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CUT FLOWER MARKET REPORTS 



Roses are still in short 

 BOSTON supply, but there is a 

 promise of summer skies 

 and the famine will undoubtedly soon 

 come to an end. Carnations are in 

 better supply, but not enough yet t;> 

 change market quotations; they are 

 not in as good order as usual, being 

 soft and rather shoi-t-lived and many 

 flowers are split — a condition easily 

 accounted for by the prolonged dark 

 weather. There is a nice a.?sortment 

 of tulips and other bulb stock now 

 available, daffodils showing a tendency 

 to overstock and consequent disposi- 

 tion towaro lower values. Violets con- 

 tinue to arrive in large quantltie-. 

 Business has been fairly bri.;k all 

 along the line. 



Continued cold weather 

 BUFFALO and scarcity of stock 

 still prevailed the past 

 week. Flowers of all kinds were on 

 . a ipove the minute they arrived. Roses 

 are still a scarce article and very few 

 are to be had. Floral work has been 

 much in evidence and has cleaned the 

 market up pretty well daily. Tulips, 

 narcissi, daffodils, etc., are coming in 

 more plentiful, but seem to find a 

 ready sale. Some ver.v good Trumpet 

 Major, La Reine and Double Von Sion 

 are to be seen. Freesia is in good 

 supply and of good quality. Lilies 

 have also been in good demand but 

 short in supply, prices holding well. 

 The supply on carnations was some- 

 what short, although enough to go 

 around. The light colors, especially 

 white. Were most in demand and 

 prices holding firm. Lily of the valley 

 and other stock sold well. Green 

 goods in fair supply and demand bet- 

 ter. 



Business seems fair- 

 CINCINNATl ly brisk but cut flow- 

 ers are very scarce 

 in this market. Carnations are bloom- 

 ing all right but the demand far ex- 

 ceeds the supply. This is due chiefly 

 to the scarcity ot roses which are off 

 crop. The past month has been a 

 hard one on roses and it will be sev- 

 eral weeks before they are plentiful 

 again. In bulbous stock daffodils and 

 tulips are helping out some, but Ro- 

 man hyacinths and narcissi move 

 slowly. The latter will not sell as a 

 cut flower and if used for funeral 

 work they are wanted at job lot prices. 

 Lily of the valley is scarce and in de- 

 mand. Callas are at a standstill, while 

 a few Harrisii lilies are coming in 



but of poor quality. Prices are firm 

 on everything and while stock is 

 bringing all that it is worth it is not 

 bringing what it costs to produce; 

 consequently the condition of the mar- 

 ket is far from being satisfactory. 



The business ot the 

 COLUMBUS past week has been 



fine; everybody has 

 been busy and the trouble has been 

 to obtain good stock in suflicient quan- 

 tity. Never was there a time when 

 everything was cut so close. We are 

 certainl.v having a splendid demand 

 and at good prices. As regards price.s 

 there has been little change either at 

 wholesale or retail. 



Trade the past 

 INDIANAPOLIS week has been 

 misettled, one day 

 good and next da.v slow. The weather 

 has been more favorable for flowers 

 for the week but not long enough to 

 noticeably affect the market. Roses, 

 particularly American Beauties, con- 

 tinue very scarce. Carnations are ex- 

 ceptionally fine and plentiful. Con- 

 siderable lilac is seen and Bells well. 

 Bulbous stock of all kinds is to be 

 had in any quantity and finds ready 

 sale. Abundance of fine lily of the 

 valley is seen hut it meets with slow- 

 sale. There is a good call for callas 

 and Easter lilies but the supply is 

 only moderate. In green goods and 

 galax leaves there is a good supply 

 all along the line. 



Business conditions 

 LOUISVILLE the previous week 



very satisfactory, and 

 stock generally was obtainable in ade- 

 quate quantities. Carnations were in 

 good supply and found ready demand. 

 Roses were somewhat scarce and were 

 quickly disposed of. Violets, lily of 

 the valley, narcissi, hyacinths, etc., 

 sell well and can be had in abundance. 



This market still feels 

 NEW YORK the pinch of scarcity 



in I'oses and to some- 

 what lesser extent in carnations. Bulb- 

 ous flowers are finding a better mar- 

 ket than usual on account of the short 

 supply and high prices of other things. 

 The demand is brisk and no sooner is 

 good stock received at the wholesale 

 marts than it is absorbed. The Greek 

 trade has been forced into the back- 

 ground for the time being by the, to 

 them, prohibitive prices. Violets do 

 not move with the alacrity which the 

 circumstances would appear to war- 

 rant, and comparatively low figures 



are accepted to clear out the surplus. 

 In general the season thus far is not 

 regarded by growers, commission deal- 

 ers or retailers as a notable success. 

 The feature of 

 PHILADELPHIA last week's mar- 

 ket here was the 

 scarcity of good roses — especially good 

 whites — and, to nearly the same ex- 

 tent, good American Beauties. While 

 carnations were more plentiful the de- 

 mand kept fully abreast and there was 

 no surplus. We have seldom seen fin- 

 er white lilac than is coming in at 

 present, while of the ordinary grades 

 there is also plenty. Lily of the val- 

 ley has recovered from the little slump 

 ot last week and is now moving nice- 

 ly. Violets, both single, and double, 

 are in healthier condition, the grow- 

 ers apparently getting their stock into 

 shape for the St. Valentine spurt. 

 Catfleyas were down lew, but have 

 now recovered going readily again at 

 good figures. Cypripediums keep very 

 steady and are of extra quality. Tu- 

 lips, daffodils, daisies, mignonette, 

 myosotis and snapdragon are welcome 

 and seasonable. Still some bouvardia 

 around. Easter lilies plentiful and in 

 demand. 



CUT FLOWER MARKET NOTES. 



The Twin Cities report 30 below 

 zero, snowdrifts and slow trade. 

 Agents selling nursery stock are 

 snowed in, for country roads have 

 drifts 10 to 15 feet deep. 



Reports from Detroit are that the 

 dempnd exceeds the supply b.v far; in 

 particular is the shortage of roses felt 

 very much. Carnations and bulbous 

 material are coming in plentifully but 

 yet not enough to supply the demand. 



