J'ebruary 25, 1911 



HORTICULTURE 



263 



THE KERVAN COMPANY 



Presb Cut Bversreens, Moases. 



Soutbern Smilax, Qalax and Leucotboe. 



Preserved and Fresh wut 



Cycas and Palmetto. 



7,ii^iH.d.s,. 1 13 W. 28 St, New York. 

 R£E:D (SL KELLER 



122 West 2Sth St., New Vork 



Florists' Supplies 



We manufacture all our 



Metal Designs, Baskets, Wire Work & Novelties 



and are deal rs in 



Glassware. Decorative Greens and Florists' Requisites 



MICHIGAN CUT FLOWER 

 EXCHANGE, Inc. 



WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS 



Consignments Solicited 

 Hardy Fancy Fetn Our Specialty 



38-40 BROADWAY, DETROIT, MICH 



WILLIAM H. KUEBLER 



Brooklyn's Foremost and Best 



WHOLESALE COMMISSION HOUSI 



A Pint Class Market for all CUT FLOWERS 



28 WUloughby St., Brooklyn, N. T. 



Tal. 4591 Mala 



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



(Continued from page 20[) 



exceptionally good while the shortage 

 on these is very apparent. Carnations 

 were in better supply than at any 

 time during the past fortnight. White 

 and lavender Dutch hyacinths are of 

 exceptionally good quality and sell 

 readily, as do tuli!]s of all colors. Vio- 

 lets moved consistently the early" part 

 of the past week, but the warm weath- 

 er during the later part of the west 

 brought in more than the market could 

 consume. Lougiflorums and rallas find 

 a good market. 



Judging from the vari- 

 DETROIT ous reports Valentine's 



day put a much larger 

 balance on the right side of the ledger 

 than last year. This was the more sur- 

 prising because the weather was so 

 extremely bad. Roses were very 

 scarce owing to off crop conditions of 

 local growers. It was only towards 

 the end of the week that wholesalers 

 were able to stock up with roses of 

 good quality. Carnations are |)lentiful, 

 the bulk selling at |3.00 per lOn, with 

 a few choice red ones af $4.00. Vio- 

 lets are offered in all kinds of shapes 

 and quality. Lily of the valley Is very 

 scarce at present and will be so for a 

 while to come; the same may be said 

 of Lilium longiflorum. A heavy call 

 for hardy ferns indicates a general 

 shortage of this indispensable article. 

 Ever since I reported some weeks 

 back that the existing high price of 

 carnations was caused by the dry 

 weather of last summer I nursed the 

 belief that the steady price and the 

 absence of gluts might recomiiense 

 the grower for the loss in quantity. 

 While talking with a prominent local 

 carnation grower, who said that my 

 report was the only. one that hit the 

 nail on the head, he gave me a rude 

 awakening to the fact that even the 

 constancy of good prices is not able to 

 make up the loss in number of blooms. 

 This grower contends that, while prob- 

 ably woiking under less favorable con- 

 ditions than others, he is satisfied that 

 neither he nor any other carnation 

 grower will come any where near the 

 results made a year ago when prices 

 were fluctuating and gluts were fre- 

 quent. FRANK DANZER. 



General conditions of 

 NEW YORK supply and demand 

 are showing very lit- 

 tle fluctuation, the only noticeable ten- 

 dency being in the direction of more 

 liberal receipts at the wholesali' cen- 

 ters with a corresponding easinjj up of 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattleyaa 



Ulles, Longiflorum 



Uly ol tbe valley 



Violets 



Mignonette 



Lilac, per bunch 



Tulips 



Roman Hyacinths, Paper Whites. 



Daffodils 



Preesia 



Daisies 



Snapdragon 



Sweet Peas (per loo bunches) 



Qardenlai 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus, ttringt 



" " & Spren. (loo bchs)>i 



FIrit Half of Week 



beginning Feb, 20 



1911 



25.00 



10 00 



t.oo 



•25 



a. 00 



• 50 



2 00 



z.oo 



1 .00 



1.00 



.50 



4.00 

 4.00 

 25.00 

 ■73 

 6 00 

 20.00 

 15.00 



6o,oo 



la.oo 



3.00 



.60 



8.00 



•75 



400 



1.50 



9.00 



1.50 



1.00 



6.00 



10,00 



40.00 



l.co 



10 oa 



30.00 



35.00 



the price list on preferred grades of 

 some specialties which are now past 

 the famine stage. Roses are rapidly 

 gaining ground and whoever wants 

 roses can be accommodated in the va- 

 rious wholesale marts using HORTI- 

 CULTURE'S columns to advertise 

 their business. As to the others, read- 

 ers can take their chances. It takes all 

 kinds of people to make up the world. 

 Carnations, lily of the valley, cattleyas, 

 acacia, lilacs, gardenias, violets, and a 

 host of other good things are in full 

 supply and prices are simply normal. 

 The goods are worth all that is asked 

 for them and that should be enough. 



St. Valentine 

 PHILADELPHIA proved a real 



friend of the flor- 

 ists last week and they feel like adopt- 

 ing him as their patron saint. Mon- 

 day and Tuesday were hummers in 

 this market, and the business done far 

 exceeded all previous records for the 

 same occasion. Wednesday and Thurs- 

 day were dull, but Friday and Satur- 

 day were all right. American Beauty 

 roses and violets were the leaders. 

 There was also a good demand for 

 sweet peas, daffodils, daisies and for- 

 get-me-nots. In the carnation market 

 white varieties dragged a little, but 

 good Enchantress and the fancies iu 

 other colors cleaned up well. On the 

 average, however, the prices on carna- 

 tions have receded. This is mainly 

 on account of the larger supply. The 

 violet supply is much larger also, but 

 the demand keeps pace so that there 

 is as yet no surplus to complain of. 

 Singles were the sufferers if anything. 

 Sweet peas are now coming in in 

 large quantity and have ceased to be 

 a scarce item. In fact, there are al- 

 most too many of them. White lilac, 

 gardenias, cattleyas and acacia are 

 among the choicer items and all find 



{Co'itiitrtfd on ptige ^bo') 



THE BEST LETTERS 



Boston Florist Letter Go. 



«6 PEARL ST., BOSTON 



N. F. McCarthy, Mffr. 



Order direct or bay from year 1«ck1 

 supply dealer. Insist on haviDV the 



BOSTON 



Inscriptions, Emblems, etc. Always 

 In Stock. 



KRICK'S FLORIST 

 NOVELTIES 



Manufacturer and Patentee of the Per- 

 fect A jusiablc Pot Handle or Hanger, 

 Perfect Ajustable Plant Stands and 

 the Orginal Genuine IrrTnortelle Let- 

 ters, etc Every Letter Marked 



1164-66 Greene Ave., Broeklyn, N. Y 

 For Sale by all Snpply Houses. 



Wired Toothpicks 



Manufactorcd by 



W. J. COWEE, BERLIN, N. Y. 



lo/iao. ■ . ■$ 1 .75 ; 50,000 $7.50. Sample free. 



For sale by dealer* 



SOUTHERN WILD SMILAX 



Now ready In limited quanttty. 



E. A. BEAVEN 



EVERGREEN, ALABAMA. 



