February 5, 1910 



HORTICULTURE 



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Flower Market Reports 



The tendency is toward 

 BOSTON larger supplies in most 

 lines with a weaker de- 

 mand for about everything except 

 white carnations, which are moving 

 freely at advanced prices, and small 

 roses suited for general work. The 

 gilt-edged roses are not selling as they 

 should, date considered. There are 

 some Beauties of good quality coming 

 in now, but no sensational call has 

 been noted. Violets are plentiful, but 

 demand is slow. Lilacs are disposed 

 to accumulate and lily of the valley is 

 not selling as well as it did hitherto. 

 La Reine tulips are fairly good as to 

 flower, but deficient in foliage. Nar- 

 cissi double and single are in full sup- 

 ply. Gardenia demand has flattened 

 out. 



Trade has been quite 

 BUFFALO active the past week, 

 though stock on most 

 lines is in short supply. This applies 

 to roses of the short and medium 

 grades used for floral work, etc., while 

 long-stemmed stock is more plentiful. 

 There has been a better call for Beau- 

 ties and the medium grade sold best, 

 prices holding firm. The demand is a 

 little weak on lily of the valley, vio- 

 lets and lillies. Peas, mignonette, daf- 

 fodils, tulips, narcissi and other spring 

 flowers were in good demand. The 

 first part of the week found carna- 

 tions a little scarce, but plenty were to 

 be had on Friday and Saturday, and 

 RlcKinley day falling on Saturday took 

 a good portion of the heavy shipments 

 that had been held for a day or so. In 

 the carnation line White Perfection is 

 the leader in white and excellent qual- 

 ity stock is being reserved; Enchant- 

 ress is holding its own, Beacon is very 

 fine and White Lawsou good; Melody 

 and Ideal in heavy demand. Lawson 

 and Red Lawson are grown extensive- 

 ly in this section, but seem to remain 

 the longest with the wholesaler. 

 Southern Smilax and other greens 

 have had a good demand, save smilax 

 which has been a little too plentiful. 

 The condition of theChi- 

 CHICAGO cago market cannot be 

 said to have undergone 

 any change during the past week. The 

 buyers who have been in the habit of 

 picking up an armful of flowers for a 

 dollar gave up the attempt some time 

 ago. Only those who have orders wait- 

 ing to be filled, or who know their 

 trade will pay the price, visit the 

 wholesalers these days. The man who 

 is just looking round and thinks he 

 will buy if he finds something cheap 

 is conspicuously absent. Some of the 

 wholesale houses are taking this op- 

 portunity to brush up a little and put 

 things in shape for the business com- 

 ing with the sunshine. The growers 

 report quantities of buds ready to 

 burst and any day the conditions may 

 change. Tuesday, February 1st. not a 

 white carnation could be bought for 

 less than four cents, but one man with 

 years of experience predicts that be- 

 fore the end of the week the counters 

 will all be filled. The great amount of 

 funeral work continues and the de- 

 mand for white flowers is not lessened. 

 Rooted cuttings of roses and carna- 

 tions are also coming on slowly and that 

 the amount will be considerably dimin- 

 ished this season, is the prediction. 



{Reports continued on page 20j) 



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Feb. 



DETROIT 



Feb. I 



BUFFALO 



Feb. I 



PITTSBURG 



Feb. X 



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 10.00 



to. 00 



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 4.00 



6 00 

 4.00 



6 09 



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CARNATIONS,NoveItiesandFancy| 3.C0 

 ** Ordinary 2-00 



HISCBLLANEOUS 



Cattleyas — 



Lilies 



Lily of the Valley 



Violets 



Mignonette 



Sweet Peas 



Roman Hy. Paper Whites. 



Trumpet Narcis 



Tulips.. 



10. GO to 



3.00 to 



.30 to 



3.00 to 



■ 75 to 



a. 00 to 



3 00 to 



3 00 to 



Gardenias to - 



Adlantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus, strings (loc) 

 *• " & Spren.(ioobchs.) 



1. 00 to 



la.oo to 



2.00 to 



35.00 to 



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