October 6, 1917 



HORTICULTURE 



385 



Flower Market Reports 



There is a dearth of 



BOSTON flowers in this market 

 at the present time. It 

 is a long time since the daily receipts 

 dwindled down to so low a record. 

 This does not, however, apply to the 

 rose shipments, which are normal and 

 quite sufRcient for all calls, although 

 market values have advanced some- 

 what in sympathy with the strong 

 prices prevailing for other things such 

 as carnations, lilies, dahlias and gladi- 

 oli all of which are running at a high 

 figure. Demand amounts to but little, 

 however, and is in no way responsible 

 for the improved prices. Asters are 

 mostly run out, very few of respect- 

 able fluality being in evidence. A few 

 Cattleya labiata and some oncidiums 

 are coming in now. 



The amount of business 



CHICAGO being done right now 

 is limited only by the 

 quantity of available stock. The 

 supply is wholly inadequate and 

 houses having a large shipping trade 

 are having their troubles filling or- 

 ders. One firm reports turning down 

 thirty telegraph orders in one day 

 and the florist who is not classed as 

 a "regular" with some firm has hard 

 work to get his stock. The shortage 

 is in all lines of greenhouse flowers 

 and the supply of gladioli which con- 

 tinues "to come is gratefully received. 

 Chrysanthemums, so often difficult to 

 sell while cheaper flowers are plenti- 

 ful, are selling readily, the yellow 

 ones being most in evidence. Carna- 

 tions are short in stem and short in 

 supply and roses are set aside for the 

 steady buyer as soon as in. 



Business fairly good. 

 CINCINNATI supply large and 

 more than sufflcient 

 for needs. Roses weak with a fair 

 market. Carnations, for early blooms, 

 are excellent and meet with a fairly 

 active demand. Dahlias are very 

 plentiful but sell well. Lilies are in 

 good supply. 



The market shows a 



NEW YORK bit more life this 

 week. Dahlias and 

 chrysanthemums of top quality are 

 bringing good prices. Carnations have 

 taken a jump, white varieties and Mrs. 

 Ward bringing the best figures quoted. 

 Roses are generally of splendid qual- 

 ity for so early a date. Hadley is be- 

 ginning to show its old form once 

 more. Gov. Herrick and Rhinebeck 

 double violets are already to be seen 

 in several of the wholesale houses. 

 Lilies are still overdone and prices are 

 very low. Cattleya labiata has started 

 in and prices are on the down grade. 

 The list of flowers in market this 

 week, outside of the standard stock is 

 a long one including celosia, tritoma, 

 larkspur, zinnia, mignonette, eupato- 

 rium white and blue, rose geranium, 

 calendula, cosmos, pansy, tuberose, 

 buddleia, lupin, gypsophila. marigold, 

 bouvardia. cypripedium, candytuft, 

 sweet alyssum, midget roses, helen- 

 ium, hydrangea and rudbeckia. 



There has been 



PHILADELPHIA very little change 

 in the market 

 since our last report. Cattleyas are a 

 little more plentiful and the limited 

 list of chrysanthemums is augmented 

 by Smith's Advance and one or two 

 others. Dahlias are at their best and 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



The early varieties are arriv- 

 ing, very good quality they 

 are, mostly yellows and 

 whites. 



$2.00, $3.00 per doz. 



TRITOMAS, $5.00 per 100 



HYDRANGEA HEADS 

 75c per doz., $4.00 per 100 



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WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — '"^^ 



CINCINNATI 



Rotes 0':t. 



Am. Beauty, Special ■ . • ■ 25.00 to 35.00 



" " Fancy and Extra 15.00 to 20.00 



*' " No. I and culls 6.00 to 10.00 



Russell, Eulcr, Mock 3.00 to 10.00 



Hadley ! to . 



Arenberg, Hoosier Beauty j 3.00 to 



Ward 3,00 



Killamey, Radiance, Taft 3.00 



Ophelia, Sunburst, Hillingdon 3.00 



Camatioiu 



Cattleyas 



Dendrobium formosum 



Lilies, Longiflomm 10.00 



Lilies. Speciosum 



Lily of the ValleT to 



Snapdrason 3.00 to 



Gladioli 2 .00 



Asters i .00 



Chrysanthemums 15.00 



Sweet Peas 



Marguerites 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Stnilax • • 



AsparaffiuPla. &Spreii. (looBhs.) 21.00 



PRICES — Per 100 



TO DEAUER S ONI >^ 



~' PITTSBURG 



Oct. I 



1.25 



20.00 

 30,00 



meet with ready sale. Asters are on 

 the wane. Carnation supply still 

 limited. Beauty, Russell. Scott Key. 

 and Prima Donna lead among the dark 

 roses, with White Killarney, Ophelia, 

 and Sunburst favorites in the lighter 

 shades. Autumn foliage, tritomas, 

 hydrangea heads and eulalia plumes 

 are in brisk demand for fall decora- 

 tions. Eupatorium is a strong feature 

 among the minor items on the market. 

 Sequoia, a lovely well-formed bronzy 

 yellow cactus is proving one of the 

 best sellers in this season's dahlia 

 shipments. The difference in returns 

 between varieties like this and those 

 in the show class like A. D. Livoni is 

 about as five to one when the grower 



gets his returns from the retailer or 

 the commission men. In red the vari- 

 ety named Vivid seems to meet with 

 much favor also. It has very large 

 flowers of fine form and the color is 

 very striking and accords with the 

 name "Vivid." 



During two days, 

 PITTSBURGH last week there was 



a general shortage 

 but there is at present a nicely adjust- 

 ed balance of business and supply. 

 The former really is very satisfactory. 

 Prices all round are reasonable with 

 no fancy returns on anything. Very 

 good local chrysanthemums in all the 

 early varieties are coming in and 



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