March 19, 1910 



HORTICULTURE 



457 



tffHOLESALE FLORISTS 



54 West 28th St. 

 NEW YORK 



TtleBhone 3559 Madison S17. 



A. L YOUNG & CO. 



RECEIVERS & SHIP- 



PERS OF CUT 



FLOWERS. 



CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED. 



Wired Toothpicks 



Manufactured by 



W. J. COWEE, BERLIN, N. Y. 



la.inii tl '"' 50,000. ...$7.50. Sampl* fn» 

 For sale by dealers 



Flower Market Reports 



{Continued from page 455) 



Tlie visit of the rose 

 NEW YORK growers this week 



adds a little to the 

 gaiety of the town, horticulturally, and 

 suffices to enliven things socially 

 even if it injects no new activity into 

 the market. Considering that Easter 

 is now only a week ahead the market 

 is noticeably tree from strenuosity al- 

 though it cannot be said that it has 

 retrograded any during the past few 

 days. Of course, there is an exasper- 

 ating accumulation of some things, 

 which are received in quantity every 

 day far beyond the capacity of the 

 market in the wa.v of consumption. 

 But outside of lily of the valley and 

 bulb stock generally, low grade roses 

 and violets, things are moving and the 

 end of the trouble is now apparently 

 in sight. It looks as though lilies of 

 first quality would be a good proposi- 

 tion for their possessors next week. 

 AVatch out. 



The cut fl o w e r 

 PHILADELPHIA trade in Phila- 

 delphia — week of 

 March 7 to 12 — was fairly satisfactory. 

 While great quantities of flowers came 

 in, mostly everything was cleaned up 

 pretty well by Saturday. Easter pros- 

 pects seem all right. Advance book- 

 ings up to date (March 15th), both in 

 cut and plants, are very favorable. 

 Every indication points to a big trade. 



There is nothing to 

 WASHINGTON say of the flower 



market situation in 

 the capital city, except that the out- 

 put greatly exceeds the demand. Vio- 

 lets and carnations as well as sweet 

 peas are a perfect glut. Thousands of 

 the formei' are left on the plants as it 

 does not pay to pick them. The spring 

 weather has brought out everything in 

 super-abundance, and no relief is prom- 

 ised till the Easter rush. Everywhere 

 the spirit of St. Patrick is apparent, 

 even to the grass, which is showing 

 beautifully everywhere. Shamrocks in 

 3-inch pots are in the usual demand. 

 Nearby violets are virtually past for 

 this season. There is a better demand 

 for bulbous stock than usual at this 

 time. There are quantities of trailing 

 arbutus on the sidewalk stands. 



CHICAGO NOTES. 



Trade and Miscellaneous Items. 



Among the retailers are found plenty 

 who think that Lent each year makes 

 less difference with the florists' busi- 

 ness. Harry Rowe says this year there 

 has been practically no difference 

 caused by Lent. He thinks indications 

 are for a good Easter trade. 



Spring openings at the State street 



MICHIQAN CUT FLOWER 

 EXCHANGE, Inc. 



WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS 



CoDSlgnments Solicited 



Hardy Fancy Fern Our Specialty 



38-40 BROADWAY. DETROIT. MICH. 



SOUTHERN WILD SMILAX 



Now ready In limited quantity. 



E. A. BEAVEN 



EVERGREEN, ALABAMA. 



FLOWER GROWER OR BUYER 



Whichever you are, you are Invited to call or write. I can be of 

 service to you the entire season. AVHOLESALB FLOWERS ONLY. 



Bstabllslicd 1887 

 Open 6 A. IVI Dally 

 lei. 167 Madison Sq. 



J. K. ALLEN 



106 W. 28th St. 

 New York 



MEW YORK QUOTA flows PER 100. To Dealers Only 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattleyas 



Lilies 



Lily of the Valley 



Narcis. Pap^r White 



Trumpet Narcis 



Tu Ips 



Violtrts 



niiznonette 



Sweei Peas (per loo bchs) 



Qardenlas 



Adl<intum 



SmIIaz 



Asparagus Plumosus, strings 



" " & Spren. (loo bchc). 



department stores last week helped out 

 some of the decorators and growers. 

 A noticeable feature this year was the 

 increased amount of natural flowers 

 and plants used. One store used doz- 

 ens of window boxes filled with bloom- 

 ing plants and vines. Another had 

 high hanging baskets of natural vines 

 and in the centers concealed by tlie 

 plants were cages of singing cana- 

 ries. A white trellis, six feet wide, 

 outlined balconies, etc., and was grace- 

 fully draped with wild smilax. Quan- 

 tities of roses, palms, etc., were used 

 by all and the spring openings did 

 their share to liven up business. 



Destitute crippled children will have 

 the benefit of the proceeds of a flower 

 sale, March 26th, at the Virginia Hotel. 

 If flowers continue so plentiful florists 

 will not have to make a great sacrifice, 

 but it flowers are scarce they will con- 

 tribute just the same, for they have 

 often proven their willingness to do so. 



Members of the small parks com- 

 mission are greatly pleased over the 

 gift to the city of a piece of land by 

 former Congressman Geo. E. Adams 

 and wife, located on Seminary avenue, 

 between Center street and Clybourne 

 avenue. 



Personal. 



Ernest Wienhoeber has just returned 

 from an eastern trip. His son, W. H. 

 Weinhoeber, who accompanied him, 

 stopped off at Pittsburg on his return 



to take his position with H. L. Blind 

 & Bros. 



C. A. Alles, tor fifteen years with 

 Wietor Bros.' wholesale store, is 

 mourning the loss of his father, Nich- 

 olas Alles, organist of St. Henry's 

 church. 



George Peiser, who has been with 

 Hoerber Bros, since their opening, six 

 raontlis ago, has resigned and accepted 

 a position with Zeck & Mann on the 

 15th inst. 



On March 3rd occurred the wedding 



of Miss Ida Kroeschell. daughter of 



William Kroeschell, to Ernest von 

 Amnion. 



Visitors: J. A. Valentine, Denver, 

 Colo.; H. B. Dorner, Champaign, 111.; 

 A. R. Leidiger, of Edleffsen, Leidiger 

 Co., Milwaukee, Wis.; Mr. Gorley, of 

 Grimm & Gorley, St. Louis, Mo.; Harry 

 Phillpot, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Can.; 

 Fred C. Weber, St. Louis, Mo.; Edw. 

 Amerpohl, Janesville, Wis.; Paul 

 Be.ver, Soutli Bend, Ind.; A. M. Augs- 

 burger, Peoria, 111.; Theodore Meyer, 

 Waukegan, 111.; H. Van Teylingen, 

 Hillegom, Holland; Ella Sullivan, 

 Superior, Wis. 



SOUTHERN WILD SMILAX 



Fully Guaranteed. 



LOUISVILLE FLORAL CO. 



Louisville, Ala. 



