March 29, 1913 



HOETICULTURB 



479 



Easter Market Reports 



(Continued fratn page 4yj) 



had not. Shipping was handicapped 

 by the storm and orders were held up 

 on account of fallen wires during the 

 last three days of Easter week. Early 

 orders met with no difBculties and 

 were readily filled with good stock. 

 Lilies proved that the prediction of 

 scarcity had been well-founded, though 

 the extent was not enough to be se- 

 rious. The scarcity of American 

 Beauties was an assured fact and other 

 stock had been provided for to take 

 their place. All kinds of roses were in 

 great abundance and still there was no 

 surplus for prices held pretty closely 

 to quotations to the last, due largely 

 to the general good quality of the 

 stock. Violets were the only flowe:s 

 that did not sell well and this refers 

 to doubles only, home-grown singles 

 finding favor with buyers. Carnations 

 weakened in price towards the last but 

 there were great quantities to be 

 handled. Monday and Tuesday fol- 

 lowing Easter- have been very dull, 

 with stormy weather holding back lo- 

 cal trade and all kinds of obstacles to 

 shipping. 



Business for Easter 

 NEW YORK was very good in both 



plants and cut-flow- 

 ers. The latter were plentiful except- 

 ing Beauties, which were a little 

 scarce, and also too expensive for the 

 average buyer. Plants were not as 

 good in quality as in previous years 

 and were rather soft, but taking every- 

 thing into consideration they were 

 pretty fair, inasmuch as Easter was so 

 early. Everyone seems well pleased 

 so far as we can learn, this including 

 both wholesale and retail people. 

 Roses did not bring as high prices as 

 at former Easters. There were many 

 complaints that roses, especially those 

 of the higher grades, showed the ef- 

 fects of the weather or else had been 

 "salted." Lilies moved slowly until 

 Thursday and Friday and on Saturday 

 they were rather shy on supply, so 

 that the price for good blooms ad- 

 vanced materially. Carnations were 

 actually scarce on Friday, the growers 

 preferring to hold them back till Sat- 

 urday and take chances. In this ven- 

 ture they had the customary result — 

 nothing gained. The supply of violets 

 was prodigious. Those of good quality 

 found a pretty good sale, but there 

 were tens of thousands of them too 

 far gone — in fact, dropped to pieces 

 when taken from the boxes — and these 

 went to their proper destination, the 

 dump, on arrival. With the exception 

 of violets, stocks and some of the 

 bulbous things the market was cleaned 

 out fairly well. 



Do Not Take Any Fake Green Thread. Use the Gcnoioe 

 Silkaline and Get More Thread and Leas Wood 



The MEVEB Green 



SILRALINE 



Used by Retail Florists for mossing funeral 

 designs, tying bunches, etc., is 



THE ONLY ARTICLE THAT SHOCLD BB CSED 



y Growers for stringing Smilax and Asparagus, as it 

 will nof fade or rot in the greenhouse. The Meyer 

 Silkaline was the first green thread to be introduced 

 aiimng Florists and Cirowers. It is handled by the best 

 hnii^es everywhere, but it should be ordered by name- 

 Meyer's Silkaline — to be sure of getting the genuine 

 article. Do not accept substitutes. 



If your jobber cannot supply you, order direct of the 

 manufacturers. Price for any size or color, $1.25 per 

 lb. Sizes, "F" fine, *'FF" medium, and "t FF" coarse. 



JOHN G. MEYER & CO., \;^t^^ut^'t:. LOWELL, MASS. 



StlLaline also is niAcle in all Ipadintf rutors, as Violet, for knnchint2 Tlojets, and also for lying fancy tioiea 



ALBANY CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE 



THOMAS TRACEY, Mgr. 



WHOLESALE ONLY 



SAVE TIME AND MONET BY 8ENDLNO YOCB ORDER TO CS 



'rices Right. Consignments Solicited. Telephone Connection 



76 Maiden Lane, ALBANY, N.Y. 



WELCH BROS. CO. 



AVIERICVN BEAUTY. KILLARNEY. RICHMOND, MARYLAND AND *LLTHE 



SUPE31IOR ROSES, LILY OF THE VALLEY. CaRNATIjNS, ORlHIDj 



BKST PRODUCED 



226 Devons hire Str eet, Boston, Mas*. 



William F. Hasting Co. 



\A/^Holesale F'loris-ts 



■ - BUFFALO, N. Y. 



383-387 ELLICOTT ST. 



—MONTREAL FLORAL EXCHANGE, LTD.— 



ORG.4NIZED FOB THE BENEFIT OF THE CANADIAN TKADE. 

 OCT FLOWBKS AND FI.ORI8T8' SWPLIES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. 

 Homr-rraH'B Stock ■ SpMialtr. BTUCTLT TrHOLBaALE ; NOTHING SOLD 

 AT RETAU.. 



Ample refcremc* fnrmlafaad •• t% rt a n d l ag amd llaAnclal ability of the eom-pany. 

 123 MANSFIELD STREET, MONTREAL. P. Q. 



NEW YORK QUOTATIOINS PER 100. To Dealers Only 

 MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattleyas 



Lilies. Longinorum 



Cailas 



LiU of the Valley 



Daf fod i Is 



Tulips 



Violets 



Daises 



Mignonette - 



Snapdra on 



Wallf ewer 



Sweet Peas (per 100 bunches 



Garden -as 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus, strings (per 100) - 



" " & Spren (100 bunches) . 



Last Half of Week 



ending Mar. 22 



1913 



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75.00 

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 2.00 

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 3.00 

 .75 



1.00 

 6.00 



8.00 



2.00 



8.00 



ao.oo 

 1. 00 

 12.00 

 40.00 

 25,00 



First Half of Wnk 



beginning Mar. 24 



1913 



25.cx> 

 6.00 

 6.00 

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 .15 



.50 



2.00 

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 to 



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.40 



1.00 



6.00 

 8.00 

 2.00 

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 20.00 



40X 

 a5.c 



Everyone seems 

 PHILADELPHIA to be satisfied 

 with the Easter 

 trade this year. Prices were moder- 

 ate all along the line, and an immense 

 volume of business was done. Wed- 

 nesday and Thursday were hot and 

 moist and this was against the keep- 

 ing quality of stocks generally. Hud- 

 son River violets were especial suf- 

 ferers — arriving here in wretched con- 

 dition. Local stock both in singles 

 and Lady Campbell were much more 

 satisfactory. All the Beauty growers 

 except one were off crop. This condi- 

 tion we believe was general both east 

 and west. In pink roses Maryland 



(Continued on Page 4S4) 



GEO C. SIEBRECHT 



WHOLESALE FLORIST 

 CONSIGNMENS SOLICITED 



NEW YORK 



PHONE ( ^*| { MADISON SO 



ROSES WANTED 



will Pay Good Prices for Saleable 

 Blooms Shipped Regularly. 



A. L. YOUNG & CO. 



54 W. 28th Street, New Yorii 



