October 17, 1914 



HORTICULTURE 



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Flower Market Reports 



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A week of very 

 PHILADELPHIA warm, very sunny 



weather has had 

 the effect of bringing in stocks with a 

 rush. While the demand was as good 

 if not better than the week before it 

 ■was not sufficient to these abnormal 

 conditions. The surplus Friday and 

 Saturday was large and — to make 

 things worse — the street men were too 

 busy speculating in ball tickets to take 

 their usual flyer in flowers. The 

 chrysanthemum is much more In evi- 

 dence, among the new comers being 

 Unaka. Tint of Gold, Glory Pacific, and 

 Polly Rose. They are selling even 

 better than last year, probably because 

 the dahlias are not such strong com- 

 petitors on account of the dry sea- 

 son, as they were last year. The hot 

 weather and sunshine sent in a big 

 push of roses — more noticeable in 

 these than in other flowers — many 

 of them too open. Carnations show 

 some improvement both as to size and 

 stem. The late-flowering cosmos is 

 now coming in — longer in stem and 

 larger flov.ers than the dwarf early 

 types. Orchids, rose-buds, and similar 

 material for the debutante in good de- 

 mand. There is also a lively call for 

 trltomas, autumn foliage, and enlalia 

 plumes. 



The local cut- 

 SAN FRANCISCO flower trade, 

 though gradual- 

 ly gathering headway, is hardly up to 

 expectations at present, being retarded 

 by the paucity of important social 

 events or theatrical productions. Peo- 

 ple seem to be saving up their money 

 for the exposition. There is neverthe- 

 less considerable activity in a small 

 way. The trade has been helped out 

 materially by the abundance of fine 

 chrysanthemums, which find a large 

 demand in the retail stores; and val- 

 ues are fairly w-ell maintained, as the 

 Japanese growers have pooled their 

 offerings, preventing any congestion of 

 the market. The season is now about 

 at its height. Among the most promi- 

 nent varieties this week is Major Bon- 

 naffon. which is in great demand. 

 Chrysolora has about had its run. and 

 October Frost and Queen, after figur- 

 ing very prominently in the market for 

 several weeks, are on the wane. Roses 

 are showing up much better, and in 

 somewhat larger variety, though the 

 season is still early and offerings will 

 improve greatly next month, when sev- 

 eral growers expect to spring surprises 

 on the trade. Some very nice Ameri- 

 can Beauties are appearing, however; 

 Marylands are quite plentiful, and 



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Bronze and Green Galax, $1.00 per lOM; 



$7.50 per case of 10,000. 

 gphaqmuDi Moss, large sack, only 40c. 

 Pine by the pound, 8c., or by the yard. 

 Branch Laurel, 35c. for a large bundle. 

 Southern Smilax, 50-lb. cases, $5.00. 

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MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattleyas 



Lilies, Longiflorum 



" Rubrum 



LUy of the Vailey 



Violets 



Com Flower 



Chrysanthemums 



Dahlias 



Sweet Peas (per loo bunches) 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax ■ 



Asparagus Plumosus. strings (per loo) 



" *• & Spv-en (loo bunches). 



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1914 



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25.00 

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16.00 

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 10.00 

 35.00 

 25.00 



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 25.00 

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16.00 

 ■75 

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 35.00 

 25.00 



some very fine Mrs. Chas. Russell 

 have appeared. Killarneys are less 

 plentiful. The heavy shipping season 

 for roses will not open tor some time. 

 Violets are now coming in freely, and 

 are well received. The quality is very 

 fair, but showers are needed to put 

 them at their best. Good carnations 

 are not yet plentiful. The supply of 

 orchids appears to be ample for all 

 current needs. Offerings of lily of the 

 valley are rather light at the moment, 

 and while no immediate shortage is ex- 

 pected, the outlook for future supplies 

 is doubtful. 



The past week has 

 ST. LOUIS shown some improve- 

 ment as to the demand 

 but the heavy receipts have continued, 

 thus making it very hard for the whole- 

 saler. Roses are so plentiful that not 

 half of the consignments are sold. Car- 

 nations are becoming more plentiful 

 each day. Violets are not yet of good 

 quality and are somewhat off color. 

 Chrysanthemums are plentiful but 

 with nothing very fancy in yet. 



Growers and re- 

 WASHINGTON tailers alike are 

 praying for a kill- 

 ing frost which will rid the market 

 of the enormous quantities of dahlias 



and cosmos which are daily being re- 

 ceived and which is almost completely 

 killing Ww demand for indoor grown 

 stock. Thousands of as fine roses as 

 tould be desired are being daily dis- 

 carded and their movement cannot be 

 effected at any price. Carnations 

 are coming in much better form, the 

 stems are longer and stifter and the 

 flowers are larger. Lily of the valley 

 dropped to $4 per hundred last week 

 and it is believed that this will be 

 the ruling price for some time to come. 

 Cattleyas were offered at as low as 

 $25 in hundred lots, while in small 

 quantities the price was $3.50 per doz- 

 en and upwards. In chrysanthemums, 

 October Frost, Yellow Frost and Un- 

 aka are now to be had in good quan- 

 tities and qualities. Smith's Advance 

 is at about an end in this locality. 

 Sweet peas and yellow marguerites are 

 new additions to the market. 



ROBJERT J. DYSART 



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