October 24, 190S 



horticulture: 



55& 



Flower Market Reports. 



Business here has dropped - 

 BOSTON off with a suddenness and 

 decidedness almost start- 

 ling. The hot weather did it. For the 

 two weeks of prosperity enjoyed previ- 

 ously all are duly grateful. Not con- 

 tent with slugging the demand the hot 

 weather went further and forced in a 

 lot of flowers of miserable quality unfit 

 to offer to any discerning buyer, and 

 although freezing night temperatures 

 have now swung in the effect of the 

 strain is slill visible in the stock being 

 received at present. Values have, of 

 course, weakened, but price quotations 

 are not materially changed. They are 

 low enough on all goods for the time 

 of year and there is a disposition to 

 maintain them if possible, cutting 

 them only on very large sales or on 

 account of age or other disqualifica- 

 tion. 



Genuine Indian summer 

 BUFFALO was had the past week 

 and the warm weather 

 brought on the stock faster than 

 was wished for, especially the 

 chrysanthemums, which came in 

 heavy supply and with little or 

 no demand except for yellow. There 

 being plenty of other stock, especially 

 Beauty, Killarney, Richmond and all 

 other roses, the coolers have been car- 

 rying a heavy supply. Lily of the val- 

 ley was quite active, but violets very 

 slow. Carnation demand has been a 

 little brisk. White Enchantress is 

 showing well, large blooms and long 

 stems; other varieties also of excellent 

 quality. At the time of mailing re- 

 port (Tuesday) the market is loaded 

 with everything, particularly chrysan- 

 themums, short carnations and roses. 

 The first two days have shown a fall- 

 ing off in trade as compared with one 

 week or ten days ago, but it is hoped 

 that things will change for the better 

 at the end of the week. 



Chrysanthemums are 

 CHICAGO here with the results, 



good and bad, that al- 

 ways follow. The flowers are fine. 

 October Frost and Golden Glow are 

 practically gone but a few are still 

 seen in some stores. Chrysanthemum 

 plants can scarcely be said to be in the 

 market yet. During the past week 

 summer heat has been with us and 

 been rather disastrous to the market, 

 chrysanthemums excepted. Some deal- 

 ers report business so slow that roses 

 must be disposed of at about half price 

 or lost. Stock is poor and demand 

 light. Carnations are suffering too, 

 and only fancy stock brings the price 

 that gladdens the heart of the grower. 

 Poor carnations or those that could 

 not stand the heat will not sell at all. 

 Chrysanthemums, always queen of the 

 market at this time of the year, are 

 especially so this week. The killing 

 frosts have completely cleaned the 

 market of asters, gladioli and daisies. 



The market ap- 

 INDIANAPOLIS pears to be on a 



pretty good foot- 

 ing. While some lines are scarce there 

 is a sufficiency of other stock to offset 

 this lack. Chrysanthemums are com- 

 ing pretty freely and their influence is 

 felt on the demand for roses and car- 

 nations. American Beauty roses, par- 

 ticularly long-stem grades, are more 

 plentiful. Other roses continue good 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.- 



CINCINNATI 

 Oct. 20 



DETROIT 



Oct. 20 



PER 100. 

 "TO DEAL ERS ONLY. 



BUFFALO 



Oct. 19 



PITTSBUKO 



Oct. 21 



ROSES 



Am. Beauty, Fan. and Sp. • 20.00 



" Extra • • 18.00 



" No. 1 12.00 



" Lower grades 6.00 



Bride, 'Maid, F. & S 400 



" " Low.gr a. 00 



Killarney, Richmond, Fan. & Sp.. . ' 5.00 

 " '' Lower grades. a.oo 



Kaiserin, Carnot 4.00 



Golden Gate, Chatenay, etc > 3.C0 



CARNATIONS 



Fancy and Novelties. 

 Ordinary 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cotrteyas 



Lilies 



Lily of the Valley 



Chrysanthemums, Fancy 



'• Ordinary.. 



Violets 



Adlantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus, strings 



20 00 

 18.00 

 12.00 

 6.00 

 6. co 

 4.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 



3.03 tO 



1 . 50 to 



25.ee 



15. CO 

 8.cc 

 4.C0- 



6.0c 

 2.00 

 8.o« 

 4.00 

 8.00 

 8 00 



4.00 

 2.00 



1.50 to 

 1. 00 to 



2. CO 



1.50 



.50 to 



to 



8.00 to 10.ee 



3 00 to 4 oc 



15.00 to 25.00 



5. co to 10.00 



.50 to .60 



to 1. 00 



io.co to 12.50 



40.0c to 50.00 



& Spren.(ioohchs.) 2;.oo to 35.00 



35.00 

 12.50 



3.00 

 15.00 



6.03 

 •50 



l.co 

 12.50 

 50. CO 

 40.00 



50.00 

 15 CO 



4.50 



25.0c 

 12.00 



.60 

 1.50 



40 00 



J.OO 



3.00 



12. CO 



5.CO 



•40 



■SO 



! 12.00 



75. co I 40 00 

 50.00 25.00 



50.00 I 40.00 



12.00 I 11.50 



4.00 



3C.CO 

 8.00 

 • SO 

 I JO 

 15.00 

 5O.OO 

 30.00 



3 OO 

 I5.OO 



5.OO 

 .2 , 



I. OO 

 lO.OO 



30 CO 

 3*\<o 



2.00 



LOO- 



S'". OO 

 15.CO 

 4.CO 

 25. CO 

 X2 5© 



•75 

 i."S 



15.00 

 50.00 

 so.co 



with prices a trifle lower. Carnations 

 are much improved but prices unsatis- 

 factory. Lilies seem to be hard to dis- 

 pose of at the present time. Trade is 

 not what it ought to be owing to the 

 weather. Fall weddings are numerous 

 but very few elaborate. Prospects are 

 good for an abundance of orchids, 

 violets, lily of the valley and flowering 

 plants of all sorts. The market here 

 is depleted of good green stock, parti- 

 cularly smilax. and shipped material 

 is relied upon. 



Business the past. 

 LOUISVILLE week was not any 

 too good. There was 

 plenty of stock and not much demand, 

 chrysanthemums and carnations being 

 about the only stock moving satisfac- 

 torily, although roses had a fair de- 

 mand. Lilies, lily of the valley, dah- 

 lias, greens, etc., are all in good supply 

 and find some demand. The quality of 

 all is excellent. 



The flower mar- 

 PHILADELPHIA kets here were 

 fairly brisk the 

 early part of last week but the warm 

 weather of the latter part had a bad 

 effect, bringing in too much stock — the 

 glut being accentuated by a slacken- 

 ing in demand. Chrysanthemums held 

 steady at the sharp decline of previous 

 week. They are of fine quality and 

 moved freely but the quotations were 

 very unsatisfactory to the growers. 

 Among the most conspicuous arrivals 

 are: Cremo, Halliday, Touset and 

 Ivory. Roses are holding their own 

 fairly well. American Beauty con- 

 tinues of excellent quality, but the 

 market is not particularly lively. 

 While carnations are improving, there 

 are still great quantities of short-stem 

 stock coming in. The best are: Win- 

 sor, Enchantress, White Perfection, 

 Afterglow and Beacon. The demand 

 for violets is livelier. The demand for 

 orchids is good, but the supply keeps 

 pace Lilies are plentiful and in de- 

 mand. Great quantities of cosmos used 



daily. Snapdragon has been coming 

 in sparingly for several weeks and is 

 now plentiful. The lighter colors are- 

 most popular. 



Following the heavy 

 WASHINGTON front of last week, 



Washington has 

 been sweltering under almost August 

 temperature. The heat and drought of 

 the past three weeks is seriously af- 

 fecting all vegetation and wells are 

 lower than in years. Greenhouse 

 prices are down and there is a perfect 

 glut of cosmos on the market. It is 

 hard to find sale for good material for 

 the usual pre-election conditions exist 

 —only a little "more so"— and florists 

 complain that it is hard to tell a week 

 day from Sunday. 



PHILADELPHIA NOTES. 



Paul Klingsporn has severed his 

 connection with W. E. McKissick, and 

 will locate with his brother in Florida. 



Harry A. Crawford was married to 

 Miss G. White Oct. 7th. The happy 

 couple will reside at their country 

 home at Secane, Pa. Mr. Crawford 

 is a son of Robert Crawford, and is- 

 associated with him in the florist busi- 

 ness. 



The Moore-Livingstone Co. report a 

 very satisfactory demand for their new 

 flower stand from every state of the 

 Union; Canada and Mexico are also- 

 heard from. The Pennsylvania Hor- 

 ticultural Society highly commended 

 the device at its last meeting. 



The new dahlia "Jack Rose" de- 

 serves all that. Edwin Lonsdale and- 

 others have said of it. Too much ma- 

 genta in it for my taste. Maybe Jack 

 Rose can make a place for itself but 

 1 can't see it. To my mind, it's a weak 

 imitation of Katherine Duer. 



Arthur Herrington was a visitor 

 this week and was captured by W. 

 Kleinheinz long enough to meet the 

 experts at the meeting and exhibition 

 of the Pennsylvania Horticultural 

 Society. 



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 adjusted more substantial and less cumbersome than the more elaborate 

 and complicated instruments. Practical, up-to-date instrument that any 

 one can use. Write tor descriptive circulars and be convinced that this 

 Level is necessary to complete your outfit. Builders' Level $25.00. 

 Farm Level $15.00. 

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