August 30, 1913 



HORTICULTURE 



319 



AIMNOA 



AUCTION SALE OF STALLS 



On Saturday, Sept. 6, at 9 A. 



BOSTON FLOWER EXCHANGE, l.c 



32 Otis St., 1 Winthrop Sq.,\iBoston 



GEORGE B. HART 



WHOLESALE FLORIST 



24 Stone St., Rochester, N.Y. 



William F. Kasting Co. 



\A/Holesal< 



383-387 ELLICOTT ST. 



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BUFFALO, N. Y. 



Flower Market Reports j^gW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100. To Dealers Only 



(Cctttijiued from page jijj 



some of the standard things, such as 

 asters and roses and there is no fault 

 to find with the lilies, lily of the valley 

 and other staples coming in. All that 

 is lacking is the demand, and weather 

 conditions will have much to do with 

 this for some time to come. 



Convention week 

 PHILADELPHIA usually marks 



low water in the 

 cut flower year. From that on the 

 tide begins to turn. If you ask a 

 wholesaler he will tell you that last 

 week was fair considering the sea- 

 son, and that about sums up the sit- 

 uation. The cool nights of late have 

 improved the roses and there is now 

 some very creditable stock arriving. 

 The improvement is especially notice- 

 able in local Beauties, of which we 

 are now getting the first cuts of the 

 new crop. The dahlia season has 

 opened, and good flowers of the early 

 varieties are a feature of the market. 

 The gladiolus situation is about the 

 same as last reported, only more so. 

 Some good stock is to be had, but the 

 volume is getting gradually smaller. 

 Asters are very fine and moving nice- 

 ly. Of course, there is some poor 

 stock around, but such might as well 

 stay at home and save freight. The 

 tritoma begins to loom up, but we can 

 hardly expect much sale for such sub- 

 jects so early. New crop green leu- 

 cothoe has arrived and this elegant 

 decorative materia! adds a welcome 

 item to the list of foliage greens. 



The market was at a 

 ST. LOUIS low ebb last week. 

 While there was plenty 

 of stock the great bulk of it was of 

 poor quality and prices were in keep- 

 ing. Roses and carnations are very 

 short stemmed, but with good flowers. 

 Gladioli and tuberoses are so abun- 

 dant that the market has been glutted 

 all week. Lilies sell well at all times, 

 also lily of the valley. 



ROSES AND CARNATIONS 



American Beauty, Fancy and Special 



Extra 



No.i 



•* *' Lower Grades 



Klllarney, Extra 



'* Ordinary 



Richmond, HllllnKdon, Extra 



'■ " Ordinary.... 



Maryland, Ward.Taft, Caraot, Extra 



*' " '* " Ordinary. 



Carnations, Fancy Grade 



•' Ordinary 



Hrst Half of Witk 



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1913 



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THE VISIT TO MICHELL'S. 



When Harry Michell invited a few 

 of his friends up to his trial grounds 

 and gardens at Andalusia he did not 

 realize how popular he was. Instead 

 of the 200 he figured on, it turned out 

 a case of 820! So there had to be 

 some hustling at the last minute. But 

 Harry has some good lieutenants and 

 another special train and things were 

 forthcoming. Paul Richter and the 

 rest of them could not be balked by a 

 little thing like a special train or two. 

 Lunch was served on the lawn, after 

 which the inspection of the grounds 

 took place. There was something on 

 every hand to interest the visitors; 

 blazes of color in scarlet sage and 

 cannas and phlox. The gardeners had 

 their note books out. Splendid educa- 

 tion for many of them. Paul Huebner 

 said the three most remarkable things 

 were Canna Pink Beauty of Hungaria. 

 Artemesia lactiflora and Buddleia va- 

 riabilis magnifica. The new geranium 

 Helen Michell came in for a large 



share of praise. Maurice Fuld took 

 good care of the reporters (excepting 

 the writer, who didn't count). Philip 

 Freud was everywhere with cigars and 

 congeniality. Altogether, it was one 

 grand picnic for the 820 and reflects 

 gieat credit on Harry Michell, who 

 was there in person and greeted every- 

 body with the perfection of good hu- 

 mor and geniality. We wish him well 

 and congratulate him on the big suc- 

 cess of his first inspection tour. Bur- 

 pee and Dreer will have to look to 

 their laurels. Both would be the flrst 

 to acknowledge that, and it is a pleas- 

 ant thought to be able to record that 

 rival houses in the same field as Mi- 

 cliell were well represented. Even the 

 seed trade of Baltimore was repre- 

 sented. Mr. Hisser, of Meyer-Hisser 

 & Co.. was on hand with some of his 

 friends. 



The St. Louis County Florists' Club 

 will hold Its regular monthly meeting 

 on Wednesday, September 3. 



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