October 14, 1905 



HORTICULTURE 



DUMONT & CO 



Wholesale Florists 

 PHILADELPHIA 



Choice Chrysanthemums, Beauties, Violets, Carnations, Etc. 



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BEAUTIES, LILY OF THE VALLEY, CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



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Flower Market Reports. 



Trade is by no means as 

 BOSTON brilliant as it was last 



week, owing to the sunny 

 days and the rapidly increasing cut of 

 chrysanthemums, roses and carnations. 

 Demand is lighter than at any time for 

 the past two weeks. The wholesalers 

 have spent most of their time lately 

 in ringing up their customers by tele- 

 phone and trying to negotiate bargains. 



Ideal weather the past 

 BUFFALO, week brought out stock 



in quick order, especially 

 roses which flooded in faster than 

 could be moved; that is, the ordinary 

 quality. As for the selected stock the 

 demand had not ceased, and some ex- 

 cellent Brides, Bridesmaids. Liberty, 

 Killarney, Chatenay and Perles are 

 seen. Beauties have been good sellers, 

 liut demand now not as great as here- 

 tofore. Chrysanthemums coming in, 

 among which Polly Rose, Glory of the 

 Pacific and Bergman have been well 

 represented, and so far have sold on 

 sight. Carnations, especially some 

 good Enchantress, are had; also Fi- 

 ancee, but the latter has not shown up 

 as well as it should; Lawsons have 

 been short, while Flora Hill and 

 Queens were leaders in white. No sur- 

 plus on carnations so far, and for a 

 few days they were rather scarce in 

 coming in. Violets have shown much 

 improvement, but sales not steady as 

 yet. Lily of the valley holding its 

 own, while lilies move rapidly. Dahlias 

 have been an important factor for the 

 past week and were a great help to a 

 cemetery florist, and so far have been 

 good sellers. Gladioli and asters about 

 gone for season. Asparagus and other 

 green goods plentiful. 



The only redeeming fea- 

 CHICAGO ture of a somewhat dull 



season seems to be an 

 occasional flash of business which 

 leads one to be hopeful for a continued 

 improvement. Beauties seem to be the 

 heartliner with the trade, and generally 

 sell at sight. Prices still pretty stiff. 

 Brides and Bridesmaids are not up to 

 their standard, but will certainly im- 

 prove. Chatenay and Kaiserin move 

 rapidly, the supply of Kaiserin some- 

 what shortened, consequently not suffi- 

 cient to meet the demands. Dahlias 

 have come in such large numbers they 

 are a sight to heboid and can be 

 bought for a song. Chrysanthemums 

 are improving steadily, and no doubt 

 will shortly be in their prime; prices 

 at top rate. Violets, both single and 

 double, improve steadily, prices reason- 

 able. Oak leaves are used to a certain 



extent, and green goods sufficient to 

 meet all demands. 



For the past week 

 CINCINNATI Brides and Brides- 

 maids have moved 

 slowly as compared with the quantity 

 received. Carnations and Asters re- 

 main a little scarce. American Beau- 

 ties continue to arrive in numbers suf- 

 ficient to fill orders. Some chrysan- 

 themums and violets are now to be 

 seen and meet a ready sale. Dahlias 

 are making their appearance in good 

 quantities. 



Business conditions the 

 LOUISVILLE past week were veo' 

 good, a large demand 

 being realized owing to the local horse 

 show Carnations and roses are satis- 

 factory in quality, with the supply 

 equal to the demand. Cosmos and 

 dahlias of good quality have had an 

 unusually brisk sale. 



The volume of busi- 

 NEW YORK ness gradually in- 

 creases, but the supply 

 mure than keeps pace with it. Quo- 

 tations on all grades and varieties of 

 flowers change from day to day. re- 

 flecting the unsteadiness of the de- 

 mand. The supply of chrysanthe- 

 mums is growing and there is a great 

 difference between the highest and 

 lowest prices for them; $4 per doz. 

 represents about the best price, and 

 from that the range is down to ?5 per 

 hundred for very fair stock. The win- 

 dows of the Broadway stores show that 

 orchids are cheap enough to make 

 them the main feature of the daily 

 exhibit. All the seasonable varieties 

 are plentiful and for its beauty there 

 is nothing so proportionately cheap as 

 the orchid at the present time. There 

 is no scarcity of good Beauties, and 

 they sell best of all the roses ami 

 maintain a steadier price. Brides and 

 Bridesmaids are plentiful enough and 

 the quality averages fair. The better 

 grades of Richmond, Killarney. Carnot 

 and Kaiserin find buyers at fair prices. 

 Receipts of carnations are swelling 

 and lower prices prevail, particularly 

 for inferior grades, which are difficult 

 to move at all. How to average any- 

 thing near the figures of last year for 

 violets is a problem that is made dif- 

 ficult by the largely increased cut of 

 this season. The warm weather of the 

 past ten days has not improved the 

 quality, but the blooms are coming 

 so much faster. Harrisii are more 

 plentiful. Lily of the valley is only 

 in moderate demand with prices un- 

 changed. The market is well supplied 

 with smilax, asparagtis and fern, which 

 are cheap. 



Trade conditions pretty 

 PHILA- fair for a warm week. 

 DELPHIA Good demand, but quan- 

 tity more than equal. 

 Roses are good and are gradually 

 growing out of mildew. Chrysan- 

 themums are coming in more 

 freely, the best being Polly Rose, 

 Glory of Pacific and Monrovia. Car- 

 nations more plentiful, and much bet- 

 ter quality. Dahlias are so good and 

 plentiful that the chrysanthemums 

 and rose men are beginning to say a 

 few "cuss words." Orchids plentiful 

 and demand unusually good for the 

 season. Gardenias moving much bet- 

 ter. The most notable novelty of the- 

 week is the new rose Richmond. Fine 

 color, but not extra as to stem yet. 



October and the Jewish 

 SAN New Year festivities 



FRANCISCO came to the relief of 

 the cut fiower and 

 plant dealers, for September business 

 was not first class. But engagements, 

 receptions and announcements signify 

 a good harvest of Cupid's summer ef- 

 forts, and approaching club meetings 

 are opening October business favor- 

 ably. Yellow chrysanthemums are 

 everywhere, and whites are coming in, 

 the choicest going to the consumer at 

 good figures. All that are needed of 

 good violets are at hand, and whole- 

 sale at $1 per dozen bunches. Carna- 

 tions are excellent. Hannah Hobart 

 and Mrs. Lawson retail at highest 

 prices. Said one of the foremost re- 

 tailers this week: "We are hearing 

 these days a great deal about the 

 .Japanese ruining the business by un- 

 derselling. I don't see it; they are 

 coming around every morning with 

 fine carnations, asking 50c. a dozen, 

 and the Portuguese and Italian grow- 

 ers with the same quality of .goods, are 

 offering them at 35c." 



Business in the 



ST. PAUL AND Twin Cities is 



MINNEAPOLIS opening up with 



good prospects- 



and every indication for a successful 



winter. Roses are abundant and good. 



Carnations are improving. Asters are 



about gone, but dahlias hold their 



own. Violets are coming in a little 



light and chrysanthemums will be in 



the market in about a week. 



Two new stores have been opened in 

 Minneapolis, Minn. Herman Hoch- 

 >tctter, formerly with Rice Bros., 

 wholesale florists, has started into 

 business in North Minneapolis. T. E. 

 Waters, formerly of Boston, Mass., and 

 lately manager of the floral depart- 

 ment at the Glass Block, has opened 

 a place of his own on South Fourth 



