September 19, 1914 



IIORTICULTUKE 



'433 



Flower Market Reports 



A fairly satisfactory situ- 



BOSTON atioii exists at prosent in 

 tlie wholesale trade of 

 this centre. Roses are in very heavy 

 receipt but notwithstanding this fact 

 they are moving off very well. Some 

 of them, such as Mock, Shawyer and 

 Taft are of nice quality for so early a 

 date, color being particularly good. 

 Carnations, too, are beginning to assert 

 themselves, some excellent ones com- 

 ing in. Cattleyas are hard Ui find, as 

 are gardenias, also, but there is no 

 special call for either. The gladiolus 

 harvest is about over and those that 

 come in now find a better market. 

 Asters are a troublesome factor — too 

 many by far and of these a large part 

 are inferior. In asters, as with roses 

 and carnations the whites are selling 

 best. Chrysanthemums are few, thus 

 far, and only medium as to quality, in 

 most cases. Lilies have stiffened up 

 somewhat in market value. Lily of 

 the valley is a bit easier than it was 

 last week and prices are weaker, but 

 there is no over abundance in prosuect. 

 Very little can be said 



BUFFALO of the market only that 

 asters and gladioli still 

 have the swing and the quantities re- 

 ceived are abundant. Choice stock 

 has had a good sale, but the ordinary 

 has a hard road to trnv?' There hTS 

 been an exeei)tional lot of roses and 

 a slight improvement on the sales. A 

 hard problem is how to dispose of the 

 lilies at a price that would be agree- 

 able to the grower. Lily of the valley 

 has a fair sale, also Beauties, but 

 nothing has sold at any big prices. 



Trade continues rather 



CHICAGO (:uiet. and as there is a 

 wealth of out-door flow- 

 ers at this tinip. a kilMne frnst is ♦he 

 only hope of the small retailer. The 

 market is particularly well stocked 

 with roses, the new summer varieties 

 proving a valuable acquisition. The 

 low price, however, will make growers 

 think twice before planting so many 

 next year. It has only proven again 

 this summer that flowers must be good 

 in order to sell when demand is light. 

 There are a great many American 

 Beauties coming now, more than the 

 market needs, and very low prices are 

 made on large lots. Asters are here 

 by the thousands that have no place 

 on a florist's table except for design 

 work or cheap bouquets. Large, finely 

 grown asters are sellin.g well, but the 

 rest go for little or are dumped. There 

 is a fair demand for carnations, as 

 there always is when asters are poor. 

 New York asters are coming in in 

 quantity. .A.S there are not sufficient 

 first-class home-grown ones, it does 

 not injure the returns of the home 

 growers. There are more lilies than 

 can be used, a condition that has iire- 

 vailed all summer. Lily of the valley 

 is more appreciated each day, as the 

 growers cautiously hang on to the 

 cold storage pips. There is not much 

 of a variety of out-door stock offered. 

 Chrysanthemums are rapidly increas- 

 ing in number and move fairly well. 



Weather con- 



KNOXVILLE, TENN. ditions con- 

 tinue good, 

 with just enough rain to keep the 

 ground in good working shape, and 

 everything that should be, is growing 

 fine. The indications are that florists 

 will have a very prosperous season, as 



IMiJIVI IVIO 



(Jet your winter supply of Moss now. It 

 is clean and dry. The ten barrel bale is 

 tile host value un<l being eovered with bur- 

 laii, none i.s wasted. 



In lots of 5 bales $3.50 each. 



WILD SMILAX — Wc always liave tlii.s In 

 stock. I'licf $(i.(X) per ease. 



HEADQUARTERS FOR GREENS. 

 Sphagnum Moss, 10-bbl. bales 



burlapped, per bale $4.00 



Wild Smilax, per case 6.00 



Bronze Galax, per case of 10,000.. 8.50 

 Green Galax, per case of 10,000. . 7.50 



Dagger Ferns, per 1000 1.50 



Green Leucothoe, per 1000 7.50 



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THE "'""f'l^^&'ts or PHILADELPHIA 



NEW YORK 



PBILADELPBIi 



BALTIMORE 



HASBINGTON 



Al.\^ 



117 W. 28th St 1608-1620 Indlon Si. Friaklln and Si. Paal Sis. 1216 H St., N. W. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — ^'^^^^^-/n^'nV^ 



TO DEALERS ONLY 



Roses 



Am. Beauty, Special 



" " Fancy and Extra. 



No. 1 



KiUarney, Richmond, Extra 



" " Ordinary 



HilliDgdon, Ward, Sunburst, Extra 



" " " Ordinary. 



Maryland, Taft, Extra 



*' " Ordinary. 



Russell, Shawyer 



Carnations, Fancy 



** Ordinary 



Cattleyas 



Lilies. Longiflorum 



Lily of the Valley 



Asters 



Gladioli ■. 



Com Flower 



Chrysanthemums 



Dahlias 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus, Strings (loo) 



" " & Spren. (loo Bchs.) 



BOSTON 



Sept. 17 



ST. LOUIS 



Sept. 14 



PHILA. 



Sept. 15 



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stock of all kinds is making a vigorous 

 growth and the prospects for business 

 are good, although stock is rather 

 scarce at present. Orchids, lily of the 

 valley, lilies, roses and dahlias are 

 plentiful. 



It is a great pleasure 

 NEW YORK to be able to say that 

 business has im- 

 proved all along the line. The cold 

 snap has shortened up the supply and 

 it is to he hoped that the present en- 

 couraging conditions will continue. 

 The higher grade of roses, especially 

 of the .novelties, are finding spirited 

 call and lily of the valley is meeting 

 with pood demand at $5 per hundred. 

 Lilies also have stiffened up in price. 



Xo marked change 

 PHILADELPHIA in market condi- 

 tions is notice 

 able since last report. The same dull- 

 ness continues, perhaps a little more 

 so if we are to believe reports from 

 some fiuarters. From others we hear 

 that it is in much better shape. There 

 are fewer roses and fewer asters and 

 the clean-up is far better. Some gla- 

 dioli are still arriving. Lily of the 

 valley is selling well, with demand 

 good. Cattleyas are very fair now, 

 both as to supply and demand. Dahlias 

 are just beginning to show form, al- 

 though they are rather late this year 

 on account of cold weather and lack 



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