April 16, 1910 



HORTICULTUIE 



599' 



Flower Market Reports. 



Roses of all varieties and 

 BOSTON grades are coming in pro- 

 fusion, although not as 

 heavily as in the hot spell of last 

 week. They are not selling as well as 

 they should, even the street vendors 

 refusing to have anything to do with 

 the heaps of short-stemmed and culls 

 and insisting on getting the better 

 grades, but at slaughter prices. Car- 

 nations have shortened up very ma- 

 terially in supply, but are suffering 

 from the same trouble as the roses. 

 It is a fact that, while the receipts of 

 stock are very much reduced from last 

 week, and general conditions seem 

 favorable to good trade, the demand 

 is not to be compared with that of 

 last week, when the deluge was on. 

 The effect of the heated term is yet 

 noticeable in the keeping quality of 

 the flowers, which is not high. It is 

 worthy of record that while there is 

 still an abundance of good violets to 

 be had, they are actually unsalable, 

 even the street fakirs finding no out- 

 let for them at any price. Sweet peas 

 and mayflowers they can and do sell 

 in any quantity. It seems to follow 

 that it is not worth the effort to try 

 to have violets in the market at this 

 season of the year, in the present 

 popular frame of mind. 



For two weeks past and 

 BUFFALO up to Saturday last the 



market was in bad con- 

 dition, though it cannot be said that 

 trade was quiet; but there was too 

 much material and it could not be dis- 

 posed of to good advantage. The few 

 days of summer weather brought on 

 the stock faster than could be handled, 

 especially carnations and roses. In 

 this line there was no let-up. The 

 finest quality of Kaiserin, Pres. Carnot, 

 Killarney, both pink and white, Mary- 

 land and other varieties were had in 

 enormous supply and prices were all 

 chopped to pieces. It was a case of 

 the buyers making the price and large 

 quantities were carried in the coolers 

 from day to day. This includes Beau- 

 ties, which had little or no demand. 

 Other stock such as peas, daisies, vio- 

 lets and lily of the valley had a good 

 call and cleaned up. Carnations were 

 in over-supply. The end of the past 

 week found a good demand, the ceme- 

 tery florist helping out considerably. 

 Outdoor daffodils and other stock have 

 made their appearance. Monday of the 

 present week showed a falling off in 

 receipts and an improved demand, and 

 a good portion of the carried-over stock 

 was consumed. Smilax and asparagus 

 are scarce. 



Last week was ideal har- 

 DETROIT vest weather for the 

 fakirs. Supply of all 

 kinds of flowers was as abundant as 

 the week previous with a strong de- 

 cline in counter sales and order trade. 

 "While there was no change whatsoever 

 in either wholesale or retail prices, this 

 was only accomplished by hard work 

 and strong determination. The busiest 

 man around town just now is the 

 planter of nursery stock. He knows 

 no hour of beginning or stopping ex- 

 cept as Old Sol prescribes it. I would 

 not wonder if some of them were not 

 silently praying that the tail of Hal- 

 ley's comet might shed sufficient light 

 to enable them to start earlier. 



(Reports cffMtinued on page to/) 



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