March 16, 1918 



HORTICULTURE 



265 



Flower Market Reports 



A considerable stn-tioa of 

 BOSTON the bottom seems to have 

 dropped out of the flower 

 ■business this weel;. Crops are gener- 

 ally heavy and there are large quanti- 

 ties of flowers stocked up in wholesale 

 market hands. Quality is very supe- 

 rior as a rule, with the exception of 

 lilies, many of which are decidedly 

 poor. Sweet peas are coming in very 

 heavily. Easter outlook is for an 

 abundance of everything. The Meyer 

 funeral on Tuesday of this week 

 brought a considerable amount of busi- 

 ness to the retail florists of Boston 

 and some very handsome pieces of 

 floral work were executed in the lead- 

 ing establishments. 



The Chicago market is 

 CHICAGO feeling the spring influ- 

 ence these days. Stock 

 continues to come and it looks very 

 much as If a glut in some varieties 

 is inevitable. Prices are displayed at 

 all the smaller stores that rival those 

 of the wholesalers. Some extra fine 

 roses, carnations, sweet peas and 

 bulbous stock are coming each day 

 and sales are being made at a low 

 price in order to clean up. Those 

 who have a good shipping trade are 

 fortunate for the local demand is not 

 strong. Orders are being booked for 

 Easter and it has often been demon- 

 strated that this is a wise thing to do. 

 There is no difficulty now in getting 

 prompt service in shipping and this 

 with the coal vexations over takes 

 another burden off the florist. 



Stock is plentiful 

 CINCINNATI while the market is 

 somewhat weak. As 

 a result prices are rather low and 

 different kinds of stock have crowded 

 up in the wholesale establishments. 

 Shipping business in supplies is good 

 but in other lines is only fair. Roses 

 are plentiful and carnations are in 

 such a heavy supply that they are al- 

 most in a glut. Lilies and callas and 

 all bulbous stock are very plentiful. 

 Sweet peas, too. Excellent lily of 

 the valley, orchids and single violets 

 are offered, also calendulas, prim- 

 roses and forget-me-not. 



The supply of flow 

 CLEVELAND ers at present ex- 

 ceeds the demand in 

 the Cleveland market, although not 

 to any serious degree. Business is 

 satisfactory in general, but in the 

 words of one wholesaler, "could be 

 better." Prices are correspondingly 

 weak. Daffodils are especially plenti- 

 ful and are selling at less than the 

 cost of the bulbs. Long sweet peas 

 are among the best sellers. Cleveland 

 greenhouses in general have survived 

 the winter well. 



Business continues be- 

 NEW YORK low the average for 

 the season and prices 

 have kept on sagging. This does not 

 appear so much In small sales but 

 when large quantities are disjiosed of 

 the question of price is a very elastic 

 one. Flowers are good as a rule. 

 There are many poor lilies, however, 

 and violets are below the average of 

 quality. Bulbous stock is greatly over- 

 done and there are accumulations in 

 inany wholesale stores. Roses are not 

 •much overstocked but carnations are 



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WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS - trade pri ces -j>^r^.oo^^^^^ 



PITTSBURG 



Feb. 4 



Rosea 



Am. Beauty, Special 



*' ** Fancy and Ejctra 



*' " No. 1 and culls 



Russell, Euler, Mock 



Hadley 



Arcnberg, Hoosicr Beauty 



Ward 



Killamey , Radiance, Taft 



Ophelia, Sunburst, HiUiogdon 



Camatioiu 



Cattleyaa 



Dendrobium f ormosum 



Lilies, Lon^florum 



Lilies. Speciosum 



Callas- ■ 



Lily of the Valley 



Snapdragon 



Violets 



Freesia 



Narcis. Paper White 



Roman Hyacinths 



Daffodils 



Tulips 



Calendula 



Mignonette 



Sweet Peas 



Marguerites 



Gardeniaa 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Flu. & Spren. (looBhs.) 



CINCINNATI 



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I CHICAGO 



I March ii 



BUFFALO 



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and so also are sweet peas, of which 

 there are all grades of quality. 



American Beauty 

 PHILADELPHIA has been com- 

 ing a little more 

 freely and with slightly improved mar- 

 ket conditions has moved off pretty 

 well. Next in order in popular favor 

 is the Russell which remains of fine 

 quality and a fair supply. Other roses 

 are still rather short crop with the ex- 



ception of pink Killarney. The lower 

 grades of the latter come in very 

 abundantly. Carnations are plentiful 

 and fine although not quite so many 

 as last week. Stocks in general seem 

 to be later than last year— probably 

 because of being grown cool on ac- 

 count of the hard winter and the coal 

 scarcity. This condition is especially 

 noticeable just now in the sweet pea 



(Coniinueti on p'lgi' -'i>7) 



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Manufacturers and Importers 



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