December 12, 1914 



HORTICULTURE 



855 



CHRISTMAS GREENS, HOLLY WREATHS 



Every year our sales of Holly Wreaths are greater iliau each pre- 



itdlng year, owing to the fact that the quality is so muih above the 



average; well made, plenty of berries and ot tlie very best Hollv ol>tain- 

 able. 



If you have never lionglit tliis stock, try a ease and vou will l)e sure 

 to be a regular .ustomer. Taeked about 12n to the case. 



*I5.00 and *30.00 per 100 : Kxtra Large, SS5.00, $.S5.00 and $50.(H) per 100. 

 HOLLY is exceptionally well berried this year and good foliage. We 

 offer only the best (|uaIUy. 



$8.00 per ease. Spe<'ial quotations in quantity. 



RETINOSPOKA SI'RAYS. Something original, artistic, attractive 

 and entirely new in Christmas Greens. A splendid noveltv 

 for the holidays. 

 Four pounds of these cut sprays will make a good sized 



wreath. Nothing handsomer in Greens. As the originators of 



Cut Boxwood we claim Cut Retinospora is just as valual)le an 



aii|uisition for the up-to-date tlorist. 



23 lb. Crates. S7.30. 100 lbs. Crates, $33.00. 



BOXWOOD. In large quantities, the choicest quality. No surplus wood, 

 splendid slock. Every crate guaranteed if shipped l>y express. Im- 

 mediate or Christmas deliveries. 



$7.30 per case of aO Ihs. $15.00 per case of 100 lbs. 



LYCOPOnilM. Order Now at our price of $9.00 per 100 Ihs. A paying 

 investment to stock up now, as it generally advances on account of 

 winter weather. 



GALAX (new crop). Bronze and Green 



per 1,I>00, $1.50; per ease 10.000, $7.50 



XATIR.AL M.V<;N0LI.\ LEAVES per 1000, 7.50 



M.VIIOXI.V. Bronze and Green per 100, $1.30: per 1.000, 1J.50 



CIIESTM T 0.\K per 100 sprays, 2.00 



I.KltOTMOE, Bronze and Green, per 100, $1.00; per 1.000, 7.50 



AIEXK.VX IVY per 1000, 7.50 



M TMKfi per 100 sprays, 3.00 



UKUWOOl) per 100 lbs., 20.<» 



WOODW.VRDI.A FERNS per 100 sprays. 15.00 



ll.VRDV n.VGGER FERNS per 1,000, 2.00 



F.XNCY F»:RNS per 1,000, 2.50 



L.VCREL ROPING, extra heavy per 100 yards, S.OO 



WILI) S.MIL.\X per case, 6.00 



EVERYTHING IN RIBBONS -VND FLOR 



(IT IIK.MI.OI K large bundle, $2.50; 



HARDY ENCiLISII IVY LEAVES 



GREEN .SHEET .MOSS 



<i R E E N 1. 1 .M P MOSS 



FADELESS GKE:EN SHEET MOSS 



SrilA<iM.M -MOSS (burlapped) 10-bbl 



bale lots, per hale, $3.75; 10 hale lot 



buiiiltes. 

 ..per I.CHIO. 

 . . per liag. 

 .per barrel. 

 . . . per bag, 

 bale, $4.00; 

 . per bale. 



RED BERRIES per case. S2.50 and 



CI T L.AIREL per buncb, about 5 lbs., 



CUT POINSETTIAS. Some specially well grown stock. 



large heads are beautiful specimens, deep velvety red. 



100, $25.00 and $30.00. A few of the very large ones, $50.00. 



RED RISCCS per lb., 75<-. 



STS' SI PPLIF.S. Send for our CatalogTie. 



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THE WHOLESALE FLORISTS OF PHILADELPHIA 



NEW YORK 



117 W. 28th St. 



PHILADELPHIA 



1608-1620 Ludlow St. 



B.4LTI.MORE 

 Franklin and St. Paul Sts. 



WASHINGTON 

 1216 H St.. N. W, 



Flower Market Reports WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS 



TRADE PRICES - Par 100 



TO DEALERS ONLY 



Business is hold- 

 ALBANY, N. Y. ing its own since 



Thanksgiv ing 

 week, and every day seems to be im- 

 proving as we are nearing Christmas. 

 Orders for wreaths, roping and greens 

 of every description are coming in 

 somewhat earlier than in other years. 

 Palms, ferns and flowering plants 

 have been selling readily. Cut flow- 

 ers also have had a good run, espec- 

 ially in dollar baskets and boxes. 

 Most of the seed houses have their 

 representatives out soliciting orders 

 for spring delivery. Judging by the 

 way things are going we may expect 

 a prosperous holiday and spring trade. 



The local trade is trying 

 BOSTON hard to take an optimis- 

 tic view of business pros 

 pects, and there is just the least bit 

 of justification for the attempt. Con- 

 ditions are certainly not what they 

 should be at this time of the year, but 

 there are some firms, both wholesale 

 and retail, who claim to be doing al- 

 most normal business. Several of the 

 retail stores have been working on 

 department store decorations, and 

 consequently the demand for greens 

 has been stimulated. All flowers 

 are plentiful, therefore but little in- 

 crease in prices has been secured. 

 Chrysanthemums are still being cut 

 in large quantities and are selling 

 around the $1.00 per dozen mark. 

 Stormy weather has helped shorten 



Roses 



Am. Beauty, Special 



** " Fancy and Extra 15 



No. I s 



Killamcy, Richmond, Extra 4 



" '* Ordinary a 



Hillingdon, Ward, Sunburst, Extra 6 



" " " Ordinary % 



Maryland, Shawyer, Tait, Extra 2 



" " ** Ordinary i 



Russell, Hadley, Ophelia 4 



Carnations, Fancy 3 



*• Ordinary 1 



Cattleyas J5 



Cypr-pediums 6 



Lilies, Lon git lorum 8 



Lily of the Valley 3 



Violets 



Snapdragon 3. 



Narcisus. Paper White a 



Cornl-lower 



ChrysantbemuiBB " 2, 



Slevia I ••' 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias to. 



Adiantum 



Smdax 6- 



Asp-*ragus Plumosus, Strings '100) 95- 



" " & Spren. (100 Bchs.) s';. 



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up crops a bit. Nevertheless we 

 ascertain from advance orders re- 

 ceived by several retailers that busi- 

 ness will make a marked change for 

 the better within the next tew days. 

 A prominent retailor, who does not 

 care to publish his name, states that 

 he has secured a $2,500 decoration to 

 be completed this week. This speaks 

 well for increased business in all 

 branches of the trade. 



A rainy week, dark 



BUFFALO weather, lots of stock 



and no business is the 



iHport of conditions throughout the 

 entire past week. Chrysanthemums 

 have been plentiful,, also roses and 

 carnations, the latter having very 

 weak demand. Lily of the valley has 

 never been so slow. Violets and 

 sweet peas are also on the quiet side. 

 Floral work was not in evidence and 

 the surplus had very little or no 

 outlet. Holly and decorative greens 

 have had the call, and considerable 

 laurel has been used by department 

 stores. The time is nearing when all 



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