March 9, 1907 



HOKTICULTURE 



315- 



Cut Flower Market Reports 



The flower market of Bos- 

 BOSTON ton is in a very demoral- 

 izing state at present and 

 prospects are not particularly favor- 

 able for any immediate improvement. 

 All crops, with the single exception of 

 American Beauty roses, are on the in- 

 crease, and most of them are already 

 far beyond all reasonable proportions. 

 Roses are more abundant and cheaper 

 than at last report. Carnations are 

 very much overstocked and top figures 

 on special gi-ades are maintained un- 

 der difficulty. Violets are selling 

 more disadvautageously than at any 

 time during the past year. Tulips, 

 daffodils and Dutch bulb stock gener- 

 ally are in bad straits, and lily of the 

 valley goes slow. Lilies are increasing 

 in supply and selling slowly. Sweet 

 peas are a veritable drug, although the 

 quality is superb as a rule. Narcissus 

 poeticus ornatus are now in and are 

 sold with difficulty at 50 cents to $1.00 

 per hundred. 



The weather the past 

 BUFFALO week has been fairly 

 clear averaging con- 

 siderable warmer than heretofore. 

 Business not flourishing but an enor- 

 mous supply of stock was received. 

 Carnations and bulbous stock especi- 

 ally tulips and daffodils overflowing 

 and much of this was moved at prices 

 away below qtiotations. and many re- 

 tailers instituted bargain sales on 

 Friday and Saturday at values not 

 encouraging for bulb growers. Carna- 

 tions also suffered, especially Lawson 

 and the ordinary quality, while the 

 fancy had a hard road to travel. Teas, 

 Richmond and Liberty are now fine 

 but not too plentiful but the shorts are 

 too many at times. Prices on 

 Beauties have been holding wonder- 

 fully well; the growers with few ex- 

 ceptions say that Beauty has not paid 

 for the past two months, they being 

 off crop continually and the shipments 

 in consequence have been very small. 

 Many of the stores are complaining of 

 trade being dull because of Lent, 

 but on the average they have to be 

 satisfied with a little floral work now 

 and then. The quality of valley has 

 not been better for some time but 

 no demand, the same with lilies which 

 are carried along from day to day 

 hoping for "demands." Violets are in 

 full swing but prices have been low. 

 All in all the past two weeks have 

 been the worst we have had in some 

 time. 



Business continues as 

 COLUMBUS good as ever but, as 

 outlined last week, 

 prices have begun to give way but 

 the best florists are maintaining 

 prices in good shape; in fact, they 

 must on the best American Beauty 

 and other roses as these are in very 

 short supply. All the craft have 

 already begun to make plans for 

 Easter, and that a gi-eat trade will be 

 done this year there can be no ques- 



tion. The seeds- 

 Men are getting 

 busier and busier; 

 It is now only a 

 question of get- 

 ting the orders 

 out fast enough. 

 DETROIT 

 Trade has not 

 been very encour- 

 aging since last 

 report. Every- 

 body's carnations 

 seem to be in 

 crop just now, 

 and a glut pure 

 and simple is the 

 result. Roses are 

 still scarce and — 



holding prices 

 well. Violets are plentiful and 

 bulbous stock joins hands with car- 

 nations. Smilax and ferns are hard 

 to obtain. The outlook for Easter 

 lilies in this vicinity is good and as 

 March is starting in with a good snow 

 storm the hopes for good Easter 

 weather are rising. The same may be 

 said of bulbous stock and violets, but 

 a shortage in carnations and roses 

 seems to be an assured prospect. 



Trade is slower 

 INDIANAPOLIS than a week ago, 

 funeral work con- 

 stituting the bulk of the business with 

 the retailers. Flowers are much more 

 abundant with the single exception of 

 roses which still continue scarce. 

 Beauties especially are not yet suffici- 

 ent for demands and prices hold up 

 remarkably well. Killarney and Rich- 

 mond are of fine quality and main- 

 tain their popularity. No particular 

 change of prices in anything is noted. 

 Bulbous stock is in large supply, but 

 there is no glut as in previous years. 

 Sweet peas, lilies, callas- and other 

 seasonable stock are in sufficient sup- 

 ply to meet all demands. Smilax 

 adiantum, plumosus and Sprengeri are 

 in special demand with inadequate 

 supply. 



Business is very 

 NEW YORK quiet; the market is 

 well supplied with 

 carnations and all roses except Beautv. 

 Carnations are very plentiful and 

 cheap. Yellow bulbous stock is a 

 glut, and cannot be cleared at any 

 price. Violets are now in larger sup- 

 ply than at any time during the sea- 

 son and are moved with difficulty as 

 the best trade is using very few. Or- 

 dinary grade gardenias are far too 

 numerous to command anything ap- 

 proaching a steady price. Shipments 

 of sweet peas, freesias, stocks, daisies, 

 etc., are getting heavier daily. 



Market here last 



PHILADELPHIA week in favor of 



the buyers nearly 



all along the line. Stock piled up 



daily but a glint of mild weather on 



Saturday gave an outlet which helped 



The New "Market" 



..©penitiQ Hnnouncement.. 



U Messrs. berger Bros., beg to announce ihe opening of their 

 new ..tore a 1305 Filbert St., (the old Uumont place), where 

 they will be pleas, d to greet their old friends and customers 

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

 date commission house. Thty alo wish new connections — 

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

 enquiry. Their inolto: 



"Good service and a square dear all round." 



Ti;/ tlif Nf,,- ••MAKKET" 



BERGER BROS., Wholesale Florists 

 1305 Filbert Street, PHILADELPHIA 



to clean up the surplus fairly well and 

 gave the street men their first good 

 day for many weeks. Both roses and 

 carnations eased up in price with 

 quality about normal. Beauties have 

 improved slightly but are still scarce. 

 White roses are also more plentiful. 

 Violets although low in price are sell- 

 ing well. Orchids are scarce. Lily of 

 the valley too plentiful and quite 

 draggy. Sweet peas are of extra fine 

 quality at present and immense quan- 

 tities of same are being disposed of. 

 Other staples remain about as last week. 

 Lent so far has not 

 TWIN CITIES cut much figure with 

 the trade in general. 

 Stock is plentiful, and a decided over- 

 supply on carnations of medium grade, 

 which have fallen into the hands of 

 the Greeks, and have been sold at 

 low prices. Easter plants especially 

 azaleas, spireas, and Babv Ramblers- 

 are in evidence with the retailers; they 

 all carry more or less no doubt for 

 the purpose of inducing Easter orders, 

 but it seems a little too early as no 

 Easter business has as yet been placed. 

 The arrival of the warm weather has 

 greatly increased the demand and bulb 

 stock is moving satisfactorily. 



FIRE RECORD. 



E. Cartwright of Wellesley, Mass.. 

 lost three of his greenhouses by fire 

 on February 28. 



J. W. Adams, Normal, 111., suffered 

 serious loss from fire on February 22. 

 Of his three well-filled houses only 

 a small part of the stock was saved. 

 No insurance is reported. 



A fire which broke out in the office 

 of the Lutey Floral Co.. Chassell, 

 Mich., destroyed that building and the 

 boiler room. The greenhouses were 

 saved but the plants were frozen as no 

 heat was obtainable. 



L. Schiller and Geo. Asmus lost 

 heavily by fire in their store at fi60 W. 

 Jackson boulevard, Chicago, on Febru- 

 ary 21. The business has been trans- 

 ferred to the main store, 897 Madison 

 street, until repairs are made. 



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