Flower Market Reports. 



The marker has 

 BALTIIV.ORE changed but slightly 

 during the past week. 

 Roses, especially Bridesmaids, Gol- 

 den Gates and Kaiserins, arc com- 

 ing in finely and find ready sales. 

 Beauties, while not in any great 

 demand, seem able to hold their own. 

 Harrisii and auratum lilies are plenti- 

 ful and of good quality. There is an 

 abundant supply of first-class asters, 

 and they bring good prices. In fact, 

 the aster seems to be the leader just 

 now. 



The present week is a 

 BOSTON very dull one in the cut 

 flower trade. Roses are 

 very abundant, especially the small 

 cuts from young stock. Of American 

 Beauty the receipts are heavier than 

 ever before at this season. Asters are 

 overstocked. Carnations are not plen- 

 tiful, and those that come in are of 

 poor quality as a rule. All garden 

 flowers in quantity as usual. 



The market has been 

 BUFFALO rather dull, but towards 

 the week-end a little 

 floral work cleaned up the stock in 

 fair shape. Good quality of fancy 

 asters sell well, but there is an over- 

 abundance of short stock. The sales 

 on gladioli have slacked up some, al- 

 though fancy white and pink bring 

 fair prices. Beauties of good quality 

 sell readily; other roses move more 

 slowly. There is a heavy supply of 

 lily of the valley, sweet peas, lilies and 

 green goods. 



Visitors in Buffalo the past week: 

 Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Berning, Mr. and 

 Mrs. Meinhardt of St. Louis, Mr. and 

 Mrs. H. G. Wise of East Aurora, N. Y. 

 The usual midsummer 

 LOUISVILLE dullness prevails. The 

 demand for,all kinds of 

 cut flowers is light. There are good 

 roses to be had. but they lack buyers. 

 Asters maintain the lead and the qual- 

 ity and quantity are all that can be de- 

 sired. 



The condition of the cut 

 NEWPORT flower trade is quite sat- 

 isfactory. The demand 

 has been brisk for the past wepk. For 

 cut flowers sold in stores the prices 

 have been fully as good as that of last 

 year at this time, and the events on 

 the boards for the next two weeks en- 

 sure good business all round for that 

 period. Outdoor flowers are neither as 

 good in quality or as much in favor 

 as formerly, making shipments from 

 out of town heavier, and, we may say, 

 business livelier for a greater number 

 of people. However much we may ad- 

 mire hardy flowers, there always re- 

 mains another point to be considered, 

 which is too apparent to need explana- 

 tion. Choice stock is considered good 

 taste, and there is plenty of choice 

 stock, if not here otherwheres. 



The cool weather the lat- 

 PHILA- ter part of the week 

 DELPHIA shortened up supplies 

 considerably, and the 

 market was healthy and steady for the 

 time of year. They even had a touch 

 of frost over in Jersey, but nu damage. 

 Dry weather is wanted now for outdoor 

 carnations, which are wetter than de- 

 sirable. Dahlias are improvinsr rapid- 

 ly, and the finer varieties are now mak- 

 ing their appearance. There is little life 

 to the lily of the valley market, but 



HORTI CU LTURE 



asters are now extra fine and selling 

 well. 



NEWS NOTES. 



Charles H. Fox is planning to erect 

 a two-story Old English style flower 

 store on Broad Street, Philadelphia. 



Mr. Fred S. Peterson will enter the 

 employ of Mandeville & King, seeds- 

 men, of Rochester, N. Y., on Septem- 

 ber 4th. 



The will of the late William A. 

 Richardson gives the sum of $200, (JOG 

 towards the care of the parks of Wor- 

 cester, Mass. 



The Southern Nursery Association, 

 embracing the principal fruit interests 

 south of Baltimore, met last week in 

 Norfolk, Va., with about seventy-five 

 members in attendance. 



The Saratoga Floral Association of 

 Saratoga, N. Y., has been dissolved 

 and a receiver appointed. The asso- 

 ciation's property, consisting of car- 

 nival floats, will be sold. 



There is a handsome bed of Lilium 

 auratum blooming in the exhibition 

 grounds at Toronto from bulbs planted 

 last October, in which one of the 

 plants carries sixty-one flowers, and 

 many others from twenty to forty 

 each. 



A compromise in the matter of the 

 Kift assignment satisfactory to the 

 creditors was consummated on the 22d 

 inst., and the business will now be con- 

 ducted as heretofore by Robert Kift. 

 under the title of Joseph Kift & Son. 

 at 1725 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. 



BUSINESS CHANGES. 



Brunner & Dettmer have opened a 

 new flower store at 141 North Main 

 street, Port Chester, N. Y. 



An interest in the greenhouse prop- 

 erty on North Main street, Cortland, 

 N. Y., formerly the Hopkins property, 

 has been purchased by Deputy County 

 Clerk Stephen K. Jones. The firm will 

 be known as Jones & Hike. 



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 67 Fulton Street - - New York 



ROBERT J. DYSART, 



Public Jtccountant and Auditor 



Books Balanced and Adjusted 



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 PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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