September 15, 1917 



HOKTICULTUEE 



313 



Flower Market Reports 



Again we have to record 

 BOSTON a very unremunerative 



week in the flower mar- 

 kets. There is no life in the whole- 

 sale district at any hour of the day. 

 Tables and ice boxes are rather bare 

 notwithstanding, for the frosty nights 

 have played havoc with much of the 

 outdoor product and if there were any 

 demand for flowers a famine condi- 

 tion would soon be in order. Asters 

 are poor and weather-beaten and 

 gladioli are greatly reduced in quan- 

 tity. Roses are good but in the ab- 

 sence of demand they are only salable 

 at very low figures. Carnations are 

 seen in excellent quality, much better 

 than usual at a date so early. 

 Dahlias, strange to say, never cut any 

 figure in this section. 



The second week in 

 CHICAGO September opened with 

 business running very 

 slowly. It was noted everywhere in 

 the wholesale market that with the 

 coming of the cutting northwest 

 winds came a sudden lull in the other- 

 wise fairly good demand. Asters have 

 suffered much from the combination 

 of wind, rain and low temperature 

 and really good ones do not wait long 

 for buyers. Gladioli did not '•oem to 

 suffer so much for they are picktd 

 when close and the flowers wore not 

 In bad shape when opened. R.^res are 

 more plentiful than the market can 

 use this week but this condition is 

 not likely to last. Carnations are still 

 on very short stems and no great 

 amount are coming. A few more 

 chrysanthemums are seen but the 

 season is hardly opened yet. 



Business is poor. A 

 CINCINNATI supply of stock is 



available but the de- 

 mand is slow and not at all steady. 

 Prices are low. The better grade of 

 roses sell readily. Asters are very 

 plentiful. Gladioli are slowing up and 

 the coming week should see their end 

 for the season. Dahlias have become 

 plentiful. They are selling fairly well. 

 Cosmos is in a heavy supply. A few 

 carnations are available. Rubrum lilies 

 have a fair market. 



There is little to be 

 NEW YORK said in a special way 



about the flower sit- 

 uation, which has not materially 

 changed from that indicated in prev- 

 ious reports . Asters, gladioli and 

 dahlias are seen in large quantities 

 still and lilies are also in overabund- 

 ance although tending toward better 

 prices when of good quality. Dahlias 

 would sell better if they could reach 

 the market in better condition. The 

 majority are badly bruised when re- 

 ceived. Roses are steadily improving 

 in quality. White roses have sold 

 pretty well of late and Ophelia is mov- 

 ing satisfactorily, also. A few carna- 

 tions are to be seen here and there. 

 Cattleyas are still out of reach and 

 lily of the valley has almost disap- 

 peared entireVj'. 



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 SUMMER ROSES 



Per 100 — $15.00, $12.00, $10.00, 



$8,00; a few extra choice 



at $20.00. 



BEAUTIES 



New Crop. Locals are now arriv- 

 ing and are very satisfactory as 

 to quality. 

 Per Doz.— $3.00, $2.50, $2.00, $1.50. 



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CINCINNATI 



Sept. lo 



Rotet 



Am. Beauty, Special ' to 



" '* Fancy and Extra 15.00 to 



** " No. I and culls i 6.00 to 



Russell, Euler, Mock 3.00 to 



Hadley ! to 



Arenberg, Hoosier Beauty 3.00 to 



Ward 3.00 to 



Killamey, Radiance, Taft ! 3.00 to 



Ophelia, Sunburst, HilUngdon j 3.00 to 



Camatioiu ] i.oo to 



Cattleyas to 



Dendrobium formotum to 



Lilies, Lonffif lorum 10.00 to 



Ljlies. Specioeum lo 



Lily of the Valley | to 



Snapdragon 3.00 to 



Gladioli j 2.00 to 



Asters i.oo to 



Chrysanthemums i to 



Sweet Peas j 10 



Marguerites i to 



Gardenias : to 



Adicuitum - to 



Smilax to 



AsparagusPIu. &Spren. (looBhs.) 125.00 to 



CHICAGO 



Sept. 10 



BUFFALO 



Aug. 27 



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Conditions have 

 PHILADELPHIA been rather dull 



here but the 

 worst seems to be over and -a more 

 hopeful feeling begins to prevail. 

 The schools have opened and most 

 people are'- back from seaside and 

 mountain so there ought to be some- 

 thing doing. There will be weddings 

 and debutantes — and by-and by Yum 

 Kippur and things, so all will be well. 

 Prices remain on an even keel with no 

 marked change since our last report. 

 Usually we have some new crop carna- 



tions by this time, but they seem later 

 than usual this year. Which is per- 

 haps just as well as there are im- 

 mense stocks of asters and dahlias, 

 and by pinching we can get better re- 

 sults later. Orchids and lily of the 

 valley still very scarce. October Frost 

 and Golden Glow chrysanthemums in 

 limited quantity are to be seen here 

 and there as a foretaste of the chrys- 

 anthemum season now rapidly ap- 

 proaching. There is not much change 

 in the rose situation except on My 

 Maryland. Some pretty nice stock of 

 that favorite variety now arriving. 



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