December 9, 1905 



HORTICULTU RE 



625 



VICTORY 



THE BEST SCARLETtCARNATION— Is a Fancy in the fullest sense of the word 



Flower Market Reports. 



Conditious have sim- 

 BOSTON mered down since the 



Thanksgiving rush and 

 demand and supply are more nearly 

 balanced in most lines. American 

 Beauties are smaller as a rule, the in- 

 ferior grades predominating. Of the 

 other market roses there is a lighter 

 supply but the grade has improved 

 materially. A fair demand exists for 

 all roses. Carnations have taken on 

 a better pace, due in part probably to 

 the elimination of the chrysanthemum 

 from the situation. Violets hold their 

 own for this time of the year. 



A good business was 

 BUFFALO done during the past 

 week and a fairly good 

 clean-up was had on all stock. A good 

 supply of chrysanthemums of medium 

 quality was snapped up quick. Car- 

 nation being in good demand prices 

 raised somewhat and fancy grades 

 reached $4 to |5 per hundred, the best 

 demand being for colored. Flamingo 

 brought good figures but not enough 

 could be obtained. Roses were of fine 

 quality especially Liberty, Bridesmaid, 

 and Bride. Beauties were as good 

 but the demand was not so great. Of 

 violets, lily of the valley and other 

 flowers there were enough to go 

 around. Green goods sold well. 



Thanksgiving is over 

 CHICAGO and according to all in- 



cations the season was a 

 successful one as far as business is 

 concerned. The trade was fair, an es- 

 pecially good record being made in re- 

 gard to shipments. The quality of the 

 goods was excellent excepting some 

 few carnations which were slightly 

 underdone, with the result that after 

 the great feast day the carnation is 

 fairly scarce as the growers cut every- 

 thing in sight, under the incentive of 

 high Thanksgiving Day prices, and the 

 weather being somewhat murky and 

 cold, very little stock of this favorite 

 is coming in. Roses are holding their 

 own. The supply of Bridesmaids and 

 Brides is on the decrease, with a good 

 demand. Beauties are coming on in 

 fairly good style, the fancy type pre- 

 dominating, short stock (known as 

 ordinary) being fairly scarce. Chrys- 

 anthemums are about at the half-way 

 line between the early and late varie- 

 ties. Violets are coming in a little 

 firmer and good flowers may he had 

 at reasonable figures. Lily of the val- 

 ley demands fair prices, with a good 

 market. Gradually, Roman hyacinths 

 and Paper White narcissi are showing 

 up, the crop promising to be good. 

 Romans are taken with good celerity 

 at reasonable prices. Altogether the 

 general conditions are indicative of an 

 improvement all along the line, the 

 cold dark weather having the effect 



of cutting down the supply generally 

 and making the stock of better quali- 

 ty, as the warm weather had a ten- 

 dency to produce soft grown. All 

 told it is agreed that the Thanksgiv- 

 ing season was a success. A fairly 

 good supply of holly and other greens 

 indicates the near approach of the 

 Christmas 



Business conditions 

 LOUISVILLE the past week were 



very encouraging. 

 Thanksgiving business was up to ex- 

 pectations, the only thing running 

 short being large chrysanthemums. 

 There has been an unusual amount of 

 funeral work. Carnations are in good 

 demand, but the supply is light. The 

 demand for roses is good with the sup- 

 ply and quality up to expectations. 

 Violets and other novelties move 

 nicely. 



Newport florists expected 

 NEWPORT that business would be 

 a little better this 

 Thanksgiving than it was last year, 

 and they were disappointed, not in the 

 amount of business, l.mt because they 

 were not prepared to meet it. There 

 was more call for flowers, small terns 

 and foliage plants than ever before on 

 Thanksgiving Day. All the roses in 

 «tock were sold early in the day, and 

 it was hard work to get more. New- 

 port is not like Boston or New York, 

 where at all times there is always an 

 inexhaustible supply. Newport has 

 but few rose growers, and these few 

 shipped their last cut, and goodness 

 knows how many other cuts, the night 

 before, and then on Thanksgiving 

 morning they had not many to give 

 anyone. Prices went up, and the best 

 part of it is, they have stayed up 

 since. The m.arkct got such a cleaning 

 out that the stock coming in and on 

 sale is much improved. A few bunches 

 of violets were seen just for an in- 

 stant, and then they disappeared. 

 Quite a number of plants changed 

 hands, too, small ferns being favorites. 



There was little left 

 NEW YORK in the hands of the 



wholesale houses Sat- 

 urday night last except violets, which 

 hung fire. Roses and carnations were 

 in good demand and good prices for 

 good stock prevailed. Beauties es- 

 pecially were most called for and the 

 best prices of the season were real- 

 ized on that day. Liberty is scarce 

 and sells well. The week opened up 

 with a good supply of most everything 

 and good prices were asked and ob- 

 tained for some stoclc but the market 

 did not hold out and it now appears 

 that Beauties and carnations must suf- 

 fer in value if clearances are to be 

 effected. There is a lull in business, 

 which usually follows a holiday. The 

 crop of Bridesmaids is running off and 

 it is probable the price of that rose 



ought to remain steady. There are 

 still a number of the late varieties in 

 evidence but not enough to materially 

 affect the sale of other stock. A con- 

 siderable number of lilies are to be 

 seen in wholesale places and are held 

 at steady prices. Orchids are not 

 plentiful. Paper white narcissi and 

 Roman hyacinths, stevia, etc., are 

 coming on. Adiantum is a little shy 

 at present but the void is filled with 

 plenty of asparagus and smilax, both 

 of which are plentiful. Liberty roses 

 are not near so plentiful of late and 

 sell well. 



Thanksgiving week, 

 PHILA- while in the main sat- 

 D EL PHI A isfactory as to volume 

 of business was marred 

 by stormy weather on the day previ- 

 ous. Nevertheless, the general results 

 were better than might have been ex- 

 pected, and most of the wholesalers 

 report a larger trade than last year. 

 Red was the favorite color, Liberty 

 leading in roses, followed by Beauty 

 and red carnations. Violets were plen- 

 tiful, but the demand was not particu- 

 larly brisk. Chrysanthemums moved 

 well, considering that they are nearing 

 the end. Gardenias were scarce and 

 in brisk demand. Sweet peas and mig- 

 nonette are now fine and cut consider- 

 able figure in the market. Prospects 

 for Christmas trade seem excellent. 

 Many good orders both for pot plants 

 and cut flowers have already been 

 placed. 



This Thanksgiving Day 

 SAN was an extra busy time 



FRANCISCO with plant and cut flow- 

 er dealers. Extra forces 

 had been at work all forenoon and 

 most of the previous night, and each 

 proprietor asserted that this Thanks- 

 giving Day business had been far and 

 away ahead of the best heretofore. 



Business for Thanks- 

 ST. LOUIS giving was the same 



as usual, nothing start- 

 ling. Enough stock to go around. 

 The first cold wave of the season ar- 

 rived Wednesday morning. 



Smilax Strings 



In Quantity 



"W. E. McKISSICR 



Wholesale Florist 



1221 Filbert St., PHILADELPHIA 

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