March 16, 1907 



HORTICULTURE, 



349 



Cut Flower Market Reports 



The market remains as 

 BOSTON yet very quiet with an 

 abundance of stock with 

 the exception ot American Beauties. 

 Roses in the smaller grades are selling 

 plentifully while carnations still remain 

 a drug in the market. Easter lilies are 

 beginning to come in and the stock is 

 in fine condition. Sweet peas and bulb- 

 ous stock can be found in large quanti- 

 ses with but little demand. 



Warmer weather and 

 BUFFALO more stock was on the 

 program the past week. 

 It has been a matter of the whole- 

 saler carrying all the stock and the 

 retailer buying only what is needed. 

 A very quiet week was again witnessed 

 with no flurries in the market, the 

 coolers being packed to over-flowins- 

 An abundance of stock is carried along 

 for days until something gives away 

 and the bargain signs are seen. Roses 

 have been very abundant and the qual- 

 ity has not been equaled for some time. 

 Bridesmaids have been rich in color, 

 excellent stem and foliage; Brides, 

 Killarneys, Brunners, Chatenay and 

 others in fine form. 'The outlook for 

 Easter is very encouraging for a good 

 crop. Harrisii and callas are coming 

 in more plentifully daily, with demand 

 very light. Carnations are a glut ai 

 times and hard to move at very low 

 prices, the quality being excellent. 

 White Lawson has never been better 

 and is a ready seller while Enchantress 

 is good in flower but too weak. 

 Bulbous stock is still too abundant. 

 Sweet peas, mignonette and violets are 

 in good supply, demand light. A few 

 spring openings consumed a portion of 

 greens which have been somewhat 

 scarce in this vicinity, especially 

 smilax. 



Everything in the cut 

 CINCINNATI flower line is plentiful. 

 In fact on some days 

 the supply borders on a glut, but thus 

 far we have escaped any serious over 

 supply. Carnations especially are in 

 full crop. Indications are that the 

 present crop will not hold out till 

 Easter and that this popular flower 

 will be scarce then. Roses are in good 

 shape and if the weather is favorable 

 there will be enough to meet the de- 

 mand. Bulbous stocK continues to 

 move fairly well considering the 

 amount of other flowers on the market. 

 Everything in the line of green goods 

 is scarce except green dye for carna- 

 tions. It is surprising how many or- 

 iginators there are for this wonderful 

 coloring matter. They should direct 

 their inventive genius toward fern 

 leaves; just now, there would be more 

 money in it. 



Trade keeps along in 



COLUMBUS good volume, although 



prices have of course 



softened very much. Carnation prices 



went to pieces all at once. Of course 



we expect the "before Easter glut," but 



are getting 

 through it in 

 good shape. It 

 will not be long 

 before growers 

 will begin to hold 

 stock back tor the 

 great festival of 

 our year. Every 

 dealer is making 

 extensive prepa- 

 rations for it, and 

 already many or- 

 ders have been 

 booked. There is 

 no question about 

 there being a 

 splendid Easter 



business just = :- = 



ahead, and at this 



writing it looks like "high rates." 



Trade has picked up con- 

 DETROIT siderably and growers by 

 keeping their carnations 

 cool have caused the local glut to dis- 

 appear. Roses are still on the scare? 

 list. Violets and bulbous stock are 

 plentiful. Easter outlook in the plant 

 line is bright but cut flowers will bo 

 very short with the possible exception 

 of tulips, hyacinths and daffodils. 

 Lilies promise to be scarce. 



Lent is here in full 

 INDIANAPOLIS force. There is 

 nothing of impor- 

 tance doing in a social way, and as a 

 result business is quiet. Fancy Beau- 

 ties are still few and far between, 

 while teas are in fine quality and good 

 supply. A large amount of bulbous 

 stock i= on the market, and can be had 

 at reasonable prices. Lily of the val- 

 ley is plentiful, but moves slowly. 

 Quantities of extra fine sweet peas are 

 to be had, also white lilac, both of 

 which sell well. Easter lilies are not 

 very plentiful, and the growers report 

 no surplus in stock. There is a notable 

 scarcity of greens of, all kinds. The 

 demand for potted plants holds up well 

 and the assortment is good. 



Market featureless 

 PHILADELPHIA here the past week 

 and almost as re- 

 ported last week. Roses of all kinds 

 are plentiful and good with the excep- 

 tion of American Beauty. That item Is 

 still scarce and of poor quality. Car- 

 nations are abundant and excellent and 

 go at moderate figures. Lily of the 

 valley is in fair shape as to quality 

 but goes a bit slow. Violets are mov- 

 ing nicely although very plentiful. 

 Orchids scarce. There is a little more 

 life to the sweet pea market and sup- 

 plies have shortened a little. Bulbous 

 flowers of all kinds very plentiful and 

 ahead of demand. 



The market is very 

 NEW YORK much depressed, re- 

 ceipts of roses are 

 heavier, with lower quotations. The 

 carnation shippers are controlling their 



Have YOU TRIED the New 



"MARKET" 



Things are humming once more in the vicinity of 

 13th and Filbert Sts. Messrs. Berger Bros, are now 

 comfortably established in their new quarters, number 



1305 



Visi- 



and doing the biggest business in their history, 

 tors welcome. Their motto : 



"Good service and a square deal all round." 



BERGER BROS., Wholesale Florists 

 1305 Filbert Street, PHILADELPHIA 



cut in anticipation, likely, of advanc- 

 ing prices as Easter approaches. The 

 supply of all varieties of flowers is 

 more "than ample to meet present de- 

 mands. 



But little can be 

 WASHINGTON said in praise of 

 the market. The 

 stagnation of a week ago remains un- 

 broken. There is an overabundance on 

 everything especially azaleas, Holland 

 bulbs and violets, though the latter 

 constitute the principal drug in the 

 market. Arbutus is seen occasionally, 

 but of poor quality and very limited 

 quantity. 



PERSONAL. 



C. W. Ward of Queens, N. Y., sailed 

 for Bermuda on March 9. 



Henry Collins of Boston takes a po- 

 sition on the B. P. Cheney estate, 

 April 1. 



Visitors in Boston: Mr. Stearns, rep- 

 resenting J. W. Sefton Mfg. Co., Chi- 

 cago, 111. 



Peter Veraecker of Media, Pa., was 

 thrown from a trolley car on March 2, 

 and badly injured about the head. 



Thomas Vincent. 

 Md., is again able to 

 ness, after an illness 

 months. 



White Marsh, 

 attend to busi- 

 covering many 



Gus Obermeyer, Parkersburg, W. 

 Va., is recovering from a six weeks' 

 illness of typhoid, and is again attend- 

 ing to business. 



Visitors in Columbus, O. : N. .1. 

 Wietor, of Wietor Bros., Chicago, who 

 returns with Wm. Graff of this city 

 from a three weeks' Chicago trip. 



A new store has opened corner 

 Wabash and Aiams streets, Chicago. 

 in which Frank Williams is said to be 

 interested. 



FSOUTHERN WILD SMILAX 



E. L BEaVEN. Evergreen, AlaJ 



We are booking orders now Tor future delivery for Fancy Greens 

 and Beaven's Fadeless Sheet Moss. Wflta for Samplem. 



