April 20, 1907 



HORTICULTURE, 



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SOUTHERN WILD SMILAN i 



E. A. BEAVEN, Evergreen, Ala. 



We are booking orders now for future delivery for Fancy Greens 

 and Beaven's Fadeless Sheet Moss. I«p«e tor SBmples. 



CUT FLOWER MARKET REPORTS 



The past week was one ol' 

 BOSTON the dullest on record for 

 the Boston flower trade 

 this season. The present week started 

 out with a much improved tone, but at 

 present writing the situation has re- 

 sumed the inactive condition of last 

 week and stock moves with difficulty. 

 Violets are getting scarce. Roses in all 

 varieties are of unexcelled quality; 

 they have never been better, but the 

 lower grades in job lots are the best 

 sellers. 



Not in a long time has 

 BUFFALO the market been in such 

 bad condition as the 

 week after Easter, but beginning on 

 the 7th, it brightened up somewhat 

 and a good week's business was had 

 for all. There seemed to be no end 

 of lilies and callas. It has not been a 

 case of cleaning up at cheap price 

 but one of dumping when not even 

 nn offer could be had. At the end 

 of the week floral work braced up 

 and helped to consume a small portion. 

 Beauties were in fine quality and all 

 grades could be liad at a moment's 

 notice. The demand was better than 

 beretofore and they sold out well. 

 The same may be said of Chatenays. 

 In ca,rnations White Lawson and 

 Lady Bountiful led in price. En- 

 chantress, though of best quality, 

 moved slowly and low prices ruled, 

 due to the enormous supply. There 

 was a fairly good demand on sweet 

 peas, lily of the valley and snap 

 dragon, but still too many daffodils. 

 Murillo tulips sold well; also violets, 

 which are in good color but little 

 fragrance. 



Trade seems to have 

 COLUIVIBUS recovered from its 

 after holiday slumber, 

 and the past week has been quite good. 

 Had the weather been decent much 

 more business could easily have been 

 done. We have been receiving ex- 

 ceptionally fine stock the last week, 

 roses and violets not having been so 

 good for a long time. American 

 Beauties led in price. The Richmond 

 rose is having a great run here; in 

 fact, to quite an extent it is curtailing 

 the sales of American Beauty. Carna- 

 tions are selling at low figures with 

 a few extra quality Enchantress at a 

 slight advance. 



Flowers of all kinds 

 DETROIT were more than plenti- 

 ful the first of the 

 week and the street vendors had a 

 chance to reap a harvest. The cold 

 weather of the latter part of the 

 week stopped shipments rather sud- 

 denly and we have to face a scarcity 

 worse than that of last winter be- 

 cause most of the bulbous stock is 

 gone. 



During the past 

 INDIANAPOLIS week trade in gen- 

 eral has been good. 

 Stock in all lines is plentiful. Prices 

 are gradually receding especially on 

 Beauties anti tea roses. Violets are 

 nearing the end of their season. Late 

 flowering tulips and Dutch hyacinths 

 are in good quantity and find ready 

 sale. Carnations are to be had in any 

 quantity with quality the very best. 

 Callas and Harrisli are not over 

 abundant and are in good demand. 

 Several good weddings are on the 

 calendar this week which is creating 

 a big demand for lily of the valley, 

 orchids and white lilac. Smilax is 

 holding a good price while other 

 greens find little call. There is quite 

 a brisk trade in the flowering plant 

 line but practically nothing first class 

 to be had owing to the extremely 

 warm weather preceding Easter. 

 Several ' hard freezes have probably 

 killed most of the fruit around this 

 section. 



Inclement weather has 

 NEW YORK helped to shorten up 



the supply generally, 

 and this, with the revival of activity 

 in the retail line, has brought much 

 better conditions to the wholesale mar- 

 ket than had prevailed since Easter. 

 Lilies are still an unmanageable bur- 

 den, but roses are shortened up con- 

 siderably; carnations may be called 

 scarce, and all bulbous material has 

 been greatly reduced in quantity. "For 

 this relief, much thanks." 



Up to Friday last 

 PHILADELPHIA week's market 



was disappointing 

 although the volume was considerably 

 more than the preceding week. Prices 

 took a decided jump on Friday espe- 

 cially in the carnation line and a 

 healthier tone has been prevailing 

 since. Roses did not improve so 

 much in price but cleaned up much 

 better. Beauties are of very good 

 quality but tar too plentiful. Liberty^ 

 and Richmonds are the best sellers. 

 Brides and Bridesmaids are still 

 draggy but there is some improve- 

 ment. Sweet peas are still in good 

 demand and one of the most satis- 

 factory stocks on the market. Double 

 violets are shortening up but are still 

 fairly good. Singles done. The dark 

 flowered Cattleya Skinneri is now ar- 

 riving in generous quantity. Snap 

 dragons and Spanish Iris go well at 

 figures rather surprising considering 

 the low cost of production. Lily of the 

 valley is selling better. Gardenias 

 jumpy — some days fair and then again. 

 The flush of the southern daffodil 

 crop is past and many are thankful, 

 although from the consumer's point 

 of view they are all right. Easter 

 lilies and callas are still plentiful. 

 Good tulips can be had in quantity, 

 mostly from the south, with a few 

 from the east, inside stock. 



Trade has been re- 

 TWIN CITIES markably good the 

 past week consid- 

 ering the fact that we have had very 

 cold and disagreeable weather. Stock 

 appears to be in abundance as every 

 dealer seems to be loaded up on every- 

 thing Roses took quite a drop the 

 middle of the week, but they are now 

 ba<k to normal figures. Carnations 

 arc plentiful. Bulb stock is iJracti- 

 cally off the market, and very few late 

 varieties are offered. It looks as though 

 planting of bedding stock will be great- 

 ly delayed on account of the back- 

 ward season. Already a great many 

 orders have been booked, but nothing 

 can be done, we judge, from present 

 conditions, for some time.' 



NEWS NOTES. 



Gunther Bros., wholesale florists, 

 will remove on May 1 from West 29th 

 street to 114 West 28th street. New 

 York, in the same building as Russin 

 & Hanfling, dealers in supplies, are 

 located. 



Gustav Pullman, 918 9th Ave., New 

 York, has filed a petition in bank- 

 ruptcy with liabilities of $8,706, of 

 which $6,900 is on an unexpired lease, 

 and assets of nominal value. The 

 N. Y. Cut Flower Co. is a creditor for 

 $1,454. 



Aiiril 12th was Arbor Day in Ohio. 

 We are glad to hear from our cor- 

 respondents that a large amount of 

 tree planting was done by the people 

 generally. In the public schools the 

 custom has now become fixed, to have 

 the children set out trees and shrubs 

 for the beantinration of the grounds. 



HORTICULTURE'S REPRESENTA- 

 TIVES. 



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BUFFALO, N. Y.— E. C. Brucker, 385-87 



ElUcott St. 

 CLEVELAND, OHIO — A. L. Hutchlns. 2220 



East 74th St. 

 COLUMBUS, OHIO— M. B. Faxon, 246 Oak 



St. 

 CINCINNATI. OHIO— Frank W. Ball, 31 



East 3(1 St. 

 DETROIH MICH. — Frank Danzer, 1487 



15th St. 

 INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— George B. Wle- 



gand. 1610 N. Illinois St. 

 LOUISVILLE, KY.— F. L. Schulz, Jr., 1325 



Cherokee Rd. 

 MONTREAL.— William Cooper, 338 St. 



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 NEWPORT, R. I.— David Mcintosh, Ledge 



Road. 

 PHILADELPHIA, PA.— George C. Wat- 

 sou. Dobson Bldg., 9th and Market Sts. 

 TWIN CITIES— John A. May, 163 Igle- 



hart St., St. Paul, Minn. 

 TOLEDO. OHIO— J. L. Schiller, 929 Prouty 



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