November 11, 1905 



HORTICULTURE 



!V I C TO R Yi 



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FANCY OR 

 DAGGER. 



iriTWIV^i ^°- * STOCK, 



* A-*'AVi^N:7 only 7Sc per 1000 



GALAX 





Brilliant bronze or green. 

 76c per 1000 

 Use our laurel festooning for your 



Decoiations It gives the best satisfaction of 

 .my dei'cii.Uive green at this time of the year 

 Sample lot on application, we make it daily, 

 gathered fresh from the woods. Hand made' 

 lull sizes, 4c. 5c and 6c per yard. Once used, 

 I'lianch Laurel, 36c per large bundle, Princess Pine by the 



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festooning when desired 



CROWL FERN CO.. MILLINGTON. MASS. 



^ GUTTMAN & WEBER 43 West 28th St., New York ^ 



Flower Market Reports. 



The market cunditious at 

 BOSTON present are easily de- 

 scribed in very few words. 

 In short tlie market is as bad as it can 

 be and has seldom been so completely 

 demoralized at this season. On the 

 curbstone good roses are offered at five 

 for five cents. Chrysanthemums over- 

 top everything, and so long as they 

 last in their present abundance there 

 is but little prospect for improvement. 

 Democratic weather 

 BUFFALO for past week and up 

 to the time of making 

 this report has affected business im- 

 mensely. Chrysanthemums are in 

 their glory and sell fairly well con- 

 sidering the amount coming in. At 

 times a little glutted in the medium 

 grade, and need a little urging to be 

 moved. Select stock of carnations 

 and roses still scarce while ordinary 

 goods are always to be had. Beauties 

 in fine quality, the demand being but 

 fair, and no raise in prices. Lily of 

 the valley a little slow, and violets 

 at times a little scarce, but enough 

 to go around. Prices stiffening a lit- 

 tle. Green goods plentiful. , 



With the Flower Show 

 CHICAGO here this weelv. everyone 



seems to be on the jump. 

 Choice stock is being bought up by all 

 retailers for display at the show. Busi- 

 ness otherwise has been very quiet, 

 perhaps the rainy weather being the 

 cause. Choice chrysanthemums in 

 colors of pink, white, red and yellow 

 are abundant, and high prices prevail. 

 Inferior qualities of chrysanthemums 

 are plentiful and prices are according- 

 ly low. Eastern violets are very fine 

 and values have advanced consider- 

 ably, owing to a big demand. Roses, 

 such as Beauty, Liberty, Bridesmaid, 

 Kaiserin, Chatenay, etc., come in large 

 quantities and bring moderate prices. 

 Harrisii lilies are very scarce. All 

 green goods are plentiful and sell well. 



Chrysanthemum is 

 CLEVELAND king these bright, 



cold days and some 

 exceptionally good ones are shown. 

 Violets and lily of the valley are al- 

 so fine, but must necessarily take 

 second place in favor of the bright, 

 pungeut-odored flowers of fall. Roses 

 are good and are bringing good prices. 

 Brides and Bridesmaids are a trifle 

 small but the cut has somewhat in- 



EVERYTHING SEASONABLE IN J 



h CUT FLOWERS • 



5 EDWARD REID. TiSVll^" t 



creased and prices range from $3.00 

 to $6.00 per 100. Beauties are show- 

 ing up well; prices from $3.50 to $6.50 

 per dozen. In price they take the 

 lead of chrysanthemums which bring 

 from 75c. to $5.00 per dozen. 



Business conditions 

 LOUISVILLE the previous week 

 were very good, 

 stock in all lines satisfactory. Chrys- 

 anthemums sell unusually well; espe- 

 cially is this the case with the smaller 

 sizes. The demand for carnations is 

 very good, the supply short, and the 

 quality good. Roses find a good de- 

 mand, with the quality and supply all 

 right. 



Business is good 

 MINNEAPOLIS in the Twin Cit- 

 AND ST. PAUL i e s. The cold 

 w e a ther started 

 things going in dead earnest and the 

 big foot-ball game last Saturday gave 

 the trade quite a boost. Chrysanthe- 

 mums in maroon and gold were in big 

 demand for the Minnesota contingent, 

 while the Wisconsin "rooters" cleaned 

 out the white chrysanthemums and 

 tied them with gay scarlet ribbons. 

 Roses are good. Beauties are scarce 

 and Liberties are not plentiful, but 

 Brides, Bridesmaids, Kaiserins, Chate- 

 nays. Golden Gates and Perles are in 

 abundance and in splendid condition. 

 Carnations and violets are scarce and 

 small as yet. Lilies are neither in 

 abundance nor in demand. 



Election week shows 

 NEW YORK the usual breakdown 

 in everything pertain- 

 ing to the flower business. The 

 chrysanthemum also has to take its 

 share of the abuse for the prevalent 

 inactivity and slaughtered values. 

 Violets are stiffening up their back- 

 bone somewhat in anticipation of the 

 Yale onslaught next week. Fine 

 orchids are in good supply. 



The snap and 

 PHILADELPHIA life reported in 

 our last issue 

 did not keep up in this week's market, 

 but with some hard pushing most of 

 the good stock was disposed of at fair- 

 ly remunerative prices. We are hav- 

 ing another warm spell and that does 

 not help things any. Still, take it for 



all in all, the cut flower business Is 

 pretty good at present In Philadel- 

 phia. 



Roses and chrys- 

 WASHINGTON anthemums are 



coming in very 

 good. While the supply is quite large, 

 business has been good enough to con- 

 sume it all, and scarcely anything has 

 been thrown away. The price on roses 

 runs from 4 to 6c., and chrysanthe- 

 mums from 6c. up, very good stock be- 

 ing sold at 12c., and specimen Amori- 

 ta bringing in some cases as high as 

 25c. 



Herman Lips is now proprietor of 

 the Colonial Nurseries at Bedford, 

 Mass. 



Decorating EvergreeDS, etc, atWholesale 



Wild Smilax, Palmetto and Cycas 

 (fresh cut), Palm Leaves, Galai, Lou- 

 cothoe. Ferns and Mosses, Leaf Mold, 

 Orchid and Azalea Peats. 



Everything in Season. 

 THE KERVAN COMPANY 

 20 West 27th St., New York. 



E. A. BEAVEn" 



Wholesale Dealer In 



SOUTHERN WILD SMILAX 



nud Florists' Hardy Decorative Supplies. 



New crop now ready in limited quantities. 



EVERGREEN, ALA. 



WILLIAM J. BOAS & CO. 



MANUFACTURERS OF 



Folding Flower Boxes 



No. 1042 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia 



Write for Price List and Samples 

 In writing adrertlsers. mention Hortlcultnre 



In writlne advertisers, mentlnn Horticulture 



DON'T YOU KNOW WE HAVE THE PRETTIEST 

 BASKETS IN THE MARKET ! 



Buy your supplies fr,.m the enterprising florist supply 



J. STERN & CO. 



1928 GERMANTOWN AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA. 



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