January 21, 1911 



HORTICULTURE 



87 



THE KERVAN COMPANY 



Presb Cut Evergreens, Hoascs. 



Southern Smllax, Galax and Leucotboe. 



Preserved and Fresh -^ut 



Cycas and Palmetto. 



T»ii^|M.d.s,. 1 13 W. 28 St., New York. 

 REED (SL KELLER 



122 West 2Sth St., New York 



Florists' Supplies 



We manufacture all «>ur 



Metal Designs, Baskets, Wire Worit & Novelties 



and are deal rs in '- 



Glassware. Decorative Greens and riorlsts' Requisites 



BUY 



BOSTON 

 FLOWERS 



N. F. McCarthy & co., 



84 Hawley St. 



BOSTON' -> BeST 

 HOUSE 



MICHIGAN CUT FLOWER 

 EXCHANGE, Inc. 



WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS 



Const Knmentt Solicited 

 Hardy Fancy Fein Our Specialty 



38-40 BROADWAY, DETBOIT, MICHi 



WILLIAM H. KUEBLER 



Brooklyn's Foremost and Best 



WHOLESALE COMMISSION HOUSE 



A Pint Class Market for all CUT FLOWERS 



28 Willoufhby St., Brooklyn, N. T. 



Tel. 4591 Main 



Flower Market Reports 



glut on the market. Lily of the valley 

 sells fairly well. Longiflorums and 

 callas meet wi h a ready sale and at 

 times more could be sold. Orchids are 

 to be had but more slowly. Poinsettias 

 are still to be had in quantity. lu 

 greens the demand lor plumosus is far 

 in excess of the supply, while Spren- 

 geri is a shade more plentiful. Smllax 

 is moving rather slowly. 



The warm and cloudy 

 NEW YORK weather of last week 

 has been succeeded by 

 a cold wave that has cut down the 

 supply of roses and carnations, with a 

 consequent stiffening of prices. Beau- 

 ties of the special grade have reached 

 75 cents, with a corresponding increase 

 in the price of lower grades and the 

 supply is light. White and pink Kil- 

 larneys have shared in the improve- 

 ment of prices. Bridesmaids are com- 

 para ively few in number and general 

 quality is not so good as last week. 

 All white roses, particularly short and 

 medium grades, are in limited supply 

 and brisk demand. Carnations which 

 were diflicult to move last week are 

 now selling well, the cut being much 

 lighter. There are plenty of Paper 

 Whites and tulips, the latter not run- 

 ning good — short stems mainly and im- 

 perfect blooms. Normal conditions 

 prevail as to lily of the valley, the ruu 

 of good stock bringing $2.50 to $3.00. 

 Cattleyas are in good supply, the best 

 grade being quoted at 40 cents, but a 

 considerable quantity going for less. 

 Lilies are quoted at $10 to $12 for the 

 best quality. Green stock is plentiful. 



Market conditions 

 PHILADELPHIA here the past 



week were fairly 

 satisfactory and quite an improvement 

 over our last report, especially towards 

 the end of the week when a number 

 of important society affaiis developed 

 which helped to clean up the surplus 

 very nicely and increased the average 

 as to prices. In addition, there was 

 a distinct falling off in receipts, due 

 to the dull weather, and in part also, 

 to some items being near to the "off 

 crop" stage. This was particulaily the 

 case with American Beauty and other 

 red roses. American Beauty is not 

 coming in in nearly as large volume 

 as a week ago, and may be classed 

 among the "off crop" items most de- 

 cidedly. Pink roses are selling very 

 well — with Killarney in the lead. 

 White roses are also in good demand 

 with supply slightly on the short side. 

 These latter did not advance material- 

 ly in price, however; but it would not 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100. To Dealers Only 



MISCELLANEOUS 



iJattleyas 



Cyprlpediums 



L,u«L s, Lun){itlorum 



Ll>y ui ibo * Hiiej' 



Vi.»let8 



Mignonette 



Lilac, per bunch 



I ulips 



Roman Hyacinths. Paper Whites.. 



Oatiudils 



Ddisies 



Snii paragon 



Sweet Peas (per loo bunches) 



Qardcniaa 



Adianium 



Smllax 



AsparaKUS Piumosus, strings 



*' ** & Spren. (too bchs). .. 



First Half of WMfc 



beginning Ian. 16 



1911 



3000 



8.O0 

 8.oa 



3.00 



.25 

 a.oo 



•35 

 l.oo 

 X.uo 

 1.00 



.50 



4. CO 



4.00 



10 00 



7J 



6 00 

 30.00 

 1500 



43.00 

 10.00 

 13.00 

 3.00 

 .50 

 8.0a 

 ■75 

 400 

 I 50 

 1.50 

 X 00 

 6. CO 



I3.CO 

 ^0.00 



1 to 



13 0« 



30.00 

 3500 



have taken much more to have sent 

 them up several notches. Carnations 

 are still plentiful, but the cloudy wea- 

 ther affected them also, of course, and 

 with roses short many orders went car- 

 nationwards that would not otherwise 

 have gone that way — so that helped 

 the situation greatly. Gardenias are 

 still selling at low figures, although 

 the dull weather has kept the supply 

 down a little. The same may be said 

 of orchids. The demand for violets is 

 none too good, and the supplies from 

 both local and distant points large. 

 Later on the supplies will be even 

 laiger, but there is usually a much 

 better demand as the season advances 

 for these. Lilac and lily of the valley 

 are a bit draggy. Sweet peas and lilies 

 are going very well. Paper whites and 

 Roman hyacinths are on the down hill. 

 Some fair mignonette around but no 

 fre< sia in sight as yet. 



Conditions as they are reported just 

 as we go to press (Thursday, January 

 19), are much more severe than above 

 notes show. The scarcity all along the 

 line is the most pronounced in recent 

 years. 



The dull condition 



WASHINGTON of the market im- 

 mediately following 

 the advent of the New Year was brok- 

 en last week, and there was particular 

 activity in the line of decorations. The 

 strained condition of the violet market 

 has finally been relieved and they are 

 coming in in quantity, singles bring- 

 ing $1.00 and doubles $1.00 to $1.2,5. 

 Bulbous stock is beginning to be shown 

 in large quantities; paper white nar- 

 cissi are plentiful, but tulips are as 

 yet scaice as are also yellow narcissi. 

 Theie is a big demand for gardenias 

 for street wear for the fair debu' antes, 

 and they easily bring from $3.00 to 

 $4.00 per dozen. 



{Co'itinued on page 93) 



KRICK'S FLORIST 

 NOVELTIES 



Manufaciurrr aod Pnentee of the Per- 

 leci -^justable Pot Handle rr HriDger, 

 Perlect Aju tabic 1 Unt St-nds and 

 the ( )iginal Genuine In TTmrtellc Let- 

 ters cic Every Letter Marlc' d 



11G4-&6 (reene Ave.. Brooklyn, N. T. 



For Sale by all Supply Uoiisea. 



Wired Toothpicks 



Manufactured by 



W. J. COWfcE, BERLIN. N. Y. 



10,000 $1.75; 50,000 $7.50. Sample fre*. 



For sale by deal ers 



mniM WILD SMILAX 



Now ready in limited quantity. 



E. A. BBAVEN 



EVERGREEN, ALABAMA. 



