December 19, 1914 



HORTICULTUiRE 



891 



Flower Market Reports 



^Continued from pagt ■ ■ , ) 



bringing the highest prices. American 

 Beauties are none too plentiful. Or- 

 chids are also inclined to be scarce. 

 Gardenias are in good supply and of 

 fine quality. Carnations are improved 

 with the cold weather, and a good sup- 

 ply is expected for Christmas. 



It is difficult to fore- 

 CINCINNATI tell at this time 

 what the supply will 

 be for Christmas owing to the various 

 changes in the weather during the 

 last tew weeks. We will undoubtedly 

 have the usual large supply of poin- 

 settias, paper white narcissus, stevia, 

 violets, lily of the valley and orchids. 

 but as to roses and carnations, then 

 it is hard to tell. Both were in a very 

 heavy supply until two weeks ago 

 when a rainy, cloudy spell came that 

 lasted until last Friday. This natur- 

 ally checked the cut. Beginning with 

 this week cold winter weather set in 

 but the sun was shining. If the warm 

 weather had kept up then the crop 

 would have been over for many of 

 the growers by the time the holidays 

 arrived. It remains to be seen if the 

 inclement weather sufficiently checked 

 the cut to hold the crop over for a 

 few weeks and with the blooms from 

 plants not so tar advanced insure a 

 good cut of roses and carnations or if 

 the supply will come mostly from the 

 latter and be rather short. At the 

 present time the cut both of roses and 

 carnations is easily sufficient for im- 

 mediate needs. Besides the list enum- 

 erated above other offerings are callas, 

 sweet peas, a few antirrhinums, wall- 

 flower, forget-me-not and primroses. 

 Business in supplies is very good. 



The most noticeable 

 NEW YORK feature of the flower 

 market situation at 

 the present time is perhaps the entire 

 absence of anything that can be used 

 as a basis for estimating the probabil- 

 ities for the Christmas trade— either 

 as to its volume, its character or the 

 prices that any of the principal items 

 will command. In .going through the 

 wholesale establishments this week we 

 see a very moderate activity consider- 

 ing the presumed influence of the cold 

 weather on production. We find the 

 explanation when we look into the re- 

 tail stores, for this atmosphere of 

 lethargy is prevalent all through. The 

 plant growers feel the effect in the 

 same way as the cut flower people, this 

 being their first year of a condition 

 which the cut flower men have in re- 

 cent years become well accustomed to. 

 Most well-balanced observers are dis- 

 posed, however, to anticipate an aver- 

 age Christmas, with the proviso that 

 the weather is favorable in all particu- 

 lars. Carnations are said to be not 

 any too plenty but one sees an abun- 

 dance of white ones in wholesale 

 hands, and many of them not of first 

 quality. The colored sorts are not 

 much in evidence and the question is 

 whether they are in hiding. Roses are 

 generally of good quality especially 

 some of the newer varieties and prices 

 asked at present are very moderate. 

 What they may reach next week is 

 nothing more than a guess, witli "the 

 wish often father to the thought. 

 Chrysanthemums are not yet cleaned 

 up and some growers have apparently 

 made a special effort to hold back a 

 portion of their crop. Roman hya- 



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Bronze and Green Cialax, Jl.OO per 10«0; 



JT.'rO per ease of lO.UiiO. 

 Sphak'num JIoh». lari;e Biick. only 40c. 

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 Soutriern !<n.ilax. .Vllh. caHes. »5.<«. 

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MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattleyas ' 



Lilies. Longiflorum 



" Rubrum ' 



Lily of the Valley 



VioUls 



Com Flower 



Chrysanthemunis * 



Narcisus, Paper White, Roman Hyacinths • - • 



Mignonette 



Snapdragon 



Lilac Ux-T I'unch) ..•• 



Sweet Pea* (per loo bunches) 



Gardeniaa 



Adiantum 



Smilax •."*••, ■ ■ ".* 



AsparaffUft Plumosus, stnngs Cper 100} ...... . . . 



" " & Spren {too bunches). 



Ust Half of Week 



ending Dec. 12 



1914 



15.00 



6.00 



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8.00 



4.00 



2.00 



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cinths and paper white narcissi are in 

 over supply. Tlie same seems true, for 

 the moment, of lily of the valley. Or- 

 chids in light receipts but no fuss is 

 made on that account. Violets are 

 good and more than sufficient in num- 

 ber. Cut boxwood is scarce. 



There has been 

 PHILADELPHIA very little change 

 in the market 

 here since last report. Prices remain 

 about the same, and no great advance 

 is looked for until the 21st. when the 

 Christmas demand commences. Most 

 of the authorities consulted look for a 

 good holiday trade. If the weather 

 continues clear there will be plenty of 

 flowers and the present asking figures 

 indicate sane ideas on the part of the 

 cut flower interests. A year ago the 

 general comment was that the cut 

 flower end did much better than ex- 

 pected—all on account of the reason- 

 able prices. The general buyer felt 

 that he was getting a square deal, and 

 did not switch off so much to other 

 things. On most of the popular cut 

 flower items the prices will be even 

 lower this year—perhaps 2(i per cent, 

 lower than the low level of last year- 

 so that all should be well. We trust 

 we shall hear none of the inane talk 

 from the general press about fabulous 

 prices which have originated mostly 

 from inexperienced employees of re- 

 tail stores, and have done much harm 

 in the past. Proprietors should fore- 

 stall this error by ordering all re- 

 porters seeking information to tlie 

 main ofhce, or to some person of dis- 

 cretion. Prices of cut flowers of all 

 kinds never were so reasonable as 

 they are today, and the reporter is ex- 

 actly the fellow to pass that truth 

 along to the public. 



The market last week 



ST LOIUS was quite dull as only 



a limited supply came 



in of which the quality was not of 



the best. The dark weather for the 

 last two weeks has caused these 

 conditions and should it keep up cut 

 slock is going to be high in prices 

 and scarce for Christmas. Sweet 

 peas and violets will be scarce and 

 high in price for Christmas. Roses 

 and carnations too will come high. 

 Roses are off color. Paper whites, 

 Roman hyacinths, lily of the valley, 

 lilies and stevia will be in plenty at 

 usual prices. Chrysanthemums are 

 through for the season. 



Ten days of rain 

 WASHINGTON and snow flurries 

 have worked havoc 

 with flowers in this market, materially 

 shortening the supply. Business is ex- 

 ceptionally slow. Several growers 

 are mucli concerned over the con- 

 tinued bad weather, stating that the 

 American Beauty will not set buds. 

 Pink roses and carnations are decided- 

 ly off color and gardenias fail to open. 

 Sweet peas are quite scarce, but vio- 

 lets are far more plentiful and the 

 singles are of exceptionally good qual- 

 ity. Mignonette is very good and in 

 fair demand. The bottom has dropped 

 out in the narcissus market and this 

 flower can be had at as low as $1 per 

 hundred. There is practically no call 

 for Lilium rubrum offered at $8 per 

 hundred. The first cutting of poinset- 

 tias has taken place. Some few very 

 good calendulas were offered last 

 week at $2 and $3 per hundred and 

 met with a fair sale. Stevia is plenti- 

 ful. 



ROBERT J. DYSART 



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