October 25, 1913 



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E.G.HILLCO. 



Wholesale Florists 



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Please mentloD Horticulture when writing. 



GEORGE B. HART 



WHOLESALE FLORIST 



24 Stone St., Rochester, N.Y. 



Flower Market Reports 



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but there are enough of all grades to 

 meet requirements. Sunburst and 

 Ward ar© coming in quite freely and 

 prove good sellers. Tiie quality is ex- 

 cellent for the newer sorts. A limited 

 quantitj can be had of such varieties 

 as Shavryer, Mrs. Taft. Milady and 

 Russell, the latter appearing to be 

 well off crop at present, however. 

 Beauties are less abundant than they 

 were a week ago. Most of the stock 

 on the market consists of the extreme 

 long-stemmed grade. The shorter 

 length are scarce. Carnations con- 

 tinue extremely scarce and the market 

 is unable to supply the demand. 

 Quality and length of stem are 

 rapidly improving. Chrysanthemums 

 are much more plentiful but the bet- 

 ter grades sell readily at good prices. 

 On the other hand, there is a large of- 

 fering of smaller and inferior stock 

 which can be had at very low figures. 

 Lilies are fairly abundant and so Is 

 lily of the valley; both items are in 

 good demand. A few fairly good cal- 

 lars are ■ noted. Violets (Eastern) 

 are arriving in increasing numbers 

 but the quality leaves much to be de- 

 sired. 



This week the 

 CINCINNATI weather man opened 



with miserable, rainy 

 weather and followed with cold 

 weather that up to the time of this 

 writing was down almost to the freez- 

 ing point at night. This combination 

 of circumstances probably puts an end 

 to the dahlias and cosmos for tlie year 

 and will give the heavy shipments of 

 chrysanthemums that are coming in, 

 as well as large quantities of other 

 stock, a chance to sell at a fair price. 

 The heavy inrush of chrysanthemums 

 started towards the close of last week 

 and prices on this flower dropped pro- 

 portionately at once. The rose supply 

 1b still rery large and more than able 

 to take care of all requirements. The 

 same is true of long American Beau- 

 ties. Short and medium Beauties are 

 not very plentiful and have been 

 cleaning up nicely. The carnations are 

 getting better right along and the cut 

 is adequate for present requirements. 

 Both lily of the valley and orchids are 

 proving good property. Giganteum 

 lilies are on the short side of the mar- 

 ket but because of the large supply of 

 other flowers, ^especially chrysanthe- 

 mums, they enjoy no particular de- 

 mand. New boxwood has been added 

 to the green goods supply. 



At least once in every 

 NEW YORK fall season there 



comes a period of 



William F. Kasting Co. 



\A/Holesal' 



383-387 ELLICOTT ST. 



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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, nillingdon. Extra 



'* " Ordinary.... 



Maryland. Ward. Taft, Sunburstf Extra . 



'* '* '* '* Ordinary. 



Carnations, Fancy Grade 



" Ordinary 



surfeit in this market, when all cir- 

 cumstances of weather and production 

 seem to conspire with fiendish unani- 

 mity to deluge and dumfound — when 

 growers and wholesalers simply throw 

 up their hands in dispair. This week 

 is that time for 1913. As usual it 

 came with precipitate suddenness and 

 as usual the chrysanthemum plays a 

 leading part in the wanton perform- 

 ance. It is not often, however, that 

 the dahlias and other outside prod- 

 ucts can strike such an overwhelming 

 alliance with the chrysanthemums and 

 the first big flush of other green- 

 house material as they have this year. 

 Just how long it will last no one can 

 foretell. News of wintry weather in 

 the west and headed eastward fur- 

 nishes a basis of hope for the more 

 optimistic but we can't see how any 

 possible weather vagaries can mate- 

 rially affect the situation just now. 

 There is not much going on in the re- 

 tail line either but whatever of busi- 

 ness the retailer does gather in is 

 mighty profitable, for he can get the 

 material for a song and in the pre- 

 vailing abundance of everything he 

 need not assume any risk in carrying 

 stock. Quality appears good on all 

 lines, much more so than the recent 

 sunless and damp weather would 

 seem to warrant; but much of what 

 is now coming on can hardly fail to 

 be soft of texture and short-lived. 



Conditions last 

 PHILADELPHIA week were about 



the same as the 

 week previous; probably there was 

 not quite as much outdoor stock as the 

 preceding week but there was entirely 

 too much to make good flower condi- 

 tions. Dahlias were probably not quite 

 as plentiful and the demand less. Not 

 only the store people but the public 

 in general seem to be getting rather 

 tired of dahlias, especially as chrys- 

 anthemums are getting more plentiful. 

 Chrysanthemums have been in a tre- 

 mendous oversupply of the poorer 

 qualities, particularly pinks. Good 

 specimen flowers have been rather 

 scarce, not enough for the demand. 

 There is a market for a good 

 white that would come in about the 

 same time as Chrysolora. Pompons 

 are starting to come in and are sell- 

 ing right well although not any large 

 variety so far. Beauties, still plenti- 

 ful, demand fair. Mrs. Russell rose is 

 coming in rather stronger and the de- 



mand is very good. This is a novelty 

 rose that is a splendid success and 

 from present indications it will be a 

 good commercial rose for the future. 

 In the Killarneys the White Killarney 

 sells probably about as well as any. 

 Other roses are selling fairly well and 

 the supply is more than equal to the 

 demand. Carnations are a little more 

 plentiful than they were but are still 

 on the scarce side and prices hold fair- 

 ly stiff. Lilies are considerably in 

 excess of the demand. Orchids — main- 

 ly cattleyas coming in — are selling 

 fairly well, particularly considering 

 the quantity received but at moder- 

 ate prices. Gardenia supply light and 

 demand fairly good. Lily of the val- 

 ley plentiful, some days moving well, 

 other days not as good. Taken as a 

 whole the tone of the market is better 

 and an improvement over the preced- 

 ing week and indications are that it 

 will continue to get better. 



All that can be said of 

 ST. LOUIS the local cut flower 

 market for the last 

 week is that every thing was plenti- 

 ful — in fact a glut. The commission 

 man says that the retailers bought 

 quite heavily some days, but hardly 

 enough to make an impression. 



The mild weather has a great deal 

 to do with this. The great quantities 

 of fancy dahlias and increasing ship- 

 ments of chrysanthemums detracted 

 from the roses and carnations caus- 

 ing the commission man a great deal 

 of worry, and compelling greatly re- 

 duced prices which caused a lot of 

 bargain sales among the florists 

 down-town. 



EDWARD REID 



WHOLESALE FLORIST 



1619-21 Ranstead St., PhiUdelphia, Pa. 



CHOICE BEAUTIES, ORCHIDS, VALLEY, ROSES 

 and all Seasonable Varieties of Cut Flewers 



ATTENTION 



If you wish Dark Greea 

 and Fresh Cut EVER- 

 GREENS, finest quality 

 Selected Stock. Laurel Branches, 2i2x4 ft. 

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

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

 our Cedar Boughs, only $2.25 per casa. 

 Once used always used. Holly Wreath*, 

 well berried. Holly by the case and bag In 

 season. Order In advance. Address LOCK 

 BOX 5, Watertown, N. J. 

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