H ORTI CULTU R ti 



December 30. 1905 



Cut Flower and Plant 

 Market Reports. 



vee\ 



CINCINNATI dark rainy weather 

 just preceding Christ- 

 mas had a telling effect on the supply 

 of cut flowers especially roses and 

 tarnations. As it was, the Christmas 

 trade was very satisfactory, the only 

 difficulty being to get enough stock to 

 do business with. There were a great 

 many flowers in town but one could 

 see but little stock at the commission 

 houses at any one time. Only those 

 who placed their orders in advance 

 could get nearly what they wanted. 

 If roses and carnations could have 

 been sold to the highest bidder they 

 would have brought unheard of prices. 

 Beauties were especially scarce, very 

 few being grown here. There is usually 

 a lot of narcissus, Roman hyacinths 

 and lily of the valley left over but it 

 was not so this year; even second- 

 grade stock went. The quality of the 

 stock was a trifle above the average. 

 Our growers have finally learned that 

 it doesn't pay to pickle stock for the 

 holidays. 



The out-of-town demand was also 

 very good, and a large number of 

 orders had to be turned down. The 

 call for flowering plants was greater 

 than ever before, begonias and azaleas 

 being in the lead. J. A. Peterson's 

 several houses of Lorraine and Turn- 

 ford Hall begonias were all disposed 

 of. many going to other markets. 



In the downtown district the retail 

 men took great pride in the artistic 

 arrangement of the interior of their 

 stores as well as in their window dis- 

 plays. Christmas coming on Monday 

 made the delivery of orders less diffi- 

 cult, as about one-third of them were 

 wanted for Sunday. Everything had 

 to be well wrapped. The weather was 

 ideal, being clear and cold. 



Greens sold fairly well. Holly 

 wreaths could be had on the streets at 

 almost any price, but a well-made 

 wreath of choice holly with the addi- 

 tion of a bell or a bit of bright colored 

 ribbon can still be sold at a profit. 

 The Sixth Street flower market pre- 

 sented a dismal appearance on Satur- 

 day afternoon and evening. There 

 were but few growers there and these 

 could have gotten more for their stock 

 by whole.saling it. 



The florists here are in 

 MONTREAL very good humor at 

 present, having done a 

 record business for the Christmas sea- 

 son. The wonder is, where all the 

 flowers went to. The weather was very 

 mild, and plants in some instances 

 were even delivered uncovered. There 

 was a big run of cut flowers on Christ- 

 mas morning, and prices held very 

 good. Stores are very prettily deco- 

 rated, red being the prevailing color. 

 Poinsettias, azaleas and Boston ferns 

 led in popularity. 



Every indication pointed 

 NEWPORT to a good Christmas 

 trade, and now there is 

 every reason to believe that a larger 

 amount of business was done this year 

 than ever before. The weather favored 

 buyers, and it favored the dealers also 

 in many ways. Flower stock was not 

 over-plentiful in any line. Holly was 

 in over-supply, and dropped from $5 to 

 $1 per case. Roses were of good qual- 

 ity, and sold for better prices than 



FANCY OR. 

 DAGGER. 



FFRNS ^°' * STOCK. 

 •■• i-^AVl'^s^ only 75c per 1000 



GALAX l-.illia, rlr iz or green 

 '>' '^ «-»,r^,^V , 5c per 1000 



laurel festooning for your 



best satisfaction of 



1 IS time of the year. 



we make it dally, 



CROWL FERN CO., MILLINGTON, MASS. 



last year. Carnations were in great 

 demand at a good price for every va- 

 riety in stock. Violets were neither 

 much in evidence or in demand. Poin- 

 settias, Lorraine begonias and ferns 

 were most asked for in plants. Poin- 

 settias were not well represented as 

 to quality, but they were picked up 

 just the same. Nephrolepis Scotti 

 sold readily at good prices for not very 

 good plants. N. Piersoni and elegantis- 

 sima were not offered in as great num- 

 bers as one would suppose. I think 

 that probably the reason is that be- 

 cause of their complete decorativeness 

 they are thought delicate, which they 

 are not. Their time is coming, how- 

 ever. The major part of the stock 

 sold came from Boston and New York, 

 some from Philadelphia (plants), with 

 odds and ends supplied by local grow- 

 ers. Jurgens, as usual, shipped the 

 most of his output to Boston. 



The florists did a good 

 TOLEDO business during Christmas 



week, but how much bet- 

 ter it was this season cannot be said 

 yet. Carnations were very scarce, but 

 all other flowers were sufficient. Poin- 

 settias were extra good and sold well. 

 The week started with dull weather, 

 followed all Wednesday by rain. 

 Thursday was dull, too, but Friday and 

 Saturday were fair and plants did not 

 need much wrapping. 



P 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 



We have received from the publish- 

 ers, Oliver Ditson & Co., Boston, a 

 copy of Prof. L. C. Elson's latest work, 

 Elson's Music Dictionary. As in all 

 productions of Prof. Elson. sincerity 

 and thoroughness are apparent in 

 every one of its 305 pages. Music and 

 flowers find a common standing ground 

 in the appreciation of people of artistic 

 temperament. Nowhere more than in 

 the homes of our florists is the cultiva- 

 tion of musical talents more zealously 

 followed, and hence we feel that in 

 calling the attention of our readers to 

 this rich treasury of musical informa- 

 tion, we are doing them a favor. The 

 book is well worth many times the 

 price, one dollar postpaid. 



THE PRETTIEST BELL 



FOR LEAST MONEY 



Do you want the greatest novelty in 

 wreathing, Green Statice. 



J. STERN & CO. 



1928 GFRMftNTOWN AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA. 



WILLIAM J. BOAS & CO. 



MANUFACTURERS OF 



Folding Flower Boxes 



No. 1042 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia 

 Write for Price List and Samples 



In writing nilvortLscrs. mention HortlcuUnre 



BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO. 



nufacturers of FLORISTS' LETTERsI 



This MOOclen hex nicely stained and 

 varnished, 18x30x1^. made in two Bec- 

 tinns, one for each size letter, given 

 away with first order of 500 letters. 



i;iock Letters, iK or 2 inch size per 100, $2. 



Script Letters, 3. Fastener with each letter or 

 word. Used by leadtnp florists everywhere and 

 for sale by all wholesale florists and supply dealers 



N. r. McCarthy, Manager 



66 Pearl Street, BOSTON, MASS. 



The Florists' Supply House 



of America 



offer.s a full line of Mid-winter 

 Novelties and Special Designs in 



Baskets. Tone Ware, etc., Wreaths of 

 Cycas, Moss, Ruscus, Immortelles, 

 etc. Beech Sprays, Cork and Birch 

 Bark, Wheat Sheaves, Water- 

 proof Paper, Hampers. Bells, etc. 



REED (EL KELLER 



122 West 2Sth St., New Yorlc 



Florists' Supplies 



We manufacture all our 



Metal Designs, Baskets, Wire Work & Novelties 



Glassware Oecorative Greens and Florists' Renuisltes. 



E. A. BEAVEN 



Wholesale Dealer In 



SOUTHERN WILD SMILAX 



ana Florists' Hard.v Decoi-ntlve Supplies. 



New crop now re.id.v In limited quantities 



EVERGREEN, ALA. 



Decorating Evergreens, etc., at Wholesale 



Wild Smilax. Palmetto and Cycas 

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

 cothoe. Ferns and Mosses, Leaf Mold. 

 Orrhid ana Azalea Peats. 



Everything in Season. 

 THE KERVAN COMPANY 

 20 -West 27th St.. New York. 



o A. iv A. x: 



Bron/e and Kreen Ualax, 60c per 1000 



Fancy and Dageer Ferns. $1.00 " " 



flreen Leucothoe Sprays, 3.00 " " 



Bronze Leucothoe Sprays, S.OO *' " 



Rhododendron Sprajs, 3 00 " " 



No. 1 stock, fresh from the patch, 13 



vctirs' experience. 'Watch for new hobo 

 rlenliTS. KInfllv remit with first order. 



J. N. PRITCHARD - - Elk Park, N. C. 



