October 10, 1908 



HORTICULTURE 



48» 



Flower Market Reports. 



Happiness of an almost 

 BOSTON forgotten flavor prevails 



in and around the whole- 

 sale establishments and markets of the 

 Hub this week. Business waked up 

 with a start about a week ago and a 

 nice brisk movement has been going 

 on ever since. How long it will con- 

 tinue is another question and one to 

 which few are courageous enough to 

 even whisper an answer. But for what 

 we have received we are duly thankful. 

 The summer has been the least satis- 

 factory ever experienced here and it 

 will take a long hustle to catch up. 

 Theie have been no serious frosts yet 

 in this vicinity and dahlias are still on 

 deck but asters are finished. Chrysan- 

 themums and violets are sparingly in 

 evidence. Everything has sold well for 

 the past tew days if it possessed any 

 merit. We hope we shall be enabled 

 to make a similarly encouraging mar- 

 ket report next week. 



The long looked for rain 

 BUFFALO finally came good and 

 plenty, with sufficient 

 wind to make it seem like real fall 

 weather. The heat of two weeks ago 

 burned up the asters and other out- 

 door material which has caused the 

 market to he overstocked on carna- 

 tions, etc.. but as cold weather has 

 come on it has put new life in the 

 market, and the past week business has 

 been quite brisk. Autumn weddings 

 are creating a noticeable demand. 

 Lily of the valley, Bride, Bridesmaid, 

 Kiilarney and other roses are in good 

 supply. Beauties have been the same 

 but they have sold exceptionally well, 

 and the qualty has been fine. Violets 

 have been in the market some time 

 with little or no call, being of poor 

 color and somewhat shaky, but toward 

 the end of the week the demand grew 

 stronger. Chrysanthemums have 



made their appearance, but not in 

 quantity. Monrovia and Bergmann 

 are seen, but of small blooms. Dah- 

 lias have helped out for the past few 

 days, also gladioli, which have been 

 had in good quality, and the quality- 

 good for so late in the season. Adian- 

 tum, smilax, asparagus, wild smilax, 

 and other greens shared in the de- 

 mand. 



Conditions in the Chica- 

 CHICAGO go market are changing 

 rapidly. A killing frost 

 has reduced the out door stock to a 

 minimum and an advance of 25 percent 

 is noted on nearly all flowers. Lilies 

 are in sharp demand ami pi ices are 

 correspondingly higher. Carnations 

 are rapidly improving with the cooler 

 weather. Roses are also good and 

 seem to sell readily The greatest 

 change, however, in the appearance of 

 the market is caused by the absence 

 of the asters. The florists generally 

 are glad to see them go, for they were 

 not satisfactory either in quality or 

 price. Quantity alone seemed to pre- 

 vail and they would not sell. Chrysan- 

 themums are taking their place and 

 are a welcome change. 



The season is starting 

 DETROIT up very satisfactorily, 

 The volume of business 

 done is considered to be fully up to 

 that of last year. A strong demand 

 exists for palms and ferns, with Bos- 

 ton fern far in the lead. Heavy rains 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.— to db^er^only. 



CINCINNATI 



Oct. 5 



DETROIT 



Oct. 7 



BUFFALO 



Oct. 5 



PITTSBURO 

 Oct. 7 



ROSES 



Am. Beauty, Fan. and Sp. 



" Extra 



No.i 



** Lower grades 



Bride, 'Maid, F. & S 



** '* Low.gr 



Kiilarney, Richmond, Fan. & Sp. 

 M '* Lower grade 



Kaiserin, Cat not 



Golden Gate, Chatenay , etc 



20.00 

 15.00 

 io.oo 

 4 oo 

 4 oo 



2.00 

 4.OO 



2.03 

 4. CO 

 2. CO 



25.OO 20 OO 

 20.00 18.OO 



15.00 

 8.00 

 6.00 

 4.OO 

 O.OC 

 ">.00 



6. co 

 3.00 



1 a.oo 

 6.00 

 6. co 

 3.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 



25 co 20. CO 

 20.00 15.00 

 16.00 8.00 



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8 00 

 6.00 

 8 00 

 6.00 

 8.0c 

 8.00 



3.00 

 6.co 

 2.00 

 6 00 

 2.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 



25.00 

 30.00 

 15.00 

 8.00 

 7.00 

 4.00 

 7.00 

 4.00 

 7.00 

 6.co 



20 00 

 12,00 

 6.00 

 2.00 

 4. co 

 1. 00 

 4 00 

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CARNATIONS 



Fancy and Novelties * 



Ordinary i -co 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattteyas 



Ulies. 8.00 



Lily of the Valley 3 °° 



Asters 75 



Giadiol i a.co 



Dahlias, 



Chrysanthemums 



Violets 



Adiantum 



Smilax io.co 



Asparagus Plumosus, strings 40.0c 



" " & Spren.ficobchs.) 25.00 



3.00 

 2.00 



1.50 



1. 00 



10. ec 

 4 oc 

 1.00 

 3.00 



12.50 

 50.00 



50.00 

 12.50 



1 00 

 1 00 



I.CO 



12.50 



75.00 



15 CO 



4.50 



2.00 

 3.00 



75 00 to 

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to 35-oo 20.00 to 



3.00 



.30 to 



2.00 to 



1. to to 



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.50 to 



12.00 to 



40 00 to 



40.00 25,00 to 



1.50 



15.(0 



2.00 



1.50 



80. CO 

 12.00 



4.0c 

 1.50 



2.00 ; 



25. CO 



1.50 

 15.00 



50.00 



50.00 

 10.00 



2 OO 



3.00 to 



I.CO tO 

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1 .00 to 



10 00 to 



30 co tc 



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6f.i 



12.! 



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.50 



1.50 



in the early part of the week were 

 followed by several frosts, when fin- 

 ished all out-of-door flowers, thereby 

 causing a shortage temporarily. In a 

 lew weeks we shall have fully recov- 

 ered from that, as most growers begin 

 to cut chrysanthemums during the 

 coming week. 



Business conditions 

 INDIANAPOLIS for the past week 



show a decided im- 

 provement but still there is room tor 

 considerable more. The market is 

 pretty well stocked. Carnations are 

 coming in decidedly better. Chrysan- 

 themums are to be had in fair quahtity 

 in yellow and white. Asters and 

 dahlias are about over; likewise all 

 outdoor flowers. American Beauties 

 and tea roses are arriving in good 

 shape; the price has advanced about 

 one-third. Good lily of the valley 

 finds ready demand. There seems to 

 be quite a call for flowering plants 

 but very little to be had along that 

 line. Violets are arriving from outside 

 points; the quality is nothing to brag 

 of. Counter trade is much improved 

 and the, usual crop of October wed- 

 dings will create quite a demand for 

 fancy stock. Green goods are to be 

 had in quantity but not from this vi- 

 cinity. 



A better tone pre- 

 PHILADELPHIA vailed in this mar- 

 ket during the lat- 

 ter part of last week and still contin- 

 ues. This is due in part to the cooler 

 weather and to the stimulus of many 

 October weddings and other festivities. 

 American Beauty. Kiilarney and Mrs. 

 Jardine roses are cleaning up well and 

 bringing very fair returns— all things 

 considered. Richmond, Bride and 

 Bridesmaid have improved consider- 

 able in quality. My Maryland is a 

 prime favorite. The retailers like it 

 for its dainty pink, and also for its 



keeping qualities. Carnations are im- 

 proving both in quality and demand, 

 nahlias are in their glory. No frost 

 10 this writing (Oct. 6th). Asters are 

 over Chrysanthemums just starting; 

 the fiist arrivals are: Monrovia, Glory 

 of Pacific, Polly Rose and October 

 Frost Orchids are good and in de- 

 mand; lily of the valley market 

 healthy. Single violets have im- 

 proved considerably, and there are a 

 few doubles of very fair quality com- 

 ing in the past few days. Cosmos is 

 plentiful and improved in quality. 



Business conditions 



PITTSBURG are gradually improv- 

 ing. The weather 

 has turned cold and a heavy frost this 

 week fca<- checked the receipts of all 

 cut -door flowers. This will stimulate 

 the demand for roses, carnations and 

 chrysanthemums which are coming in 

 in quantity and of excellent quality. 

 Violets have also made iheir appear- 

 ance. This section dees not produce 

 violets and the entire supply of 

 dovbles come from the Hudson River 

 district. Dahlias of superb quality are 

 being -ceived from New Jersey. 



There is but little 



WASHINGTON change in the status 

 of the market since 

 the last meeting. A lew good chiysan- 

 themums are coming in. and all green- 

 house material is hardening up and 

 improving. Asters are virtually gone 

 and dahlias are in by the million. 

 Greens are in demand. 



CHICAGO PLANT MARKET. 

 Early shipments of azaleas are in 

 i tiicago market. It was feared that 

 the hot weather they experienced in 

 transit would injure them but they 

 seem to be arriving in good condition 

 and wi'H set with buds. Chinese prim- 

 roses, Primula obconica and cyclamens 

 are beginning tc come in but are not 

 a1 their best yet. 



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