June 20, 1908 



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FLOWER ^^RKET REPORTS 



The flower market has 

 BOSTON picked up a little lil'e tliis 

 week, due in part to the 

 demand and in part to the decreased 

 supply. The wedding and graduation 

 period is doing excellent work for the 

 lily of the valley, the sweet pea and 

 the American Beauty rose. Fre«. Carnot 

 and Kaiserin roses are the only roses 

 that can boast of perfect foliage and 

 acceptable style. The other roses show 

 the wear and tear of the long winter 

 campaign, and most of the carnations 

 are in the same predicament. Prices 

 remain' stationary. 



There has been no de- 

 CHICAGO cided change in the 

 Chicago cut flower 

 market during the past week but the 

 general tendency is in the line of im- 

 provement. The Republican conven- 

 tion has brought many people to the 

 city and in various ways increased 

 the sale of flowers. Weddings are 

 numerous though there is a difference 

 of opinion as to whether the number 

 is equal to that of last year and Uly 

 of the valley is quite in demand. 

 Sweet peas are also selling readily. 

 In one wholesale house was noticed 

 unusually fine Lilium auratum. Car- 

 nations are plentiful and bringing fair 

 prices for good stock. Flowers are in 

 abundance though not in excess as 

 was the case a week ago. Some fine 

 Canterbury Bells grown by Wittbold 

 are in market. Peonies certainly are 

 excellent and though the supply is 

 very large most of them find buyers. 

 Some very fine Shasta aalsies are also 

 seen. Trade in florists' supplies is 

 active. 



Jime trade up lo 



INDIANAPOLIS the present time 

 has more than met 

 the approval of the majority of the 

 florist?. The June weddings and com- 

 mencements as usual have used great 

 quantities cf choice stock. Sweet peas 

 of quality had a tremendous run. 

 Beauties, cattleyas and lily of the val- 

 ley are excellent with good demand. 

 All seasonable stock is plentiful but 

 the quality is daily becoming more 

 inferior. A few asters are in and 

 gladioli are becoming more abundant. 

 Carnations, and in fact everything in 

 the fi'^ld. is looking very promising. 



The volume of busi- 

 NEW YORK ness diminishes from 

 week to week. There 

 is still a glut of carnations and quali- 

 ty is poor with a few exceptions. Rose 

 growers are throwing out rapidly and 

 this helps to the extent of not having 

 a lot of unsalable stock in sight. 

 Beauties are moving somewhat better 

 but prices are still low. Of the small 

 roses, Killarney and Testout have 

 I he preference. Richmond does not 

 amount to much. Cattleyas and lily 

 of the valley of the best gi-ades sell 

 fairly well, inferior stock finding little 

 outlet. 



Trade here for the 

 PHILADELPHIA second week in 

 June was not up 

 to standard. Commencements and 

 weddings were numerous enough but 

 much of the flower work for same was 

 on a very modest scale and in some 

 cases was cut out altogether. Re- 

 ceipts have shortened up, many of the 

 growers having cut out the poorest 

 houses in their roses and carnations, 

 now thai these have ceased to be re- 

 muneraiive, with a view to repairs 

 and replanting. American Beauty 

 roses are still of good quality and fair- 

 ly plentiful. The flist of the new crop 

 have commenced. These are limited 

 and come from one or two growers 

 who planted early so as to overlap on 

 the legtilar throwing-out season. 

 Brides, and Bridesmaids are poor, Kai- 

 serin good, Lilicrty better than Rich- 

 mond and Killarney is now coming in 

 nice a'ld clean There is ver>' little 

 that is choice in carnations. Retard- 

 ed peonies are plentiful — the local out- 

 door cut being over — demand good and 

 quality excellent. Orchids less plenti- 

 ful and moving better. Outdoor sweet 

 peas have never been better; color, 

 substance and stem perfect. 



The cut flower 



TWIN CITIES market has been 



good ; the supply 



equals the demand. American Beau- 



ty, Bride. Bridesmaid and Chatenay 

 roses are about gone and whatever is 

 on the market is short-stemmed and 

 of Inferior quality. Gladiolus America 

 and Princeps are selling for $12 per 

 luO while the common kinds only 

 bring from $2 to $4. 



NOTES. 



Deti-oit advices indicate that were it 

 not for a few bouquets and gTaduation 

 jobs matters in the floral lines would 

 be extremely monotonous. Even as it 

 is there is verv little to do. The whole- 

 salers are kept busy throwing out the 

 surnlus. 



Washington reports that theie is al- 

 most nothing doing in the flower mar- 

 ket now, as this weeks winds up all 

 of the Washington schools. It will be 

 hard to dispose of flowers now at any 

 price for social affairs are a matter 

 of ancient history. 



PHILADELPHIA NOTES. 



Arthur T. Hoddington of New York 

 was in town recently insiiecting seed 

 store fittings. 



Charles H. Meehan who has been 

 laid up with a severe attack of quinsy 

 for the past two weeks returned to 

 his duties on Saturday. 



Henry F. Ehresman succeeds to the 

 business of John Lees at Frankford 

 avenue and Bridge street, Frankford. 

 Mr. Lees is reported to have gone 

 West. 



"The Harden," London, announces 

 the Garden Flower Show to be held 

 at the Roval Horticultural Society's. 

 Hall, on Wednesday. July 29, 19US. The 

 sum of lOlp pounds t$5tlO) will be 

 offered in prizes and one gold and 

 two silver medals will be awarded. 

 Only readers of the paper will be al- 

 lowed to compete. 



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