August 21, 1909 



HORTICULTURE, 



287 



Flower Market Reports. 



The severe storm the 

 BOSTON first few days of the 



week has had quite an 

 effect upon the market, and as a re- 

 sult both asters and sweet peas have 

 suffered. American Beauties have a 

 fair demand and the supply is good. 

 There is a shortage of white roses and 

 what few are seen in the market are 

 short stemmed and of little value. 

 Gladioli are plentiful. 



The past week trade 

 BUFFALO had not improved ovei 



previous weeks. Satur- 

 day being "clean up day" the abun- 

 dance of stock which was figured to be 

 sold still remained with the whole- 

 saler, especially roses of ordinary qual- 

 ity. The early aster crop is about over 

 and those that were had the past week 

 have been short stems and small 

 blooms, but any select stock was 

 picked up quickly. Mixed varieties of 

 gladioli are also plentiful, a good por- 

 tion being carried along. In the rose 

 line there is much to be said. The 

 severe hot spell brought shipments of 

 White Killarney, pink KiUarney, Kais- 

 erin, Richmond, Detroit and others in 

 full open condition with very weak de- 

 mand. Beauties have had a better call 

 and have sold exceedingly well. There 

 are plenty of all kind of lilies, also 

 smilax, adiantum, asparagus and ferns, 

 nothing short in this line. 



At no time of this year 

 CHICAGO has the market appar- 

 ently been duller than 

 at the beginning of the last half of 

 August. Carnations are still an un- 

 known quantity. Asters might almost 

 as well be, and there is little hope for 

 any belter stock from the late aster 



plants because the early drouth stunt- 

 ed ihe growth. Roses are gaining. 

 The two summer favorites, Kaiserin 

 and Killarney, are fair both in quality 

 and quantity and Maryland is also 

 fairly good. Beauties are gaining, but 

 there is not a heavy demand at pres- 

 ent. The dull season is at its dullest, 

 -and an unusual number of florists are 

 taking advantage of it to be off on a 

 vacation trip. Some really good gladi- 

 oli are in the market but find slow 

 sale 



The market is with- 

 NEW YORK out feature; dullness 



prevails. A more 

 than ample supply of asters makes 

 clearances difficult. There are nearly 

 all vaiieties of roses to be had and 

 some of very good quality; but the 

 bulk are short stems or mildewed and 

 these bring but a trifle. Of carnations 

 only a limited number are received and 

 these do not move rapidly every day. 

 Lilies are in good supply and outdoor 

 stock generally is having a hard time 

 of it for there is much of it. Orchids 

 and gardenias are light in supply. 



Market again 

 PHILADELPHIA glutted last week 

 with an exuber- 

 ance of flowers. The worst offenders 



JAl,\' 



were asters and 

 gladioli. Asters 

 remained very 

 poor quality, but 

 the later varie- 

 ties are now com- 

 mencing to ar- 

 rive, and, with 

 the recent rains, 

 things will soon 

 be much better 

 with this crop. 

 Roses generally 

 were too plenti- 

 ful with the ex- 

 ception of Amer- 

 ican Beauty. The 

 flowei s of the 

 latter are rather 

 small but other- 

 wise good; ex- 

 cellent as to col- 

 or and foliage. 

 Killarney sold 

 better, although 

 there are a great 

 many shorts com- 

 ing in that have 

 to be sold cheap. 

 Kaiserin is still 

 the leading white 

 rose but there 

 are a few nice 

 Brides arriving. 

 Carnations re- 

 main scarce and 

 of poor qualit>-. 

 Lily of the val- 

 ley is good and 

 cleans up to sup- 

 ply limit. Not 

 enough orchids 

 for the demand. 

 Gardenias are 

 improving right along. All kinds of 

 greens far too plentiful. 



The long drought 

 WASHINGTON (said by wiseacres 



to be the worst in 

 seventeen years) has finally been brok- 

 en by several showers, but not enough 

 rain has fallen to relieve the situation 

 materially, though vegetation has been 



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AFTERGLOW 



BEACON 



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$6.00 per hundred, $50.00 per thousand. 



HARLOWARDEN ROOSEVELT 



ELDORADO 



$4.00 per hundred. 



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Washington Store, 1212 New York Ave. 



much refreshed. Most of the flor- 

 ists are about through planting their 

 houses in which they have been de- 

 layed by the baked condition of the 

 earth. All classes of flowers are un- 

 usually scarce, and it is not thought 

 that the situation will be materially 

 relieved until after the late asters and 

 the dahlias come in. Pond lilies are- 

 becoming quite scarce. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.- 



PBR too. 

 "TO D^ALBRS ONLY. 



CW0V4NATI 



Aug. i6 



DBIWIT 



Aug. i6 



aUPFALO 



Aug. i6 



Roses 



Am-. Beauty, Fan. and Sp. 30.00 



" Extra 15.00 



" No. I ; 8.0a 



'* Lower grades 4.00 



Bride, 'Maid, Chatcnay. F. & S 



*' " Low.gr .., 



Killarney, Fan. &Sp , 



" Lower grades ■■...., 



RiduDond, Fancy & Special.... 



" Lower grades , 3.00 



My Maryland, Kaiserin 3.00 



3.00 

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 3.00 



6.00 



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MiSCELLANBOUS 



Gladioli 



Asters 



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Lilies. ..•■..• 



Uly of the Valley.. 



Mignonette 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



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lailax 



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