lilies, Longi6orum 



Callas 



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Narcissus, Paper White 



" Trumpet 



Tulips 



Roman Hyacinths 



Violets 



Daises 



Mignonette 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus, Strings (loo).. 

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25.00 



in and the plant growers report good 

 sales. 



The last week beloro 

 CHICAGO Lent found the flower 



marlet in very good 

 condition with i)lenty of flowers of 

 good quality and a very fair demand. 

 AJl first-class stock sold out without 

 less and each day more roses could 

 lave been ^old had they been obtain- 

 able. With some wholesalers the fall- 

 ing off of Mardi Gras order.^ was 

 noticeable this year and it seems one 

 mere of the special occasions for flor- 

 ists is losing out. A few large social 

 events marV'ed the closing of the pre- 

 lenten period and bulbous stock has 

 had an impetus which has made the 

 fcotings larger than was realized last 

 year. Carnations are said by some to 

 be coming less freely but no material 

 difference is noted. Rather more 

 American Beauties are being cut but 

 not enough to affect quotations. Vio- 

 lets are going slowly and prices do not 

 hold very rigorously to quotations. 

 Sweet peas are possibly a little more 



in evidence this week but the number 

 in the mar. et is comparatively small. 

 All kinds of roses continue scarce, es- 

 pecially the short and medium lengths. 

 Advance orders for Valentine's Day 

 are not coming in very rapidly. 



The McKinley Day 

 CINCINNATI demand this year 



showed that observ- 

 ance of the day by the pubic is gettin,g 

 to be a thing of the past. The call for 

 the special flower for that day hardly 

 caused a ripple in the even course of 

 the market. There were plenty of car- 

 nations and the gcod solid stock sold 

 fairly well at the ruling price but the 



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