July i, 1905 



HORTICULTURE 



CUT-FLOWER MARKET REPORTS 



The market has lii-cn quite 

 BOSTON active this week, owing to the 

 many orders rccei\'e<l from wed- 

 dings and graduations. Jacqueminot roses 

 have had a good demand. Beauties have 

 been plentiful, but rose.s in general are mil- 

 ilewed and mucli fault-finding is expressed 

 by buyers, (tarnations have been ri'ceived 

 in large quantities and the quality has been 

 exceptionally good for tliis time of year. 



The past week has been verv 

 BUFFALO satisfactory from a bu.sine.s's 

 standpoint, every day being 

 a "hustle" from Monday until Friday. The 

 school cominencements were on, together 

 with weddings, and much floral work in evi- 

 dence, caused a good rush and hustle for a 

 few days among all the retailers, (iood 

 prices prevailed, considering the amount of 

 stock handled during the week, while the 

 supply was twice as large as at previous 

 seasons. More carnations, ro.ses, and other 

 flowers were to be had, and no doubt all 

 growers will be satisfied with returns, save 

 those who shipped piEonies the first pari of 

 the week. The .sui)ply on dark colors was 

 too abundant and they were a draf^ up lo 

 Friday, when a little Ufe seemed lo strike, 

 and something was reaUzed by selling in 

 larnr c|uantiiirs. White and light pink were 

 rallur s. a k . , the latter .selling rapidly. 

 Beauties and selected stock were good sellers, 

 and the demand strong, but there was not a 

 very large supply of Liberties. Beauties of 

 all grades went, even the small buds. Sweet 

 peas were of a poor quality, while lily of the 

 valley found a good market. Southern 

 GlacHolis are being received, but the distance 

 shows the effect on the flowers. Iris is com- 

 ing in good' quantity and quality, and so far 

 has sold well, while smila.x ancl green stock 

 is in good supply. 



The cut-flower trade displayed 

 CHICAGO unusual activity the past week 

 in all its branches, in syiite of 

 the fact that there was no extra demand 

 by the city trade. The moving cause for 

 this exhibition of energy was school-closing 

 week. There was only one factor to oper- 

 ate against the general better tone of the 

 trade, quality was lacking. Few choice teas 

 were on the market. There was a good de- 

 mand for anything of quality, and those who 

 were fortunate enough to have roses answer- 

 ing that description sold their stock almost 

 as soon as buyers sighted it. Under a light 

 supply, American Beauties continue their 

 upward trend and sales on fancy stock at 

 S4 per dozen are frequent. PEEonifs were 

 given excellent support. The cut of N. C. 

 Moore & Co. is exceptionally fine. Carna- 

 tions are in shorter supply and registered an 

 advance on any which showed quality. 

 Boston Market is the local favorite and the 

 best white for all purposes. Sweet peas 

 galore. Vaughan & Sperry have the largest 

 supply of fancy sorts; over 20,000 are re- 

 ceived daily. Demand steady. Lilies are 

 in suflScient supply. Lily of the valley 

 is cleaned up daily. A great variety of out- 

 door stock is offered. N. C. Moore & Co. 

 are the first to cut Cosmos and Clifford 

 Burton, the fine yellow dahlia. Asters are 

 promised in two weeks. The best ferns in 

 Chicago are handled by our advertisers. 

 Out-door grown Ulium candidum is arriving 

 from Michigan and a fair demand exists 

 therefor. 



Theo. Wirth of Hartford, Conn., stopped 

 over from a trip to Minneapolis, Minn., and 

 wll attend the Park Superintendents' con- 

 vention at Buffalo. 



Business the past week can- 

 LOUISVILLE not be said to be disap- 

 pointing, for no one is 

 looking for an active market. The extreme 

 warm weather, approaching the hundred 

 mark, has had a stagnant effect upon trade. 

 The quality of roses and carnations is 

 below the standard, but there is an abundant r 

 of both. Sweet peas are the stand-by, and 

 fail in neither quality nor .supply, in fart, it 

 might be said they are the only cut flowrr 

 for which there is an active demand. Lilies 

 can be olilained, but the supply is small. 



With the elimination of the 

 NEW YORK greatest share of outdoor 



flowers, roses, carnations, 

 and lilies are reaching a higher level in price 

 than has been the case for some time. The 

 quality is generally poor, but any advance, 

 no matter if it be only for a few days, is 

 welcome to the grower. 



The first three days of this 



PHILA- week w'ound up any extra 



DELPHIA business for this season. There 



were a few weddings, com- 

 mencements, etc., which made quite a Utile 

 extra demand, especially on roses, carnations, 

 and sweet peas. The business generally 

 dropped off the latter part of the week. 

 Stock is not so good either in quantity or 

 quality. Rose growers generally are re- 

 planting, and on that account roses will be 

 somewhat scarce. There are a few very 

 good Brides and Maids coming in from a 

 cooler cHmate. The local stock of roses is 

 very poor. There are some good Beauties 

 coming from local growers, also some excel- 

 lent Kaiserins, which are bringing from S4 

 to $6 per 100, with a few specials at $8. 

 American Beauties are still selling well, and 

 are easily the favorite roses in good work. 

 The quaUty of sweet peas is poor, and they 

 are selling very slow, hardly realizing enough 

 to pay for the picking. Lily of the valley is 

 moving fairly well. 



Greens are selling slow. Quantity about 

 normal. A few asters are coming in, but 

 not of very good quaUty, nor in large quan- 

 tities. Prospects are there will be an abund- 

 ant supply this summer as growers generally 

 have planted heavily. Petunias for funeral 

 work are selling well, and bringing nomi.ii 

 prices. 



Vaughan & Sperry, abundance of lavende 

 and yellow sweet peas. Also fine campanula 

 double, lavender and purple. 



N. C. Moore & Co., dahha ClitTord Eur 

 ton and Cosmos. 



J. A. Budlong, fancy Boston Market car 

 nation. 



A. L. Randall Co., Lilium candidum. 



E. F. Winterson Co., carnation Hario 

 warden and fancy perennials. 



Benthey-Coatsworth Co., water-lilies. 



E. H. Hunt, fancy pseonies and Kaiserin 

 roses. 



E. C. Amling, fine shell-pink sweet peas. 



In a communication deahng with the de- 

 pendence of trade upon the salesman, V. S. 

 Consul Harris at Mannheim, Germany, re- 

 marks that in fertility of resource to avcjid 

 delays in forwarding merchandise, in ful- 

 filling contracts, setting up machinery, etc., 

 the American salesman has no su])erior, and 

 that a good salesman would have a mowing 

 machine hauled 20 miles at night rather than 

 disappoint a fanner to whom it w'as prom- 

 mised on a given day. 



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