Novemlier 25. 1905 



HORTICULTURE 



?V I CTO R Y: 



THE BEST SCARLET GARNATION-Requires only ordinary culture 





Flower Market Reports. 



Market rather sluggish. 

 BOSTON Chi-ysantheniums are rap- 

 idly disappearing from the 

 market and remnants will soon he the 

 only reminder of their sway. With 

 their departure roses and carnations 

 will undoubtedly advance in impor- 

 tance and price. Both are excellent 

 as to quality, Enchantress being es- 

 pecially fine, and leading in the carna- 

 tion field. Roses are much better all 

 along the line than price quotation." 

 indicate. Paper white narcissi aire a 

 regular item now in the list of market 

 staples. 



A little improvement on 

 BUFFALO sale of chrysanthe- 

 mums for the past 

 week is about the only thing that can 

 be reported. Other stock is plentiful, 

 especially roses of ordinary quality, 

 which were hard to move. Carnations 

 are coming on better. Beauties have 

 hardly any call and at times sell much 

 lower than list price: violets of fine 

 quality are seen daily and demand 

 fair. 



The reaction that was to 

 CHICAGO be expected after the 



boom of a few weeks 

 ago, when flowers were scarce and the 

 demand good, has set in in earnest. 

 The supply now is pretty hea.\'y and 

 the demand light, which makes goods 

 move very slowly even at bargain- 

 counter prices. Violets are in demand 

 and good stock is scarce. Lily of the 

 valley is coming in steadily and being 

 taken at medium prices. American 

 Beauty and Liberty roses are bringing 

 fairly good prices. There is an over 

 sufllciency of Brides and Bridesmaids. 

 Carnations are coming on in mediuva 

 quantities, with a fair demand. Chrys- 

 anthemums are still very much in evi- 

 dence, with a light demand for every- 



Smilax Strings 



In Quantity 



^V. E. McKISSICK 



Wholesale Florist 

 1221 Filbert St., PHILADELPHrA 



FANCY OB. inrUMCi NO' * STOCK, 

 r r^IVlX O only 73 



GALAX, 



only 75c per 1000 



ing for youi 



ot the year 

 ake It daily, 

 Hand made. 



CROAVL FERN CO., MILLINGTON, MASS. 



EVERYTHING SEASONABLE IN f 



J CUT flowers} 



5 EDWARD REID. TiS'rlir S 



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thing but white, the demand for white 

 varieties is good and fancy stock is 

 scarce. Oncidiums, dendrobiums and 

 cypripediums are all bringing good 

 prices for fancy stock. Gardenias ai'e 

 coming in and may be had at a rea- 

 sonable tigure. 



Business conditions the 

 LOUISVILLE previous week have 



been very encouraging, 

 and stock generally could be found in 

 good quantity. Chrysanthemums are 

 in good supply, with the demand and 

 quality all that could be desired. Car- 

 nations are scarce. Roses are satis- 

 factory in quality and quantity, with 

 the demand up to expectations. Other 

 stock in variety is supplied and de- 

 manded satisfactorily. i 



The recent cold snap 

 NEWPORT put a quietus on every- 

 thing hitherto available 

 out doors, and now as a result things 

 are on a more satisfacto^ry footing. 

 Prices have advanced considerably on 

 roses and carnations and slightly on 

 chrysanthemums. The latter are not 

 in as great demand as was expected, 

 but fair prices are paid for good 

 flowers. 



There are expectations that more 

 than usual attention will be given 

 plants and flowers on Thanksgiving 

 week this year. While dealers antici- 

 pate no reduction in this season's vi- 

 olet sales, it can easily be seen that I 

 the supply mtist come from outside of j 

 Newport, as comparatively few are 1 

 grown here this season. 



Business is generally 

 NEW YORK dull and unsatisfac- | 



tory from the stand- 

 point of, the wholesale dealer and j 

 grower. The retail traders make less j 

 complaint for. although none of them 

 are over-burdened with work, prices 

 and qualities are so much in their 

 favor that they cannot but feel happy. 

 The only item in the list that is in- 

 clined to soar is the violet, and the 

 explanation is simple — Yale foot-boll 

 demand. Chrysanthemums are still 

 abundant and exhibition blooms are 

 common. 



Carnations led the mar- 

 PHILA- ket here the past week. 

 DELPHIA Roses and chrysanthe- 

 mums were fine but too 

 plentiful. Gardenias and lily of the 

 valley were draggy. Lady Campbell 

 violets as produced in this latitude 

 are very sweet and go better than 

 Marie Louise and other varieties com- 

 ing from distant points. Orchids are 

 in good demand, cattleyas and oncid- 

 iums being the leaders. Roses such 

 as Chatenay, Richmond, Killarney and 

 Liberty went nicely and at more re- 

 munerative prices than the staple 

 sorts. White and yellow Batons were 

 the leaders in the chrysanthemum 

 columns. Some fine Chadwicks, both 

 pink and yellow, are expected in a 

 day of two. The prospects for 

 Thanksgiving trade seem to be ex- 

 cellent. 



Market c o n d i- 



ST. PAUL AND tions are good, 



MINNEAPOLIS and business 



moves along at a 



lively rate. The demands of society 



upon the florists keep the stock 



cleaned out and the decorators busy. 



Violets and carnations are still a little 



short, but roses and chrysanthemums 



are plentiful and in prime condition. 



Liberties are coming in slowly, but 



Beauty, Bride. Bridesmaid, Chatenay, 



Perle, Golden Gate and Kaiserin are 



Decorating Evergreens, etc., atWbolesale 



Wild Smilax, Palmetto and Cycas 

 (fresh cut). Palm Leaves, Galax, Leu- 

 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 lu 



SOUTHERN WILD SMILAX 



and Florists' Hardy Decorative Supplies. 



New crop now ready In limited quantities. 



EVERGREEN, ALA. 



