August 13, 1910 



horticulture: 



225 



Flower Market Reports 



{Continued from page ?J3) 



are plentiful; the call, however, is er- 

 ratic. There is a good supply of 

 auratunis and rubrums — at least 

 enough for what the demand calls for. 

 Lily of the valley is unusually scarce; 

 more could be used if obtainable. A 

 varied collection of gladioli is seen at 

 all places. The favored varieties are 

 America. Augusta and Frances King. 

 Sweet peas are out of the running. 

 The hardy fiowers, such as coreopsis, 

 candytuft, gailardias and some few 

 other sorts are to be had; the demand, 

 however, is slight. A good supply of 

 green goods continues to come in. 

 There is a decided improvement in 

 the quality of the common ferns. No 

 change in prices from last week. 



The quality of 

 PHILADELPHIA the aster crop 

 greatly improved 

 last week. Most of the small-flowered 

 early-market type are now done and 

 replaced with much finer flowers — al- 

 together superior in size, form and 

 finish; and with fine, long stems. 

 Among the cons])icuous arrivals in 

 asters are fine Vick's I'pright and 

 Vick's Branching. The gladiolus re- 

 ceipts have slackened up considerably, 

 but they are still dividing honors with 

 the asters as the great midsummer 

 cut flower. Water lilies are in good 

 supply and fine. Cattleyas, and a few 

 white and spray orchids, make up the 

 bulk of the offerings in that line. 

 Roses and carnations are of the usual 

 summer quality. Ameridan Beauty, 

 and Kaiserin are quite good in the 

 former for the season. No change in 

 other staples. 



The cool weather of 

 St. LOUIS late has put a little life 

 into the business, but 

 still the reports have it dull every- 

 where. As to cut stock at any of the 

 commission men it is rated as poor 

 in quality and nothing like good roses 

 and carnations are looked for until 

 next month. At present the market 

 is carrying a large supply of poor 

 asters, of which the light shades sell 

 fairly well. A fine lot of gladioli are 

 on sale at 3 and 4 cents. The Arm- 

 strong everblooming tuberose stalks 

 are now coming and will soon be 

 abundant. Five cents is the present 

 price. A lot of other outdoor stock 

 is seen, such as hydrangeas, fever- 

 few, candytuft and cornflowers. As- 

 paragus has the best call in greens. 



Detroit. — The first week of August 

 has well succeeded in keeping up the 

 July record. Prices and supplies of 

 flowers are unchanged. A slight im- 

 provement in the quality of asters is 



apparent. 



There are rumors galore concern- 

 ing the New York wholesale district 

 and it is evident that 2Sth street will 

 be a centre of bustle and sensation 

 during the coming season unexcelled 

 by anything in the past in that noted 

 hub of the flower trade. One item 

 that is beyond the realm of rumor and 

 is accepted as a fact is tliat William 

 Ford, formerly of Ford Bros., is to 

 return to the fray and will open up at 

 45 West 2Sth street. There are other 

 developments, which lack full verifi- 

 cation, however, that point to lively 

 times for next winter and those who 

 have been thinking that the glory of 

 the old arena had Ijegun to fade "have 

 another guess coming." 



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 EXCHANGE, Inc. 



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Cattleyas. 



Llllei 



Lily of the Valley 



Asters 



Daisies 



Snapdragon 



Qladioll 



Sweet Peas (per loo bchs) 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smiiaz 



Asparagus Plumosus. strings 



" " & Spren. (loo bchs). 



Last Half of Week 



ending Aug. 6 



1910 



30.00 to 60 DC 



3.00 to 4.00 



I. 00 to 



.50 to 



.25 to 



i.ou to 



.25 to 



■73 to 



8.00 to 



.50 to 



4.00 to 



to 



10.00 to 



2. CO 



2. CO 



-SO 



2 OC 



1.50 



1.50 



13.00 



•75 



8.00 



35 00 



I .s .00 



First HaJf of Week 



beginning Aug. 8 



1910 



30.00 to 60.00 



3.00 to 



liOO to 



• 50 to 



.25 to 



I 00 to 



.25 to 



•75 to 



.50 to 

 4.00 to 



4.00 



2.00 

 2 00 



.50 



2.00 



I.JO 

 1.50 



to 15.00 



■7J 

 8.00 

 to 35.00 



:5.ct 



THREE REPRESENTATIVE CHI- 

 CAGO HOUSES. 

 Raedlein. 



One of the special points of inter- 

 est to Chicago visitors is the estab- 

 lishment of The Raedlein Basket Co., 

 at 713-717 Milwaukee avenue. This 

 company, whose business life includes 

 two generations of Raedlein basket 

 manufacturers in Weidhausen and Eb- 

 ersdorf, Germany, opened the Chicago 

 house one year ago. A visit there will 

 surprise anyone, for nearly everythi:ig 

 in imiiorted and home manufactured 

 baskets can be found at very reason- 

 able lu-ices. The Chicago house is in 

 charge of one of the Raedlein broth- 

 ers, a sister, Mrs. Kindler, and her 

 son, and they cordially invite fiorists 

 returning from the conventio.i to give 

 tnem a call. See their adv. in this 

 ssue. 



Garland. 



H. S. Garland will represent the Geo. 

 M. Garland Co., at Rochester, with a 

 model greenhouse 17 feet long. It 

 will have all the latest appliances and 

 be an object lesson on what and how 

 to build in order to be up with the 

 times. Mr. Garland is a son of Geo. 

 M. Garland and a grandson of Sol. 

 Garland, all of whom have been in the 

 gi'oenliouse business. The g,ra-idfather 

 bad tl'i (.istinction o!' h.-^irit- Ll'e fi;f.t 

 man in Chicago to have a range of 

 modern houses, but the inventions of 

 I he two succeeding generations have 

 left the first range in the baclfground. 

 The Garland iron gutter, the Garland 

 truss construction and a soil conveyer, 

 are among their specialties. Sei ad- 

 vertisement on another page and do 

 not overlook the exhibit. 



Oechslin. 



Visitors to the greenhouses of Prank 

 Oechslin will find the stock of this 

 up-to-date plantsman in a fine and 

 thrifty condition. The chief business 

 here is the supplying of the finished 

 plants to the wholesale trade in Chi- 



cago, but he has also a steadily in- 

 creasing shipping trade. Just now is 

 the quiet time, yet the stock is well 

 worth inspection. Especially is this 

 true of the Boston and Whitmanii 

 ferns of whicli there aie several large 

 houses, benched and in pots, all sizes. 

 There are thousands of table ferns 

 ready for fall. Asparagus plumosa and 

 choice foliage plants in abundance; 

 also a fine stock of primroses, cycla- 

 mens and poinsettias. 



Elgin, III.— Wm. Daws, for the past 

 fifteen years with Geo. Souster of 

 this city, has gone into business for 

 himself, and starts out with two 

 houses 150 ft. long. 



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