December 19, 1914 



HORTICULTURE 



889 



Christmas Beauties 



{Burton Stock and Burton Quality) 



Without question, we will have the largest and 

 the choicest crop of Beauties for Christmas we 

 have ever offered for the holidays — splendid, 

 deep, rich colored buds, stems and foliage the 

 ver}' best, in any quantities, Specials, Mediums 

 and Shorts. 



Specials • 

 Fancy • • 

 Extra • • 



Per doz. 



•$10.00 



• 7.50 



• 6.00 



Per loo Per do*. Per loo 



$75.00 First $5.00 $40 00 



60.00 Second 4.00 25.00 



50.00 50 at the 100 rate. 



At these popular prices every florist in the country should 

 take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to buy Christ- 

 mas Beauties. 



We will have a splendid variety of all Roses, as well as other 

 flowers for the holidays. 



Write for our Chriatmaa Cat Flower List, alto our Offerings in Greens 



S. S. F^ennoolc-IVIoeHain 



JAU 



THE WHOLESALE FLORISTS OF PHILADELPHIA 



NEW YORK 

 in W. 28tli St 



rHIL..4DELPlII.\ 



1608-1620 Ludlow St. 



U.VLTIMORE 



Franklin and St. I'aiil Sts. 



\V.\SHlNGTON 



I-.'IB H St.. N. W 



Flower Market Reports WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS 



TRADE PRICES - Per 100 



TO DEALERS ONLY 



The conditions here are 

 BOSTON as changeable and fickle 



as the weather. Last 

 Saturday gave promise of a boom in 

 all kinds of flowers, but as we go to 

 press everything is fiat again. Roses, 

 carnations, violets and narcissi sold 

 well up to Tuesday. Cold weather 

 has helped to shorten up all crops, 

 and in this respect conditions are 

 what they should be. Carnations 

 especially are now securing fair prices 

 running in some special cases to 6 

 and 8 cents. A few chrysanthemums 

 are still holding on, but are of poor 

 quality. Greens are plentiful and are 

 in great demand. The same is true 

 of pot plants, especially azaleas and 

 polnsettias. The wholesale houses re- 

 port increased shipping trade. Un- 

 doubtedly business will take another 

 quick jump tomorrow or Saturday, 

 and if this seasonable weather keeps 

 up we can expect the regulation 

 Christmas activity. 



We are glad to report 

 BUFFALO a better tone to the 

 market, the cause being 

 a shortening in receipts, especially of 

 carnations, and as chrysanthemums 

 are about over the sales have been 

 gradually swinging to other stock 

 which had been suffering since the 

 long chrysanthemum season set in. 

 From now on things must turn for the 

 better as the buyers have had a long 

 spell of their own way. Of course, 

 business has been such that stock had 

 to be reasonable in price to be moved. 

 When roses are sold at 50 cents the 

 dozen by the retail merchants on Dec. 



Roses 



Am. Beauty, Special 



'* " Fancy and Extra 



No. I 



KiUamey, Richmond, Extra 



" " Ordinary 



Hillingdon, Ward, Sunburst, Extra I 6.oo 



" *' " Ordinary 



Maryland, Shawyer, Taft, Extra 



" " " Ordinary 



Russell. Hadley, Ophelia 



Carnations, Kancy 



" Ordinary 



Cattley as ' 



Cypripediums 



Lilies, Longillorum . 



Lily of the Valley 



Violets 



Snapdragon 



Narcisus. Paper VVhile 



Com Hower 



Chrysanthemuirs 



Stevia 



Sweet Peas ■ 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus, Strings ^roo) 



" &Spren. (lOO Bchs.) "S.oo 



BOSTON 



Dec. 17 



ST. LOUIS 



Dec. 7 



PHILA. 



Dec. 7 



30.00 



15.00 



5.00 



4.00 



9.00 



1.00 



a. 00 

 x.oo 



4.00 



3. CO 



1. 00 



35.00 



6.00 

 8.0a 



3.00 

 .75 



3.00 



2. CO 



•SO 



30.00 

 20.00 



8.00 

 5.00 

 4.00 

 8.00 

 2.00 



5.00 



2.00 

 15.00 

 5.00 

 2.00 

 50.00 

 10.00 

 10.00 



4.00 



I. CO 



4.00 

 3.00 



■75 



.40 



10.00 



50 



6.00 



95.00 



25.00 

 15.00 

 8.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 

 2.00 

 8.00 

 2.00 



10.00 

 3.00 

 •50. 



40.00 



20.00 



10.00 



8.00 



S.ao 



10.00 



6.00 



8.00 



4.00 



10.00 



3.00 



1.50 



50.00 



12.50 

 4.00 

 1.00 



10.00 to 20.00 



1. 00 



1.25 



12.50 

 50.00 

 30.00 



25.00 



15.00 



10.00 

 6.CO 

 3.00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 6.00 to 

 3.00 to 

 6.00 to 

 3.00 to 

 1.50 to 



to 30.00 

 to 90 .oe 

 to 12.00 



10 



. to 



10. CO to 



3.00 to 



1 00 to 



6.00 to 



2.00 to 



(o 



8.00 to 



8.00 



1.00 



19.00 



40.00 



4.00 

 8.0a 

 5.00 



8.00 



5.00 



12.00 



4.00 



9.«D 



50.00 

 iS'OO 

 la.oo 



4.00 

 1.23 



10.00 



3.00 



90.00 

 1. 00 



1.50 



20.00 



1.50 



15,00 



50.< 



35.00 to 50.00 ■ 



12th, it plainly shows the condition of 

 a market. Floral work has been very 

 light and there have been no weddings, 

 consequently there has been a heavy 

 surplus to be carried along. Holiday 

 decorative material has sold quite well 

 so far though there is no special rush 

 but what could be easily handled. The 

 trade is well prepared for the holiday 

 business and stores are decorated very 

 attractively. 



The first half of Decem- 

 CHICAGO ber closes with a rather 



quiet market. The ap- 

 proach of the holiday season is making 

 itself felt and local sales are said to 

 be very light. Social events have not 



started yet and even funerals are not 

 calling for a great number of flowers. 

 Shipping trade is good. Those who 

 compare sales each week with those 

 of a year ago, say there is little differ- 

 ence and give the credit to the out-of- 

 town sales. The supply of flowers has 

 been diminished by the drop in the 

 temperature but the change was so se- 

 vere that the customers dropped oti 

 also. There are still quite a supply of 

 chrysanthemums in the market and 

 they bid fair to be seen till after the 

 holidays. Roses are of an excellent 

 quality and there is everything to 

 choose from. Milady and Mrs. Russell 



