October 18, 1913 



HORTICULTURE 



547 



CLEAN BOXWOOD 



McCALLUM CO., 



Positively the best on the market. All 



sprays are selected and contain no snr- 



plns wood. Pot up In Ught 60 lb. 



cases. 



100 lbs., $15; 600 lbs., $70; 1000 lbs., $130. 



Pittsburg, Pa. 



In Writing Advertisers Kindly Mention HORTICULTURE. 



E. G.HILL CO. 



Wholesale Florists 

 fRI^IHIVIOlM^, iraiD. 



Please mention Hortlcoltore when wrttini;. 



BEORGE B. HART 



WHOLESALE FLORIST 



24 Stone St., Rochester, N.Y. 



Flower Market Reports 



(Continued from page $45) 



the smaller grades of dahlias find but 

 a limited number of sales and those 

 only at ordinary prices. The good ones 

 sell well. Cosmos is selling well but 

 there is entirely too much of it to 

 give the market for it any kind of a 

 firm tone. Some very creditable as- 

 ters are still coming into town. All 

 roses are in heavy supply and of a 

 general high average of quality. Amer- 

 ican Beauties are in a strong supply 

 but are not having as good a call as 

 they had the preceding two weeks. 

 The first of the double violets from 

 New York have made their appear- 

 ance. Single ones from local growers 

 are offered. Lily of the valley and 

 lilies are rather scarce and clean up 

 easily. Chrysanthemums are coming 

 in a little stronger. They have been 

 selling well at good prices. Smilax is 

 still scarce but the supply of other 

 greens is large. 



Market conditions 

 NEW YORK are very dishearten- 

 ing to growers and 

 dealers this week. Chrysanthemums 

 are very plentiful, good flowers of 

 such varieties as Monrovia, Unaka 

 Kalb, etc., selling at $1.00 a dozen, the 

 poorer grades being difficult to sell at 

 any price. Some of the high class 

 specimen blooms still bring $3.00 and 

 $4.00 per doz., but buyers at these fig- 

 ures are few. Violets are in great 

 abundance as are also cattleyas. Lily 

 of the valley maintains its popularity 

 and price well. Of roses, Mrs. Shaw- 

 yer seems to be the best seller, bring- 

 ing $10.00 per 100 tor choice blooms. 

 Beauties are not over plentiful. There 

 Is plenty of southern grown asparagus 

 which holds the price on this commod- 

 ity down. 



Monday and Tues- 

 PHILADELPHIA day of last week 



were pretty fair 

 but the balance was on the "punky" 

 order. The warhi weather was favor- 

 able to outdoor flowers which aggra- 

 vated the situation, coming as it did 

 just when roses, carnations and chrys- 

 anthemums were becoming more plen- 

 tiful and of finer quality. There were 

 millions of dahlias and carloads of 



William F. Hasting Co. 



383-387 ELLICOTT ST. 



>ris-ts 



BUFFALO, N. Y. 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100. To Dealers Only 



ROSES AND CARNATIONS 



American Beauty, Fancy and Special 



*' " Extra 



No.i 



** " Lower Grades 



Ktllarney, Extra 



" Ordinary 



Richmond, Hillins^don, Exua 



'• *' Ordinary' 



Maryland, Ward. Taft, Sunburst, Extra . 



'* " '* •' Ordinary. 



Carnations, Fancy Grade 



" Ordinary 



Last Half of Week 



ending Oct. 11 



1913 



I2.00 



8.00 



5.00 



x.o* 

 3.00 



1. 00 

 3-00 



I. OS 



4.00 



1.00 



1-50 



1. 00 



First Half of Week 



beginning Oet. 13 



1913 



95.00 



I2,f30 

 6.00 



3.00 



6.00 



2.iD 

 10 .00 

 j.«o 



3.50 



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cosmos. The prayer now is: "Oh for 

 a frost." But for all that — and never- 

 theless and notwithstanding — the vol- 

 ume of business for the season com- 

 pares very favorably with other years. 



The retail market 

 PROVIDENCE has taken on much 



activity during the 

 past week, a big jump being reported 

 in all kinds of work. The opening of 

 the fall social season together with the 

 approach of cool weather has been 

 mainly responsible for the sharp de- 

 mand for flowers of all kinds. Violets 

 are, however, a glut and are moving 

 slowly at ridiculously low figures. 

 Some alarm is felt among the dealers 

 because of the abundance of violets at 

 this time, it being the opinion that the 

 crop will be short and out of season 

 before the holidays. Chrysanthemums 

 are more plentiful and the quality is 

 improving. Carnations are coming bet- 

 ter, in greater numbers and the stems 

 are longer. Roses of all kinds are 

 fairly good with a good call. 



To cover the whole- 

 ST. LOUIS sale market correctly 



for the past week is 

 a hard task. Stock is coming in in 

 such abundance that the prices had to 

 suffer greatly. Roses were a glut all 

 week and in large lots sold as low as 

 $7.50 per 1,000, and good stock at that. 

 On top of these came large consign- 

 ments of fancy dahlias. Cosmos and 

 violets went begging and prices had 

 to come down in order to dispose of 

 them. Chrysanthemums are coming in 

 and they are many. Carnations are 

 holding up well as they are not any 

 too many. In greens the market has 

 anything the trade wants and plenty 

 of it except smilax. which is scarce. 



Business still con- 

 WASHINGTON tinues quiet al- 

 though the pros- 

 pects for better conditions are good. 

 The days have been warm and cloudy. 



producing considerable mildew, and 

 have been very depressing. Dahlias 

 are now at their best and chrysanthe- 

 mums are beginning to appear with 

 longer stems and better foliage. Car- 

 nations, too, have improved materially 

 and roses are coming in nicely. As- 

 ters have moved off the market and 

 their place is being taken by carna- 

 tions. Cattleyas are quite plentiful and 

 reasonably cheap. The giving of cor- 

 sage bouquets to all women custom- 

 ers by a local shoe concern proved 

 quite a popular feature. The bouquets 

 contained about five roses each and so 

 great was the demand for these that in 

 all 25,000 flowers were required. Flow- 

 ers as gifts are becoming very popular 

 here, many of the stores presenting 

 them to both men and women visitors 

 on the occasion of anniversaries, open- 

 ings, etc. 



EDWARD REID 



WHOLESALE FLORIST 



1619-21 Ranstead St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



CHOICE BEAUTIES, ORCHIDS, VALLEY, ROSES 

 and all Seasonable Varieties of Cut Flowers 



ATTENTION 



If you wish Dark Gr«eal 

 and Fresh Cut EVER- 

 GREENS, finest quality 

 Splectert Stock. Laurel Branches, 2x2x4 ft. 

 case. $2. ."10 per case; Pine Plumes, $2.75 per 

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

 our Cedar Boughs, only $2.25 per case. 

 Once used always used. Holly Wreaths, 

 well herried. Holly by the case and bag In 

 season. Order in advance. Address LOCK 

 BOX 6, Watertown. N. J. 



Mention HORTICULTURE when writing 



ROBERT J. DYSART 



PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT .VXD .\CDITOB 



Simple methods of correct accounting 



especially adapted for ttori.sts' use. 



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