FebiMiary 23. 1907 



HORTICULTURE 



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CUT FLOWER MARKET REPORTS 



The spring slump is on 

 BOSTON the way and is due any 



day seemingly. Roses still 

 hold on the moderate side as to quan- 

 tity and are safe up to date but most 

 other items on the list are very weak 

 and there is a big decrease in prices. 

 For the past two or three days the 

 demand has fallen off; accumulations 

 are in evidence on bulbous stock 

 especially. 



Favorable weather con- 

 BUFFALO tinned the past two 

 weeks for the cut flower 

 and plant trade and business was ex- 

 ceptionally good, but rather short sup- 

 ply in some lines inconvenienced the 

 retailer as well as the wholesaler. 

 Now as the Lenten season has begun 

 it will he much easier to fill orders 

 as the supply of stock on many lines 

 has doubled, and is anxiously await- 

 ing the buyers and at somewhat lower 

 prices. White stock, especially carna- 

 tions, has been the most in demand. 

 Floral work being the main feature 

 has kept the wholesaler cleaned up on 

 narcissus, lily of the valley, tulips, 

 lilies, etc., these being substitutes for 

 roses which have been scarce, especi- 

 ally the shorter grades. Beauties were 

 in fair demand but not too many were 

 had, prices holding firm since the 

 holidays. Enchantress, Red Lawson, 

 Victory and White Lawson fair in 

 quality and quantity. Violets were 

 much in demand for St. Valentine's 

 Day. Home-grown were best in de- 

 mand; eastern stock not up to the 

 standard. Bulbous stock, especially 

 daffodils, is entering the market in 

 heavy supply. At the time of mailing 

 this report a genuine March day is 

 witnessed with plenty of rain and 

 snow. 



The trade are feeling 

 COLUMBUS much happier than for 



a long time. At last 

 we are having some sunny days, and 

 an consequence roses and carnations 

 are again increasing in quantity and 

 greatly improving in quality. But 

 prices still remain high, as we have 

 iad such a dearth of flowers for the 

 past two months that it will take time 

 for things to assume a normal basis. 

 It has taken the most consummate 

 tact to make the daily stocks fill the 

 orders, and had it not been for an un- 

 usual amount of bulb stock, a large 

 part of them could not possibly have 

 been filled. St. Valentine's Day 

 brought a lot of orders, the craft 



agreeing that the largest business 

 ever done was accomplished this year. 



The retailers had 

 INDIANAPOLIS no cause to com- 

 plain the past 

 week, as all sold out clean at good 

 prices. Roses are slowly recovering 

 from the scarcity which has prevailed. 

 Good carnations are to be had in 

 abundance, although some could stand 

 a little improvement in strength of 

 stem. Daffodils and other bulb stock 

 are more abundant and sell a trifle 

 lower, the demand being good. Sweet 

 peas find ready sale at good prices. 



Trade in flowering plants is unusu- 

 ally good, many people turning to 

 these in preference to cut flowers. Vio- 

 lets have had a good call, particularly 

 for St. Valentine's day, the trade being 

 a little ahead of former years. Aspara- 

 gus Sprengeri and maiden-hair con- 

 tinue to be scarce, while common ferns 

 and other greens are in ample supply. 



The market depres- 

 NEW YORK sion noted last week 



has continued with in- 

 creasing intensity, and the predicted 

 inundation of material with slaughter 

 prices is now a reality. Promptly with 

 the coming in of Lent the break-up be- 

 gan, since which time the street deal- 

 ers and speculators have been coming 

 out from their late seclusion and the 

 clamor of dickering and bargaining as 

 of yore is heard throughout the whole- 

 sale markets, while the regular buy- 

 ers gaze on with ill-concealed disap- 

 proval as they mentally compare the 

 prices eagerly paid a few days ago 

 with the values freely offered today. 

 Still the American Beauty is refractory, 

 however, and perfect specimens are 

 practically out of the question. It is 

 a long time since this rose was so uni- 

 versally crippled as it has been this 

 season. Bulbous material is an ava- 

 lanche at present, and carnations are 

 almost in the same condition. 



Trading the past 

 PHILADELPHIA week, especially 



in connection 

 with the St. Valentine occasion, was 

 away behind expectations. But the 

 reaction has set in and the prospects 

 now are quite bright. St. Valentine 

 has no business to find himself 

 stranded on the second day in Lent. 

 .\merican Beauty roses are so scarce 

 that it is almost impossible to quote 

 prices. Richmond, Liberty and the 

 teas are more plentiful, with prices 



easier. The same may be said of car- 

 nations, violets and sweet peas. The 

 lily of the valley market is fairly 

 healthy, but suplies are so plentiful 

 that prices are slightly weak for the 

 time being. Cattleyas are coming in 

 handsomely, and find ready takers. 

 Cypripediums are on their last legs, 

 but spray orchids are filling the gap. 

 Easter and calla lilies, tulips and other 

 bulbous stock are in increased supply 

 and slightly ahead of market require- 

 ments. Gardenias are choice and In 

 good supply. 



Notwithstanding the 

 WASHINGTON heavy snow and 

 cold wave that has 

 so persistently lingered around Wash- 

 ington during the past fortnight, trade 

 has been brisl;:. The social functions 

 create good demand and both quality 

 and prices are satisfactory. Bulb 

 fiowers are becoming more abundant 

 each week, though so far they have 

 not in any way displaced the carna- 

 tion, which is a favorite here among 

 all classes. The increased percentage 

 of sunshine has strengthened all plant 

 life, and quality with carnations es- 

 pecially, has about reached a maxi- 

 mum, though quantity is lacking. All 

 growers have complained of "short 

 cuts" as a result of the wet season; 

 in many instances it has been difficult 

 to clear expenses, and brighter pro.s- 

 pects are welcomed by all. 



Des Moines, la., reports that there 

 has been a steady demand for fiowers 

 and plants, and despite the cloudy 

 weather the supply has been all-sufil- 

 cient. 



THE LANDSCAPE WORK AT THE 

 JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION. 

 Mr. Charles H. Pratt, superintend- 

 ent and engineer in charge for Board 

 of Design, at the Jamestown Exposi- 

 tion, calls our attention to an inac- 

 curacy in Mr. Thomas H. Brown's 

 communication concerning the work 

 at the exposition grounds, which ap- 

 peared in our issue of February 2. 

 Mr. Pratt states that Mr. J. T. Withers, 

 while doing some work on the grounds 

 for private parties is in no way con- 

 nected with the Exposition as an 

 official, Mr. Manning being in full 

 charge of the landscape work. 



Mrs. Amelia Miller has purchased 

 the interest of E. L. Pope in the Alli- 

 son-Pope Floral Co., of Davenport, la,, 



