December 3, 1910 



HORTICULTURE 



785 



CHRISTMAS specialties] 



All Guaranteed for Quality as in Past Seasons 



HOLLY. Single case, $5.00. Two cases, $9.00. Five or more cases . . $4.00 a case 

 MISTLETOE. Extra fineSberried. Very fine. Per lb. ,35c; in 10 lb. lots, 30c per lb.; 



25 lb. lots, 25c per lb. 

 BOXWOOD. 15c per lb. iii case lots of 50 pounds. Each case contains full|50 lbs.; usually 



the case weight is included and you pay Boxwood value for old lumber. Watch out. 

 VELVET POINSETTIAS. We hold the agency for New England for Anderson's Velvet 



Poinscttias. Price with leaves and long stems, $2.50 per dozen. With short stem and 



no leaves, $1.75 per dozen. Per gross, with leaves, $27.00 : without leaves, $21.00. 



HOLLY WREATHS. Per 1 00 $12.00 to $15.00 



LAUREL WREATHS. 12 in. Frames $18.00 per 100 



LAUREL ROPING . . . 5c per yard HARDY FERNS, best quality ever of- 

 fered $1.25 per 1000 



GALAX, $7.50 per case of 10,000; per PRINCESS PINE .... 8c per lb. 



1000 $1.00 



PARTRIDGE BERRIES and GLOBES. CHRISTMAS BELLS. 



SEND FOR QUOTATIONS ON ANYTHING YOU NEED NOW OR FOR THE^ HOLIDAYS 



N. F. MCCARTHY & CO. 



I WHOLI 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



TEL. MAIN 5973 

 and 5974 



84 Hawley St., Boston 



Flower Market Reports. 



Thanksgiving Day trade 

 BOSTON was all that could be de- 

 sired. All good material 

 was nicely cleaned up at gratifying 

 figures and the prices prevalent for 

 the holiday were well maintained un- 

 til Wednesday of the present week 

 when, under the influence of warmer 

 weather and a slackened demand, there 

 , were evidences of weakness. At the 

 present time, however, colder weather 

 prevails all over the country and there 

 does not appear to be any danger of 

 a slump in the interim between now 

 and Christmas. Roses are somewhat 

 scarce. American Beauty has to be 

 pretty nice trim stock to command 

 the top price and sells better in the 

 medium grades. Violets have been in 

 short supply for some time and still 

 continue so. Carnations are slightly 

 weaker than they were a week ago, 

 but chrysanthemums are rapidly wan- 

 ing and the carnation men need have 

 no anxiety, especially as many growers 

 are "off crop" and liable to remain so 

 for an indefinite period owing to the 

 precocity of the early crop. The qual- 

 ity of the blooms is excellent, as a 

 rule. 



For the past two weeks 

 BUFFALO the market has shaped 



itself in good form and 

 trade was on the upward course. 

 Cloudy weather for five weeks short- 

 ened the supply all along the line, 

 though enough stock was had to fill 

 all orders. The demand tor carnations 

 exceeded the supply and a good many 

 orders were filled with other material. 

 Chrysanthemums were the main factor 



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WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS.- 



PbK luu. 

 TO DBALBRB ONLY. 



ROSBS 



CINCINNATI 



Nov. 2Q 



DeTROIT 



Nov. 29 



BUFFALO 



Nov. 39 



PITTSBURO 



Nov. 2g 



Km. 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 



miSCBLLANEOLib 



Cattleyas 



Lilies, Longiflorum... 



Lily oi the v^alley 



Violets 



Chrysanthemums 



Snapdragon 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Adlantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus, strings (loo) 

 " " & Spren. (loo bchs.) 



15.00 to 



8.00 to 



6.00 to 



3.00 to 



6.00 to 



3.00 to 



6.00 to 



3.00 to 



6 00 to 



3 00 to 



4.00 to 



3.00 to 



30.00 to 



8.00 to 



3.00 to 



.30 to 



8.00 to 



4.00 to 



.75 to 



35.0c 



12. OC 



8.00 



6 OQ 



10.00 

 5.00 

 8. CO 

 5.0c 

 8 00 

 5.00 



5.00 

 3<oo 



60.00 



10.00 



4.00 



I. CO 



23.00 

 6.00 



1. 00 



15.03 

 35 



35.00 

 3:>.oo 



15.00 

 4.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 8.0c 

 4.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 



50.00 

 30.00 



23. 00 

 13.00 



12.00 



8.00 

 12.00 



8.00 



10.00 



6.00 



3.00 to 4.00 

 a. 00 to 3 00 



3.00 

 1. 00 



4.03 



6.00 



30.00 



to 



to 



to 



to 



to 



to 



. to 



. to 



to 



. to 



to 



to 25.00 I so.oo to 



50. CO 



15.00 



4.0c 



1.50 



35.00 

 8.00 

 1. 00 



30.00 



1.30 



15.0c 



30.00 

 30.00 



25.00 

 20.00 



10.00 

 4. CO 



8.00 

 4.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 



3.00 to 

 a. 00 to 



75.00 



la.oo 

 4.00 



l.CO 



8.O0 

 3.00 

 .50 

 50,00 

 • !0 

 10.00 

 50.CO 



50.00 



3c. 00 



18. oo 



10.00 



B.oo 



4.00 



10.00 



6.00 



B.oo 



6.00 



S.oo 

 3,00 



90.00 

 la.oo 



4.00 

 I 50 

 30.00 



l.5» 



15.00 

 50.00 

 SO 00 



and a good lot was received, though 

 the medium quality were more in de- 

 mand. Some choice Maud Dean in 

 pink and white were had, also some 

 excellent Golden Wedding, white and 

 yellow Chadwick, BonnafEon, etc., and 

 all moved satisfactorily. AH roses 

 have been good and prices were satis- 

 factory. The demand for Beautios was 

 light, caused by the sharp advance in 

 price. Violets were scarce a few days 

 previous to the 24th, but on Thanks- 

 giving Day there were enough to fill 

 all orders. Lily of the valley sold 

 well, also Roman hyacinths, narcissi, 

 slevia, peas, orchids and gardenias. 

 Green gciods sell well. Holly has made 

 its appearance and the demand is 

 growing daily. 



Thanksgiving week was 

 CHICAGO an exceptionally good 



one. The only thing to 

 be desired was a larger supply of 

 flowers, particularly in the medium 

 grades. Advance shipping orders took 

 all the available stock early in the 

 week and left the home trade only the 

 daily cut, and it was a case of the 

 early bird getting the worm. Many 

 of the dealers, both wholesale and re- 

 tail, could have sold many more flow- 

 ers could they have bought them, and 

 it is generally conceded to have been 

 the best Thanksgiving the trade has 

 known in years. The chrysanthemums 

 were stillat their best and all sizes 

 sold equally well. The demand for 



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