May 26, 1917 



HOETICULTURE 



689 



Flower Market Reports 



{Confiinufd from page 6S7) 



Last week was 



PHILADELPHIA lilac week, which 

 being interpreted 

 means that all the thrifty farmers 

 for fifty miles around brought in their 

 outdoor flowers such as "lylocks" and 

 sold them to the retailers for what 

 they could get. So Mr. Retailer could 

 make a good store display for small 

 outlay and when Mr. Rose and Carna- 

 nation Grower came along with his 

 expensive stock he had to be quite 

 suave and gentle. That's his middle 

 name — when it's necessary. For hon- 

 esty, forbearance and intelligence the 

 commercial flower grower is renowned 

 the world over. But notwithstanding 

 all that it was a pretty fair week — 

 quite as good as could be expected 

 for this time of year. The rose crop 

 is unusually heavy, especially in 

 Beauties and Russells. Prices have re- 

 ceded a bit on these but other stand- 

 ard sorts like Killarney, Ophelia and 

 Shawyer hold their own pretty well. 

 Carnations continue of fine quality and 

 clean up well at about normal figures. 

 Sweet peas have fallen off in quantity. 

 They say the growers are tearing them 

 out and planting tomatoes. Perhaps 

 they are right. The indoor sweet pea 

 has to take a back seat when the hot 

 weather comes along. 



Judging by the pres- 



PITTSBURGH ent prospects, there 

 will be absolutely 

 no home-grown peonies for Decoration 

 Day, owing to the unusually backward 

 spring season. Carnations and lilies 

 continue scarce. Indoor grown iris 

 are plentiful and of fair quality. In a 

 week or so, however, there will un- 

 doubtedly be plenty of the outdoor iris. 

 While plentiful, sweet peas have lost 

 their color. Roses are coming in fairly 

 well. The market is cleaning up right 

 along at very good prices, which 

 promises to be the condition for some 

 time yet to come. 



Business has im- 



ROCH ESTER proved considerably 

 during the past two 

 weeks. All florist work is brisk. A 

 good quality of roses and carnations 

 are on the market. Daffodils and 

 tulips are very scarce. Giant and 

 "baby" gladioli are now being shipped 

 in and sell fast. Sweet peas. Spanish 

 iris, snapdragon, pansies, mignonette, 

 marguerites and corn flowers all sell 

 read!y. Plant trade, both bedding and 

 perennial, fi rushing. 



Sultry weather has set 



ST. LOUIS in and again we are in 

 the midst of a glut. 

 Outdoor flowers, of course, influence 

 to a great extent the price of roses 

 and carnations. Dry goods stores are 

 again in their glory. Good carnations 

 at 25c. a dozen, sweet peas at 5c. a 

 bunch. Peonies and jessamines are 

 now on the market and will be right 

 in line for Memorial Day. 



The first real 



WASHINGTON breath of summer 

 came last week 

 and with it came the flooding of the 

 market with stock of all kinds. Busi- 

 ness, nevertheless, continues good and 

 fair prices generally prevail. Spanish 

 iris is one of the few flowers that the 

 market is short of and there is a good 



PATRICK WELCH, 



262 DEVONSHIRE STREET, BOSTON, 



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

 Market fumiHhed on short notice. Prices quoted on appUcatloD. No retail orders 

 accepted. Flowers shipped oat of Boston on early trains. 



STORE OPEN FOR BUSINESS AT 6 A. M. TELEPHONE MAIN 2698. 



WHOLESALE 

 FLORIST 



BOSTON, MASS. 



INEW YORK QUOTATIOINS PER 100. To Dealers Only 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattleyai . 



Dendrobium formosum 



Lilies, Longifloruai 



Lilies. Speciosum 



Callas 



Lily of the V&Uey 



Snapdragon • 



Daffodils 



Spanish Iris 



Roman Hyacinths 



Freesia 



Tulips 



Calendulas 



Sweet Peas 



Violets.. 



Marguerites 



Gardenias t 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparaffua Plumoius, & Spren (loo bunches) . 



Ust Half of Week 



ending May 19 



1917 



ao.oc 



2.00 

 2.00 



3.00 



3.00 



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.50 



1. 00 



50.00 

 50.00 



6.0c 

 6.00 

 6.00 



8.00 

 5.0c 

 1.50 



3.00 



First Half of WmI 



begiiuiing May 21 



1917 



2.00 

 2.00 

 3.00 

 1. 00 

 I. 00 

 .50 



z.oo 



50.00 

 50.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 5.00 



1.50 



3.o» 



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WHOLESALE 

 COMMISSION FLORIST' 



Alwaya Ready to Receive Consignments and Can Market Them SatlitactorUy. 

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



A Clean Record For Thirty Years 

 SS-tH S-tree-t, ... |M | 



Telephones: 167 and 3058 Farragut 



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J. J. COAN,iNc 



lis WEST 2STH STREET 

 New York 



TeL, Farrasat M13-B891 



EVERYTHING IN CUT FLOWERS 



CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED 



H. M. ROBINSON & CO. 



BOSTON'S FOREMOST 



Wholesale and Commission Florists 



82 Otis Street. 2 Wlnthrop Square 



BOSTON, MASS. 



Telepbone 'MDi-'Mll-liiVa, Main. 



demand for all that is obtainable. Car- 

 nations clean up well each day and the 

 sale of roses is highly satisfactory. 

 Small flowers are moving much better 

 this year than ever before and despite 

 the fact that daisies are growing in 

 the fields, yellow and white ones from 

 the greenhouses find a fair market. 



NEW CORPORATIONS. 



Cleveland, O. — Wooster Road Green- 

 house Co.. capital stock, $5,000. C. B. 

 Cross, president. 



Sheboygan, Wis.— J. H. Allan Seed 

 Company, capital stock $110,000. In- 

 corporators, E. W. Parmelee, W. B. 

 Lucas and A L. Sommer. 



Cleveland, O. — ^Wooster Road Green- 

 houses, growers, capital stock $50,000. 

 Incorporators. C. R. Cross, John M. 

 Burkemer, Harry P. Chittock. D. V. 

 Fisher and J. E. Griffith. 



New York, N. Y. — Heatherhome 

 Seed & Nursery Co., 258 Fifth Ave., to 

 deal in seeds, plants, bulbs and nur- 

 sery stock; capital stock. $105,000. In- 

 corporators: J. Roehrs, T. Knight and 

 G. F. Struck. 



UNIFED CUT FLOWER CO., INC. 



Flowers Sold on Commission 



Consignments of 

 Good Stock Solicited 



111 W. 28th St., - NEW YORK 



EstsbUshed 1888 



TeL Ml Farracnl 



GUNTHER BROS. 



Wholesale Commission Florists 



no West 28th St., New York 



We Solicit CoDSlgnmenU of N«w 

 England Orown Noreltlea. 



Beechwood Heights Nurseries 



Importers and Growers of 



Cut Flowers of All the Lesdlns Varlettoa 

 in their Season. 



THOMAS YOUNG. Jr., Proprietor 



BOUND BROOK. N. J. 

 Also 67 West 28th St., NEW TOBK. 



RCED 01 KELLER 



122 West 25th St.. New York 



Florists' Supplies 



We manufacture all our 



iital Disiens, Baskets, Wire Wirk KNoveltiis 



aud are <io.iU'rs in 



Decorative GlasBware. Growers an<i 



Florists' ReQulsites 



COMMISSION DEALER 



FRANK MILLANG 



HOME GROWN ASPABAGC8 



CUTFLOWERS 



IN ANY QCANTITY 



55-57 W. 26th St., NEW YORK 



