Februiu-y 29, 3908 



HORTICULTURE. 



277. 



FLOWER MARKET REPORTS 



Although Friday aud Sat- 

 BOSTON urday of last week and 

 Monday of this week de- 

 veloped a little activity in buying, yet 

 no permanent improvement in mai-lcet 

 conditions is visible. At time of pub- 

 lication things are pretty dull and the 

 receipts continue heavy; accumula- 

 tions are moved with difficulty and, as 

 a rule, at very low figures. Roses hold 

 prices better perhaps than any other 

 staple, but they are increasing in quan- 

 tity daily. As lo quality, it may be 

 truthfully stated that never have the 

 flowers in this market been better. 

 This statement applies to all classes 

 generally. High grade material is in 

 evidence eveiywhere, even on the curb- 

 stone stands. 



The past week was a 

 CHICAGO most eventful one for 

 florists. On Thursday 

 we had a blizzard — the worst since 

 1885 — and at some greenhouses con- 

 siderable damage was done by the 

 weight of snow on the glass. Trains 

 being delayed caused many market 

 shipments to come in late. Retail 

 business was at a standstill, it being 

 impossible for customers to venture 

 out for several days. Caniations glut 

 the market. New York violets are be- 

 ing sold at any price available. Bulb- 

 ous stock is very plentiful. With 

 roses it is another story. Brides and 

 Bridesmaids are scarce, but of fine 

 quality; Beauties are also very scarce 

 but of poor quality, most of the grow- 

 ers of tKe rose being off crop, but 

 expecting to be in for Easter. Among 

 the spring fiowers noted are white 

 and purple lilac, deutzia, and bridal 

 wreath. Callas and lilies are most 

 abundant. Sweet peas, when they 

 have long stems, bring a good price, 

 but short ones are a glut. It is draw- 

 ing close to the Mardi Gras Festival 

 at New Orleans and shippers antici- 

 pate a good business from that sec- 

 tion. 



Stock is accumulating 

 DETROIT to a great extent here, 



with the exception of 

 roses and violets. A heavy demand 

 on hardy ferns finds first-class supply, 

 but such greens as asparagus and 

 sniilax are at a iiremium. 



Business in the whole- 

 NEW YORK sale cut flower marts 



shows but little im- 

 pi ovenient over that of last week. The 

 iioliday on Saturday helped to clean 

 up some of the accumulation and Mon- 

 day's pulse seeemed to throb with a 

 little more vigor than customary, but, 

 on the whole, there is nothing in evi- 

 dence on which to base a statement 

 that business has improved. Carna- 

 tions, violets aud all bulbous stock ex- 

 cept lilies continue in over supply; the 

 latter are scarce. Of roses there are 

 enough, but no great surplus, and the 

 quality is excellent. A small quantity 

 ot Acacia pubescens is being received. 

 Primula obconica is a frequent object 

 in the florists' windows, and the scare 

 regarding the poisonous qualities of 

 this pretty plant seems to have in a 

 niea,sure died out. 



A more cheerful 

 PHILADELPHIA feeling prevails in 

 the wholesale 

 markets here. Not that I see any 

 great improvement in conditions but I 

 think the dealers are accommodating 

 themselves to the change. Washington 

 day brightened things up a little. The 

 weather has been favorable and lots 

 of stock has been moved off through 

 the usual auxiliary channels. Ameri- 

 can Beauty roses are off crop for the 

 time being, and prices nave hardened 

 up a little. The prospects are tor 

 plenty of these again very shortly. 

 Other varieties are moving well but 

 without change in quoted rates. The 

 rose situation is improved consider- 

 ably, but no change for the better can 

 be reported on carnations. Lily of the 

 valley market is poor. 'Violets in 

 fairly good demand — especially on 

 mild days when the street men can 

 work. Sweet peas are still too plenti- 

 ful. Orchids are in good demand. 

 Cattleya Schroederae is the leader at 

 present. Cypripediums are more 

 plentiful than usual for the season. 

 Lilies it good find a market. Daisies, 

 myosotis, and such spring subjects are 

 in fair demand. Bulbous stock shows 

 no improvement and supplies remain 

 much in excess of demand. 



During the latter 

 WASHINGTON part of last week 

 there was an un- 

 usual business activity here. A good 

 many large social affairs and promin- 

 ent funerals have called for an unusual 

 amount of cut flowers. All stores are 

 kept agreeably busy. With the excep- 

 tion of American Beauty roses all 

 stock is plentiful, and prices keep up 

 amazingly well for so late in the sea- 

 son. There is an abundance of bulb- 

 ous stock but quite a dearth of greens 

 of the better class. 



CARNATION LIEUT. PEARY. 



Referring to the note in last week's 

 HORTlCKLTfRE concerning the al- 

 leged tendency of carnation Lieut. 

 Peary tO' "go lo sleep" on the plants 

 under certain conditions, Mr. C. W. 

 Ward advises that a temperature of 

 from 52 to .5.j be given this variety, 

 with plenty of ventilation. He finds it 

 resentful ot overwatering. and if soil 

 is kept soaked trouble is liable to en- 

 sue. With him Lieut. Peary has al- 

 ways proved to be an excellent keeper 

 and has made a good record in cash 

 returns. From 250 nmning feet of 

 bench, averaging 4 feet in width, the 

 returns this season from September to 

 February 15th ha-fre been $425, which 

 Mr. Ward considers satisfactory. 



GREENHOUSES BUILDING AND 

 CONTEMPLATED. 



Hannibal, Mo. — Lee Hodges, one 

 house. 



Chicago, 111.— H. F. Halle, 25-ft. 

 conservatory. 



Jacksonville, Fla. — Sawyer & Payne, 

 three houses. 



N. Augusta, Me. — Percival Bros., 

 range of houses. 



E. Sandwich, Out.— J. H. Smith. 

 range ot houses. 



Ludington, Mich. — Wm. Gregory, 

 range of houses. 



Rock Island, 111. — Ludwig Stapp, 

 carnation house, 51x160. 



PHILADELPHIA NOTES. 



D. D. L. Farson has opened a flower 

 store at Ardmore, under the title of 

 the Main Line Flower Shop. 



M. Kavanagh, tor many years a 

 prominent member of the Craig 

 forces, has been seriously ill since 

 Christmas. 



On Tuesday evening, March 3rd, the 

 Florists' Club will be addressed by Mr. 

 .1. Otto Thilow, his subject being "New 

 Things in an Old Country." 



Alexander B. Scott has just re- 

 turned from his usual mid-winter trip, 

 greatly benefited in health and now 

 ready for a strenuous season. Mrs. 

 Jardine is his leading lady this year. 



Hamakichi Suzuki, of Yokohama, 

 Japan, and Chas. Loechner have been 

 visiting the seed trade in the inter- 

 ests of the Yokohama Nursery Co. 

 this week. C. W. Scott, of Chicago, 

 was also a visitor. 



W. Kleinheinz is recovering rapidly 

 from the severe attack of rheumatism 

 from which he has been confined to 

 his room since December 29. and ex- 

 pects to attend the rose show in 

 Chicago in March. 



Mrs. Jardine will be among the ex- 

 hibits at the Boston Market Flower 

 Show on the 29th inst. W. P. Craig 

 will be cicerone. Any New England 

 rose grower wishing to see for him- 

 self should embrace this easy oppor- 

 tunity. 



SAVE 

 your weekly copies of this paper. 

 DON'T 

 throw them away. 

 The contents are always of PERMA- 

 NENT VALUE and you may need' 

 them for reference tomorrow, a year 

 from tomorrow, or still later. 



Alex Mann, Jr.Co.'« 



Wholesale Dealer In 



Florists' Supplies and Cut Flowprs 



White Doves, $9.00 per doz. 

 Galax Le«ves. 



1125 Polk Street, San Francisco, Cal. 



J. B. Murdoch & Co. 



Wholesale Florists 



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Long Distance 'PKone 1435 Court. 



J. KOPELMAN & CO. 



Wholesale Dealers in 



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