January 27, 191^ 



HOBTICULTUEE 



121 



Flowcf Market Reports 



{Contintud frotHpag^e tlQ) 



eight and ten cents — and there were 

 not quarter enough of these to go 

 around. The buyers did not seem to 

 want to pay the price for the higher 

 grades. This condition naturally lift- 

 ed a good part of the trade to carna- 

 tions. These are very fine at present 

 and are bringing good prices although 

 not exorbitant. Orchids are more 

 plentiful and prices have eased up a 

 little. Gardenias the same. Both are 

 excellent. Roman hyacinths, Golden 

 Spurs and paper white narcissi are 

 prominent features, and white lilac Is 

 also in abundance. Sweet peas are 

 very fine and in good supply — much of 

 the stock being really of exhibition 

 quality. Bouvardia and stevia seem 

 to be nearing their finish, as we see 

 very little of these around now. Lilies 

 go fairly well but lily of the valley is 

 still a little sluggish. 



That prices will 

 PITTSBURGH soon drop is almost 

 a foregone conclu- 

 sion, owing to the oversupply of cut 

 blooms which promise to glut the mar- 

 ket. With the single exception of 

 roses which still continue "shy," flow- 

 ers are coming in more plentifully 

 every day. Even orchids are rather 

 plentiful, and there are many sweet 

 peas of superb quality. Tulips are 

 coming in in variety and paper white 

 narcissi and daffodils, lilies and mig- 

 nonette are all making up for the 

 scarcity of the past several weeks. 



Stock is very scarce 

 ST. LOUIS and the wholesalers 

 find no difficulty in 

 cleaning up. Carnations have taken a 

 brace and are selling at 4c. Roses are 

 cleaning up every day. Killarneys 

 which have been selling at low figures 

 are now bringing top prices. Violets 

 are selling well at moderate price?. 

 Sweet peas also move at good figures. 

 Greens are selling well and fancy 

 ferns have advanced in price. 



Good prices pre- 

 WASHINGTON vailed in the local 

 market last week 

 because of a general shortage of all 

 cut flowers. Roses ranged from $8 to 

 $20 per liundred, the latter price hav- 

 ing increased to $30 for extra specials. 

 Sweet peas, violets, and gardenias, 

 among the smaller flowers, were in 

 considerable demand and at times 

 there were not enough of these to 

 meet all calls. Carnations sell almost 

 as soon as offered, particularly in the 

 lighter colors. Harrisii lilies are sell- 

 ing well. Blooming plants were a 

 feature of the market. The retailers 

 are not buying very heavily of lily of 

 the valley because of the continued 

 high prices. At $6 per hundred there 

 are few buyers, both people and flor- 

 ists alike, demanding a bigger show 

 for their money. 



Send Flower Consignments to 



L. B. NASON 



Wholesale Florist 

 116 West 28lh St., NEW YORK CITY 



.Shipping Orders Carefully Filled. 

 Correspondence solicited. 



Telephone, Farragut 2245. 



PATRICK WELCH, 



WHOLESALE 

 FLORIST 



262 DEVONSHHtE STREBT, BOSTOn' MASS. 



American Beauties, Orchids, Valley, Carnations. AU the novelties In the Cut Flower 

 Market famished on short notice. Prices qnoted on application. No retail orders 

 accepted. Flowers shipped out of Boston on early trains. 



STORE OPEN FOB BUSINESS AT 6 A. M. TELEPHONE MAIN 3698. 



MERIVIAN \A/E:I 



WHOLESALE FLORIST 



Can handle shipmsnts of growers' product satisfactorily WouU like to hear 

 fro.Ti Growirs of Snapdragons and Sweet Peas, etc., for the New York trade. 



I06 \A^es-t 2S-t:h S-t., IM E^A/^ YOP»K 



Tel. Farragut 3066 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100. To Dealers Only 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattleyas 



Dendrobium f ormosum 



Lilies, Longifloruoa 



Lilies* Speciosum 



Callas 



Lily of the Valley 



Snapdragoo 



Daffodils 



Narcissi. Paper White 



Roman Hyacinths 



Freesia 



Tulips 



Calendulas 



Sweet Peas 



VioleU 



Marguerites 



Gardenias* 



Adiantiun 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus, & Spren (loo bunches). 



First Half of Wiit 



begJnnlDg Jan. 22 



1917 



20.00 to 



lO.OO 

 4.00 



12.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 4.00 

 S.OO 

 2.00 

 2.00 

 2.00 

 3.00 

 1. 00 

 .35 

 1.00 

 8.00 



■ 75 

 15.00 

 20,00 



50.00 

 50.00 

 12.00 

 10.00 

 18.00 

 5.00 

 4.C0 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 

 600 

 6.00 



.60 



2.o3 

 25.00 



1. 00 

 20.00 

 35.00 



A GOLD fMEDAL '^ not expected by us for doing our duty by our consigaors and customers 



We have 22 years* experience behind us 



F.AJXCY GRADE ORCHIDS. SEPTEMBER MORN, AMERICAN B^AITY, PRIMA 



DONNA AND ALL OTHER ROSES, LILIES, CARNATIONS, VIOLETS, 



ASPARAGl'S AND SMILAX and all other Seasonable Flowers. 



GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, Inc., Wholesale Florists 



Pbo...= F.rr.aa. 558. 2036 .nd 2037 101 West 28th Street, NEW YORK 



J. J. COAN, INC 



115 >VEST 25TH STREET 

 New York 



TeL, Farrasnt &413-B8S1 



EVERYTHING IN CUT FLOWERS 



CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED 



H. M. ROBINSON & CO. 



BOSTON'S FOREMOST 



Wholesale and Commission Florists 



82 Otis Street, 2 Wtnthrop 8aaa>« 



BOSTON, UAS8. 



Telephone 2618-2617-2016, kUla. 



William Stuart Allen Co, 



CommUiion Merchants in 



Cut Flowers 



53 Wert 28th Street, NEW YORK 



Telephone — 356 Madison Square. 



UNIFED CUT FLOWER CO., INC. 



Flowers Sold on Commission 



Consignments of 

 Good Stock Solicited 



111 W. 28th St., - NEW YORK 



A CLEAN RECORD 



(or 28 years as CommlsBlon Florist 



J. K. ALLEN 



TELEPHONE 118 West 28th BtrMt 



Ufl » «068 Farragnt NEW YOBg 



EeUbUshed 1888 



Tel. SSI Farras** 



VIOLETS 



B. S. SLINN, Jr., NEwioRk 



GUNTHER BROS. 



Wholesale Commission Florists 



110 West 28th St., New York 



We Solicit ConslKnmeiita of M«w 

 Ensland Grown NoTeltl«« . 



Beechwood Heights Nurseries 



Importere and Growers of 



JHIDS 



Cut Flowers of AU the Leading Varieties 

 in their Season. 



THOMAS YOUNG, Jr., Proprietor 



BOUND BROOK, N. J. 



