October 13, 1917 



HOETICULTUR E 



409 



Flower Market Rqx>rts 



There is still a pro- 

 BOSTON nounced scarcity of flow- 

 ers in this marliet. This 

 is not to be attributed to any special 

 demand although it is also true that 

 the demand has increased — no doubt 

 in part because crops are short in 

 general just now and florists out-of- 

 town are obliged to look to the city- 

 markets ^£or their needed supply. 

 Roses have stiffened up in value and 

 would go still higher if only they had 

 the required length of stem. Carna- 

 tions are bringing the best figures on 

 record at this date for some years 

 back. Lily values have eased up 

 somewhat. 



Retail business is 

 CLEVELAND satisfactory for the 

 most part. Wed- 

 dings are quite numerous, including a 

 number of military affairs, and while 

 decorations are not on the same elabo- 

 rate scale as before the war, such 

 things as are ordered are of the best 

 and willingly paid for. According to 

 one of the largest Eviclld- avenue re-' 

 tailers, September was not so good a 

 month as August, but the latter was 

 one of the best Augusts in years. 

 Stocks are good as to quality. Ac- 

 cording to wholesalers, values are be- 

 ginning -to tighten up and an early 

 frost would result immediately in a 

 keen market. Asters are gone, the 

 gladiolus supply is Shortening, but 

 dahlias are coming in freely. 



Market conditions 

 NEW YORK, present, a-more hope-, 

 ful aspect this week. 

 Receipts are not heavy and there is 

 a better movement in all lines. As- 

 ters and gladioli, which have domi- 

 nated the situation for a long time, 

 are down and out and there is no spe- 

 cial surplus of anything else in sight 

 as yet. Cattleyas are more plentiful 

 and the orchid famine is definitely 

 ended. Violets are In evidence on all 

 sides. Prices are better on roses and 

 carnations and stationBry on the ma- 

 jority of other things now coming in. 

 An outstanding 

 PHILADELPHIA feature of the 

 market here last 

 week was a flux of roses, many more_ 

 than could be absorbed. This did not 

 apply to any one variety but included 

 the whole list from Beauties and Rus- 

 sells to Ophelias and Sunbursts. The 

 only exception was White Killarney. 

 That one was on the scarce side. 

 Dahlias went fine. Chrysanthemums 

 were a little more in evidence, the 

 two newest arrivals being Unaka and 

 C'hrysolora. Asters are over and we 

 are no\v more eager for good carna- 

 tions, but these seem slow in coming 

 and most of the arrivals so far are 

 very short stemmed. 



Trade conditions 

 PITTSBURGH continue about nor- 

 mal for early Octo- 

 ber, but the abnormal express facili- 

 ties make it practically ImpossTble to 

 ship out-of-town wholesale consign- 

 ments satisfactorily, and it is uncer- 

 tain when or in what condition they 

 will reach their destination. AW kinds 

 of blooms in season are fairly plenti- 

 ful and of good quality with no over 

 production of any kind. Chrysanthe- 

 mums come in more plentifully each 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



The early varieties are reach- 

 ing us in very nice shape, 

 mostly Yellow and White. 



$2.00, $3.00 per doz. 



CHRYSOLORA.we expect 

 the first cuts about the loth, 



$2.00, $3.00 per dozen, 



Few extra choice at $4.00 



POM PONS, $3.00, $4.00, 

 $5.00 per dozen bunches 



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NEW YORK 

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WASHINGTON. 1 2 1 6 H. St, N. W. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS 



TRADE 



PRICES -Per 100 



TO DEALERS 



ONL> 



Rosei 



Am, Beauty, Special 



_" *' Fancy and Ejrtra. ..- • 

 *' " No. I and culls 



Russell, Euler, Mock 



Hadley - . : ...'.... 



Arenbe'rg, Hoosier Beauty * ■ 



Ward - 



Killarney, Radiance, Taft 



Ophelia, Sunburst, Hillingdon..'; . . 



Camationa 



Cattleyas 



DendroJ^um formosum — 



Lilies, Longiflorum - 



Lilies, Speciosum 



Lily of the Valley 



Snapdragon 



Gladioli ■ • 



Asters • 



Chrysanthemums • - 



Sweet Peas •••" 



Marguerites 



Gardenias - 



Adlantum - - 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plu.&Spren. (looBhs.) 



CINCINNATI I 

 Oct. 8 I 



25.00 

 15.00 

 . 6.00 



3.00 



CHICAGO 



Oct. I 



BUFFALO 



Oct. I 



PITTSBURG 



Oct. 8 



--4.00 



4. CO 



4.00 

 4.00 



1.00 to 

 to 



35.00 



20.00 



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10.00 



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8.00 



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3.00 

 75.to 



10.00 to 12.50 



3.00 



3.00 



1. 00 



13.00 



7.00 



5.00 



5.00 

 3.00 

 35.00 



to ••• 



to ... 



25.00 to 



1. 00 

 15.00 



35.00 



to 30.00 , 25.00 10 30.00 



to 25.00 -. to- ao.oo 



to 15.00 



to 15.00 



to 

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J.OC 10.00 

 12.00 - 6.00 



lo.co 



10.00 



5.C0 



8.00 



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3.00 

 60.00 



4.00 

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 4.00 

 3.00 



to 

 to 

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6:60 



8.CO 

 3,00 

 4.00 

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 20.C0 



1.35 



30.00 

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10.00 

 10.00 

 10.00 

 to 3.00 

 to 75.00 



to .•..;-.. 



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to '..4.0V- 



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to 

 to 

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1.25 



20,00 

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successive day and there are still 

 dahlias "of quality and distinction," 

 Gladioli are on the wane and asters 

 have entirely dropped out of sight. 

 -There are quite a few lilies and roses 

 are coming in fairly well, American 

 Beauties, especially, rising to the oc- 

 casion. 



Flowers are none 

 ROCHESTE.R tao plentiful this 

 ^ week. The several 

 cold days and slight frosts have 

 shortened up outdoor stock consider- 

 ably. The supply of roses is fairly 

 plentiful, with the exception of white, 

 which are very scarce. Ophelia, Sun- 

 burst and Maryland are now verv 



good. Sweethearts are also in good, 

 condition. American Beauties, "for 

 which there has been no special de- 

 mand, are unusually ^ood. ' Longi- 

 florum lilies are plentiful, while Rub- 

 rums are getting poor. Chrysanthe- 

 mums are arriving in larger quanti- 

 ties. Single and double violets are in 

 and sell fairly well. Chrysanthemums 

 shipped from San Francisco to this 

 market are not satisfactory, stems 

 weak and flowers soft. 



Roses and carnations 

 ST. LOUIS are improving in qual- 

 ity. Violets are show- 

 ing better color but the blooms are 



{ContiHued OH page 411) 



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