September 2. 1905 



HORTI CULTURE 



Flower Market Reports. 



Dark and generally cool 

 BOSTON weather has retarded the 



rose crop sufficiently to 

 put the American Beauty on a much 

 better footing this week and better 

 prices prevail. Other roses are gradu- 

 ally improving in quality, but the cut 

 of small flowers from young plants is 

 yet enormous, and prices stand about 

 as previously quoted. Carnations 

 show little improvement thus far, but 

 asters of the finer types are putting in 

 an appearance, and there is little need 

 for the carnation at present. Out- 

 door material is in evidence largely 

 in the florists' windows. 



Stock in most lines is 

 CINCINNATI scarce, and with con- 

 siderable funeral work 

 around causes the wholesale houses to 

 be cleaned out daily. The heavy rains 

 we have experienced of late have had 

 a telling effect on all out-door stock, 

 making supply short. 



Business conditions the 

 LOUISVILLE past week were a little 

 slow. There have been 

 no good carnations available; roses 

 have been scarce; but asters have 

 been plentiful and have sold well. 

 Other stock has met expectations. 



It is to be hoped that 

 NEW YORK the coming in of Sep- 

 tember may see an im- 

 provement in the conditions which 

 have prevailed in the cut flower mar- 

 kets throughout August. Although we 

 hear of some seasonable activity at 

 the various summer resorts, its influ- 

 ence does not touch the wholesale 

 trade here, which has been obliged to 

 look for an outlet locally fqr a product 

 about fifty times as large as there is 

 any demand for. There is no use in 

 mentioning the items that are in sur- 

 plus — the list includes everything, 

 both greenhouse and out-door product. 

 On all lines the recepits are much 

 heavier than ever before in August, 

 and only a small fraction finds a le- 

 gitimate sale; the balance takes "bar- 

 gain-counter" luck, which in the 

 wholesale flower trade at this season 

 of the year rarely pays the cost of 

 shipping. 



Kaiserin, Bride, and 

 PHI LA- Bridesmaid roses were 

 DELPHI A more plentiful the past 

 week, and considerably 

 beyond the demand. Beauties steadily 

 improve as to quality. An improved 

 tone was noticeable in the lily of the 

 valley market, which has now largely 

 recovered from the recent sluggish- 

 ness. Asters are in their flush now. 

 but are much appreciated, especially 

 the whites and purples of the better 

 grades; not enough good white, and 

 too many pink and red. Dahlias are 

 very fair for the season, and improv- 

 ing all the time. Gladiolis are nearly 

 over. A few rubrum lilies still around. 

 Tuberoses, cosmos, gaillardias. and 

 Centaurea imperialis are now in and 

 help to brighten up the market. Or- 

 chids very scarce. . 



Trade the passing 



SAN -week has not been 



FRANCISCO enough to go around. 



With the exception of 



one big wedding, and two large 



funerals the downtown dealers have 



been comparatively at rest, and the 



same may be said of the South Sid? 



and West End florists. L. Wickstrom. 

 who has just returned from a two 

 weeks' visit in Seattle, reports that 

 trade up that way is much better and 

 prices are maintained at a remunera- 

 tive scale. The shop windows are 

 aglow with rubrum, album and aura- 

 tum lilies, gladioli and amaryllis, of 

 which there is a great abundance. 

 Asters are more than plentiful. Ferns 

 are in good supply and cheap, and 

 greens of all sorts are abundant. 



GREENHOUSES BUILDING OR PRO- 

 JECTED. 



Bicknell, Ind. — F. C. Winter, one 

 house. 



Utica, N. Y.— Milgate Bros., one 

 house. 



Peabody, Mass.— J. M. Ward & Co., 

 large additions. 



Woodlawn, N. Y. — Mrs. Peter Roem- 

 er. house 20x70. 



Williamstown, Mass.— George Walk- 

 er, range of houses. 



Brooklyn, N. Y.— G. Fisher, two 

 houses, each ICxlOO. 



Highland Mills, N. Y.— T. G. Wil- 

 liams, two houses, each 20x100. 



BUSINESS CHANGES. 



Toner & Sanborn succeed C. P. Jones 

 at 52 William street, Burlington, Vt. 



The Leonard-Coates Nursey Co., San 

 Francisco, Cal., has been incorporated. 

 Capital $75,000. 



The Shugart-Owen Seed Co. has 

 been incorporated at Council Bluffs, 

 la., with capital $50,000. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



The Leedle Floral Co., Springfield, 

 O. September wholesale list of roses. 



H. Plath, San Francisco, Cal. 

 Wholesale price list of ferns, aspara- 

 gus and palms for 1905. 



Thomas Meehan & Sons, Inc.. Dresh- 

 ertown, Pa. Specimen evergreens for 

 August and September planting. 



Make all men your well-wishers and 



then in the years' steady sifting 

 Some of them turn into friends. 



Friends are the sunshine of life. 

 True luck consists not in holding the 



best of the cards at the table: 

 Luckiest he who knows just when to 



rise and go home. 



— John Hay. 



Florists' Sips 



For Windows 



N. STAFFORD CO. 

 67 Fulton Street - - New York 



ROBERT J. DYSART, 



Public Jtccountant and Jtuditor 



Siiiipl- iii.th.i.N .if correct accounting 



Books Balanced and Adjusted 



Merchants Bank Building 



28 STATE ST., - BOSTON 



Telephone, Mam 58 



Florists Out of Town 



Taking Orders for Flowers to 

 he Delivered to Steamers or 

 E:lsewhere in New York can 

 have them delivered in 

 PLAIN BO.XES, WITH OWN 

 TAOS In best manner by 



Young & Nugent 



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42 W. 28th St., New York 



iieutiOQ Horticulture 



A. Gude & Bro. 



FLORISTS 



1214 F ST.. W ASHINGTON. D. C. 



Qeo. H. Cooke 



FLORIST 



Connecticut Avenue and L Street 



WASHINGTON. D. C. 



FRED C WEBER 



FLORIST 



OLIVE STREET 



Established 1S73 

 Lang Distance Phone Bell Lindell 667 



BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO. 



Manufacturers^f FLORISTS' LETTERS 



rhis. wooden box nicely stainetl anr 

 rarni&hed, 18i30xl3. made in two eec 

 ions, one for each size letter, givei 

 iway with first order of 500 letters. 



Block Letters, i>^( 



Script Letters. 3. Fastened ' 



:d by leadii-e florists everywhere an 

 'jpply dealer: 



N. f . l^cCARTnV, Manager 



84 Hawley Street, BOSTON, MAS5. 



ch si« per too. $2 

 led with each letl, 



WILLIAM J. BOAS & CO. 



MANUFACTURERS OF 



Folding: Flower Boxes 



No. 1042 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia 

 Write for Price List and Samples 



In writing advertisers, mention Ilorticultnre 



^eed & Keller^ 



122 W. 25th St. New York, N. Y. 



Importers nn.l M.innfacturers of 



FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 



Galax Leaves and all Decorative Greens 

 Agents for CALDWELL'S PARLOR BRAND WILD SMILAX 

 In writing advertisers, mention Horticulture 



