November 18. 1905 



HORTICULTURE 



637 



VICTORY 



THE BEST SCARLET CARNATION 



Flower Market Reports. 



BOSTON ket the past w.-ek lia.sbe:.n 

 dull, but with the approach 

 ol Thanksgiving business is expected 

 to improve. Chrysanthemums are still 

 abundant, and the quality still holds 

 gc'od. Roses of all kinds are plentiful, 

 the demand being fair. Carnations are 

 also to be had in large quantities and 

 the stock is excellent. 



The past week was a 

 BUFFALO quiet one; bad weather 

 may be the cause. Flow- 

 ers of all kinds may be had at reason- 

 able figures, but a scarcity still exists 

 on select roses and carnations. Chrys- 

 anthemums of certain kinds and qual- 

 ity were somewhat of a glut and hard 

 to move at very low prices. The large 

 varieties, such as Appleton, Maud 

 Dean. Mrs. Weeks, Enguehard and 

 Bonnaffon. are coming in fast and fine 

 quality. Prices run from $8 to $20 per 

 hundred. Fancy carnations are some- 

 what scarce, and are snapped up 

 (piickly at $2 to $4 per hundred. 

 Beauties are not abundant and sell out 

 clean; also violets and lily of the val- 

 ley. Green goods are selling fairly 

 well. 



Business conditions the 

 LOUISVILLE previous week varied a 

 great deal: a few were 

 rushed and a few had nearly nothing 

 to do. Carnations of any value are 

 somewhat short, with the demand un- 

 abated. Good roses can be had in sat- 

 isfactory quantities. Chrysanthemums 

 continue in good demand, and are of 

 good quality. Violets sell up to expec- 

 tations. 



The cold weather is 

 MINNEAPOLIS booming the flower 

 AND ST. PAUL business, and the 

 florists feel that 

 the winter season has opened in ear- 

 nest. Weddings, parties, banquets and 

 the like are taking up the time and 

 attention of the decorators, and the 

 greenhouse men are hurrying the roses 

 and chrysanthemums along, to get out 

 of the way of the spring stock. Min- 



Wild Smilax 

 and Plumosa 



W. E. McRISSICK 



Wholesale Florist 

 1221 Filbert St., PHILADELPHIA 



EVERYTHING SEASONABLE IN (» 



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FANCY OR. ITiriJ'W^ ^°' * STOCK. 



DAGGER 



GALAX 



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only 7Sc per 1000 



iaiit bronze or green 

 T5C per 1000 

 irel festooning for your 



t,ivei the best satisfaction of 



recn at this time of the year. 



I plication, we make it daily. 



r in the woods. Hand made, 

 I d Co per yard. Once usi'd, 

 1 ui die, Piincess line by the 



CROWL FERN CO., MILLINGTON, MASS. 



nesota is notably a healthful state, 

 and this fact has been greatly empha- 

 sised of late by the very perceptible 

 lack of demand for funeral designs. 

 Carnations and violets are scarce; 

 roses and chrysanthemums are plenti- 

 ful and in good condition. 



The absence of activity 

 NEW YORK in the cut flower mar- 

 ket continues. All 

 grades and varieties are in ample sup- 

 ply. Chrysanthemums are at their 

 height and hold the boards. Pink is 

 not so popular as white and yellow. 

 There is a wide range in prices from 

 $3 to $3.') per hundred, but there are 

 few of the latter. The rose crop seems 

 to be coming along, and, unfortunately, 

 the present demand is light and low 

 prices rule generally. American Beau- 

 ties are also plentiful and good, but 

 these await the passing of the "mum" 

 for their inning. Carnations seem more 

 plentiful than they have been, but hold 

 up fairly in price; of course, the qual- 

 ity improves daily. Orchids alone are 

 in light supply, and command maxi- 

 mum prices, cattleyas bringing from 

 50 to 75 cents. 



It looks as though there might be 

 more violets in the market in a short 

 time. They have been selling at prices 



I that compare favorably with last year, 

 with all the increase in glass this last 

 summer. 

 The general tendency of prices on 



J all roses is downward at present writ- 



store ClMei 



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An election, a flower 

 PHILA- show, and a big football 

 DEL PHI A match made a fierce ex- 

 citement in Philadel- 

 phia last week and brought lots of 

 out-of-town visitors, but the effect on 

 the cut flower trade did not seem to 

 be particularly noticeable. Chrysan- 

 themums are at their best and large 

 quantities of them are being used 

 with prices in favor of the buyer. 

 Roses also are very good and very 

 plentiful. White carnations dragged 

 some; but there was a brisk demand 

 for colors. Sweet peas and mignon- 

 ette are now coming in in moderate 

 quantity, and meet with good demand. 

 Violets are improving in quality right 

 along. The white variety is in mod- 

 erate supply and takes very well. 

 Other staples normal. 



HORTICULTURE COVERS THE 

 COUNTRY. 

 Inglewood, Cal., Nov. 4, 19u5. 

 S. S. Skidelsky, 824 North 24th St., 

 Philadelphia: 



Dear Sir: — I noticed your adver- 

 tisement in HORTICULTURE. Would 

 like to get your trade prices on ferns as 

 soon as possible. 



Respectfully yours. 

 INGLEWOOD NURSERIES. 

 H. H. Thompson, Supt. 



W. E. Fryor of Mantorville, Minn., 

 writes that "six rows of blackberries 

 IS rods long and four of them planted 

 only the year before produced last year 

 1450 quarts. This season the same 

 rows produced 1800 quarts." — Minne- 

 sota Horticulturist. 



Decorating Evergreers, etc., at Wholesale 



Wild Smilax, Palmetto and Cycas 

 (fresh cut), Palm Leaves, Galax, L«u- 

 cothoe. Ferns and Mosses, Leaf Mold, 

 Orchid ana Azalea Peats. 



Everything in Season. 

 THE KERVAN COMPANY 

 20 West 27th St., New York. 



E. A. BEAVEN 



Wholesale Dealer iu 



SOUTHERN WILD SMILAX 



and 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 wrlthig adrertlsers. mention Ilortlcultnre 



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tiscrs. iiH'iitlo[i Horticulture 



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Buy your supplies frum the enterprising florist siipplj' 



J. STERN & CO. 



1928 GFRM^NTOWN AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA. 



