February 1, 1908 



HORTICULTURE. 



149 



FLOWER MARKET REPORTS 



Market conditions have 

 BOSTON not improved over last 

 week. With an abund- 

 ance of stock all along the line and 

 but little trading, prices have fallen 

 considerably. Carnations are a glut 

 in the market, while violets, roses, 

 sweet peas and jonquils are doing but 

 fairly well. 



A mixture of all kinds 

 BUFFALO of weather being on the 

 past week made the sup- 

 ply heavy one day and short the next, 

 which kept the wholesalers guessing. 

 Teas were scarce, especially the short 

 grades, which were in heavy demand 

 as floral work was plentiful, and a 

 good portion of other stock such as 

 lily of the valley, sweet peas, tulips, 

 freezia, and lilies had to be substituted. 

 On Richmonds and selected teas prices 

 held firm and on some lines went up a 

 notch, and the only report received 

 from growers was "off crop, best can 

 do." Carnations in light colors were 

 well cleaned up, but a good many Law- 

 sons and dark colors of ordinary 

 quality were carried over to Monday. 

 Violets were in good supply but a little 

 weak as to prices, the quality being 

 good. Spring flowers are coming in 

 more plentifully; daffodils and yellow 

 tulips sold well; white Lorraine with 

 shoit stems seemed to remain. South- 

 ern smilax is in better demand; other 

 greens are quite abundant. 



Business the past week 

 DETROIT jias been very satisfac- 

 tory. Bulbous stock of 

 all descriptions is coming in in good 

 quality and selling at good prices. 



There has been a 

 INDIANAPOLIS decided improve- 

 ment in the move- 

 ment of all kinds of cut flowers the 

 past week which means a fairly clean 

 market. There is nothing rushing but 

 just enough demand to take care of 

 the supply. Good Beauties and teas 

 are not over-plentiful, the top grades 

 bringing good prices. Bulbous stock 

 lilac, violets and sweet peas have been 

 moving better than before.. Callas and 

 Harrisii are sold on sight. Roman 

 hyacinths are about the only thing 

 that is in over-supply. Freezia is now 

 coming in in good quantities. Orchids 

 of many varieties help to make attrac- 

 tive retail windows. Not a florist in 

 the larger cities whose trade is worthy 

 of the name is without the .orchid 

 now. Trade in pot plants of all kinds 

 is rather slow. There is quite a trade 

 in greeu goods, galax and leucothoe be- 

 ing used in large quantities. 



The sluggish con- 

 PHILADELPHIA ditlons we have 

 experienced for 

 some time still continue here. Trading 

 is half-hearted all along the line. Still, 

 we presume it is no worse than else- 

 where. One New York wholesaler who 

 honored us with a visit the other day 

 remarked that things in the metropolis 

 were such that he run away to Phila- 

 delphia for a short spell to escape 

 them. There is nothing new to report 

 in the lose or carnation markets. 

 Beauty roses still continue of good 

 quality and ample supply for the de- 

 mand. Bride is in excellent demand 

 and one of the most satisfactory sub- 

 jects at present. Killarney is also 



good. In carnations the Beacon stands 

 out conspicuous and brings top price. 

 Lily of the valley has recovered a little 

 and is now moving rather better. 

 Sweet peas sell fairly well but prices 

 are still too low for profit. Trumpet 

 daffodils from nearby sources are well 

 received and prices are fair, all things 

 considered. Crops of paper whites 

 have shortened up and these are now 

 in healthy demand at fair prices. Tu- 

 lips have commenced. La Reine and 

 Couronne d'or principally, so far: Li- 

 lac, mignonette, Easter lilies continue 

 good, and move out reasonably well. 

 The flower market 

 TWIN CITIES has been very 

 steady this last 

 week. Carnations, violets, paper 

 whites, tulips and daffodils are plenti- 

 ful and good. Roses, with the excep- 

 tion of American Beauties, are getting 

 short in both Minneapolis and St. Paul. 



PHILADELPHIA NOTES. 



"Indoor Culture of Carnations" will 

 be the special subject up for discus- 

 sion before the Florists' Club of Phila- 

 delphia the first Tuesday of February. 

 Edmond A. Harvey, Brandywine sum- 

 mit, will be the orator. 



Arthur Niesseon, of the Leo Niessen 

 Co., is inclined to agree with many 

 other experts that Bridesmaid rose has 

 reached "the old-maid" stage of its 

 existence, and that we will have to 

 look for new blood for the future. He 

 thinks also that such roses as Killar- 

 ney are in a class by themselves, and 

 not to be considered as competitors 

 for "the new Bridesmaid" honors. 



The impression prevails with many 

 that our propagating method is largely 

 responsible for the running out of 

 our forcing roses. P. J. Lynch recom- 

 mends instead the use of summer 

 propagated, winter rested, own-root 

 stock grown from roses that have 

 never been forced. If this is done 

 he is positive he will hear less of our 

 good old roses running out. Paste 

 that pointer in your hat. It is from 

 a man who has made a life study of 

 the subject. 



Ernst F. Hoehl, late of Madison. 

 N. J., now occupies the Bunting place 

 at Fifty-eighth and Elmwootl avenue. 

 He is making a specialty of sweet 

 peas and carnations. 



.\ handsomely illustrated circular of 

 the new rose Mrs. .lardine is being 

 sent out Ijy the Pennock-Meehan Co. 



Hardy chrysanthemums are bein.g 

 featured by the Michell Co. this spring. 

 Golden Glow. Lynnwood Hall, Pac'ific 

 Supremo and White Cloud are the 

 gems of a collection embracin,g some 

 thirty vaiieties. A 'colored plate of 

 this flower occupies the front cover of 

 their catalogue. 



The Philadelphia delegation' to the 

 carnation convention included among 

 others Dennis T. Connor, William P. 

 Craig. Edwin J. Fancourt, Edward .X. 

 Stroud, W. Beattie, S. S. Skidelsky, 

 Robert Kift, Samuel S. Pennock, .J. 

 Girvin and Wui. Kleinheinz. 



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 New York 



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CARNATION CUTTINGS 



Lot No. 



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104 3000 Enchantress 

 1 OS 3000 Joost 



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 107 TOGO Mixed Ferns, 3 in. (12 vars.)$7.oo 



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