December 11, 1909 



horticulture: 



86» 



Flower Market Reports. 



The past week has not 

 BOSTON been satisfactory in all 



respects although it can- 

 not be denied that the flower business 

 has been remarkably good, exceeding 

 In volume anything in the past for a 

 corresponding date. The trouble has 

 been simply overproduction. This 

 maiket could not possibly consume to 

 advantage and at standard prices the 

 enormous product which has been let 

 loose on it for the past two weeks. 

 Reports from other centres show like 

 conditions while the smaller commun- 

 ities which depend to a greater or less 

 degree upon the supply from the large 

 shipping centres are getting all they 

 want from local sources, tor the time 

 being. The cause of all this is un- 

 doubtedly the remarkably genial wea- 

 ther which has brought along very 

 rapidly many crops which ordinarily 

 would not come in until the Holidays, 

 when the increased demand would ab- 

 sorb them all right. The outcome of 

 the present overabundance may make 

 trouble later on if inclement weather 

 should set in and thus bring about 

 famine conditions at an inopportune 

 time. But this is something nobody 

 can foretell. It is well to add that the 

 general quality of stock now in mar- 

 ket is exceedingly fine and much 

 credit is due the growers for the high 

 degree of cultural skill displayed in 

 all lines of greenhouse product. 



The week succeeding 

 CHICAGO Thanksgiving was very- 

 dull so far as local sales 

 went. There was little doing of a 

 social nature and Christmas shopping 

 occupied the time of those who usually 

 buy the flowers. The cold wave which 

 reached here Sunday was no half-way 

 affair and florists are likely to find out 

 promptly just what effect it will have 

 on trade. It is to be hoped their 

 happy anticipations will all be real- 

 ized. At any rate, if the weather con- 

 tinues cold it is more than likely that 

 Christmas stock will be shortened. 

 American Beauties have advanced in 

 price 25 per cent already. Carnations 

 more quickly cleaned up Monday 

 morning and roses are not far in ex- 

 cess of demand. Christmas green is 

 beginning to line the streets, and 

 boxes of holly give the Christmas 

 look to the florists* houses. So far 

 the holly seems unusually full of ber- 

 ries. 



Some dealers have been 

 DETROIT kept hustling at a live- 

 ly clip all through the 

 week; the majority though suffered 

 from the usual after-holiday effect. 

 This year's Thanksgiving paralleled 

 the experiences of former years; while 

 there is an increased demand it does 

 not justify either the saving up of 

 stock or any increase in prices. The 

 need to keep prices at a medium level 

 is still more accentuated by the fact 

 that this holiday is practically the 

 closing day of the chrysanthemum 

 season. Locally we were fortunate to 

 be a little off crop in carnations, roses, 

 etc., which enables us to keep them at 

 a slightly higher figiue than ordi- 

 narily. A few days last week being 

 very warm supply was soaring up to 

 the danger mark but now that a cold 

 snap has struck us it will be used up 

 In a manner satisfactory to all. 



{Continued on page 8t)l) 



Greens 



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Holly 



Best Delaware and 

 Maryland Stock — 

 every case guaran- 

 teed — single case 

 @ $5.00; 5 cases (a) 

 ?4.5o; 10 cases (a) 

 S4.00. 



Holly Wreaths 



Made right — not the 

 butcher-shop kind. 

 J15, gi8, I20, $25 

 per 100. 



Lycopodium, Laurel, flistletoe, Wild Smilax, 

 Boxwood, Magnolia, Galax 



and al other Xmas staples. Send for Price List. 



Chrislmas Plants, Ribbons and Supplies 



Holly Trees, Berried Aucubas, Azaleas, Evergreens, etc. 

 Holly flowered Ribbon, Ked Baby Ribbon, Red Cords. 

 Immortelles, Crepe Paper and all the staple supplies. 



SEND FOR CATALOG 



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THE WHOLESALE FLORISTS OP 



1608-20 LUDLOW ST., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



1212 New York Ave., WASHINGTON 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.-^ D^ffE^rbf^Lv. 



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