December 14, 1918 



HORTICTTT.TURE 



593 



CHRISTMAS FLOWERS 



The present outlook for the HOLIDAY SEASON, is, that they will 

 be scarce, as there is not enough production to take care of the demand, 

 therefore we are unable to quote prices for the Holiday trade. 



We believe there will be a greater demand than ever in the history 

 of the Florist business for Christmas trade and that a great many 

 Florists will find it difficult to procure the flowers they wish. We have 

 made arrangements, however, with the best of growers throughout New 

 England for their entire output for Christmas and New Year and by 

 placing your order with us we can assure you of the best grown flowers 

 in New England at the lowest prevailing market prices obtainable. If 

 you have not previously bought of us, try us and be convinced of 

 QUALITY, SERVICE and PRICE, unsurpassed by none. 



You can readily realize the situation, with market prices today 

 such as roses from $12 to $25 per 100 and carnations from $10 to $12 

 with all other flowers high in proportion. 



B. A. SNYDER CO., 



23-25 Otis Street 

 BOSTON, MASS. 



Teleohones Fort Hill 1083-1084-108S 



Flower Market Reports WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS - trad^Rices 



-Per 100 



TO DEALERS C NLY 



This market, in common 

 BOSTON with other flower grow- 

 ing centers is suffering 

 from a veritable famine of flowers. It 

 is impossible to meet even the re- 

 stricted demand of the period ahead 

 of the holidays and high wholesale 

 values seem not to prevent urgent 

 pressure from all directions. We have 

 never before seen the market tables 

 so utterly bare of stock of any kind. 

 Chrysanthemums are still seen here 

 and there, but they are practically fin- 

 ished and there is nothing to fill their 

 place. It is a most exceptional situa- 

 tion and there is no indication of im- 

 provement in the near future. 



There is a serious short- 

 CHICAGO age of flowers in the 



Chicago market. Never 

 have the counters been so bare in 

 early December and so far as any one 

 , one can see there is no immediate 

 prospect of a change. A few choice 

 chrysanthemums are left and they are 

 selling today at the very unusual price 

 of ten dollars per dozen wholesale. 

 Other flowers are scarce and carna- 

 tions and roses are not any where 

 eciual to demand, the few flowers com- 

 ing in being quickly bought up. 



Rotes 



Am. Beauty, Special 



" " Fancy and Extra 



" ** No. X and culls 



Russell 



Hadley 



Euler, Mock 



Arcnbcrg, Hoosier Beauty 



Ward, HiUingdon 



Killamey, Key, Taft 



Ophelia. Sunburst 



Carnatioiu 



CnttlejrM 



LUtea, Looffiflorum 



miee, Speciotiun 



LUt of the VaOey 



Sn»p<lra8on 



Violet. 



DahlUe 



CaleB4«le 



Ckrysanlhemams 



Carrfenias 



Adiaatiim 



SmIUx 



A«p*ra«BsPhi.&Spren. (looBhs.) 



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CHICAGO 



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BUFFALO 



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The period of pro- 

 CLEVELAND nounced stock scar- 

 city predicted in the 

 market reports of the past month is 

 now upon us, with conditions aggra- 

 vated by the prevalence of dark 

 weather during the week ending De- 

 cember 7. Prices are firm and the 

 market cleans up early in the day. 

 December business thus far is excel- 

 lent, the higher prices serving to off- 

 set the curtailment in the volume of 

 trade caused by the limited supply of 



stock. There is much call for dwarf 

 boxwood and only small quantities are 

 arriving from the south. Adiantum is 

 completely exhausted and Mexican iry 

 is being largely employed in Its stead. 

 There is much activity in holiday sup- 

 plies and indications point to a more 

 liberal use of artificial stock than ever 

 before in the Christmas trade. Lily 

 of the valley is of very poor quality. 

 Cattleyas, oncidiums and cypripedl- 

 ums are to be had in abundance. 

 (Continued on page 395) 



