June 15, 1907 



HORTICULTURE, 



793; 



CUT FLOWER MARKET REPORTS 



The flower market con- 

 BOSTON tiimes in a very inactive 

 state with prices de- 

 pressed to summer level. It is not 

 unexpected, however, as not much 

 business was looked for until the 

 schools commence to close when a 

 change for the better is likely to take 

 place. Stock of all kinds is plentiful, 

 full crops of everything being on and 

 the rose growers holding their old 

 plants in the benches later than usual 

 on account of the cool weather. It 

 follows that the quality generally is 

 very good. Lilies, like everything 

 else are in overstock. 



The week following 

 BUFFALO Memorial Day was a 

 dull one. An over-sup- 

 ply of stock was had with no pros- 

 pects of an outlet. A few days of the 

 worst kind of weather at the begin- 

 ning did not help an already depresed 

 market and by Friday everything on 

 the line was overflowing, especially 

 roses of all qualities. They simply 

 could not be moved from the refriger- 

 ators and counters. Sweet peas were 

 also plentiful, while out door lilac, 

 lily of the valley, tulips of fine quality 

 were had in abundance. It is hoped 

 that the coming week will improve 

 and the market will be in normal con- 

 dition. 



Trade keeps right 

 COLUMBUS along good and will 

 until people begin to 

 go away for the summer — if there is to 

 be any summer this year. Stock of all 

 kinds since Memorial Day has become 

 very much more jjlenty. Some of the 

 best American Beauties of the season 

 are selling readily. On the whole the 

 past week has been very satisfactory 

 for all. The seedsmen are busy with 

 both plants and counter sales, late as 

 it is. 



The past week was 

 INDIANAPOLIS a busy one, wed- 

 dings, commence- 

 ments and other social events creating 

 quite a demand. Prices are not what 

 they were a week ago but are satis- 

 factory. Roses are plentiful; enough 

 fine stock to be had in almost any 

 variety. Beauties are in good demand 

 as there are no outdoor roses to be 

 had yet. The demand for carnations 

 is still good, the quality and supply 

 holding up well. Lily of the valley is 

 quite a ravoi'ite at the present time 

 the supply equal to demand. Lilies, 

 peonies and iris are a little late but 

 are handled in fair quantities. Sweet 

 peas could not be better and are to 

 be had in any quantity. The market 

 is well supplied with greens of all 

 kinds, smilax and asparagus having a 

 good demand. Outside planting trade 

 still continues good and probably will 

 be till July 1st owing to backward 

 season. 



The wholesale flower 

 NEW YORK trade has been gen- 

 erally dull and unsat- 

 isfactory during the past week, albeit 

 the retail establishments are fairly 

 busy with seasonable affairs requiring 

 the use of floral decorations; the latter 

 will be short-lived, however, as, de- 

 spite the cool weather, the exodus to 

 country places and Europe is quite 

 general. Collections are reported as 

 exasperatingly slow in wholesale cir- 



cles and the approach of a long, un- 

 productive summer is not a pleasing 

 prospect. Receipts of flowers are still 

 heavy but will soon fall off. 



The early part of 

 PHILADELPHIA the week was very 



satisfactory i n 

 trade returns but towards the end the 

 situation underwent a radical change 

 with the climax on Saturday when 

 stock had piled up to such an extent 

 that the distributing centers were 

 buried. Even the street men gave but 

 little relief and those of them with 

 courage to chance big lots at bargain 

 piices came out at the wrong end. 

 The weddings and commencements 

 seemed to be all billed for the early 

 part of the week leaving a surfeit 

 later. Beauty, Liberty, Richmond, 

 Kaiserin, Bride and Bridesmaid are of 

 very good quality and clean up 

 moderately. Carnations are of good 

 quality but the demand is weak. The 

 orchid market is on an even keel, noi 

 much stock but enough for the call. 

 Lily of the valley is very good and 

 finds a satistactorv outlet. Lilies have 

 shortened up considerably. Sweet peas 

 are now of better quality and much 

 more plentiful. Gardenias are a fairly 

 good proposition, the demand being 

 "excellent but there is too much 

 Southern stock coming in to suit the 

 local growers. 



Trade keeps up 



TWIN CITIES fine, with stock 

 plentiful and heavy 

 demand. Bride and Bridesmaid roses 

 are especially in demand. Weddings 

 . and graduation exercises through the 

 northwest, in addition to the large 

 city business, have made trade much 

 heavier than we have had it in years. 

 Plant sales also continue to keep up 

 nicely. The inclement weather prior 

 to Decoration Day has prolonged the 

 planting considerably, and we can say 

 that we are now in the midst of the 

 planting season. 



Owing to the sev- 



WASHINGTON eral warm days of 

 the preceding week, 

 there was quite an exodus of the 

 flower buyers from Washington, and in 

 consequence business is beginning to 

 stagnate somewhat. There are a good 

 many commencements, however, that 

 will very materially benefit the flor- 

 ists for the remainder of the month. 

 There are not so many June weddings 

 on the tapis as usual, which may pos- 

 sibly be due to the inability of one to 

 tell what season we are now in. 



BUSINESS CHANGES. 



Frank McVaugh of Summit, N. J., 

 has leased the greenhouses of G. W. 

 Binsted. 



The business of the Haskell Avenue 

 Floral Co., Dallas, Texas, has been 

 bought by E. H. R. Green. 



The business of J. M. North at 616 

 Vandeventer St., St. Louis. Mo., has 

 been bought by the Red Bud Floral 

 Co. 



Bv the retirement of Samuel Graff 

 from the firm of Graff Brothers at 

 Columbus. Ohio, the style of the house 

 will become William Graft. Mr. Sam- 

 uel Graff will hereafter reside in Chi- 

 cago. 



NEWPORT TRADE NOTES. 



Florists, dealers and growers, are 

 satisfied that Decoration Day busi- 

 ness this year was ahead of that o£ 

 any previous occasion, a greater num- 

 ber of plants and flowers being sold 

 than ever before at prices fully up 

 to the standard of other years; in 

 fact flowers were higher in price be- 

 cause the supply, as far as Newport 

 was concerned, was very limited. 



Every man interested in bedding 

 plants is now hard at work on them 

 in one way or another. The growers 

 are busy taking orders and delivering 

 and the jobbing gardeners who have 

 no greenhouses are just as busy 

 planting. Geraniums are not over 

 plentiful, in fact there is a scarcity 

 of some varieties of flowers. Scarlet 

 seems to sell much better than pink 

 this vear, although Beaute Poitevine 

 is still favorable and bringing more 

 money than any other variety. 



Joseph Leikens has opened his 

 store on the avenue: Wadley & 

 Smyth have done likewise; Mr. 

 Spalding of Hodgson's is expected 

 dailv to open up. 



Several of the big seed houses in 

 New York had representatives here 

 last week hunting up bulb orders. I 

 have not heard of any from Boston 

 being around yet. but I suppose they 

 will be here just the same and fare 

 as well as the early birds. Roses are 

 late in all sections out doors, in con- 

 sequence I think the Horticultural 

 Society will be compelled to postpone 

 the date of the exhibition. D. M. 



PHILADELPHIA NOTES. 



Mr. Fetters, of Smith & Fetters, 

 Cleveland. O., was a visitor in Phila- 

 delphia on the loth inst. 



Peonies in this locality are now in 

 evidence and will be a glorious show 

 for the next three weeks. They are 

 almost three weeks late in arriving, 

 like everything else outside. Tuesday, 

 the 18th, has been fixed for the annual 

 display at Horticultural Hall under the 

 auspices of the Pennsylvania Horticul- 

 tural Society. Outdoor roses will also 

 be a feature at the same time. 



DURING RECESS. 



Deeside and Buchan were much in 

 evidence in Philadelphia on the 3rd' 

 inst, the redoubtable Birnie of West 

 Hoboken. with the local Ginger .Tar 

 under his arm. making a round of 

 visits and interviewing some of the 

 leading growers. This was Mr. 

 Birnie's first visit since the Centennial 

 :j1 years ago. Mr. Birnie had the- 

 blues that morning from having 

 listened too long to Job the night be- 

 fore, bat a tew hours of Philadelphia 

 sunshine and good company dispelled' 

 the gloom and tipped with rosy fingers 

 the everlasting hills, which soon re- 

 echoed merrily with the tuneful strains 

 of Moneymusk and the Marquis of 

 Huntly. Come again soon, oh tuneful 



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The Waretown Rod and Gun Club- 

 will hold its annual opening on the 

 23rd inst. The Commodore of the 

 club. John Westcott, is busy perfecting 

 arrangements so that all who are lucky 

 enough to get an invitation may ha\re 

 a good time. G. C. W. 



The KERVAN 80. 



20 WEST 

 27th ST., N. Y. 



WHOLESALE DEALERS 



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