March H, 1908 



HORTICULTURE 



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FLOWER MARKET REPORTS 



The general outlook in 

 BOSTON the flower trade has not 

 changed, and there is 

 little prospect that it will until Easter. 

 Kelief from the heavy production and 

 local stagnation is hoped for by that 

 time, at least. It is a common saying 

 that there is nothijig one can ask for 

 that cannot be supplied, yet we saw 

 one party chasing in all directions to- 

 day for a bunch of yellow antirrhinums 

 and he did not find them, although this 

 market is better supplied with "odds 

 and ends" than any other. Anemones, 

 ranunculuses, antirrhinums, coreopsis, 

 calendulas, schizanthus, Lilium specio- 

 sum rubrum, etc., are all in evidence 

 at present time. 



Stock of all kinds was • 

 BUFFALO rather plentiful the past 

 week, especially carna- 

 tions, which filled up the coolers to 

 overflowing, and while fair prices have 

 been holding on, the market could 

 stand the strain no longer, and on 

 Friday and Saturday bargain signs 

 .were seen galore among the retailers. 

 It was a genuine bargain day for the 

 public and helped to clean up a little 

 surplus at the wholesalers. Tea roses 

 and Beauties are in good supply, as well 

 as lily of the valley, gardenias, violets, 

 peas and all bulbous stock and lilies. 

 which need some force to move. 



Business for the past 

 CHICAGO week was fairly good 

 with the wholesalers. 

 Although prices were very low a great 

 quantity of stock was handled. At no 

 time during the season have New 

 York violets been here in greater 

 quantity, but they were sold, and al- 

 though at figures as low as twsniy 

 cents per hundred, yet one could nnt 

 but wonder where they all went to. 

 Carnations are about in the same 

 predicament at this time. Quantities 

 of soucbern jonquils are being shippi'd 

 here, depreciating the price of home- 

 grown flowers. Lilies are more plenti- 

 ful, also smilax. Hardy ferns are be- 

 ginning to show the effects of long 

 storage, but it is not expected that 

 they will reach the prices of a year 

 ago, when they brought $G.OO per thou- 

 sand. American Beauties are still 

 scarce, but a crop is on the way for 

 Easter. 



With a seemingly un- 

 DETROIT limited supply of carna- 

 tions and bulbous flow- 

 ers the bottom has dropped out of the 

 heretofore healthy market conditions. 

 Azaleas, rhododendrons and lilac 

 plants are used a great deal for large 

 floral design work while wreaths of 

 assorted bulbous flowers not only pro- 

 vide for an agreeable change but give 

 the florist an opportunity to create 

 very artistic effects. 



A lessening of tile de- 

 NEW YORK mand for cut flowers 

 is more apparent this 

 week, but as a consequence of the- con- 

 tinued dull condition which has pre- 

 vailed throughtiut the season it has not 

 been attended by the general depres- 

 sion of prices usual when the Lenten 

 season sr-tc in. Roses srow more 



plentiful ;ind the call for them is any- 

 thing but urgent and prices are grad- 

 ually weakening; Beauties particularly 

 move slowly, the price now being 

 about half and less than the quotations 

 of three weeks ago. Carnations hold 

 their own and the heavy cut shows 

 some signs of diminishing for a time 

 at least. They have been so cheap 

 that it does not seem that they can 

 suffer a further decline. Violets, with 

 few exceptions, can be disposed of 

 only to the street pedlers. All bulbous 

 stock is in greater supply than the de- 

 mand can take care of at — for the 

 grower — livin.g prices. Some southern 

 bulb stock has already made its ap- 

 pearance. The supply of green stuff is 

 about equal with the demand. 



American Beauty 

 PHILADELPHIA roses are more 

 plentiful this week 

 and prices have dropped a little. Rich- 

 mond and Liberty have improved in 

 quality with larger receipts and a 

 sagging in quotations. Some improve- 

 ment in Killarney Is noticeable In 

 spots and there is no doubt of its in- 

 creasing popularity over Bridesmaid. 

 The carnation market is still very 

 much overcrowded. Cattleyas are 

 good with sufiicient supply. Cypripe- 

 diums are plentiful but demand 

 meagre. The violet situation is toler- 

 able. Violets seem more affected by 

 the weather than any other crop when 

 it comes to distribution. Lily of the 

 valley is still in poor demand. Very 

 little change to report on other 

 staples, except that supplies have 

 slackened up a little. Gardenias are 

 tairly plentiful. The greens mark t 

 is not quite so good as it has been. 



The Twin Cities re- 

 TWIN CITIES port that business 



is keeping up good. 

 Violets and bulbous stock are still a- 

 plenty, while roses are in short sup- 

 ply. Carnations went up some this 

 last week. 



The Lenten season 

 WASHINGTON is upon us, as is 



also a glutted mar- 

 ket. All flowers of fine quality are in 

 abundance, but good green still re- 

 mains very scarce and high accord- 

 ingly. The weather still continues un- 

 settled and unfavorable to the sellers. 



A DAILY PLANT AUCTION. 



As announced in our advertising 

 columns. The Fruit Auction Company 

 of New York is about to inaugurate 

 a series of daily auction sales of plants 

 and other horticultural material open 

 exclusively to the trade. This inno- 

 vation will be watched with great in- 

 terest and, if it meets with general 

 support, will vitally affect the whole- 

 sale plant trade of the metropolis. 

 Our old friend .7. P. Cleary will wield 

 the hammer and no doubt will have a 

 large gathering of the craft in attend- 

 ance when he makes his opening ad- 

 dress. 



TOLEDO NOTES. 



Business here has been rather quiet 

 of late, perhaps more on account of 

 the exceptional cold weather, and also 

 the river flood and ice gorge. J. Fisch- 

 er's boiler room was two feet under 

 water for several days, and one hous' 

 with carnations planted in solid beds 

 had enough water in to flood the car- 

 nations IS inches. Fortunately the 

 weather was warm enough to prevent 

 the frost, from getting into the houses. 

 We all feel very sorry for Mr. Fischer 

 and hope that his loss will not be too 

 great. 



O. B. Wisner closed his city store on 

 March Cth and will give his entire at- 

 tention to his store connected with his 

 greenhouses. 



The Virginian crop of bulb flowers Is 

 well advanced and should we be 

 favored with a few warm days ship- 

 ping will commence about the 25th. As 

 a larger quantity than usual were 

 planted last fall heavy consignments 

 may be expected this season. 



E. A. BEAVEN 



Southern Wild Smilax, 



Log Mosses, 



Natural and Perpetuated — at Wholesale, 



EVERGREEN, ALABAMA. 



RTjTSmith 



HARDY CUT FERN 



DEALER, ETC.. 



•Writes *or 'Crio&s 



HINSDALE, riASS. 



Alex Mann, Jr. Co.'"' 



Wholesale Dealer In 



Florists' Supplies and Cut Flowors 



White Doves. $9.00 per doz. 

 Qalax Leaves. 



1125 Polk Street, San Francisco, Cal. 



J.B.Murdocli&Co. 



Wholesale Florists 



FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 



ri4 Penn Ave., PITTSBURG, PA. 



Long Distance 'Ptione 1435 Court 



JTirOPELSAN & CO. 



Wholesale Dealers in 



Out Flowers and Florists' Supplies 



EVERGREEN AND FERN LEAVES 



OF ALL KINDS. 



21 Washington St., PROVIDENCE, R.I. 



Telephone ConDeciion. 



ROBERTJT^YSWr 



Public Jtccountant and Jtuditor 



Simple methods of correct accounting , 

 especially adapted for florists' use. ' 



Books Balanced and Adjusted 



Merchants Bank Buildlnc 



as STATE ST., BOSTON 



Telephone, Main s8 



3 W. 28th ST. 

 New York 



The KERVAN CO. " 



WHOLESALE DEALERS 



Fresh cut PalmeilO & Cycas Palm Leaves, Galax, Leu- 

 cothoe, Ferns and Mosses. .^11 Decorating Evergreen . 



