February 4, 1911 



HORTICULTURE 



165 



THE KERVAN COMPANY 



Fresh Cut Evergreens, Mosms. 



Soutbern Smllax, Galax and Leucotboe 



Preserved and Fresh \-ut 



Cycas and Palmetto. 



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 REKD (SL KELLCR 



122 West 2Sth St., New York 



Florists' Supplies 



We manufacture all our 



Metal Designs, Baskets, Wire Worl( & Novelties 



and are deal rs in 



Glassware. Dunratlve Greens and Florists' Requisites 



MICHIGAN CUT FLOWER 

 EXCHANGE, Inc. 



WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS 



ConslgnmcDt* Solicited 

 Hardy Fancy Fetn Our Specialty 



38-40 BROADWAY, DETROIT, MICH 



WILLIAM H. KUEBLER 



Brooklyn's Foremost and Best 



WHOLESALE COMMISSION HOUSE 



A First Class Market lor all CUT FLOWERS 



28 Willoufhby St., Brooklyn, N. T. 



T«l. 4561 Mala 



Flower Market Reports NEW YORK QUOTA riOWS PER 100. To Dealers Only 



( ( ontnutt-d fri^;u pat;, /w) 



Unfavorable weather con- 

 DETROIT ditions for counter sales 

 and an Increased supply 

 of so-called spring flowers has eased 

 up the stringent situation previously 

 reported. Your editorial comparison 

 of market reports was read here with 

 great appreciation and pointed out two 

 very much needed reforms growers 

 and wholesalers should adopt. First, 

 a careful study of these reports as they 

 appear in the various trade papers. 

 Second, the establishment of some 

 system which brings about a quick 

 interchange of goods, avoiding thereby 

 glut in one place and shortage in an- 

 other. It is a difficult problem at first 

 sight but can be mastered nevertheless 

 after a little study. 



Tendencies in this 

 NEW YORK market are decidedly 

 downward on most 

 cut flower staples, roses alone except- 

 ed, and even these are no longer in 

 the famine class as they were two 

 weeks ago. Teas are gradually com- 

 ing back again into crop, but Ameri- 

 can Beauties are not abundant and 

 there are many inferior buds. Violets 

 are the main reliance of the street 

 man on all mild days and per contra 

 the street man are the main reliance 

 of the violet for the store demand 

 would not absorb one-tenth of the 

 daily product, which is now rapidjy 

 augmenting. Carnations are increas- 

 ing right along and prices are drop- 

 ping. Almost nothing was heard of 

 "McKinley Day" here. The cattleya 

 market is stocked full and the quality 

 of the blooms averages inferior, espe- 

 cially on Trianses which run very 

 small in a majority of receipts. Gar- 

 denias are again scarce, bulbous flow- 

 ers and other spring blooming materi- 

 al abundant and moving rather slug- 

 gishly. 



The scarcity 

 PHILADELPHIA which has been 

 so pronounced re- 

 cently, has been relieved a little the 

 past week by the lengthening of the 

 days and improved tone in production 

 after the crop exhaustion of the holi- 

 days, and the market is now in pretty 

 fair shape. Demand keeiis up satisfac- 

 torily. American Beauty roses are a 

 little more jjlentiful. Killarney is of 

 very good qvality and the supply is 

 good. Maryland ccmes in as a good 

 second in this class. White roses are 

 still in strong demand, but the supply 

 is not over ahundant. McKinley Day 

 caused a small flutter in the eaination 

 market, but this event coming as it 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattley as 



Cy pripcdiums 



Llilas, Longlilorum 



Uly ol tbe v alle> 



Violets 



Mignonette 



Lilac, per bunch 



'I ulips 



Roman Hyacinths, Paper Whites.. 



Daffodils 



Daisies 



Snapdragon 



Sweet Peas (per xoo bunches) 



Oardenlas ■ 



Adiantum 



SmIIaz 



Asparagus Plumosus, Kringt 



did, on a Sunday, the dealers did not 

 profit from the observance of the day 

 as they otherwise might. The quality 

 of carnations is excellent and they are 

 if anything a little more abundant. 

 Gardenias continue scarce and the 

 prices remain rather stiff, with the 

 demand good. Orchids are scarce. The 

 principal subjects at present are Cat- 

 tleya Mossi^, Oncidiums, Vandas and 

 Dendrobiums. Violets are plentiful 

 and demand improves, but there is 

 likely to be some dearth for Easter as 

 it comes rather late for this crop 

 (April 16). Easter lilies remain scarce 

 and the short supply of these helps 

 the demand for callas. Most of the 

 minor items remain unchanged. There 

 is no dearth of greens, all the staples 

 being in good supply. There is mucn 

 comijlaint about the "Mexican Ivy" 

 proving a poor shipper and some of 

 the dealers declare they intend cross- 

 ing it oft their list (promising and 

 novel as it has been), on account of 

 the losses and dissatisfaction. 



Everything in the mar- 

 ST. LOUIS ket had a splendid run 



last week, the scarcity 

 of the week previous still continuing 

 in roses and carnations and prices re- 

 maining high on these. Roses have 

 been so scarce that nothing in teas are 

 sold under $10 to $12.50 for fancies and 

 $5 to $6 for poor stock. Carnations 

 are still up, although McKinley Day, 

 coming on a Sunday did not bring 

 much extra business. The mid-season 

 school graduating caused quite a de- 

 mand for stock of all kinds. Violets 

 are having their time just now. More 

 than the demand can eat up are com- 

 ing in daily and the market has an 

 over supply. All bulb stock sells well. 

 Lilies and callas bring $15 per 100. 



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 NOVELTIES 



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