HORTICULTURE 



Flower Market Reports. 



American Beauty still con- 

 BOSTON tinues a good seller. The 



demand is excellent. Bride 

 and Bridesmaid roses are very abund- 

 ant, the higher grade selling freely, 

 ihe lower grades slowly. Carnations 

 arc as yet limited in quantity. Violets 

 are getting more plentiful and quality 

 is fairlv good. Small roses are the 

 .slow?st stock on 'the marliet to move. 



A sudden rise in the 

 BUFFALO, temperature has brougat 



on a good deal of stock, 

 especially roses and carnations. Fancy 

 tarnations have brought good pr.ces, 

 while roses, being too plentiful, 

 brought only fair. Beauties were 

 gathered up quick. Asters are about 

 done for, but occasionally are S3en 

 peeking out of a box and are snapped 

 up quicker than any other wnite 

 flowers. Gladioli are still being sola 

 rapidly and good blooms are to be 

 had, considering the time of year. 

 Dahlias of fine quality are in good 

 condition and move well. Violets ar-; 

 improving in size and color, but as 

 yet no large demand, while lily of the 

 valley has been a good seller. 



Business has taken a 

 CHICAGO decided turn for the bet- 

 ter the last few days 

 and we sincerely hope it may con- 

 tinue. Stock cleans up daily and no 

 <me seems to have an oversupply on 

 hand. Beauties are not plentiful and 

 are promptly taken wherever they 

 make an appearance, at rather fancy 

 prices. Dahlias, just at present, come 

 in large quantities, with unusually 

 fine blooms. Liberty very good now, 

 also Kaiserin, some fine stock being 

 seen in several commission houses. 

 Carnations show good quality, espe- 

 cially Enchantress. Lawsons still 

 short stemmed. Harrisii lilies still 

 very scarce and prices at high-water 

 mark. Eastern violets are coming in 

 better shape and will reach standard 

 as soon as weather remains cool. Fine 

 yellow chrysanthemums have made 

 their appearance, but do not move es- 

 pecially fast. Whites have not shown 

 themselves in any quantity and are 

 not equal to the demand. Cattleyas 

 are good and sell readily. 



Roses are now arriving 

 CINCINNATI in large quantities and 



have, with a few ex- 

 ceptions, been cleaned up daily, as any 

 left over or short stemmed stock has 

 been utilized in the fall openings which 

 are now taking place. American 

 Beauties are coming in in goodly num- 

 bers and find a ready sale. Carnations 

 are a little scarce, as are asters and 

 other out-door flowers. 



Autumn liusiness 

 INDIANAPOLIS is on the increase. 



Prospects bright 

 and everybody expects a busy season. 

 A few chrysanthemums are coming in. 

 quality only fair. Quality much im- 

 proved in all lines. The call for 

 Beauties is a little ahead of the supply. 

 Out-door stock is getting scarce with 

 the exception of dahlias which are to 

 be had in abundance. Violets, lily of 

 the valley and lilies are to be had in 

 lair supply. 



Business is progressing 

 LOUISVILLE favorably. Carnations, 

 roses, dahlias, cosmos, 

 etc., are all of good quality and in 

 quantity sufficient for all demands. 

 Sales generally satisfactory. 



Dull trade generally is 

 NEW YORK reported from the 



wholesale districts. 

 The supply of small roses is very 

 heavy and sales of these in boxes as 

 they come in without rehandling are" 

 made at from $3.00 to $7.50 per thou- 

 sand. The best .seller continues to be 

 the American Beauty. As the season 

 advances carnations improve in qual- 

 ity and are received in increasing 

 number. Violets are getting better al- 



Market continues stead- 

 PHILA- ily improving, and the 

 DELPHI A outlook is exceedingly 



hopeful. The best judges 

 and all the surface indications point 

 to a good fall and winter trade. 

 Every wholesaler in the city is busy 

 and cheerful. The only jarring note 

 we heard is some poor stuff coming in 

 which is hard to move but good stock 

 has found a ready market. Roses and 

 carnations are better quality and ex- 

 cept for a bit of mildew on the former 

 are all that can be expected at this 

 season. Dahlias are better than ever 

 — no frost yet and none looked for for 

 a month yet. Asters are still coming 

 in and are fairly good in most cases. 

 Chrysanthemums are an increasing 

 factor— Polly Rose, Glory of the Pa- 

 cific and Opal being especially in evi- 

 dence. Lily of the valley fairly steady 

 in spite of quite a number of unusual 

 outside consignments. Double violets 

 are fair but the singles have improved 

 and command the market. Decorations 

 of department stores, etc., continue to 

 use up a good bit of wild smilax, oak 

 leaves, red-hot poker and other outside 

 subjects. Boxwood sprays are in good 

 supply at one wholesale center and 

 are eagerly asked for. The source of 

 supply for same is carefully guarded. 

 Plenty of orchids and extra good. 



MONTREAL NEWS. 



Thomas Pewtress, gardener to A. A. 

 Allan, was thrown from a rig, owing 

 to his horse running away, and had to 

 have his leg amputated at the Royal 

 Victoria Hospital, besides being very 

 seriously hurt otherwise: and now Mr. 

 Price's gardener has met with a sim- 

 ilar accident. 



James Johnson has sold out his in- 

 terest in the firm of Cooper & Johnson, 

 nursery and seedsmen, to his partner, 

 and goes this week to be manager at 

 S. A. Fleming's, Brandon, Manitoba. 

 The old firm name will be I'etained by 

 Mr. Cooper. 



SAN FRANCISCO NOTES. 



San Francisco is interested now in a 

 mayoralty candidate. The growers 

 and florists have a strong liking for 

 Mayor Schmitz, who recently made a 

 good fight for the San Francisco Floral 

 Association in their tussle with the 

 flower vendors of the city. 



Arrangements have been completed 

 for the flower show to be given jointly 

 by the California State Floral Society 

 and the Pacific Coast Horticultural So- 

 ciety in the nave of the Ferry building 

 on the days of Nov. 9, 10 and 11. This 

 will be the first joint show by the so- 

 cieties, and bids fair to be the most 

 successful in the history of the City. 

 Prizes are offered by the Cox Ssed and 

 Plant Company for best displays of 

 roses and chrysanthemums; by the 

 Garden City Pottery Company of San 

 Jose, $10 for the largest and best col- 

 lection of feras; by the Oakland Art 

 Pottery Company, $10 for the best col- 

 lection of Luther Burbank creations. 

 Mr. Burbank will be a guest of honor 

 and an elaborate banquet will be ten- 

 dered him during the progress of the 

 show. 



The ladies of the San Rafael Im- 

 provement Club are making prepara- 

 tions for their chrysanthemum show 

 on Oct. 21. One of the principal 

 features will be the awarding of prizes 

 to the members of the Junior League 

 for the best kept gardens. 



H. Plath of "The Ferneries." at 

 Ocean View, is one of the foremost 

 pteridologists of the coast, and his es- 

 tablishment is second to none as a 

 supply source for nice ferns, for which 

 there is a growing demand. 



CORRECTED CHRYSANTHEMUM 

 SCALE. 



Horti.ulture: 



Gentlemen — Am sorrv to have made 

 a mistake in the exhibition scale as 

 given for publication last week. The 

 authorized scale is as follows: 



Color. 10: stem. 10; foliaee, 10; full- 

 ness. l;i; form, l.^i; depth, l.'j; size. 25: 

 total. 100. 



Yours truly, 

 FRKD III F:M0K. Sec'y C. S. A. 



PUBLIC DOCUMENTS RECEIVED. 



Report upon school gardens by B. 

 T. Galloway, Chief of Bureau of Plant 

 Industry, Washington, D. C. 



Bulletin 106 concerning the agricul- 

 tural value of sodium salts and 

 Bulletin 108 containing analyses of 

 commercial fertilizers, from the Agri- 

 I'ultural Experiment Station at Kings- 

 ton, R. L 



Th.3 forty-fifth annual report of the 

 Board of Park Commissioners of Hart- 

 ford, Conn., has been received. It is 

 a beautiful production of the printers' 

 art, and being the completion of the 

 tenth year since the reorganization of 

 the Board has taken the form of a 

 souvenir volume, replete with views in 

 the various parks, diagrams and maps, 

 and embodying much instructive in- 

 formation. 



The :50th annual report of the Bos- 

 ton Park Commission is just received 

 — a pamphlet of thirty-two pages. Ex- 

 penditure on account of land and con- 

 struction for one year to Januarv 31, 

 1905, are given as $4S2,233.2(;. Mainte- 

 nance for the same period, .*217,G49.67. 

 The total cost of land and construc- 

 lion under this department up to Jan- 

 nary 31, 1905, has been $18,479,908.40. 



Bulletin No. 1 of the State Superin- 

 tendent for Suppression of the Gypsy 

 and Brown-tail Moths in Massachu- 

 setts has been issued by Superinten- 

 dent Kirkland. It is freely illustrated 

 and gives all necessary information 

 for recognizing and combatting these 

 two pests. A copy should be in the 

 hands of every land owner and every- 

 body interested in the welfare of the 



