December 29, 1917 



HOKTICULTURE 



691 



Flower Market Reports 



I.CDfiditmtd frrm pm^ 68g) 



ers willingly paid the same price for 

 the fancy stock $7.50 per dozen. The 

 •question of the successful rivalry 

 of the Mrs. Russell rose was decided 

 by the quality of the Christmas supply 

 this year and the price customers 

 gladly paid to get them. In plants 

 the lack of thousands of azaleas could 

 not possibly be covered up by any 

 amount of cyclamen and they were 

 sorely missed as show plants. Bfiskets 

 and hampers were, if possible, more 

 beautiful than ever and they were ap- 

 parently selling as readily as last 

 year. The craze for trimming the 

 araucarias with red ribbon continues 

 and some florists have used other 

 colors with doubtful success. Melan- 

 thera heathers are among the most 

 showy of the large offerings and when 

 artistically dressed up bring a price 

 formerly thought to belong to the 

 azalea only. At this time, Dec. 24th, 

 there is stock enough and to spare but 

 Christmas day is expected to use up 

 the most of both cut flowers and 

 plants. 



Dried and artificial 

 CLEVELAND specialties for 



Christmas cleaned 

 up nicely on the whole, although the 

 department stores, with new flower 

 departments probably cut into the reg- 

 ular retail trade somewhat. The cut 

 flower market is in rather an unsettled 

 condition. Some wholesalers feared a 

 shortage for Christmas requirements, 

 while others had plenty of flowers on' 

 hand and feared the market would not 

 absorb them. The beginning of the 

 Christmas season saw the carnations 

 scarce, with roses in sufficient quan- 

 tity for all demands. Rose prices, 

 however, were not low. While a num- 

 ber of growers have curtailed their 

 greenhouse area this year, and a num- 

 ber of others have gone out of busi- 

 ness, Richard Gamble, oldest florist in 

 Bratenahl, suburb of Cleveland, is the 

 first to have his entire stock freeze for 

 lack of coal. As suggested in Horti- 

 «ULTiRE several weeks ago Mr. Gamble 

 had anticipated the result of a cold 

 snap and endeavored to get rid of a 

 part of his stock before the cold 

 weather set in. Gamble is 72 years 

 old and has been in the flower busi- 

 ness 25 years. He is going stoically 

 about his work cleaning up the wreck 

 and figuring on his outdoor stock for 

 next season. 



Boston Floral Supply Co. 



34"-;i57 ('anihridKe >it., BoHton 



IIr:uU|u;irt<'rs for 



CYCAS, 15ASKKTS, WIKK DKSUiNS 



and WAX I'LOUKKS 



Stinl fnr price list If you liavr imt re- 



CeivtHi OIK'. 



HENTZ & NASH, Inc. 



Wholesale Commision Florists 



55 and 57 West 26th Street 



NEW YORK 



Telephonp No 

 FarraKut 



HENRY M. ROBINSON CO. OF NEW YORK 



>S-S7 \A^oa'l: 26«li Seres'*: 



Telephones, 13 — 8S10 Madison Square 



CoBilcnmenti SoUeitod 



MAURICE t.. OLA88. Treasurer 



K. AL.L 



IM 



SERVING THE TRADE AS WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORIST FOR OT«» 



THIRTY YEARS. 



I have room now for a few more regular shippers of good flowers. I have a itealj 

 market for all varieties. Make a start now for the coming season. 



TEl,EPHONE« 

 FarraKDt 167 and S058 



118 West 28th St. IME^A/ YORK 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100. To Dealers Only 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattleyas • 



Dendrobiuiii formosuiii 



Lilies, Longiflorum 



Lilies, Speciosum 



Lily of the Valley 



SnapdrasoD - 



BouTardia 



Violeu 



Chrysanthemums 



Narcis. Paper White 



Roman Hyacinths 



Stevia 



Sweet Peas 



Margruerites • • • • 



Gardeniaai 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparaffiu Plumosus. & Spren (loo bunches) • 



l»t Part If Wiik 

 •nding Dec. 22 

 1917 



40.cx> to 



4.00 



4.00 



3.00 



2.00 



.60 



2.00 



1. 00 



2.00 



■75 



2.50 



2.00 



15.00 



.50 



10.00 



15.00 



75.00 

 50.00 



10.0c 

 S.oo 



10.00 

 8.00 

 3.00 



'75 



20.00 



2.00 



3.00 



1. 00 



3.00 



3.00 



50.00 



1,00 



1 ;.oo 



35.00 



First Part of Wiik 



he£iRBlit Dec. 24 



1917 



40.00 to 



6.00 

 4.00 

 3.00 

 a. 00 

 2.00 

 ■75 

 2.00 

 1. 00 

 1. 00 



-75 

 2.00 

 a. 00 

 15.00 



■ so 

 10.00 

 1 5.00 



73.00 



50.00 

 8.00 

 8.00 

 8.00 

 S.oo 

 3.00 



1.25 



'20.00 



2.00 



3.00 



1.00 



3.00 



3,00 



50.00 



1. 00 



iS-oc 



35-O0 



WE WANT MORE SHIPPERS 



We have a numerous clientage of New York City buyers and the demand ex- 

 ceeds onr supply. This is especially true of Roses. We have every facility and 

 abundant means and best returns are assured for stock consigned to us. 

 Address Tour Shipments to 



UNITED CUT FLOWER CO. Inc. 



1 1 1 W. 28th St., NEW YORK 



D. J, Pappas, Prcs. 



CONVENTION VISITORS WELCOME 



J. J. 



IM, In 



HIGH CLASS FLOWERS. ALL THE STANDARD STOCK. 



THE PRODUCT OF THE LEADING GROWERS. 



NOVELTIES AND UNUSUAL VARIETIES A SPECIALTY. 



Consignors of Good Stock for the New York Market Please Call or Write 



115 W. 2Bth Street IMEIXA/ YORK 



TELEPHONES 



Farraiiut 6413 or 6891 



N.Y. FLORISTS' SUPPLY 

 COMPANY, Inc. 



103 W. 28th Streit, NEW YORK 



EVERYTHING FOR THE FLORIST 



CHARLES E.MEEHAN 



Wholesale Cut Flowers 

 Plants, Greens, etc. 



5 So. Mole St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



SINBLE 



VIOLETS 



WANTEI 



VioletH and novelties are my Hobby. Con- 

 sign your llou'ers to me. I can sell them to 

 your HatiHfiU'tion. 



CLARENCE SLINN, \^i^'\'tik 



FLOWER GROWERS 



I have a good wholesale market for Pan- 

 aies, Violets, Carnations and all other stock 

 of quality. 



Regular Shipments Solicited 



B. S. SL.INIM, Jr. 



55 and 51 W. 2«th Street. NEW YOBV 



"rKED (SL KELLER 



12J Wetit 25111 .St.. New York 



Florists' Supplies 



Wf niannfiirtttrr nil our 



iitil Disiens, Baskets, Win Wirk &NoviltJis 



and jirc dcih-ra In 



Decorative GlasNware. Cirowers and 



FlorlNtN* R^MiniKltrH 



Beechwood Heights Nurseries 



Importctrs asd Or«w«rs •£ 



OROMI 



Oat riowsrs *f All tlu 

 In 



THOMAS YOUNG, Jr., Proprtotor 



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