October 17, 1908 



horticulture: 



52 1 



Flower Market Reports. 



Trade has been a 

 BALTIMORE trifle better during 



the week. Material 

 has come in pretty good quality al- 

 though roses have been a little off the 

 last few days. Every devout florist — 

 and some that are not too devout — is 

 praying for that frost that shall put 

 out of commission all out-door stuff 

 with which the markets are now 

 flooded. 



The market has had a 

 BOSTON good lively time for the 



past two weeks. The 

 craft has had a fair wind and rapid 

 traveling, but prospects are for a dead 

 calm right ahead, which may keep us 

 tied up for some time. Chrysanthe- 

 mums are coming in with fierce eue:gy 

 and bid fair to overwhelm everything. 

 An avalanche is undoubtedly on the 

 way and all other things must stand 

 aside. Roses are better, much better, 

 in quality and stems but the demand 

 is decidely weak. Carnations are all 

 improving in quality and would be 

 all-important were it not for the 

 rising tide of chrysanthemums. Vio- 

 lets are doing better than they did last 

 week; quality improved and market 

 value advanced. Sweet peas from 

 under glass have just started in. 

 Price of peas is at present 50 cents 

 per 100, but as soon as the stems 

 lengthen out they will make a better 

 record. 



Autumn is with us 

 BUFFALO again and - the shop 



windows are filled with 

 chrysanthemums and decorated in 

 genuine autumn style and good dis- 

 plays are seen among the down-town 

 florists. The cool bracing weather of 

 the past few days has quickened 

 trade and the volume of business is 

 increasing. A few light frosts the 

 past week killed all outside . vegeta- 

 tion and the demand for indoor stock 

 has advanced. All roses are getting 

 into winter form, some choice Beau- 

 ties being on the market. Carnations 

 are in good demand and the best 

 stock finds ready sale. Violets are 

 improving daily in color and stem 

 and demand is getting brisker daily. 

 Lily of the valley has never been bet- 

 ter in quality than at present. Dahl- 

 ias and cosmos have had their inning 

 and have sold exceedingly well this 

 fall. Gladioli are about over with. 

 Chrysanthemums are coming in more 

 plentifully and the early varieties 

 such as Kalb, Monrovia, White and 

 Pink Pacific are had but the demand 

 not any too brisk. Green goods are 

 in excellent supply. Wild smilax has 

 been in demand, also autumn foliage. 



A complete change has 

 CHICAGO taken place in the Chi- 

 cago market since the 

 hard frosts. Where all was quiet two 

 weeks ago it is now full of life and 

 stir. The outdoor flowers which filled 



WHOLE SALE FLOWER MARKETS.-™ de^lersWy 



CINCINNATI 

 Oct. 13 



DETROIT 



Oct. 12 



BUFFALO I PITTSBURG 



Oct. 12 Oct. 1a 



ROSES 



Am. Beauty", Fan. and Sp. 



" Extra 



No. 1 



M Lower grades 



Bride, 'Maid, F. & S 



" " Low. gr 



Killarney, Richmond, Fan. & Sp.. . 

 " '■ Lower grades. 



Kaiserin , Car not 



Golden Gate, Chatenay, etc 



CARNATIONS 



Fancy and Novelties * 



Ordinary 



20.00 

 18.00 



12. OO 

 6.00 



4 00 

 3.00 

 4.00 



300 

 4.C0 

 3-CO 



25.00 20 00 

 20.00 18.00 



5.00 



10.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 6.ot 

 4.00 

 6.10 

 6.00 



1 j. 00 

 6.00 

 6 co 

 4.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 



25 00 20.00 



20.00 15.00 



16.0c 8.00 



o.co 



8 GO 



6.00 

 8 00 

 6.00 

 8.o< 

 6.00 



3.00 

 6.co 

 2 00 

 6 00 

 a. 00 

 3.00 

 3-oo 



2.00 

 1.50 



2.0 t 

 1.50 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattleyas 



LlHes. 



Lily ol the Valley 



Asters 



Gladioli 



Dahlias 



Chrysanthemums. 



Violets 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus, strings 



" " & Spren.(icobchE-) 



8.00 

 2 00 



to 35-°° 



to 10.ee 12.50 

 to 4 oc 



IO.OO tO 2C.OO 



12. CO 

 40.OC 



I. OO 

 I5.OO 

 5O.OO 

 35.OO 



to 

 to 



10 



to 



6.00 to 

 to 



1. co to 

 12.50 to 

 5 o.co to 

 40.00 to 



4.0c 



2.00 



50.00 

 15 CO 



4.50 



25.0c 



1.50 



75 °° 

 50.0c 



1.50 



1.00 



7500 

 3.00 

 3.00 



.30 



3.00 



I. CO • 

 IO.OO 



•40 



• So 

 12.00 



40 OO 

 25.00 



25.00 



20.00 



15.00 



8.00 



7.00 



4.00 

 7.00 

 4,00 

 7.00 

 6.co 



2.00 



1.50 



80.CO 

 12.00 



4.0c 

 1.50 

 3.00 



2.00 



25. CO 



.50 



1 50 

 15.00 



50.00 

 30.00 



2 OO 



6 co 



2. CO 



40.00 

 10.00 

 3 00 



25.00 



15. CO 

 IO. CO 



4.co- 

 6.o* 



3.00 



8.o* 

 4.00 

 8.00 

 6.00 



2.00 

 1.5©- 



5f.oo 



12.50 



4 .o» 



the counters but did not bring in the 

 dollars are all gone for this season 

 and chrysanthemums have taken their 

 places. The varieties in the market 

 this week are mostly Oct. Frost, Mon- 

 rovia, Rosiere, Lady Harriet, C. Tou- 

 set, Oct. Sunshine and Robt. Halliday. 

 The blooms are on long stems and 

 are fine. Carnations are scarce and 

 bring good prices. The cool weather 

 has made the shipments of Hudson 

 River violets arrive in good shape the 

 past week. Cattleya labiata, Vanda 

 eoerulea, Dendrobium formosum and 

 Oncidium varicosum are furnishing 

 variety in the orchid line and the de- 

 mand steadily grows. The first ship- 

 ments of boxwood are in and are of 

 excellent quality. Roses are good and 

 on fairly good stems. All the retail 

 stores are handling large quantities 

 of the Boston and other ferns, the de- 

 mand for which seems constantly in- 

 creasing. 



Flowers have been 

 INDIANAPOLIS exceedingly scarce 

 ■the past ten days, 

 and the cool weather, although delight- 

 ful, undoubtedly was instrumental in 

 checking the supply to some extent 

 Were it not for fancy American Bsauty 

 roses many of the retailers would be 

 in a quandary when it comes to fill- 

 ing an order with something choice. 

 There is a noticeable improvement i 1 

 the quality of Killarney, Chatenay, 

 Bride, Bridesmaid and Pevle loses; 

 pi ices having advanced accordingly. 

 Carnations have been scarce, the best 

 fetching $3.00 per 100. Several heavy 

 frosts have put outdoor stock, such 

 as dahlias, cosmos, etc., out of busi- 

 ness. There is a good demand for lily 

 of the valley, good stock of which can 

 be had at any time. The middle of 

 October will see this market well sup- 

 plied with chrysanthemums. The de- 



mand for everything is on the increase 

 and October gives promise of being a 

 very busy month. 



From a florists' 

 PHILADELPHIA standpoint Found- 

 ers' Week celebra- 

 tion was a "hindrance rather than a 

 help. As one wholesaler put it: "The 

 parade paraded business out of town." 

 Chrysanthemums became very plenti- 

 ful all of a sudden and prices broke 

 badly. Dahlias moved off fairly well 

 but at any old price. American Beauty 

 was in the lead as to roses, and Kais- 

 erin, My Maryland, Mrs. Jardine and 

 Richmond were good followers. Im- 

 provement continues in carnations and 

 these move fairly under the depressed 

 conditions. Cosmos and autumn 

 foliage are conspicuous items every- 

 where. Violets more plentiful and of 

 better quality. Orchids in large sup- 

 ply and prices weakened considerably, 

 with the exception of white varieties. 

 Faster lilies are not going quite as 

 well. Lily of th<= valley and greens 

 plentiful and sluggish. The present 

 week has started off much more' 

 briskly and a more cheerful feeling 

 prevails. 



A killing frost on 

 WASHINGTON the night of the 

 12th put an end 

 to almost all out-of-doors flowers,. 

 especially dahlias: the latter were 

 cut and rushed in in large quan- 

 tities which made the market more 

 piled up than before with that par- 

 ticular commodity. The carnations that 

 are coming in are much improved in 

 color and size and the price is cor- 

 respondingly better. In-door chrysan- 

 themums ate being cut. but in limited 

 quantities. Violets arc thus far very 

 short of stem, and nothing to brag of 

 in color. Roses are improving daily 

 and there is a steady demand for 

 them. 



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