March 2«, 1908 



horticulture: 



421 



Flower Market Reports. 



The market is still rtull 

 BOSTON and lifeless. Conditions 



have not improved over 

 last week. Flowers of all descriptions 

 are plentiful with but tniall demand. 

 Carnations are in fine condition, also 

 roses, especially \merioan Beauty. 

 Lilies are being received in large quan- 

 tities, aud if stock continues to come 

 in in as fine shape as at present good 

 results are expected from the Easter 

 trade. 



.\s the Lenten season ad- 

 CHICAGO vances business holds 

 about the same and the 

 wholesalers have no complaint. A great 

 luany split carnations are shipped in 

 but ready sale is found for them to 

 the sidewalk venders and to depart- 

 ment stores in out of town places that 

 put on sales of carnations at low 

 prices. American Beauties are more 

 plentiful and of good quality. South- 

 ern jonquils are coming in large quan- 

 tity and selling very cheap. This stock 

 has a tendency to hurt the forced bul- 

 bous stock in prices. Azaleas, tulips 

 and jonquils in pots, also cinerarias, 

 ^re abundant in the plant line. 



The market con- 

 INDIANAPOLIS tains much more 



stock than the de- 

 mand is using up. Wholesale prices 

 appear to be lower than usual consid- 

 ering the quality and time of year. The 

 trade in flowering plants seems to be 

 far in excess of that of cut flowers. 

 Beautieji and all tea ixjses are first- 

 class and are in quantity more than 

 sufHcient for the needs of the market. 

 Carnations and bulbous flowers are 

 abundant and can be had at the lowest 

 market figures. Sweet peas are bring- 

 ing good returns and no trouble is 

 experienced in disposing of select 

 stock. Lilac is seen in quantity but 

 difficult to move. A big improvement 

 in trade is reported by retailers in all 

 sections of the city. Present indica- 

 tions do not point to any material 

 change in prices. 



We are baijuv to 

 PHILADELPHIA be able to report 



that the m.arket 

 here is picking up a little. Caruations 

 cleaned up much better and with 

 small-;r receipts prices are bound to 

 improve. The demand all along the 

 line was better, and while no decided 

 advance has taken place in prices of 

 the leading staples, a much better ton^ 

 prevails. American Beauty roses 

 shortened up considerably. Richmond 

 continues fine but Liberty is a little 

 off color. Bridesmaid and Killarney 

 lead in the pink section, with the lat- 

 ter in best demand. A fow of the new 

 Mrs. .Jardine are coming in and are 

 eagerly snapped up. The violet situa- 

 tion improved greatly Friday and Sat- 

 urday. The singles a.re sagging a lit- 

 tle as to quality. It is thought that 

 the cold Irame crop will not last until 

 Easter. Sweet peas arc still very good 

 and selling well. Southern daffodils 

 are very plentiful and go mostly to the 

 street men. The local product has the 

 call, being larger, better substance, 

 fresher and of the high-toned varieties 

 such as Emperor, Empress, etc. These 



1000 Strings of Smilax 



MUST BE SOLD BEFORE EASTER 



Stringrs 6 feet lon^. 15 cents each. 

 Let me send sample lot. 



VERN L. SCHLURAFF, 



ERIE, PA. 



go to the best stores and bring good 

 prices. Paper Whites and Romans are 

 nearly over. Easter lilies and callas 

 are plentif\il and go fairly wei). Den- 

 drobiuni Wardianum and Cattleya 

 Schroderae lead in orchids. Cypripedi- 

 unis are about done. 



The past week 

 TWIN CITIES showed no changes 



to speak of. Busi- 

 ness during the whole month has been 

 good, with the exception of a few 

 storrny days. Bulbous stock is going 

 up a trifle. Chicago is sending in quite 

 a lot of cheap flowers, especially roses 

 in the lower grades, lilies .ind other 

 bulbous flowers. There will be a nice 

 lot of Easter lilies, azaleas, rhododen- 

 drons, astilbes, etc., on hand for Eas- 

 ter. 



The market is still 

 WASHINGTON demoralized by the 



excessive glut due to 

 the beautiful weather and to the quiet 

 of the Lenten season. Outdoor bulbs 

 are beginning to flower now which will 

 further help to lower prices of all other 

 Cowers. Carnations still remain of 

 fine quality, but violets are very poor. 

 Roses, even American Beauties, have 

 gone tumbling down in price and we 

 cannot reasonably hope for any better 

 report before the Easter rush is on. 



NOTES FROM TWIN CITIES. 



Mr. Theodore Wirlh left on March 

 19 for the meeting of the executive 

 committee of the S. A. F., and also to 

 attend the executive meeting of park 

 superintendents to aiTange for the 

 next convention which will be held in 

 Minneapolis. 



J. F. Withers, who had been in Min- 

 neapolis for ten days lecturing on the 

 treatment of trees aud landscape gar- 

 dening, accompanied Mr. Wirth. Mr. 

 Wither.5 also gave a lecture before the 

 students of the State Agricultural 

 School and before the Twin City Flor- 

 ists' and Gardeners' Club at their meet- 

 ing at Holm &. Olson's in St. Paul on 

 March 17. All the lectures were very 

 well attended and much appreciated. 



NEWS NOTES. 



Azalea Star of Somergen will be 

 shown tor first time at the Quinquen- 

 nial. Gh-^nt, in April, 1908. 



The Denison (Texas) Civic Improve- 

 ment League has just completed its 

 second annual distribution of flower 

 seeds through the public schools, 

 which proved a great success, more 

 than seven thousand packets being 

 furnished for planting in home yards. 

 Prizes will be offered for the best re- 

 sults obtained from the planting of 

 these bceds aud liberal prizes will b^' 

 offered for the greatest improvement 

 of home yards under a plan very suc- 

 cessfully employed last season. 



DURING RECESS. 



The first meeting of the New York 

 Florists' Bowling Club was held at the 

 office of W. E. Marshall. Eighteen 

 members were enrolled and officers 

 chosen as follows: President, W. E. 

 Marshall; secretary, J. Austin Shaw; 

 treasurer, J. A. Manda. Dues were 

 fixed at fifty cents a night. Only 

 members of the New lork Florists' 

 Club will be eligible for membership. 



After the transaction of business, 

 bowling was indulged in, and among 

 tbe best s-cores were the following: 



A. Rickai-as 124 216 148 



W. Fvickards 130 167 129 



W. E. Marshall 128 163 138 



Mr. Schreiner 137 181 186 



Jos. Fem-lch 173 165 192 



J. A. Manda 1.56 171 181 



Competition for President Traendly's 

 transportation offer begins on April 3, 

 and twenty games are to be rolled; 

 the five winners must average 155 in 

 the twenty games. The contest prom- 

 ises to be a lively one. 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



The New England Dahlia Society 

 will hold an exhibition on September 

 17, 18, 19, at Lorimer and Gilbert 

 Halls, Tremont Temple, Boston. 



At the meeting of the Maryland Hor- 

 ticultural Society at Hotel -Rennert, 

 Baltimore, March 8, arrangements 

 wei'e made for a summer meeting at 

 White Marsh, September 22, on invita- 

 tion of R. Vincent, and for the winter 

 meeting on December 1, 2, S in Balti- 

 more. 



The Winnipeg Florists' Association 

 was formed at Winnipeg, Man., on 

 February 27, with offlcoi-s as follows: 

 President, Mr. Burchart; vice-presi- 

 dents, Messrs. Stolper and .\kins; sec- 

 retary, Mr. Birch; treasurer. Miss Sid- 

 dle; corresponding secretary. Mrs. 

 Kempsler. 



The Milwaukee (Wis.) Florist Club 

 gave its fifth carnation exhibition on 

 March 5, which was a decided advance 

 over any previous show. (Competition 

 was admitted only between the local 

 growers and N. Zweitel secured a 

 majority of the prizes. Heitman & 

 Baerman, A. Manke & Sons, Mueller 

 & SchroGder and C. C. Pollworth Co. 

 being other winners. Special men- 

 tion was made of carnations Winona 

 from F. Dorner & Sons Co., Aristo- 

 crat. White Enchantress and Andrew 

 Carnegie from Chicago Carnation Co. 

 F. P. Dilger showed fine bulbous flow- 

 ers; E. G. Hill Co. Rhea Held and 

 Poehlmann Bros. Mrs. Potter Palmer 

 roses. 



The KERVAN CO. 



13 W. 28th ST. 

 New York 



WHO«.eSALE DEALERS 



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