November 30, 1918 



HORTICULTURE 



541 



DEEDS-NOT— WORDS 



WE ARE ALIVE IN REALTY— NOT FANCY 



Business either progresses or stands still, or gradually slips back in the "also ran" 

 class. Our Business Progress distinctly proves that we are of a Progressive Type, which 

 is exemplified by our Beautiful New Store and modern improvements we have installed. 



The B. A. Snyder Co. was founded on Quality, Service and Right Prices; nothing 

 spectacular ever entered in our methods. 



Our original idea of Quality, Service and Price to our many customers has earned for 

 us the cognomen as the House of Quality, with a square deal to all. 



So, that today with the most modem store in New England, we cannot refrain from 

 rejoicing over the fact that it is our pleasure to offer our numerous customers throughout 

 the country our Service and Facilities unsurpassed by none for you to command. 



TRY US ONCE 



YOU WILL AGAIN 



B. A. SNYDER CO., 



Wholesale Florists 



21-23-25 Otis Street, BOSTON, MASS. 



Telephone*. Fort Hill 1 083-1084-1085 



Flower Market Reports 



These notes are written 

 BOSTON on the day before Thanks- 

 giving and the final re- 

 port of the flower situation as 

 affected by the holiday cannot now be 

 foi'eseen. There is a short supply of 

 roses, but apparently enough carna- 

 tions and chrysanthemums to fill the 

 demand at the very high prices asked. 

 These seem to lag because out-of-town 

 florists are unable to meet the 

 wholesale figure and come out whole. 

 The quality of the stock in evidence 

 is all right. The cold spell has re- 

 tarded the plants and hardened the 

 texture of the flowers. 



When this is in print 

 CHICAGO Thanksgiving will be 



over. At this writing, a 

 shortage of stock exists and shipping 

 orders are being cut. It does not seem 

 possible that any grower would be 

 unwise enough to hold back chrys- 

 anthemum stock at this time (Mon- 

 day) and as the last minute telegrams 

 are sure to come, it is evident that the 

 demand will far exceed supply. Chrys- 

 anthemums, always so much to be de- 

 sired at Thanksgiving, were hurried 

 on by mild weather and bright sun- 

 shine and the stock is nearly all cut. 

 Roses have been selling well and have 

 been only about equal to demand for 

 many weeks, so the extra demand 

 finds no accumulation waiting for it. 

 Carnations are not quite so easy to 

 figure on, growers having formed a 

 habit of holding back their stock, often 

 to such an extent as to make it worth- 

 less when placed on the market and 

 only the day before Thanksgiving will 

 tell whether this year that will happen 

 again. There are few carnations to- 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS - "^=™«^-/o"iJIXleiu. only 



Rotes 



Am, Beauty, Speaat 



" ** Fancy and Extra 



*' " No, I and culls 



Russell 



Hadley 



Euler, Mock 



Aicnberg, Hoosier Beauty 



Ward, Hillingdon 



Killarney. Key, Taft 



Ophelia, Sunburst 



Camatioiu 



C«ttler«a 



Lilies, Lonffiflorum 



Lilies, Speciosum 



Lily of the Valley 



Snapdragon 



Violets 



DahKas 



Calanilula 



Chryssnlhemums 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparacvs Pin. & Spren. (looBhs.) 



CINCINNATI 



Ncv, 20 



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day and anything good sells for S 

 cents. Miscellaneous stock and greens 

 are scarce. 



The Thanksgiving 

 CINCINNATI demand is very 



heavy but there are 

 not enough flowers in the market to 

 satisfy all of it. The Thanksgiving 

 supply is about fair but at that is the 

 shortest this market has ever had for 

 that day. Warm and bright weather 

 up to almost the first of this week 

 brought out many flowers that would 

 ordinarily have held for that holiday. 

 Business has been, so good that it has 

 taken up this cut as fast as it came 

 into the market. Prices are up to a 

 high point they always reach when 

 the market is short on stock and the 

 demand good. Shipping business con- 

 tinues strong. The rose supply is 

 much shorter than it was up to a 

 week or ten days ago. The carnation 

 and lily supply is fair. The chrysan- 

 themum supply is shorter than is 

 usual at this time of the year. Stevia 



is in the market and is proving good 

 property. 



During the week 

 CLEVELAND ending November 23 



there was not suffi- 

 cient stock to take care of the brisk 

 demand. If it were not for the grow- 

 ers holding back for Thanksgiving, 

 the entire chrysanthemum crop would 

 have been exhausted before that time. 

 The supply is light and prices slightly 

 luglier. Receipts of roses are insuffi- 

 cient but carnations are arriving in 

 greater quantities. A few lilies and 

 callas are being offered. Despite the 

 fact that a full supply of fuel may be 

 had, a period of pronounced shortage 

 will be inaugurated in early Decem- 

 ber. Greens from the south are arriv- 

 ing with more regularity. Adiantlim 

 is scarce and local asparagu.s is pretty 

 well cut out. Since the virtual ending 

 01; the war the call for the smaller flow- 

 ers for corsages has increased, but as 

 yi?t there is little snap in the market 

 {Continued on page .543) 



