March 4, 1911 



HORTICULTURE 



301 



THE KERVAN COMPANY 



Fresh Cut Everg:reens, Mosses. 



Soutbern Mnllax, Cialax and Leucotboc. 



Preserved and Hrcsh ut 



Cycas and Palmetto. 



T.Li^^iMad.sq. 1 1 3 W. 28 St., Nbw Yofk. 

 REED (Si, KELLER 



122 West 2Sth St., New Vork 



Florists' Supplies 



We manufacture all uur 



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 Fein Our Specialty 



38-40 BROADWAY, DETROIT, MICH 



WILLIAM H. KUEBLER 



Brooklyn's Foremost and Best 



WHOLESALE COMMISSION HOUSr 



A First Class Market lor all CUT FLOWERS 



28 Willoufhby St., Brooklyn, N. T. 



Tel. 4501 Main 



Flower Market Reports 



(Cottinut-d 'n'ni /-it^t' Joo) 



more than sufficient for requirements. 

 Of lily of the valley, Roman hyac n.hs 

 and sweet peas, there is a s. r,.)lus. 



A fair average demand 

 DETROIT is the keynote of last 



week's business with 

 nothing startling and apparently no 

 large things in sight. Roses and lilies 

 are very scarce, which causes much 

 trouble among retailers, especially 30 

 regarding the poor quality of local 

 and out-of-town Beauties. 



Business last 

 PHILADELPHIA week continued 

 steady and in 

 good volume, and on the whole was 

 quite satisfactory. George's day (22ni) 

 did not cause a ripple outside the or- 

 dinary — and was quite a contrast to 

 the day laid aside for the good St. 

 Valentine. Most of the progressive 

 florists are of opinion that the Valen- 

 tine day business is as yet an un- 

 tapped mine, and can be largely ex- 

 panded by Judicious catering to, and 

 liberal advertiting on the part of the 

 .retailers. Flowers generally are more 

 plentiful and about the only really 

 scarce things on the list are good 

 roses. American Beauty especially is 

 scarce, but really good stock is scarce 

 in the other varieties, also. Carna- 

 tions are splendid stock and in large 

 volume — a little bit more than the 

 market can absorb, so that stock of 

 the lower grades which brought good 

 money recently hangs fire now until 

 the end of the week and does not 

 bring much. The violet market is in 

 prime condition — the mild weather en- 

 couraging street wear of these — so 

 that while production is going on at 

 a great rate, there is no glut. Or- 

 chids are only medium as to quality 

 at present. There is a fair supply of 

 light colored cattleyas; but the rich 

 dark shades so highly prized are not 

 much in evidence. Some nice oncid- 

 iums. Sweet peas are fine and selling 

 all right. White lilac is still of ex- 

 cellent quality and plentiful, but the 

 demand dragged a little last week. 

 Ordinary varieties of tulips go slow, 

 but the fancies such as Couronne 

 D'Or and Murillo bring good figures. 

 All minor items seem to find a good 

 market at good prices. Trailing arbu- 

 tus and German wallflower are two 

 of the newcomers of the season to be 

 seen in limited quantity. All greens 

 are in good demand and there seems 

 to be no overstock. 



The market was very 

 ST. LOUIS heavy last week, eveiy- 

 thing seasonable com- 

 ing In abundance, and the commission 



NEW YORK QUOTA riONS PER 100. To Dealers Only 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattleyas.- 



Lilies. Longlflorum 



Lily ol LDe valley ■ 



Violets 



> Ignonette 



LliHC. per bunch 



'» uMps 



RnmdH Hyacinths Paper Whites. 



Paf tod lis 



Freesitt ■ 



Daisies. 



Sntiparaicon ■ 



Sweet Peas (per too bunches) 



Qardcnias 



Adiaotum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus, strings 



•' " & Snren (loohrh^).. 



men are looking for a big glut after 



Lent sets in. Last week also saw a 

 big cut in prices on all stock and es- 

 pecially so with carnations, some be- 

 ing soid aw low as $10 per 1000 and 

 downtown window displays saw signs 

 selling them as low as 25 cents a 

 dozen. Roses are again on crop and 

 quite a lot of good shipments were 

 made to this market; $10 per 100 for 

 the extra fancy and $3 per 100 for 

 shorts. All Killarneys have the call. 

 Violets are still good. The warm spell 

 of a week ago nearly put them out 

 of the market. Sweet peas are fine 

 and sell well. In bulbous stock the 

 market is in fine condition, and extra 

 quality tulips are $3; Dutch hyacinths, 

 $5; lily of the valley, $3 to $1; free- 

 sias, $1.50: callas, $10: lilies, $12.50; 

 daffodils, $2 to $3 per 100. 



Following the se- 

 WASHINGTON vere snap of last 



week, regular 

 spring weather is bringing out an un- 

 usually large quantity of bloom. 

 Prices have already begun to take a 

 downward direction. Everywhere on 

 the street fakirs are offering violets 

 of good quality tor a mere fong. It is 

 , playing havoc with the legitimate re- 

 tail trade and there seems no way to 

 reach these people. Arbutus is also 

 shown. There is an over-surplus of 

 bulbous stock on the market, but 

 something of a shortage still in roses. 



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66 FEARIi ST., BOSTON 



N. F. MiCarthy, Mgr. 



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 supply dealer. InHiHt on bavloK the 



BOSTON 



Inscriptions, Emhipms, etc. Always 

 in Stuck. 



Miles City, Mont. — Smedley & Co., 

 of Fargo, N. D., have decided to estab- 

 lish themselves upon a more preten- 

 tious scale at Miles City. Property is 

 to be purchased near the city and a 

 range of greenhouses built. Besides 

 raising flowers for the trade they will 

 cultivate small vegetables for the early 

 spring market. 



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 NOVELTitS 



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& 1164-66 Creene Ave.. Brooklyn, N. Y 



Kor Snie \*y all Supply Uuuses. 



Wired Toothpicks 



Maoufactured by 



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



10,000... .$1.75; 50.000... .$7.50. Sample free. 

 For sale by dealers 



SOUTHLRN WILD SMILAX 



Now ready In limited quantity. 



E. A. BEAVEN 



EVERGREEN, ALABAMA. 



