August 19. I'.tOo 



H ORTICULTURi: 



Flower Market Reports. 



Roses and asters are being 

 BOSTON received in large quantities, 



the latter especially being 

 very plentiful. American Beauties have 

 a fair demand, but only a few are to be 

 had. Small roses are also in demand, 

 and the supply iS abundant. Gladio- 

 lus is plentiful, with but few orders. 

 The whole market has been affected 

 by the weather of the last few days, 

 which has been wet and disagreeable. 



A fair amount of busi- 

 BUFFALO ness was done during 

 the week. The over- 

 supply on asters has decreased some- 

 what owing to the early variety being 

 about over and the late crop just com- 

 ing on. A good many short stems 

 were received which moved rather 

 slow, but select stuff was picked up 

 rapidly. Some good carnations are 

 still to be seen, but are taken quickly. 

 Beauties of good quality move some- 

 what better; Teas are quite scarce and 

 need no coaxing to be sold; Kaiserin 

 and Carnot take the lead. Some good 

 sweet peas are coming in. Lily of the 

 valley was well in demand for a few 

 days. Fancy gladioli bring a good 

 price, while mixed colors are sold 

 from $1 to $2. Plenty of green goods 

 to be had. 



Business conditions 

 LOUISVILLE the past week were a 



little slow. With car- 

 nations very small and roses about the 

 same, the demand for this stock is not 

 very encouraging. Asters are the 

 stand-by now. They are good in qual- 

 ity, can be had in adequate quantities, 

 and sell satisfactorily. Other stock 

 slowly. 



Trade dull. Supply 

 NEW YORK of small roses far in 



excess of demand, 

 particularly lower grades. Asters 

 plentiful, but not generally of fine 

 quality. The quantity of carnations 

 coming into the market is very limit- 

 ed. Outdoor stock abundant and 

 cheap. 



New crop Beauties are 

 PHILA- more plentiful, but 

 DELPHIA other roses have short- 

 ened up considerably. 

 Kaizerin is better quality than Bride, 

 which makes the latter very draggy. 

 Bridesmaids move better. They are 

 nothing to brag of as to quality, but 

 are the only pink to be had at present. 

 Carnations few and poor — little doing. 

 Lily of the Valley good, but go a 

 trifle slow. Asters still improving. 

 Queen of the Market now ovn- and 

 the larger and more refined Truffaut 

 and Victoria succeed. Dahlias can be 

 had in quantity an(J all colors, but It 

 is a little early yet for the finest cut- 

 flower varieties. Greens are going 

 slow. Choice Southern Plumosa can 

 be had at $40 per 100. Taking the 

 market all through, it has a genuine 

 attack of the good old summer time. 



NOTES FROM THE "TWIN CITIES." 

 Business in the retail sections is 

 slow, as it is elsewhere. At this sea- 

 son of the year, door-yards and gar- 

 dens bloom too profusely to warrant a 

 rushing business for the florist. How- 

 ever, demands for funeral designs are 

 quite plentiful, and during the past 

 month the supply of cut flowers, roses 

 and carnations in particular, has not 

 even begun to equal these demands. 

 The weather has been cold and wet 

 for the last two weeks, and sweet peas 

 were noticeably affected. Asters are 

 coming in good lots and in fine con- 

 dition, and these, with the dahlias are 

 the principal attraction at the flower 

 counters now. A recent trip through 

 the greenhouses showed preparations 

 for the coming winter in full swing, 

 3vith a splendid lot of chrysanthemum 

 plants in sight, vigorous and strong. 



The retail florists are enjoying va- 

 cations and fishing trips, and taking 

 plenty of time to visit our many lakes 

 and summer resorts, in company with 

 their wives and babies. On the 25th 

 of .July, the Florists' Association of 

 St. Paul and Minneapolis held its an- 

 nual picnic at White Bear Lake. There 

 were bowling, foot-races and all kinds 

 of games and contests, and we all had 

 a splendid time and plenty of good 

 things to eat. 



In Minneapolis, Oscar Swanson, Wm. 

 Donaldson & Co., R. A. Latham, 

 Pathey & Thompson, George S. Murt- 

 feldt, and the New York florists; in 

 St. Paul, August Swanson, Herman 

 Olson, L. L. May & Co.. E. F. Limke, 

 and Vogt Bros, are among those who 

 dictate the '"flower fashions." Alto- 

 gether, we are doing a good business, 

 and each year sees the cut flower trade 

 of Minnesota reaching out into the 

 smaller towns, and adding a bright 

 touch of civilization to the wild, nat- 

 ural grandeur of this beautiful stat". 



BUSINESS CHANGES 



Mrs. R. A. Magee has sold h( i 

 greenhouses at North Ashland, Mass 

 to F. H. Pratt. 



The Misses Worn of San Fiancisco 

 have abandoned their long-established 

 flower store site opposite the Sie^eis 

 & Boland store and relocated this vieek 

 in much larger quarters at Stockton 

 and Post streets. 



J. W. Oxtoby, well known to the 

 San Francisco cut flower and plant 

 trade as a floral-work hustler, has just 

 purchased a half interest in the vet- 

 eran Domenic Company whose trade 

 name is Fourth Street Florists. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



Wm. Elliott & Sons. 201 Fulton 

 street. New York. Trade i)rice list of 

 bulbs, flower seeds and horticultural 

 sundries. 



Forest Nursery and Seed Co., Mc- 

 Minnville, Tenn. — A comprehensive 

 wholesale list of deciduous and ever- 

 green tree seeds and seedlings. 



Paeonies and Perennials — A tempt- 

 ing list of good things, giving a pro- 

 cession of flowers from early spring 

 till frost. C. S. Harrison, York, Neb. 



Suzuki & lida, 31 Barclay street. 

 New York. Wholesale price list of 

 Japanese bulbs, plants and seeds. The 

 cover bears a nice colored illustration 

 of Magnolia salicifolia. 



Florists Out Of Town 



Taking Orders for Flowers to 



Taking Orders for Flowers to 

 be Delivered to 5teamer.s or 

 lilsewhere In New V«rk can 

 ha\e them delivered in 

 PLAIN BO.XES, WITH OWN 

 TAOS in best manner by 



Young & Nugent 



42 W. 28tli St., New York 



«1>N^%«^W<)%i»^^i^WW^»N^*»^^W^i 



A. Gude & Bro. 



FLORISTS 



1214 F ST., WASHINGTON. D. C. 



Geo. H. Cooke 



FLORIST 



Connecticut Avenue and L Street 



WASHINGTON. D. C. 



FRED C. WEBER 



FLORIST 



ou4¥tT'izzT ST. LOUIS, MO. 



I BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO. I 

 Ma;n„factu,ersrf FLORISTS' LETTERS I 



Thi,* wooden box niiflv -laine 

 varnished, 18x30x13. made in t\\ 

 tions. one for eacli size letter, 

 away with first order of 50O lettt 



ord. Used by leading florists (--verywhere an 

 ir sale by all wholesale florists and supply dealer: 



N. f . McCARTnY, Manager 



84 Hawley Street. BOSTON, MASS. 



WILLIAM J. BOAS & CO. 



MANUFACTURERS OF 



Folding Flower Boxes 



No. 1042 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia 

 Write for Price List and Samples 



N. Stafford & Co.. whose advertise- 

 ment of signs, badges, etc., has been 

 naming in Horticulture, have done 

 considerable work in their line , of a 

 horticultural nature, including medals 

 for several organizations and firms, 

 and have supplied the S. A. F. badges 

 for many years. Write them about 

 clul) l)adges. 



