October 11, 1913 



HORTICULTURE 



515 



E.G.HILLCO. 



Wholesale Florists 



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Please mention Hortlcaltnre when writing. 



GEORGE B. HART 



WHOLESALE FLORIST 



24 Stone St., Rochester, N.Y. 

 Flower Market Reports 



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The chrysanthemum 

 NEW YORK inundation has got 

 well under way this 

 week, the big, unwieldy crates block- 

 ing up the wholesale stores and crowd- 

 ing everything else into the corners. 

 At the same time the rose crop is on 

 and rapidly mounting upward under 

 the impetus of the warm weather 

 of the past few days. There 

 is a profusion of other things, from 

 dahlias up to lielio-cattleyas. and 

 prices have sagged under the weight 

 of material which, although the retail 

 demand has shown an encouraging ac- 

 tivity, is far in excess of the local out- 

 let. Already, in the chrysanthemum 

 array are seen some flowers that would 

 hold their own in an exhibition. In 

 this class we saw at Smith's, Beatrica 

 May and Chrysolora — blooms such as a 

 few years ago we would have believed 

 to be an impossibility for the first week 

 in October. There are some beautiful 

 dahlias coming in, irresistible in their 

 purity of color and jaunty carriage, but 

 they are overwhelmed by the great 

 mass of trashy varieties, badly grown 

 and thrown into the boxes "any old 

 way." Express charges are just the 

 same as they would be on salable 

 goods. Lilies are plentiful. A mod- 

 erate supply of violets is received and 

 they seem to be in favor again for 

 street wear. 



We are pleased 

 PHILADELPHIA to be able to re- 

 port another week 

 of very good business. Stock went 

 well all along the line and there was 

 very little surplus of any kind. Prices 

 are good for the season and with the 

 excellent cleanup growers ought to 

 be well satisfied with their returns. 

 White flowers of all kinds were prob- 

 ably the leaders. American Beauty 

 roses were a little less plentiful and 

 went up a notch in price. Russell and 

 Johnkheer look fine, but there are 

 not nearly enough of these for 

 the demand. Richmond is improv- 

 ing right along and is in good demand. 

 Killarney leads Maryland now — larger 

 cuts to choose from and better flow- 

 ers; Radiance also is a prime favorite. 

 Sunburst and Mrs. Aaron Ward are 

 the best among the half dozen yellow 

 varieties. Carnations still very scarce. 

 It is fortunate there are plenty of 

 dahlias else dealers would have dif- 

 ficulty in getting good low-jiriced 

 stock. The chrysanthemum is more 

 in evidence this week, and of excel- 

 lent quality. The chief varieties no- 



William F. Kasting Co. 



\A/^Holesal< 



383-387 ELLICOTT ST. 



>ris-ts 

 BUFFALO, N. Y. 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100. To Dealers Only 



ROSES AND CARNATIONS 



Ust Half of Week 



ending Oct. 4 



1913 



American Beauty, Fancy and Special 12 



Extra 



No.i 



'* " LowcrGrades 



Killarney, Extra 



*' OrdiDar>' 



Richmond, Hillingdon, Extra 



*' " Ordinary 



Maryland, Ward.Taft, Sunburst, Extra 



*' '* '* " Ordinary 



Carnations, Fancy Grade 



'* Ordinary 



8.00 



5.00 

 t.oo 

 3.00 



I.OO 



3.00 



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 4.00 

 I.OO 



1.50 



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a5.«o 

 xo.oo 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 6.00 

 2.00 

 6.00 

 2,00 

 10.00 

 3.00 

 300 

 1.50 



First Half of WhI 



beginning Get. 6 



1913 



30.00 

 10.00 

 6.00 



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3.00 



I.OO 



J. 00 



I.OO 



4.00 

 1.00 



1.50 



X.Ob 



35.00 

 15.00 

 8.00 

 3.00 

 6.00 

 2.00 



6.00 



2.0D 

 10.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 1.50 



ticed include Polly Rose. Glory of 

 Pacific, October Frost. Golden Glow. 

 Unaka and Chrysolora. Orchids are 

 fairly plentiful and the demand keeps 

 pace. In cattleyas there are a good 

 many small flowers coming in and 

 these bring only about half or third 

 of first size specials. Easter lilies 

 are coming in more freely and have 

 dropped back again to normal figures. 

 This condition is liable to continue for 

 some time. 



This market is in a 

 ST. LOUIS fairly good condition. 



stock of all kinds 

 rather scarce except roses. The retail 

 trade is opening up fine. Prices have 

 gone up a little on fancy stock in 

 everything except roses. Chrysanthe- 

 mum blooms are only few and sell 

 quickly at a good price. Carnations 

 have been the scarce article. Violets 

 are coming in strong daily, some very 

 good stock being offered. Most of the 

 outdoor truck is about over for this 

 season. Lily of the valley and lilies 

 should have a strong call this week as 

 the social season opens and fall fes- 

 tivities are on. 



Business during 

 WASHINGTON the past week 



picked up s o m e- 

 what although it is not yet anywhere 

 near the standard. Many dealers are 

 complaining of the dullness and it 

 will take some crisp fall weather to 

 bring about a needed change. Open- 

 ings have kept the stores busy to 

 some extent and the presentation of 

 corsage bouquets by a local shoe house 

 to its women patrons called for the 

 furnishing of nearly 30,000 roses. Or- 

 chids are in better supply, but the de- 

 mand for them is not at all heavy; 

 violets are not being received in any 

 great quantities and the quality is 

 quite poor. Roses and carnations 

 are better than they have been and 

 the same may be said of chrysanthe- 

 mums. Dahlias are still to be had 

 in large quantities. 



INCORPORATED. 



Dayton, Ohio. The Heiss Company 

 Horace M. Frank; capital, $15,000. 



Madison, Wis. Rentschler Floi'al 

 Co., capital stock, $60,000. Incorp- 

 orators. Fred and George Rentschler, 

 Albert Meier and Jacob Kolb. 



ST. LOUIS NOTES. 



J. Westemann, late with Bourdet 

 Floral Co., is now with the floral de- 

 partment at Vandevoort's. 



Frank Backshadt has left his posi- 

 tion at Vandevoort's and is now with 

 the Grand Leader floral department. 



Harry P. Schaad. late with C. Ber- 

 gestermann on South Grand avenue, 

 will open his own store at Iowa and 

 Cherokee streets, October 15. 



May Richinson, late with the Bar- 

 nard Murphy Floral Co., has taken a 

 position with the Bourdet Floral Co. 

 and will have charge of the retail store 

 at Magnolia and Tower Grove avenue. 



\V. S. Wells, late with the Missouri 

 Botanical Garden, w-ill open a retail 

 store at 4059 Choutran avenue. This 

 room was formerly the store of M. 

 Ostertag, who closed it recently and is 

 now with Ostertag Bros. Mr. Wells is 

 now fixing up the place to open about 

 the 15th of this month. 



Visitors. — O. H. Amling. Mavwood, 

 111.; M. F. Widmer, Highland, ill.; E. 

 W. Guy and H. Emunds. Belleville, 

 111. 



Brockton. Mass. Among the losers 

 in a fire on the night of October 3rd 

 was Mrs. Minnie Megathlin, florist. 

 The fire was started by the explosion 

 of some cartridges stored in a cigar 

 store. 



ATTENTION 



If you wish Dark Green 

 and Fresh Cut EVER- 

 GREENS, finest quality 

 Selected Stock. Laurel Branches, 2x2x4 ft. 

 case. $2.50 per case; Pine Plumes, $2.75 per 

 case; Laurel Stems, large bag. $1.00. Try 

 our Cedar Boughs, only $2.2.5 per case. 

 Once used always used. Holly Wreaths, 

 well lierried. Holly by the case and bag in 

 season. Order in advance. Address LOCK 

 BO-\ 0, Watertown, N. J. 



Mention HORTICULTURE? when writing 



ROBERT J. DYSART 



PCBLIC ACCOUNTANT AND AUDITOR 



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