October 10, 1914 



HORTICULTURE 



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Flower Market Reports 



The market is asaiii in 

 BOSTON an unsettled condition. 

 Business was very good 

 at the first of the week, but buying 

 has taken a rapid slump this Thurs- 

 day. Their' is a poor demand for roses 

 and carnations, although the quality of 

 roses is very good. With the chilly 

 weather at the end of last week re- 

 ceipts were rapidly decreased and car- 

 nations were decidedly scarce, but the 

 reverse now is true. Chrysanthe- 

 mums have had a good call. Lilies 

 bring a better price than for a long 

 time and the supply of lily of the val- 

 ley being limited, this also holds a 

 firm market value. There are large 

 quantities of candytuft in the whole- 

 sale places, but it is not much ap- 

 preciated by the buyers and large 

 bunches of fine quality find few takers 

 at 15 cents a bunch. Violets are in 

 fair supply and, everything consid- 

 ered, are of acceptable quality, but 

 are selling .slowly. Snapdragons, pau- 

 sies, etc., are plentiful. 



Market conditions have 

 BUFFALO finally taken an up- 

 ward course and this is 

 due to the fact that Jack Frost has 

 been around this locality and put a 

 crimp on asters and other outdoor 

 stock. Of course there are still a few 

 stragglers, but not enough to mention 

 and this crimp of Jack's has turned 

 the flower buyers toward carnations, 

 chrysanthemums, roses, lilies and 

 other indoor stock. The consequence 

 is that there are not enough long 

 stemmed carnations or chrysanthe- 

 mums coming in to supply the demand. 

 Roses are showing their winter form 

 and some excellent special Killarneys 

 in pink and white are had, also Rich- 

 mond and other varieties. Lilies are 

 now scarce and the price has ad- 

 vanced. Single and double dahlias are 

 coming in also cosmos and these have 

 taken well so far. Weather condi- 

 tions have helped the sales wonder- 

 fully. 



Summer weather is still 

 CHICAGO bringing summer busi- 

 ness and trade is very 

 disappointing. This refers mostly to 

 local trade for the larger shippers 

 claim very good out-of-town business. 

 The event of the week, the opening of 

 the new bank, might be called the 

 event of the summer from the stand- 

 point of flowers used, and served to 

 dispose of an enormous amount of high 

 clt-Sf stock. Three tliousand American 

 Beauties is probably an underestimate 

 ar.d chrysanthemums, orchids, etc., 

 were sent in quantity. Carnations 

 culy were left out and not one -vas 

 seen. Asters are about gone anrl no 

 one is sorry. Gladioli, too, are getting 

 scarce; Chicago White is seen but 

 buyers are not attracted by them. 

 Roses are almost, if not quite, a glut 

 this week and it takes good salesman- 

 ship to move them at any price. Vio- 

 lets are coming to this market daily 

 and the Hudson River ones are said 

 to arrive in fair condition and are as 

 much in favor as home-grown ones. 

 Chrysanthemums are fast getting to 

 be the queen of the market and quality 

 is good. There is little call for orchids 

 though cattleyas, oncidiums and den- 

 drobiums are all to be had. American 

 Beauties are sharing the fate of the 

 rest and lower prices prevail and still 



IMENA/ ROSSIS 



'I'his year ccliiises all past seasons in the nninber of varieties of Roses we are 

 liandlln^. Try a box including some of tlic 1914 introductions. 



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Roses 



Am. Beauty, Special 



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KiUarney, Richmond, Extra 



" " Ordinary 



Hillingdon, Ward, Sunburst, Extra 



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Maryland, Taft, Extra 



'* *' Ordinary. 



Russell, Shawyer 



Carnations, Fancy 



" Ordinary 



Cattleyas 



Lilies, LongiHorum 



Lily of the Valley 



Asters 



Gladioli • 



Corn Flower 



Chrysanthemui s '■ • 



Dahlias 



Sweet Peas • • • • 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax ■ 



Asp&ragus Plum Y8US, Strings (loo)... 

 *' A Spren. (loo Bchs.) 



BOSTON 



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stock moves slowly. Altogether, flor- 

 ists are waiting for a hard frost and 

 do not expect brisk business until it 

 comes. 



Extraordina rily 

 CINCINNATI heavy receipts in all 

 lines. No let-up to 

 the receipts of asters, dahlias and 

 cosmos. The first named will undoubt- 

 edly be in heavy supply tor the next 

 week or so while the last two named 

 are bound to bloom until the iirst kill- 

 ing frost comes. Rose receipts, includ- 

 ing American Beauty, continue heavy 

 and of a good quality. Lilium gigan- 

 teum receipts are sulficient. Chrys- 

 anthemum cuts are larger but as yet 

 are not a great factor in the market. 

 Both lily of the valley and orchids 



have a fair call. Prices throughout 

 last week were very low. 



The return of warm 

 NEW YORK weather again has 



made a big change in 

 market conditions this week. Roses, 

 which had been selling remarkably 

 well have taken a sudden drop and 

 are being sold as low as $5 per 1,000. 

 Lilies also are very much more in ev- 

 idence. Lily of the valley remains 

 about the same. Violets, some of very 

 good quality, are very plentiful at 25c. 

 to 50c. per 100. American Beauties 

 are also selling for less money. There 

 are still some gladioli in the market. 

 Chrysanthemums seem to be about 



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