March 17, 1917 



HORTICULTUEE 



347 



Flower Market Reports 



General trade has waked 

 BOSTON up somewhat and there 



seems to be a little more 

 life about the wholesale marts, not- 

 withstanding that the weather has not 

 been conducive to any branch of the 

 industry, but it must be confessed that 

 even in "cultured" Boston the most ag- 

 gressive evidence of activity in buying 

 is the call for white carnations and 

 green carnation dye for uses which 

 are obvious. We hope they will all be 

 left on the hands of the offenders. The 

 quantities of daffodils, carnations, vio- 

 lets, tulips and callas that crowd the 

 sales tables and stalls seem no less 

 than a week ago. In fact, there ap- 

 pears to be a superfluity of everything 

 in the flower line that one might ask 

 for. Prices hang on about as hereto- 

 fore except on job lots in quantity 

 when the buyer if shrewd can usually 

 carry his point. 



The lethargy that over- 

 CHICAGO took the trade last week 



has largely passed away 

 and sales are very satisfactory again, 

 largely due to a good demand tor ship- 

 ping stock, r-rices are not so high on 

 bulb stock as earlier in the season, but 

 there is not the sharp decline that is 

 often met with, fancy double tulips 

 bringing four cents and good average 

 tulips seldom bring less than three. 

 Freesia has been too plentiful all the 

 season to make a really good average 

 for the growers, and there are still 

 quantities of the white ones offered at 

 all the houses. Rainbow freesia is 

 now at its best and meets ready sale. 

 Roses are in fair demand and a good 

 supply is coming daily, the most of 

 which are selling at satisfactory 

 prices. Carnations are meeting with 

 moderate sale except in white, which 

 this week is very much in demand for 

 coloring for St. Patrick's Day. advance 

 orders being booked at not less than 

 five cents. Daffodils are much in evi- 

 dence, and a steady supply comes 

 every day, with the outdoor ones now 

 coming from southern Illinois to add 

 to the quantity of stock. There is so 

 much difference in size, however, that 

 one does not conflict with the other. 

 Sweet peas are in large supply and 

 there is a great difference in stock 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS - ^^^^''^'^^/o'D'^iLERs only 



45.00 

 30.00 

 8.00 



Roset 



Am. Beauty, Special 



" '* Fancy and Extra. 



" " No. I and culls. . . 



Russell, Euler, Mock 



Hadley 



Arenberg, Hoosier Beauty ■ 6.00 



Ward 5.00 



Killamey, Radiance, Taft ', 3.00 



t >pheUa, Sunburst, HilUngdon ! 6.00 



Key 



Carnations 



Cattleyas 



Dendrobium f ormosum 



Lilies, Longiflorum 



Lilies, Speciosum 



Callas 



Uly of the Valley 



SnnpdragOD 



Daffodils 



Narcissi Paper White 



Roman Hyacinths 



Freesia •*• 



Tulips 



Calendulas 



Sweet Peas 



Violets 



Marguerites 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



AsparaffUsPlu.&Spren. (100 Bhs.) 



CINCINNATI I 



Mar. 



CHICAGO 



Mar. 12 



BUFFALO 



Mar. 12 



PITTSBURG 



Mar. 5 



with the chance of sale largely In favor 

 of the best grades. Some very good 

 single violets of large size and long 

 stems are to be had as well as less de- 

 sirable stock. Green is scarce and 

 much in demand. 



Stock is fairly plen- 

 CINCINNATI tiful. The demand 



from out of town is 

 good. The rose cut is large and good 

 except the .American Beauty, which is 

 short. Carnations have been selling 

 well. Sweet peas are plentiful and sell 

 at low prices. Receipts in jonquils, 

 daffodils, tulips and Dutch hyacinths 

 are excellent. Orchids have become 

 very scarce. 



So heavy are the sup- 

 NEW YORK plies received daily 



in the wholesale es- 

 tablishments that even a spurt of ac- 

 tive demand which occasionally comes 

 to cheer up the sellers seems to go 

 but a little way towards reducing the 

 stock in sight, not to mention that 

 which is packed away in cellars and 

 coolers. Everything that is customary 

 at this season, as well as quite a few 

 things not commonly obtainable in the 

 wholesale houses can be had in de- 

 sired quantity. There is absolutely no 

 pinch either now or on the horizon on 



any line. Steady spring weather and 

 warm sunshine, it it ever comes, will 

 help materially to hold down the sur- 

 plus. 



Towards the end 



PHILADELPHIA of last week 

 things brightened 

 up a little and the good clean-up helped 

 out on the general average, but as 

 stocks are very plentiful prices have 

 remained on an easy basis. American 

 Beauty roses are coming in more free- 

 ly, even the medium grade being now 

 in evidence. All other roses are in 

 ample supply. Carnations move a lit- 

 tle better but the supply is so large 

 that quotations remain on the low 

 level previously reported. Orchids are 

 in moderate supply and move off in 

 fair shape. Sweet peas continue of 

 fine quality and in ample supply and 

 good demand. The lily market has im- 

 proved a little and slightly better 

 prices were realized. Lily of the val- 

 ley comes in only in moderate quan- 

 tity and cleans up well. Violets are 

 very sluggish. Snapdragon continues 

 fine but too much for the demand. The 

 greens market seems to be the only 

 one in the sellers' favor. Plumosus is 

 paiticularly scarce. 



(Cantinutd on fagf 34a) 



