January 12, 1918 



HORTICULTURE 



43 



Flower Market Reports 



f,Ca/Umued /rt>m page 41 1 



USiayed sliip- 

 ROCH ESTER, N. Y. ineul and iroz- 

 en flowers with 

 zero weather has not heipeu me flower 

 business, bfl^pmenis nave arrivea at 

 leasi IS to Z-i noiirs late. Business on 

 the whole has ueen siow since Christ- 

 mas, 'the i\ew Years business was 

 oniy a iutie better than the ordinary 

 day traae. Cut flowers are oi good 

 quality, roses being the chief item. 

 Koman hyacinths, paper wnues, jon- 

 quils and treesla are the latent addi- 

 tions and are lairly plentiful. Carna- 

 tions are very abundant. Violets and 

 lily of the valley do not sell overfast. 

 Tnere are a few sv.'eet peas and bou- 

 vardia. 



There was not a very 

 ST. LOUIS heavy demand for New 

 Years. At time of 

 writing transient trade is influenced 

 by snowy and cold weather. The car- 

 nation market shows signs of break- 

 ing. Vioiecs are also with a lew 

 bright days showing an increase in 

 supply and are falling in price. Rose 

 values also are on the decline. 



NEW FLOWER STORES. 



Taft, Cal.— Mrs. K. Dopvera. 



Dallas, Texas — Dallas Floral Co., 

 Oriental Hotel Building. 



Birmingham, Ala. — Theo. Smith, Ho- 

 tel Hillman Bldg., 19th St. 



Wallace, Ida. — George L. Lowe, suc- 

 ceeding Thos. Christensen. 



Newark, N. J. — Washington Florist, 

 557 Broad St.; George Hoernig. 458 

 Clinton Ave. 



St. Joseph, Mo. — Stuppy Floral Co., 

 removing March 1st to Geiger Bldg., 

 7th and Francis Sts. 



BUSINESS TROUBLES. 



Manchester, N. H.— Harry T. Mead, 

 florist, 1230 Hanover St.; liabilities, 

 13,000. 



Arthur Westcott, who opened a new 

 flower store in Taunton, Mass., went 

 out of business after Christmas. 



Columbia City, Ind. — Columbia City 

 Floral Co. has gone into bankruptcy 

 and the Provident Trust Co. has been 

 appointed receiver. 



J. W. Eagleston, who operated the 

 flower store known as "Flower Craft," 

 1514 Hyde Park Boulevard, Chicago, 

 turned over his store and fixtures to 

 his creditors last week. He opened 

 the store about two years ago and 

 with the assistance of his son had 

 built lip quite a business. There is an 

 indebtedness of $2,200. His affairs 

 have been placed in the hands of a 

 committee of which A. L. Vaughan is 

 chairman and the business is offered 

 for sale. The location is a good one. 

 Mr. Eagleston has never had any pre- 

 vious experience in the flower busi- 

 ness. 



VISITORS' REGISTER. 



New York — George B. Hart. Koch- 

 ester, N. Y.; Jack Frost. North Pole. 



Rochester, N. Y. — Julius Berg, New 

 York; R. E. Blackshaw of Ove Gnatt 

 Co., Hammond, Ind.; E. S. Kennon, 

 Castorland, N. Y.; H. Hahne, Warren, 

 Pa. 



J. K. 



IM 



ALE.\DEK IN THE M'HOiES.^LE COMMISSION TRADE FOR OVER THIBTY TEARS 



Shippers of good flowers can find here a steady market for their product, 

 with good returns and prompt payments. Make a start now for the New Year. 



118 West 28th St. NEVA/ 



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TELEPHONES 



Farraeut 167 and 3038 



NEW lORK QDOTATIONS PER 100. To Dealers Only 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattlera* 



DeDdrobium formoBum 



Lille*. LoDgiflorufn- - 



Lilies. Specioaum 



Callas 



Lily ot the VaUey 



SnapdratroD 



Bouvardia 



Violeu 



Freesi«s 



Narci*. Paper White 



Roman Hyacinths - 



Stevia 



Calendula 



Mign'tnetie ■ ■ •. 



Sweet Peas 



Marguerites 



Gardeniasi 



4diaatuin 



Smilax 



A^sparaffus Plumosus. & Spreo fioo bunches) . 



WE WANT MORE SHIPPERS 



We bave a numerous clientage of New York City buyers and the demand ex- 

 oe«ds our supply. This Is enpfclally true of RoHeg. We have every facility and 

 abundant means and best returns are assured for stock consigned to us. 



Address Your Shipments to 



UNITED CUT FLOWER 



111 W. 28th St., NEW YORK 



CO. Inc. 



D, J. Pappa*, Pre*. 



CHARLES E.MEEHAN 



Wholesale Cut Flowers 

 Plants, Greens, etc. 



5 So. Mole St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



SINGLE 



VIOLETS 



WANTED 



Violets and noveltleB are my Hobby. Con- 

 sign your flowers to me. I can sell them to 

 your satisfaction. 



CLARENCE SLINN, h'i^y'^ik 



HENTZ & NASH, Inc. 



Wholesale Commision Florists 



55 and 57 We»t 26th Street 



Telepliune No. i35 uptj|f V^ DIC 

 Farragut RtW lUllIV 



CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES. 



The Tarrytown (X. Y.) Horticul- 

 tural Society has decided to omit its 

 1918 animal dinner, owing to war con- 

 ditions. George Mcintosh has just been 

 chosen president of the society. 



At the regular meeting of the Buffalo 

 Florist Club on Wednesday evening, 

 January 9th, Professor E. A. White, 

 head of the Department of Floricul- 

 ture at Cornell University, addressed 

 the members on "Practice and Theory 

 In Horticulture." 



N.Y. FLORISTS' SUPPLY 

 COMPANY, Inc. 



103 W. 28tli Street, NEW YORK 



BVEKyiHINO FOR THE FLORIST 



FLOWER GROWERS 



I have a good wholesale market for I'an- 

 sies, Violets, Carnations and all other stock 

 of quality. 



Regular Shipments Solicited 



B. S. SL.IIMIM, Jr. 



65 a nd 57 W. 2«th Street. NEW VOBP 



^CED (SL H£I^LER 



122 West 25th St.. New Yorlt 



Florists' Supplies 



We manufacture all our 



««lal Disi£ns, Baskets, Wire Wirk & Noveltiis 



and nre ile.tl<*rs iu 



Decorative Glassware. Growers and 



FlorlBts' R^uiNitt^H 



Beechwood Heights Nurseries 



Imi»ort*'rii anil Cir«>w«»rw nt 



OROMIDS 



Onl Flower* of All the l.4»tMllnff Varl«tlM 

 Id their SeAMon. 



THOMAS YOUNG. Jr., Proprietor 



BOUND BKOOK.. N. J. 



Boston Floral Supply Co. 



;!n-;iu~ tumbridKc St., Boston 



lli'iidquarters for 



CTCAS, B.VSKETS, WIRE DESIGNS 



and WAX FLOWERS 



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