April 8, 1911 



HORTICULTURE 



547 



Flower Market Reports 



Trade is certainly very 

 BOSTON very quiet in this mar- 

 Iset — worse than it has 

 been at any time during the present 

 season. The public seem to be in a 

 waiting mood and are not disposed to 

 let any more money go out for flowers 

 than they can help. No doubt they 

 will make up for it next week but, in 

 the meantime, the situation is more 

 than tiresome. As to prices they have 

 been going down and down and have 

 now reached a very low level, which 

 does no good to anybody, as nobody 

 wishes to buy. Next week will, no 

 doubt, see a bracing up of prices and 

 backbones all along the line. 



Winter weather was the 

 BUFFALO condition the past week 



though a very satisfac- 

 tory business was done. Stock was 

 plentiful on most lines, especially car- 

 nations, which came in heavy supply. 

 White Perfection is very fine also 

 Winsor, White Lawson, Pink Delight, 

 Victory, Melody and Ideal. There has 

 also been a good supply of roses, es- 

 pecially white. Kaiserin has been 

 added to the list and good stock is re- 

 ceived. There is a good demand for 

 peas, mignonette, lilies and Victoria 

 daffodils but lily of the valley is still 

 on quiet side. Smilax is a little short 

 in supply, also asparagus in bunches. 

 Good ferns are scarce and price rules 

 high. The outlook for Easter business 

 is bright and advance orders are being 

 received. 



The market has had its 

 CHICAGO ups and downs during 



the past week. Some 

 days would make the largest dealers 

 exhaust their supply of stock to fill 

 orders, only to have a surplus on other 

 days. Of carnations was this especial- 

 ly true, the demand being stronger on 

 the average this week than last. A 

 decided check has been put on stock 

 along all lines, by the cold and stormy 

 weather and it may result in material 

 advantage when Easter sales are foot- 

 ed up. Roses of all kinds are coming 

 in now at about a normal pace for the 

 season and many are worlved off this 

 week by the spring openings in the 

 large stores. Bulbous stock is still 

 plentiful and southern shipments are 

 bringing more into the marliet than 

 can be handled to advantage. Callas 

 are in good demand for large blooms. 

 Spanish iris, snapdragons, narcissus of 

 all kinds, including Emperor and the 

 smaller white Mrs. I^angtry, give the 

 buyer plenty to select from. Common 

 ferns are remarkably scarce and are 

 bringing four dollars per thousand. 



Last week produced 

 DETROIT enough work tor most 



all of us to fully make 

 up for the slow days experienced the 

 week previous and the good business 

 booked for next week we may safely 

 say that the dreaded Lenten season 

 has passed without injury to our bank 

 account. Wholesalers have satisfac- 

 torily escaped the glut so usual at this 

 time of the year. Carnations, roses and 

 sweet peas are coming in good in 

 quality as well as quantity and are 

 cleaned up at fair prices. Bulbous 

 stock is dragging to a great extent. 



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NEWS NOTES. 



Great Barrington, Mass. — E. B. Dilby 

 of Pittsfield, has purchased the green- 

 houses of Theo. Dellert. 



Maspeth, N. Y. — Emll Braun. florist, 

 has just left the St. John's Hospital, 



Long Island City, a comparatively well 

 man after a most remarkable surgical 

 operation. Although a similar opera- 

 tion has been attempted a number of 

 limes before, the percentage of recov- 

 ery has been very small. Mr. Braun 

 is to be congratulated on the outcome. 



