January 19, 1918 



H R T I C U L T U K E 



65- 



Flower Market Reports 



The markets are well 

 BOSTON supplied with flowers of 

 all kinds but the quan- 

 tity in sight is due not so much to 

 heavy production as to the light de- 

 mand which, while somewhat better 

 than it was, still lags behind a fair 

 seasonable average. Not much change 

 has taken place in the matter of whole- 

 sale prices, the only radical develop- 

 'ment being a sharp advance in mar- 

 ket value of all roses and in all the 

 grades of same from culls to specials. 

 Violets have never been seen here in 

 finer quality but they move slowly. 

 The carnation is in a bad way. judging 

 from the quantities seen on all sides, 

 many of them giving unmistakable ev- 

 idence of their long, long vigil waiting 

 for the buyer who never came. Car- 

 nation values, it may be emphatically 

 asserted, are away below the cost of 

 production. Bulbous flowers continue 

 plentiful, of course. 



It is more than probable 

 CHICAGO that the flower sales of 

 the past week were the 

 lowest in the history of many of the 

 firms, either wholesale or retail. 

 Florists realized as never before how 

 impossible a business becomes when 

 transportation fails. Just as the snow 

 fall, reported one week ago, began to 

 be disposed of another followed and a 

 complete cessation of railroad traf- 

 fic followed. Week-end orders that 

 were filled on Friday were returned by 

 the express company and all orders 

 for Saturday and Sunday had to be re- 

 fused by the wholesale houses. At this 

 writing, Jan. 14th, local trains are run- 

 ning occasionally but the express com- 

 panies are not receiving consignments 

 and any flowers have to be sent by 

 messenger. The retailer did not fare 

 much better on sales for the week end, 

 for street cars were blocked on many 

 lines. The near-by growers are send- 

 ing in stock today and business will 

 soon be normal again. 



Business, though not 

 CINCINNATI particularly brisk, 

 still is fair, and the 

 supply is sMtficient to take care of all 

 needs. Prices are lower than they 

 were immediately after the holidays 

 and shipping business is good. Car- 

 nations have become plentiful. The 

 same is true of narcissus. A good 

 supply of roses, lilies and callas is 

 available. Sweet peas are selling nice- 

 ly. The first jonquils of the year came 

 in last week. Other seasonable things 

 in usual supply. 



This market Is In a 

 NEW YORK very unsettled condi. 

 tion and liable to cut 

 up any sort of an antic in the matter 

 of flower values at any moment. There 

 is no stability to anything, althouu'li 

 perhaps it is safe to say that roses 

 are more steady than most other 

 things now in the market. The assort- 

 ment is very large and buyers have 

 an unprecedented variety to choose 

 from, quality being very good as a 

 rule. Carnations are a big disappoint- 

 ment all around. The quality varies 

 greatly but the prices are so low that 

 there is little room for any variation. 

 When sales are made the good quality 



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In quantity with us, of 



splendid well-grown 



quantity. 



Good full sprays $1.50 

 per bunch. 



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WBOLBSALE FLOWER MARKETS — 



Rose* 



Am. Beauty, Special 



" " Fancy and Extra 



" '* No. I and culls 



Russell, Euler, Mock 



Haaley 



Arenberg, Hoosier Beauty 



Ward 



Killarney, Radiance, Taft 



Ophelia, Sunburst, Hillingdon 



Carnations 



Cattleyas 



Dcndrobium formoBum 



Lilies, Longiflorum 



Lilies, Speciosum 



Callas 



Lily of the Valley 



Snapdr*flron 



Bouvardia 



Violets 



Freesia 



Narcis. Paper White 



Roman Hyacinth* 



Stevia 



Calendula 



Mignonette .. . . 



Sweet Peas 



Marguerites 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparaffua Pla. & Spren. ( loo Bhs. ) 



CINCINNATI 



Jan. 14 



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TRADE PRICES — Per 100 



TO DEALE RS ONLY 



CHICAGO 1 BUFFALO TpiTTSBURG 



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has first choice but the matter o£ value 

 does not follow same, as it should 

 Sweet peas are very fine, in many 

 varieties, but the Christmas Pink color 

 still runs I'ar ahead of all others in 

 popularity. There are some superb i 

 snapdragons offered but to get up an 

 enthusiasm on them and an adequate 

 price is out of the question. 



Short roses have 

 PHILADELPHIA decreased in 



quantity and are 

 bringing rather better prices, but out- 

 side of that the rose situation remains 

 about as last reported. There Is little 

 change in the carnation market. 

 Prices average about one cent lower 



than at corresponding date a year 

 ago. Lily of the valley has dropped 

 back from the high average of twelve 

 dollars and is now quoted at ten which 

 is the figure that has been ruling for 

 nearly a year back. Cattleyas are 

 very fine and are bringing normal 

 prices. Cypfipediums are also of 

 fancy quality but do not bring quite 

 the normal returns. Trumpet majors 

 and other daffodils have made their 

 appearance and with paper whites, 

 freesias and Roman hyacinths make 

 the bulbous fraternity quite an import- 

 ant feature. The calendula is also 

 cutting some figure and shows a 



(Continued on tage b7) 



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