November 26, 1910 



HORTICULTURE 



749 



Flower Market Reports. 



Trade preceding Thanks- 

 BOSTON giving DaV is not as 



brisk as in previous 

 years. Shipping trade is really much 

 more active than the local demand. 

 There are evidences of timidity and 

 distrust of the final outcome among 

 the market dealers who, contrary to 

 precedent, vrere disposed to sell out 

 at very moderate figures two days be- 

 fore the holiday. This may help the 

 trade in the long run. Carnations 

 are selling at an average advance ot 

 25 per cent, according to quality. 

 American Beauty sells well and so 

 does Richmond, the latter having 

 doubled in value within a week. The 

 new favorite Mrs. Aaron Ward brings 

 about any price the grower chooses to 

 ask. Killarney is in good demand 

 at advanced figures, but Maryland 

 seems to falj behind decidedly. Car- 

 not is near its end for the season, but 

 would find a lively market if it could 

 be supplied. Lily of the valley and 

 gardenias are doing finely. Cattle- 

 yas are seen only in medium quality 

 at present but they are not abundant 

 and bring good values. Stevia is be- 

 ginning to come in. As to chrysan- 

 themums they are beginning to show 

 signs of fatigue. The best sellers are 

 Bonnaffon and White Bonnaffoii. 

 Violets went up with a jump previous 

 to the football games of last week 

 and thus far have receded but a little, 

 the' supply being unusually light for 

 the season. Snapdragon is seen now 

 in excellent quality. Adolph E. E. 

 Koch, of Nobscot, is bringing it to 

 market in handsome spikes. 



During the week follow- 

 CHICAGO ing the flower show busi- 

 ness revived and each 

 day the counters were empty at clos- 

 ing time. Sunday before Thanksgiving 

 was a good day and prices were well 

 above those ot a week previous and 

 all s(ock sold out early. Monday stock 

 was decidedly scarce. Beauties are in 

 very short supply and prices advanc- 

 ing. Chrysanthemums cannot be said 

 to be on the wane, so tar as quality 

 goes, for some of the largest blooms 

 seen this season were in the market 

 on Monday. All sizes and qualities are 

 bringing good prices and some of the 

 wholesalers report Thanksgiving out- 

 look as the best they have ever known. 

 Violets are now coming in fine condi- 

 tion and prices are having the same 

 upward tendency. Cattlcyas are scarce 

 and cypripediums are just beginning 

 to come in. On the whole, the demand 

 for everything is very good and stock 

 is just scarce enough to make prices 

 look right to the one who has some- 

 thing to sell. 



The near approach ot 

 CINCINNATI Thanksgiving and a 



steady demand has 

 had the usual effect of stiffening val- 

 ues. There will be an ample supply ot 

 nearly all kinds of flowers with the ex- 

 ception of pink roses, carnations and 

 violets. The zenith ot the chrysanthe- 

 mum season is past as the coming 

 week will see most of them out of the 

 way excepting some of the large later 

 varieties. Mrs. Jerome Jones and 

 Chadwick are now ready and are good 



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First Quality Boxwood 



Just received 500 cases, standard size, 

 $7.50 per case. This is an A I Bargain 



CHristmas Holly f 



Guaranteed for Quality as Heretofore 



$5.00 per case. Special quotations on 

 larger quantity. Mistletoe, Laurel Wreaths, 

 Holly Wreaths, Bells, Partridge Berries 

 and Globes. Send for prices on any Sup- 

 plies or Holiday Specialties. 



N. F. McCarthy & co- 



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Wholesale Florists 



TEL. MAIN 5973 

 and S974. 



84 Hawley St., Boston 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.-to DE^'ATE^roNLY. 



ROSBS 



CINCINNATI 



Nov. 22 



DETROIT 



Nov. 21 



BUFFALO 



Nov. 2» 



PITTSBURG 



Nov. 21 



Am. Beauty, Fan. and Sp. . 



" Extra 



" No. I 



" Lower grades 



Bride, 'Maid. F. & S 



'* '* Low. gr 



Killarney, Richmond, Fan. & Sp. 



" Lower grades 



Maryland, Chatenay, Fan. and Sp. 

 '* " Lower grades 



CARNATIONS, First Quality 



•* Ordinary 



MISCBLLANEOUS 



CatUeyas 



Lilies, Longiflorum. 



Lilyoiine valley 



Violets 



Snapdragon 



Chrysanthemums 



Gardenias, 



Adiantum 



Smilax ^ • • 



Asparagus Plumosus, strings (100) 

 *' " & Spren. (100 bchs.) 



30.00 

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2.00 

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1.30 

 1 5.0c 

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30.00 



13.00 

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to 25.00 



to 20.00 



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73.00 

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10.00 to 30.00 



30.00 

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property. Major Bonnaffon continnes 

 the leading variety in yellow and Dr. 

 Enguehard in pink. Pompon varieties 

 are done for this season. Beauties are 

 none too plentiful, but there are 

 enough for ordinary requirements. 

 There is a noticeable shortage of all 

 pink teas, while Bride. Ivory and White 

 Killarney are more plentiful and clean 

 up nicely. Carnations with a good 

 many of the growers are off crop and 

 prices very firm. Receipts of violets 

 are very light, especially singles, and 

 the demand increasing daily. Sweet 

 peas are improving, but are not abun- 

 dant as yet. Longiflorum lillies are 

 again in better request as are also 

 callas. 



A healthier tone is 

 WASHINGTON prevailing in t h e 



flower market. In 

 every store there is more activity 

 shown and the concensus of opinion 

 seems to be that this will be one of 

 the best seasons for some years past. 

 Flowers of excellent quality are shown 



in all the stores, but the chrysanthe- 

 mum still solds the day, though, in 

 point of popularity. This will be the 

 case till after the Thanksgiving season 

 is over, anyway. A few narcissus are 

 being shown, but the price keeps up 

 owing to scarcity. A few white lilacs 

 are shown by some of the large grow- 

 ers, but their price is almost prohibi- 

 tive. Violets are coming in in quan- 

 tity, and of fine stem. 



Detroit, Mich. — Demand for all kinds 



of cut flowers is very good. The foot- 

 ball galne at Ann Arbor last week 

 brought out an enormous demand for 

 yellow chrysanthemums. Notwith- 

 standing the large consignments of 

 these flowers arriving in this city, by 

 evening everything from a 25c. to $1.00 

 was cleaned up. 



{Co'ttinued on page 751I 



PLANTSMEN PLEASE NOTE. 



Detroit deplores the lack of good 

 cyclamens in that city. 



