April 28, 1917 



HORTICULTURE 



565 



Flower Market Reports 



{Continued front page 565) 



best on an average that this market 

 has ever seen. This applies emphat- 

 ically to the roses. It is a source of 

 delight to anyone to watch the open- 

 ing up of tlie crates as they arrive 

 from the many rose growing establish- 

 ments of Jersey, Long Island and up- 

 state and obsei-ve the wonderful finish 

 and uniformity of bud and foliage and 

 the skillful manner of their grading 

 and packing as compared with the 

 methods of a few years back. One 

 cannot resist the conviction that these 

 gems of the growers' skill are well 

 worth all the dealer demands for them. 

 And it goes without saying, in times 

 like the present, that the dealers' ex- 

 istence is a continuous fight with his 

 back to the wall, to hold the line of 

 values from annihilation. Snapdrag- 

 ons of high degree are a feature of 

 the market but they move slowly, as 

 do also the lilies, many of which are 

 of rare size and finish. The low-grade 

 lilies, of which there also are plenty, 

 find no takers. The only violets now 

 coming in are the Gov. Herrick va- 

 riety, rich purple in color but lacking 

 in other qualities of appeal. There are 

 lots of sweet peas, showing a higher 

 quality than ever before, but they have 

 to be sold at low figures. Lily of the 

 valley is very limited in quantity. Price 

 is established by grade but in no case 

 is the demand very pronounced. Bul- 

 bous flowers are not so overwhelming- 

 ly abundant but there are still many- 

 more tulips and the various narcissi 

 than the market can digest. Spanish 

 iris is everywhere in attractive beauty 

 but far in excess of any requirements. 

 Conditions on all sides, in short, are 

 most favorable to the "push-cart" brand 

 of merchant and these gentlemen 

 simply swam in all parts of the city. 



Business con- 

 PHILADELPHIA tinues in de- 

 pressed c o n d i- 

 tion; warmer weather and much more 

 stock. The demand seems also to have 

 slackened off considerably. Prices gen- 

 erally have been lower, except perhaps 

 on lily of the valley and orchids. 

 Cattleyas have held their own pretty 

 well — some very fine flowers arriving. 

 Oceans of roses, carnations, sweet peas, 

 snapdragon, etc. Some very flue Span- 

 ish iris in white, blue and yellow are 

 to be seen. 



Asparagus plumosus 

 PITTSBURGH and Sprengerii has 



been scarce for 

 several weeks past and still continues 

 so, all through this section. Bulbous 

 products are growing scarce and of 

 more interior quality each day; but 

 other stock of all kinds is plentiful 

 and of superb quality, lilies and callas 

 especially. Seedsmen are reaping 

 their harvest just now. Indeed, so 

 busy are all, that they cannot stop 

 work to report conditions, other than 

 "better than ever." 



Market is somewhat 

 ST. LOUIS crowded and prices are 



low in all lines. Car- 

 nations are selling at retail 2 doz. for 

 15 cents, and ••oses 25 cents per dozen. 

 Sweet peas are crowding in. Out 

 door jonquils are arriving somewhat 



{Continued on page sbg) 



WHOLESALE 

 FLORIST 



PATRICK WELCH, 



262 DEVONSHIRE STREET, BOSTON, MASS. 



American Beauties, Orchids^ Valley, Carnations. All the novelties In the Cnt Flower 

 Market furniNbed on Hhort notice. Prices quoted on appllciatlon. No retail orders 

 accepted. Flowers shipped out of Boston on early trains. 



STORE OPEN FOR BUSINESS AT 6 A. M. TELEPHONE MAIN 2fi98. 



MEIRIVIAIM NA/EI 



WHOLESALE FLORIST 



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

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



I06 \M/es-fc 2S-tKi S-t., IME\A/^ YORK 



TeL Farragut 3066 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100. To Dealers Only 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattleyaa - 



Dendrobium fonnosiun 



Lilies, Longiflorum 



Lilies. Speciosum 



Callas 



LUy of the Valley 



Snapdragon • 



Daffodils. - 



Spanish Iris 



Roman Hyacinths 



Freesia 



Tulips 



Calendulas 



Sweet Peas 



Violets 



Marguerites 



Gardeniaa) 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus, & Spren (loo bunches) . 



First Half of With 



beginning April 23 

 1917 



25.00 



to 

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 6.00 

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.40 



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J. K. AL.L 



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UNirED CUT FLOWER CO., INC. 



Flowers Sold on Commission 



Consignments of 

 Good Stock Solicited 



Ul W. 28th St., - NEW YORK 



EstabUBhed 1888 



TeL SBl Famkgmt 



WHOLESALE 

 COMMISSION FLORIST 



Always Ready to Receive Consignments and Can Market Them Satisfactorily 

 Wanted Specially, Early Peonies, Gladioli, etc., for Spring Trade. 



A Clean Record For Thirty Years 



115 AA^est 28-tl-t S-fcreo-b, - - - IMEW/^ 



Telephones: 167 and 3058 Farragut 



J. J. COAN,iNc. 



lis WEST 25TH STREET 

 Ne%v York 



TeL, Farraamt 5113-6891 



EVERYTHING IN CUT FLOWERS 



CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED 



H. M. ROBINSON & CO. 



BOSTON'S FOREMOST 



Wholesale and Commission Florists 



33 Otis Street, 2 U'lnthrop Square 



BOSTON, MASS. 



Telephone 2618-2617-2«18. Main. 

 Send Flower Consignments to 



L. B. NASON 



Wholesale Florist 



116 West 28th St.. NEW YORK CITY 



SliipiJing Orders Carefully Filled. 

 Correspondence solicited. 



Telephone, Farragut 2245. 



COMMISSION DEAXEB 



FRANK MILLANG 



HOME GROWN ASPAKAGCS 



GUT FLOWERS 



IN ANY QUANTITY 



55-57 W. 26th St„ NEW YOR 



GUNTHER BROS. 



Wholesale Commission Florists 



110 West 28th St., New York 



We Solicit Conalgnaientg of New 

 England Grown Noreltlea. 



Beechwood Heights Nurseries 



Importers and Growers of 



OFROHIOS 



Cut Flowers of All the Leading Varieties 

 in tbeir Season. 



THOMAS YOUNG, Jr., Proprietor 



BOUND BROOK, N. J. 

 Also 51 West 28th St., NEW YORK. 



RCED m. HOLLER 



133 West 25tU St., New York 



Florists' Supplies 



We mantifaeture all our 



istal Designs, Baskets, Wire Werk & Novelties 



aud are de.ilers iu 



Decorative Glassware, Growers and 



Florists' Beauisites 



