April 21, 1917 



HOETIOULTURE 



533 



Flower Market Reports 



{Continiigii from page 531) 



tion came the usual after-Easter slow- 

 up in demand. Consequently prices re- 

 ceded and the buyer had it all his own 

 way. Old "Iron Face" had it all his 

 own way and wore a beaming smile. 

 The only scarce item seemed to be lily 

 of the valley. Everything else was 

 super-abundant. 



The market is prov- 



PITTSBURGH ing a little quiet, 

 following the heavy 

 Easter season, and were it not tor the 

 plentiful funeral demands, conditions 

 would not fall short of mid-summer 

 dulness. Prices are not as good and, 

 to quote one of the leading wholesale 

 men, "It is a good deal of a buyers' 

 market, as they are virtually naming 

 their own prices." There is plenty 

 of good material coming in day by 

 day for which there is little demand. 

 A number of spring weddings are 

 scheduled for the coming week which 

 will call into requisition the artistic 

 skill of the fashionable florists, but 

 from the wholesale viewpoint, "wed- 

 dings don't count for much." 



For the past week 



ST. LOUIS trade has been fairly 

 good. All stock has 

 been more plentiful. Lilies, roses, car- 

 nations, outdoor jonquils and other 

 narcissi have been very plentiful. 

 Greens are in demand. Ferns are 

 quoted at 30 to 35c. per 100. 



Market conditions 



WASHINGTON during the week 

 following Easter 

 were very good and Easter week 

 itself is estimated to have exceed- 

 ed the business of last year by 

 from 10 to 25 per cent. Cold 

 weather has continued and prices 

 have remained good, with a dropping 

 off in the heavy supply of all flowers. 

 Roses and carnations are moving well 

 and there has been a heavier demand 

 for lily of the valley and orchids be- 

 cause of the weddings which imme- 

 diately followed Easter. Southern 

 daffodils are already off the market, a 

 large part of the crop having been 

 killed by the severe cold weather. 

 There has been quite a cessation In 

 the demand for bulb stock. 



VISITORS' REGISTER. 



Philadelphia— John Walker, Youngs- 

 town, O. 



Boston— Miss Margaret Vesey. Fort 

 Wayne, Ind.; Robert Shock, Phila., Pa. 



Cincinnati— Miss Federle, Hamilton, 

 O.; Fred Rupp, Lawrenceberg, Ind.; 

 Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Beckman, Hamil- 

 ton, O. 



Pittsburgh: James J. Goudy, repr. 

 Dreer of Phila, Pa.; Milton Alexander, 

 New York City; John Williamson, Bos- 

 ton, Mass.; George Husmann. A. L. 

 Randall. Chicago, 111.; I. M. Bayers- 

 dorfer, Phila., Pa. 



Washington, D. C. — Robert Kift, 

 Phila.; C. B. Knickman, New York, 

 N. Y.; G. Hylkema, Hillegom, Hol- 

 land; Charles Niemann, New York, 

 N. Y.; G. Krouwel, Sassenheim, Hol- 

 land; Cliarles E. Meehan, Phila. 



NEW CORPORATION. 

 Chicago, III. — Rapid Wrapper Co., to 

 manufacture and deal in floral and 

 greenhouse supplies, capital stock, 

 $25,000. 



PATRICK WELCH, 



WHOLESALE 

 FLORIST 



262 DEVONSHIRE STREET, BOSTON, MASS. 



American Beauties, Orchids, VaUey, Carnations. AU the noveitles in the Cnt I'^w 

 Market furnished on short notice. Prices quoted on appUoatlon. No retail orders 

 accepted. Flowers shipped out of Boston on early trains. 



STORE OPEN FOB BUSINESS AT 6 A. M. TELEPHONE MAIN 8698. 



MEIRIVIAIM \A/E:I 



WHOLESALE FLORIST 



Can handle shipments of growers' product satisfactorily WouW like to hear 

 from Growers of Snapdragons and Sweet Peas, etc., for the New York trade. 



0*H St., IME\A/ YORK 



Tel. Farragut 3066 



I06 \A/es-fc 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100. To Dealers Only 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattleyu * 



Dendrobium formosum 



Lilies, Longiflorum 



LilieSt Speciosum 



Callas 



Lily of the VaUey ■ • 



Snapdragoo • 



Daffodils 



Narcissi. Paper White 



Roman Hyacinths 



Freesia 



Tulips 



Calendulas ' 



Sw'eet Peas 



Violets 



Marguerites • • • 



Gardenias* 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagua Plumostu* & Spren (lOO bunches) . 



Last Half of Week 



ending April 14 



1917 



35.00 to 



3-00 

 6.00 

 4.00 

 1. 00 

 1. 00 



to 



to 



x.oo 

 1. 00 



.15 



•IS 

 1. 00 



3.0Q 



.50 



15.00 

 J5.00 



60.00 

 50.00 



8.00 

 6.00 

 8.00 

 8.00 

 5.00 

 1.50 



2.00 

 2.00 



1. 00 



.40 



2.00 



35.00 



1. 00 

 25.00 



35.00 



First Half of Wiflk 



beginning April 16 



1917 



35.00 tc 



to 



4.00 to 

 2,00 to 

 6.00 to 

 4.00 to 

 1,00 to 

 .50 to 



to 



to 



to 



to 

 to 

 to 

 to 

 to 

 to 

 to 

 to 

 to 



50.00 

 50.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 8.00 

 8.00 

 5.00 



1.50 



-50 



x.oo 



■15 

 .15 



1.00 



3.00 



15.00 



15.00 



1 00 



9.00 



.75 

 .40 



9.00 



35.00 



x.oo 

 25.00 



35.00 



J. J. COAN,iNc. 



lis WEST 2STH STREET 

 New York 



Tel., Farraeot 6413-S8B1 



EVERYTHING IN CUT FLOWERS 



CONSIGNMENTS SOUCITED 



H. M. ROBINSON & CO. 



BOSTON'S FOREMOST 



Wholesale and Commissifin Florists 



S2 Otis Street, 2 WInthrop ■qaare 



BOSTON, MASS. 



Telephone 2618-2617-2618, Mala. 



Send Flower Consisnments ts 



L. B. NASON 



Wholesale Florist 

 116 West 28ik St., NEW YORK CITY 



Shipping Orders Carefully Filled. 

 Correspondence soUoited. 

 Telephone, Farragut 2246. 



COMMISSION DEALER 



FRANK MILLANG 



HOME GROWN ASPARAGUS 



CUT FLOWERS 



IN ANY QUANTITY 



55-57 W. 26th St , NEW YORK 



NEWS NOTES. 



East Orange, N. J.— Geo. Smith & 

 Sons have leased the greenhouse 

 range of Dr. Kitchin, and will grow 

 stock to supply their retail store. 



Eldora, la.— C. H. Hollied has pur- 

 chased the greenhouse of J. JI. Pierce. 

 Mr. Hollied formerly managed the 

 greenhouses for Mr. Pierce. 



UNniDCIITaOWBlCO.,IIIC. 



Ftowers Sold on Cofltmlsslon 



Consignments of 

 Good Stock Solicited 



111 W. 28»h St., - NEW YORK 



A CLEAN RECORD 



for 28 years as Commission Flarlnl 



J. K. ALLEN 



TELEPHONE 118 West 28th Btr..... 



Ml • WS8 FarraEHt NEW TOBK 



EatabUshed 1888 



Tel. SSI Farracvt 



GUNTHER BROS. 



Wholesale Commission Florists 



110 West 28th St., New York 



We Solicit CoDslsnmeBta of N«v 

 BncUad Orown HaTvUlaa. 



Beechwood Heights Nurseries 



Importers and Growers of 



OROHIDS 



Cut Flowers of AU the Leading TarlsMM 

 in their Season. 



THOMAS YOUNG, Jr., Proprietor 



BOUND BBOOK. V. J. 

 Also 67 West 88th St., NEW YORK. 



RCED (Q. KELLER 



122 West 35th St.. New York 



Florists' Supplies 



We manufacture all our 



Mstal Dtsiens, Baskets, Wire Work & Novelties 



and ;ire de.ilers in 



Decorative Glassware, Growers and 



Florists' Beanlsites 



