November 28, 1908 



HORTICULTURE 



7J1 



Flower Market Reports. 



Thanksgiving brings a 

 BOSTON fair demand; better than 

 last year, we are glad to 

 report. The weather, however, is 

 against any sensational' revival and 

 the market is overloaded with a lot 

 of soft material accumulated by frugal- 

 minded growers or resultant from the 

 unseasonable warmth of the past few 

 days. Even American Beauty roses 

 are lagging, and it is not certain that 

 they will come up to previous records. 

 On the other hand, Richmond has 

 doubled in value and the newcomer, 

 My Maryland, stands pat .it. an equal 

 figure. It is not yet in evidence 

 whether the latter is due to the fact 

 that it is a novelty or because it has 

 developed staying powers of a most 

 unusual character. Y\"e hope it will 

 prove to be the latter. Cattleyas are 

 scarce and violets are not over-plenty, 

 and in both instances schedule prices 

 prevail. As to chrysanthemums it is 

 plain that the end is in sight. The 

 market is badly handicapped by the 

 presence of quantities of chrysanthe- 

 mums, the wind-up of the season's cut 

 which growers have practically mowed 

 down hoping to do better for Thanks- 

 giving than by cutting the blooms suc- 

 cessively. The result is a foregone 

 conclusion. Eaton and Bonnaffon are 

 the best sellers as staple stock. Car- 

 nations are overstocked in the white 

 varieties, in medium demand in the in- 

 termediate shades and find a lively call 

 in the high colors. Stevia, "William 

 Scott's protege, is in and sells readily 

 at usual price of $1.00 per hundred 

 There is a fair demand, but no great 

 strength, on other items in the regular 

 list. Callas, perhaps, show as much 

 life as any other specialty, but in or- 

 der to bring the regulation price of 

 $1.50 per dozen they must be unspotted 

 and pure as the driven suow. 



Summer temperature and 

 CHICAGO air filled with fog is 

 hardly the best kind of 

 preparation for the Thanksgiving 

 flower supply, but these are the condi- 

 tions prevailing up to the time of writ- 

 ing, and much of the stock coming in 

 has been soft and unsatisfactory in 

 quality while also too abundant. 

 Growers who have been storing away 

 roses, carnations and chrysanthemums 

 in anticipation of better returns for 

 same as a holiday supply will find 

 little in existing conditions and out- 

 look to encourage them in their course. 

 On the other hand, there is no doubt 

 that first-class fresh material will find 

 a ready and profitable market In our 

 next report we shall have the story in 

 full. 



Everything looks bright 

 DETROIT and encouraging. Socie- 

 ty is waking up, and 

 ovders for larger receptions and balls 

 are again in order. Chrysanthemums 

 are very good, but Thanksgiving will 

 see abcut the end of them. Other 

 crops are improving, violets being the 

 only scarce article. 



The past week has 

 INDIANAPOLIS been very contra- 

 dictory, some re- 

 porting trade good, others saying that 

 it couldn't be worse, but to a great ex- 

 tent it all depends on locality. Not- 

 withstanding the cool weather, stoc't 

 is coming into the market quite lively. 

 Chrysanthemums, roses and carnations 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.- 



PER 100. 

 TO DEALE 8 ONLY. 



CINCINNATI 



Nov. 23 



DETROIT 



Nov. 21 



BUFPALO PITTSBURG 



Nov. 23 Nov. 23 



8.00 

 4 00 

 4.00 

 4.00 



ROSES 



Am. Beauty, Fan. and Sp. 35-co 



" Extra 



No. 1 15.00 



" Lower grades 6 co 



Bride, 'Maid. F. & S 600 to 



" " Low.gr 3.00 to 



ICillamey, Fan. & Sp 8.00 to 



" Lower grades 4.00 to 



Richmond, Fancy & Special. . 



" Lower grades . 



Chatenay 



Golden Gate, Ivory, etc 



MyMaryland to 



Queen Beatrice to 



Mrs. Mar. Field to 



CARNATIONS 



Fancy and Novelties. , 4,00 to 



Ordinary.... z.co to 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Chrysanthemums, Fancy 20.00 



" Ordinary.. 6 co 



Cattleyas 60.00 



Lilies 0.00 



Lily of the Valley 



Narcis., Paper White 2.to 



Roman Hya 2.00 



Sweet Peas 50 



Gardenias. 



Violets 



Adiantum 



Smllax to.co 



Asparagus Plumosus, strings 30 co 



" " & Spren (toobchs.) ' 30.00 



40.00 

 30.00 

 20.00 

 10.00 

 8.00 

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2.5c 

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25.00 

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15.00 

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12.50 



35.00 



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35.00 

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35.00 

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 15.00 10.00 



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15.00 



50.00 



50. CO 



are very plentiful. Some good Iongi- 

 fiorum lilies are in, but move slowly. 

 Violets are in fair quality and quan- 

 tity, and sell well. Some Paper Whites 

 are seen, but bulb stock in general is 

 being held back as much as possible 

 until chrysanthemums are cleared off. 

 Lily of the valley, violets, peas and 

 orchids are much used for corsages at 

 the present time. Cyclamens, Lorraine 

 begonias, pot chrysanthemums and 

 primroses are the main factors in the 

 plant line, the prices of which are a 

 little lower than in former seasons. 

 With a continuance of the present cool 

 weather the market will shrow con- 

 siderable, improvement before long. 

 Adiantum. smilax and plumosus are 

 having a good run. 



A distinctly better 

 PHILADELPHIA tone was felt here 



last week along 

 all lines. There was no great jump- in 

 prices (if we except violets, which 

 were scarce and high-priced) but the 

 general clean-up was very gratifying 

 and emphasizes the hea.lthy condition 

 of the market. Many of the better 

 sorts of chrysanthemums are now en- 

 tirely cut out and this shortening up 

 has had a good effect on other stocks, 

 which are now in much better demand. 

 Roses are about as plentiful as any- 

 thing. American Beauties were never 

 better at this season. My Maryland is 

 scarce, as the growers are now conserv- 

 ing their best stock for propagating 

 purposes. Carnations are much better 

 as to quality, and with shortening sun- 

 plies of poor stock prices have been 

 marked up thirty per cent. Lily of the 

 valley is bringing regulation rates. 

 The demand for orchids is now closely 

 taxing available supplies. Roman 

 hyacinths, paper whites, bouvardia. 

 mignonette and sweet peas are among 



the minor items in reasonable supply 

 and healthy demand. 



NEWS NOTES. 

 Virden, III — J. W. Garner has pur- 

 chased three greenhouses and will 

 add them to his present plant. 



Rittersville, Pa.— John F. Horn & 

 Bro. have installed a second large 

 boiler in their plant, the additions 

 made to their greenhouses this sum- 

 mer making it necessary. 



Hemet, Calif. — Clharles Howard, 

 who last spring purchased five acres 

 of land near Park Hill, has planted it 

 in inses and will carry on a whole- 

 sale business. A large propagating 

 house has been erected and material 

 for a greenhouse is on the ground. 



Gretna, La. — B. M. Wichers has 

 brought suit against the New Orleans 

 Acid and Fertilizer Co. for damages 

 to the amount of $15,615.50, alleging 

 that by reason of the noxious and dis- 

 agreeable odors emapating from the 

 plant of the defendants his business 

 has been ruined, and that valuable 

 plants have been destroyed. 



DETROIT PERSONALS. 



./as. Taylor is recovering from a 

 serious cold contracted about two 

 weeks ago. 



C. H. Maynard, who has been ill and 

 confined to his bed for a week, is out 

 and around again 



Trade papers will soon announce a 

 new steam trap patented by H. Pierce 

 and highly esteemed by local florists. 



The genial Walter Taepke will soon 

 have complete use of his right hand 

 again, on which he had suffered a case 

 of blood poisoning. 



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