March 2, 1907 



HORTICULTURi: 



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Cut Flower Market 

 Reports 



Business is very sluggisli 

 BOSTON this week in and around 

 the Hub. Flowers are 

 coming in plentifully and are heaped 

 up on all sides with very poor pros- 

 pects of finding a market. In fact, the 

 long-expected slump has arrived and 

 the market has been under the in- 

 fluence for the past three days. Roses, 

 carnations, violets and bulbous mate- 

 rial are all in the same boat. Violets 

 have been sold as low as $1.00 a 

 thousand and everything else in pro- 

 portion. 



Business the past week 

 BUFFALO has been on the quiet; 

 the weather was favor- 

 able but the supply exceeded the de- 

 mand. Bulbous stock, especially tulips, 

 daffodils, lily of the valley, narcissi, 

 etc., were over-flowing and prices were 

 exceptionally low. Carnations also 

 very plentiful, the best in demand 

 being Enchantress. Colored carna- 

 tions too plentiful to hold prices, a 

 good many were on the bargain 

 counter and were hardly moved at any 

 price. Roses have held firm. Some 

 good quality Bridesmaids. La Detroit 

 and Killarney were had and have sold 

 rapidly. Lilies have not been too 

 plentiful and prices are holding well. 

 Violets are coming in heavier and 

 prices dropping considerable. It may 

 be said that "Lenten glut" has finally 

 overtaken us and we are at the mercy 

 of the buyers. Green goods in normal 

 supply. 



Another fine week of 

 • COLUMBUS trade. Stock is com- 

 in.s; along very fast; in 

 fact, if things keep on as now, prices 

 will surely have to give way. The 

 writer was sorry to note the arrival of 

 the first street fakir, with carnations; 

 this is always a signal for the cutting 

 of rates — and prices have been main- 

 tained, so far this season, on such a 

 good paying basis that it seems hard 

 that they must now be ruthlessly 

 broken. Plans for Easter are being 

 discussed by all, and the outlook now 

 fortells a great business. Every 

 branch of the business has never been 

 in better shape Ihan it is right now. 



The dullness of Lent is 

 DETROIT heavily felt in the local 

 market. Carnations and 

 violets are in plentiful supply but roses 

 are still scarce. Bulb stock is a drug 

 principally because some wholesale 

 grower has bought an enormous quan- 

 tity of Dutch bulbs, overestimating 

 the digestive ability of the local mar- 

 ket for this class of goods. 



Trade has been all 

 INDIANAPOLIS that the most en- 

 thusiastic could 

 desire the past week. Flowers are no 

 longer scarce. The rose supply has 

 been increased by a few bright days. 

 Prices are still unreasonably high in 



some lines con- 

 sidering the qual- 

 ity offered. Am- 

 erican Beauty 

 supply is still in- 

 adequate for any 

 continuance of 

 live trading. Tho 

 demand for spring 

 flowers and 

 flowering plants 

 is constantly in- 

 creasing and is 

 leading to a fall- 

 ing off in the 

 call for roses and 

 carnations. In 

 summing up, 

 trade can be said 

 to be ih excellent 

 condition not- 

 withstanding the 



opening of the Lenten season which 

 seems to have had less effect on trade 

 than heretofore. Stock looks very 

 promising for Easter, the local grow- 

 ers say. 



The deluge has been 

 NEW YORK temporarily retarded 



by the severe wintry 

 conditions of the past week and neither 

 surplus nor prices weakening have 

 gone to the extremes that might have 

 been reached under normal conditions. 

 Nevertheless the market is distinctly 

 lower especially on bulbous flowers, 

 violets and carnations. Roses of the 

 higher grades are still hanging on in 

 the top branches but a surplus of the 

 cheaper quality may easily be dis- 

 cerned without the use of a spyglass. 



What we want 

 PHILADELPHIA now is warmer 



weather. Busi- 



ness is very slow. Roses are more 

 plentiful and there has been a con- 

 siderable drop in prices; but the 

 cheaper grades of whites are scarce. 

 There are no good Beauties around 

 yet, but Richmond is in fine shape. 

 The carnation market fell away con- 

 siderably especially on the fancy 

 grades. Medium whites are most in 

 demand. All other stock plentiful-- 

 sweet peas, Violets, lily of the valley, 

 bulbous flowers, everything — with pos- 

 siblv the exception of cattleyas; they 

 are " quite scarce. HORTICULTURE 

 shouldn't talk so much about orchids. 

 It cleans up the market too close. 



The trade in general 

 TWIN CITIES appears to be satis- 

 fied with results of 

 the past week's business. Notwith- 

 standing that Lent is now on, business 

 seems to keep up remarkably well and 

 stock is coming in nicely. A matter 

 of two weeks ago this market was in 

 a bad way for its supply of carnations. 

 We are now cutting a sufficient num- 

 ber of good blooms. With all growers 

 roses are in crop, and the sunshine of 

 the past week has brought out some 

 specimen blooms, especially of Mme. 

 Chatenay, Richmond and Moulton. 

 One of our largest growers has been 

 favored with some of the finest Kil- 



The New ^'Market" 



..®pcninc3 Htinouncement.. 



^; Messrs. Berger Bros., beg to announce the opening of their 

 new i'tore a 1305 Filbert St., (the old Dumont place), where 

 they will be pleastd to greet their old friends and customers, 

 and extend to them the courtesies and facilities of an up-to- 

 date commission house. They al o wish new connections — 

 both in buying and selling — and respecifully solicit a visit or 

 enquiry. Their motto : 



"Good service and a square deal all round." 



/'<■;/ tin- J\iir ''MAltlil.T- 



BERGER BROS., Wholesale Florists 

 1305 Filbert Street, PHILADELPHIA 



larneys ever seen on this market. 

 Princess of Wales violet, as shown by 

 one of our growers, is indeed hard to 

 beat; they have stems fully 12 inches 

 long and the blooms are perfect. The 

 market on bulb stock is in a bad way; 

 while the demand is good, there ap- 

 pears to be an over supply, and tulips 

 especially have suffered. Some very 

 fine Yellow Prince were sold at $1.00 

 per 100. Easter stock looks indeed 

 promising; lilies are much better than 

 last year, no doubt partially due to the 

 fact that a better grade of bulbs was 

 purchased. Azaleas are beginning to 

 show buds, and with some are already 

 in cool houses. Hydrangeas and' 

 spireas are good in general: the latter, 

 however, is not grown so extensively 

 for Easter as in previous years. There 

 is a noticeable increase in Primula ob- 

 conica, and the plants are far superior 

 to those of previous seasons. 



One of the coldest 

 WASHINGTON waves of the winter 



struck Washington 

 Friday, but seemed in no way to af- 

 fect the stores, as but little vacant 

 space is seen. Trade is brisk, and 

 prices are still high owing to a scar- 

 city of flowers. There was a rather 

 large shipment of carnations into the 

 District on Saturday, which caused a 

 slight stagnation in the market. Not- 

 withstanding an abundance of sun- 

 shine, home-grown flowers continue 

 scarce and high. Lilac is the best 

 seller at present. Good azaleas at 

 reasonable prices are abundant but not 

 in much demand. Bulbous stock is 

 not so plentiful, as most growers are 

 retaining the greater part of their 

 supply for Easter. Lenten dinners 

 among the society people are affording 

 the retailers considerable decorative 

 work. 



BUSINESS CHANGES. 



Charles D. Offerle of Warren has 

 purchased the retail florist business of 

 Verne Schluraff on State street, Erie. 

 Pa. Mr. Schularaff intends to devote 

 himself to growing for the wholesale 

 market in the vicinity of Erie. 



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