September 11, 1909 



HORTICULTURE 



383- 



Flower Market Reports. 



This market is still heav- 

 BOSTON ily overloaded 'with as- 

 ters, gladioli, and other 

 material from outdoor sources and the 

 Ifreenhouse-grown material is almost 

 overwhelmed for the lime being. Amer- 

 ican Beauty and white roses are in 

 good demand if of presentable quality. 

 Orchids aie still scarce and the demand 

 exceeds the supply. Lily of the valley 

 is good and selling belter than in for- 

 mer years. Ijongittorum lilies are un- 

 usually good, but in excess of the pres- 

 ent need. Never before have asters 

 been so good. The trouble is that Ihey 

 are offered in quantities that are ab- 

 solutely unmanageable. The inferior 

 asters — which are also plentiful — can- 

 not be disposed of; many shipments 

 fail to even realize express charges. 



Improvements are shown 

 BUFFALO daily in the cut flower 

 market and the past 

 week trade was on the upward course. 

 Roses have not been loo plentiful and 

 the demand has been good, especially 

 for white. New crops are coming on, 

 among them being White Killarney, 

 which are good, though of short stems. 

 Beauties and Richmonds have moved 

 freely, also lily of the valley has had 

 its share in demand. Asters and glad- 

 ioli still continue to be plentiful; the 

 select stock cleans up but there are 

 too many ordinary which have little 

 or no value. Carnations are to be seen 

 but in small quantity; Enchantress is 

 coming in quite good and with fair 

 stems. Other material moved fairly 

 well throughout the week. 



Business is starling up 

 CHICAGO well for so early in the 



season. No one is anx- 

 ious to see too many orders come in 

 ■while stock is so scarce. At last some 

 really good asters are to be had and 

 they do not stand long in the vases 

 waiting for customers. Shipping trade 

 is also good and a lively skirmish for 

 flowers follows the arrival of the mail 

 each morning. The closing of the Chi- 

 cago Post Oifice on Labor Day made a 

 considerable number of disappointed 

 customers who had written in their or- 

 ders which were not delivered till 

 Tuesday. Carnations are decidedly 

 pcor, but little blooiiis that would be 

 despised later in the season are now 

 eagerly bought up at top prices. Celo- 

 sia of the old-fashioned kind, as well 

 as the new, is to be had and makes a 

 showy window flower. There are few 

 lilies and they bring any price the sell- 

 er chooses to ask. Golden Glow chry- 

 santhemums are coming in quite free- 

 ly, also a few of October Frost. Fall 

 openings and fall weddings are doing 

 much to starl things moving and the 

 season may now be said to be fairly 

 opened. 



As per previous reports, 



DETROIT the month of August has 

 showed up much belter 

 than other years. Some large floral 

 orders in its last days gave almost all 

 the trade an opportunity to put a good 

 finish to the August ledger sheet. 



90Av^<^ 



ENCHANTRESS 

 R. PINK ENCHANTRESS 

 MRS. LAWSON 

 WHITE LAWSON 

 LADY BOUNTIFUL 

 WHITE PERFECTION 



First grade $8.00 per hundred 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The tide contin- 

 ues to rise slow- 

 ly. Last report 

 noted an improve- 

 ment and the pres- 

 ent shows b u s i- 

 ness holding its 

 own — and perhaps 

 a little better. 

 General conditions 

 are all that can 

 be expected for 

 this season of the 

 year. The feature 

 now is the dah- 

 lia. This flower 

 has forged to the 

 front wonderfully 

 of late years, and 

 with the new and 

 improved forms in 

 the decorative and 

 cactus classes, 

 may now be con- 

 sidered a cut flow- 

 er staple during 

 September and Oc- 

 tober. The best of 

 the new dahlias 

 seen this season 

 are undoubtedly 

 Jack Rose and 

 Delice. Both are 

 bright, pure col- 

 ors, with excellent 

 stems and form. 

 Delice is said to 

 be the best keeper 

 of any. dahlia ever 

 introduced. Asters 

 continue very fine 

 — only loo many _ 



for the demand. 



Some special blooms of under-glass 

 culture appeared last week which were 

 certainly magnificent. Cosmos is more 

 plentiful but not yet overdone. Glad- 

 ioli are on the wane. Roses continue 

 to show some improvement as to qual- 

 ity consequent on recant c&ol weather. 

 American Beauties have been in excel- 

 lent demand and a sharp advance in 

 quotations has resulted. Among pink 

 varieties My Maryland is undoubtedly 

 in first place — with Killarney a close 

 second. White Killarney is rather a 



FIELD GROWN 



Carnation Plants 



We offer, subject to prior sale, the 

 following: 



These are extra strong, healthy plants, the product of the 

 most successful Eastern Growers, stock that has been carefully 

 selected and handled under the best possible methods, thus 

 insuring results that will place the plants in our customers' 

 hands in the very best condition. 



MRS. PATTEN 



WINONA 



WINSOR 



SPLENDOR 



BEACON 



AFTERGLOW 



$75.00 per thousand. 



Second grade 7.00 per hundred. 60.00 pir thousand. 

 fci-NOTE. -Second grade are as good, if not better than most 

 Growers' first grade. 



$5.00 per hundred. 



$45 00 per thousand. 



QUEEN } 



GENEVIEVE LORD 

 HARLOWARDEN ) 



SARAH HILL, $12.00 per hundred. 



800 BOUNTIFUL, 4 in. Pots. 

 2000 WHITE PERFECTION. 4 io. Pots. 



$6.00 per hundred. $50.00 per thousand. 



S. S. PENNOGK - MEEHAN GO. 



The ""loV.It" Philadelphia 



1608-1620 Lndlow Street Store closes 6 p. m. 



Washington Store, 1212 New York Ave. 



disappointment so far — the general 

 trade seeming to be just as well satis- 

 fied with good Kaiserins. 



Business was rather 

 WINNIPEG dull throughout the 



latter part of August. 

 Roses and carnations have been of 

 rather poor quality. Asters excellent 

 but supply in excess of the market re- 

 quirements. Prospects are regarded a* 

 good for fall flower trade. 



i^Contimied on pngi j&5) 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.-to D^e^roNLY 



CmCVmATI 



Sept. 6 



DBTIkOIT 



Sept 6 



BUFFALO 



Sept. 6 



PnTSBUR€ 



Sept. 6 



ROSES I 



Am. Beauty, Fan. and Sp. 20.00 



•* Extra , 15-00 



No. 



" Lower grades 



Bride, 'Maid. Chatenay, F. & S.. . 



'* " Low. gr 



Killarney , Fan. & Sp 



" Lower grades 



Richmond, Fancy & Special 



" Lower grades 



My Maryland, Kaiscrin 



CARNATIONS. 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Gladioli . 



Asters 



Cattieyas 



Lilies. 



Lily of the Valley 



Mignonette ■ 



Sw ect Peas 



Gardenias, ■ 



Adiaatmm 



Smllax 



Asparagus Pluraosus, strings (100^ 

 " " & Spren. (100 bchs.) 



8.00 

 4 00 



3.00 

 4.00 

 3.00 

 6,00 

 3.00 

 3.00 



3. 00 

 1. 00 



10. CO 



40.00 



ao.co 



