November 7, 1908 



HORTICULTURE 



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Flower Market Reports. 



Trade has slackened off 

 BOSTON considerably within the 



past few days and is less 

 satisfactory than at any time this sea- 

 son hitherto. There is really nothing 

 on which any Improvement can be re- 

 ported. Roses are longer stemmed and 

 of better quality generally, but they 

 are received in quantity far in excess 

 of the requirements of the market. It 

 is impossible to lift values on any item 

 in the list at the present time, al- 

 though with freezing weather and 

 Thanksgiving Day only three weeks 

 distant the time for higher rates can- 

 not be far off. 



The market for the past 

 BUFFALO two weeks has been in 

 rather bad condition ow- 

 ing to the large amount of stock arriv- 

 ing daily. Chrysanthemums, carna- 

 tions and roses, also lilies of the val- 

 ley, violets and in fact, everything in 

 the line of flowers, have been more than 

 plentiful and prices much on the de- 

 cline. The late chrysanthemums, such 

 as Maud Dean, Broomhead, Bonnaffon 

 and Mrs. Wanamaker are of excellent 

 quality, and select stock sells quite 

 rapidly, while too many ordinary are 

 to be had. Beauties have been rather 

 plentiful and prices rather low. It is 

 hoped that the first week cf November 

 Will be to the betterment of the 

 market. 



Chicago market has not 

 CHICAGO been altogether satisfac- 

 tory during the past 

 week to the seller. From the buyers' 

 standpoint it was somewhat different. 

 Good flowers could be bought at a veiy 

 moderate price. The southern orders 

 for All Saints' Day helped very mate- 

 rially to increase the sales for those 

 fortunate enough to receive them. 

 Violets have not sold well and the 

 price dropped to one half during the 

 latter part of the closing week in Oc- 

 tober. The carnation stock is not uni- 

 formly good; many short-stemmed 

 bunches and with small blooms aie on 

 the counters in larger quantities than 

 can be disposed of dining the week. 

 Chrysanthemums are in the very 

 height of their season and most grow- 

 ers find their stock just as they want 

 it for show week. The market in gen- 

 eral is having a brushing up in honor 

 of the many flower show guests to 

 whom Chicago is preparing to give a 

 royal welcome next week. 



Business is moving along 

 DETROIT the regular lines with a 



shadow of close buying 

 reported in many instances. There are 

 quite a number of weddings but none 

 of very great expenditure. Stock in 

 general is good and supply heavy but 

 no surplus. This indicates, compared 

 with last year, a resumption of the 

 old-time buying we have been longing 

 for. The only retarding feature is the 

 lack of violets, which will not he in 

 much for three to four weeks to come. 

 Some florists are fortunate to have 

 many orchids and these furnish a good 

 substitute for violets. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.- 



PER 100. 

 "TO DEALERS ONLY. 



CINCINNATI 



Nov. ^ 



DETROIT 



Nov. 3 



BUFFALO 



Nov. 2 



I PITT8BUR0 

 Nov. 3 



ROSES 



Am. Beauty, Fan. and Sp. 20.00 



" Extra 1500 



" No.i 8.00 



" Lower grades | 2.00 



Bride/Maid, F. & S I 300 



" " Low.gr 1. 00 



Killarney, Richmond, Fan. & Sp..- 4.00 

 " '* Lower grades, j i.ot> 



Kaiserln, Cwnot x.oo 



Golden Gate, Cnatenay , etc j 1 .co 



25.00 20 00 

 20.00 18.00 



CARNATIONS 



Fancy and Novelties. 

 Ordinary 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattleyas 



Lilies. 



Lily of the Valley 



Chrysanthemums, F»ncy 



" Ordinary.. 



Violets 



Adiantum 



Smikix 



Asparagus Plumosus, strings 



" " & Spren.(ioobcr».) 



1.50 to 

 • 50 to 



12.00 

 4.00 I 

 5.00 I 

 a. 00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 4-co 

 4.00 



2.00 

 1. 00 



l.oti 



30.00 to 40.00 



3.00 to 



1 00 to 



15.00 to 



6. co to 

 •35 



to 



10. co to 



3 o0 I 

 25.00 

 10.00 ' 

 .50 ' 



1. 00 I 

 12. co I 

 50,00 

 25.00 



12.00 

 6.00 



6. GO 



4.00 



6.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 



2.03 tO 



1.50 to 



35.00 

 12.5O 



3.OO 

 I5.00 



6.03 



.50 



1. 00 

 12.50 



50. CO 

 40100 



The market shows 

 INDIANAPOLIS a plentiful supply 

 of all kinds of 

 stock. Of chrysanthemums and carna- 

 tions there seems to be no end. 

 All kinds of fine roses are abun- 

 dant but suffering for want of demand. 

 The market affords abundant material 

 for fancy bouquets such as cattleyas, 

 lily of the valley, sweet peas, and vio- 

 lets. Well grown potted plants are 

 outselling cut flowers at the present 

 time. There is an increasing demand 

 for all kinds of foliage and greens. 

 There seems to be no outlet for short- 

 stemmed flowers. It cannot be said 

 that October business was anything to 

 brag about. Wedding decorations 

 were numerous but small; funeral and 

 counter work were below the average. 

 The retailers who are catering to the 

 high class trade are experiencing a 

 very quiet fall. 



Towards end of 

 PHILADELPHIA week business im- 

 proved in a 

 marked degree. Hallowe'en, and other 

 functions, combined with the cooler 

 weather had a marked effect. The 

 first seasonable clean-up for many 

 weeks took place last Saturday. An 

 immense lot of stock was moved off 

 at low prices. Chrysanthemums are. 

 of course, the dominant feature now. 

 On account of the warm weather it 

 was impossible for the growers to hold 

 them back. Many batches intended for 

 Thanksgiving trade had to be cut and 

 let go for whatever they would bring. 

 Quality is about on a par with pre- 

 vious years. We have never seen bet- 

 ter Bonnaffons than those now on this 

 market. Roses are not quite so plenti- 

 ful. Growers of American Beauty are 

 nearly all off crop, and a sharp ad- 

 vance ought to have taken place, if 

 the market had been healthy, instead 

 of water-logged with other kinds of 

 flowers on which buyers could switch 

 off the minute a decent price was 



asked. Stocks of this item were well 

 cleaned up. however, and we feel that 

 conditions are now ripe for an up- 

 ward jump. Carnations are still very 

 plentiful but the quality has improved. 

 The orchid crop has slackened up very 

 decidedly. Violets have been suffer- 

 ing with the heat but a few days of 

 this cool spell will tone them up. The 

 violet fakirs are out again on Chest- 

 nut and Market streets after an em- 

 bargo of many moons. Welcome news 

 for all concerned. 



Killing frosts have 

 WASHINGTON finished up what 



little outdoor veg- 

 etation was still left. Chrysanthe- 

 mums are everywhere in the greatest 

 profusion and the fancies are bringing 

 lemarkably good prices. Carnations 

 are of good size, but owing to the re- 

 cent hot spell, are very weak of stem. 

 Violets are in but only in limited 

 quantities. Roses are received in 

 greater abundance every day. 



CHICAGO NOTES. 



Employes of the Chicago wholesale 

 lyrists held a dance at Columbia Hall, 

 Wednesday Oct. 2Sth. A large num- 

 ber were in attendance and a good 

 time enjoyed by all. 



The Fleur-de-Lis Club organized by 

 the voting lady employes of the A. L. 

 Randall Co., Chicago, will give their 

 first dance at Svithiod Club House on 

 the evening of Nov. 12. 



OBITUARY. 



Richard Coombs. 

 Richard Coombs, born in the North 

 of Ireland, March 22, 1845, died at 

 West Hartford, Conn., October 21. He 

 has conducted a successful business as 

 florist and market gardener for many 

 years. He is a brother of John 

 Coombs, the well known florist of 

 Hartford. 



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