December 29, 1917 



HORTICULTURE 



693 



THE PFALTZGRAFF POTTERY CO., York, Pa. 



Manufacturers of Florists Pots, Bulb Pans, Fern Dishes, etc. 

 WE LEAD IN QUALITY, FINISH AND SERVICE 



For CatalogueH and Discounts addresi 



AUGUST ROLKER 8 SONS, 51 Barclay Street, NEW YORK CITY 



Our Selling Agents in N. Y.. N. J. and Eastern States Territory 



Flower Market Reports 



Continued J.om page bql 



New York retail flor- 

 NEW YORK ists' are happy, al- 

 most to a man, over 

 the results of Christmas business. So 

 little was expected and so dubious 

 was the outlook tor many that the 

 splendid rally of the buying public 

 makes the situation all the more glori- 

 ous. Two weeks ago the prospects 

 and demand were anything but en- 

 couraging but on all sides the dealers 

 are conlessing an agreeable disap- 

 pointment, some saying that their 

 trade was ahead of any of the past 

 three years, the demand embracing 

 the finest grades as well as the mod- 

 erate priced quality. Foliage plant 

 baskets had a phenomenal run, rival- 

 ing those composed of flowering sub- 

 jects, their durability apparently be- 

 ing taken Into account by the pur- 

 chasers. As usual, the plant business 

 dominated everything until close up 

 to the holiday and there being no evi- 

 dence of scarcity on any one item but . 

 plenty of evidence of abundance the 

 cut flower trading was desultory at 

 first and gave no indication of the ac- 

 tivity which developed Monday even- 

 ing and continued well into Tuesday. 

 The wholesale cut flower men are not 

 unanimous as to the successful char- 

 acter of the Christmas trade, but we 

 think the concensus of opinion can be 

 stated as favorable and some are 

 greatly elated over the good clean-up 

 they had. Prices were comparatively 

 low on most lines and up to Tuesday 

 noon were marked by unusual steadi- 

 ness for a. holiday occasion. On Christ- 

 mas morning the buyers were legion 

 and the market was abundantly able 



WANTS, FOR SALE, Ek 



FOR SALE 



Complete set, six volumes in perfect con- 

 dition, of the Cyclopedia of American 

 Horticulture by L. II. Uiiiley. Thin is the 

 original 1906 edition i>uhIiAlied by l>ouble- 

 day. Patre & Co.. with the SynopsiH •f the 

 Ve»:t'tabU KinRdom inserted. Will Bell 

 cheap. 



Address Bailey, care IIOKTICIJLTUKK. 



Uttle Ads. That Bring 

 Big Returns 



Uttle Adi. In oor CliMsin«d Buyer»' Dlre«- 

 torr brlns blr returni to botb advrrtlnr 

 Anytbinc wanted by Borlstl, rardeneri, 

 park and cemet«ry iuperlntondent*, et*., 

 can be sold tbrouifb this medium. 

 Don't fall to read over tbeie Adi. In ea«b 

 laaae and you may find one or mor« tliat 

 win prove profitable to yon. 



to take care of them all and still have 

 a big unsold surplus consisting of 

 white material mainly which, as here- 

 tofore on similar occasions, was 

 "dead" stock and included roses, car- 

 nations, paper white narcissi, Roman 

 hyacinths and even lily of the valley. 

 There was a good supply of the latter 

 and in very best quality but the 

 present high prices are against it. 

 Cattleyas were plentiful, also cypripe- 

 diums. There was a lot of Euphorbia 

 Jacquiniceflora in market and much of 

 it remains unsold. Violets made an 

 unexpected surprise spurt, selling 

 slowly at first and then running up to 

 double the prices first quoted. Sweet 

 peas were very fine and made a good 

 record. The sales of greens and sup- 

 plies of all kinds were quite heavy but 

 there were enough for all demands. 



Christmas busi- 

 PHILADELPHIA ness here was 



better than ex- 

 pected but not up to the record of pre- 

 vious years. The out-of-town ship- 

 ments got away all right Friday and 



Saturday which was some surprise, as 

 the express companies would give no 

 guarantees. So far as heard to date 

 no complaints have come in from con- 

 signees which means that the service 

 was better than usual notwithstanding 

 the congestion. 



There was little sun- 

 ROCH ESTER shine last week and 



the continued dark 

 weather held back the supply of cut 

 flowers considerably. Most of the 

 stores report a rather slow week, but 

 hopes are now entertained that the 

 Christmas trade will be in every way 

 better than has been anticipated. 

 Roses are the only flowers that are in 

 any way plentiful. The better grades 

 are e.xcellent and sell well. Violets 

 are also selling good. Carnations are 

 very scarce and bringing big prices. 

 A few chrysanthemums are still arriv- 

 ing, but are not of good quality. Sweet 

 peas are seen in very small quantities. 

 There is a good supply of potted poin- 

 settias, peppers, Jerusalem cherries, 

 early bulbs and cyclamen. 



CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY 



Advertisements in this Department, Ten Cents a Line, Net 



BCLBS 



C. KEUK & SONS, HILLEOOM. HolUnd. 



Bulbi of all descrlptloDB. Write for prices. 



NEW YORK BRANCH. 8-10 Brides St. 



CAKNATION STAPUES 



Split caruatloDB quickly, easily and 

 cheaply mended. Plllsbury's Carnation 

 Staple, 1000 for 35c.; 3000 for Jl.OO po«t- 

 pald. I. L. PILLSBURY, Galesbarg, lU. 



DAHI.IA8 



I'euny Dablla Mra. Frederick Orlnnell. 



Stock For Sale. 



JOHN P. RODNEY, New Bedford. Man. 



Orders booked at any time for Fall or 

 Spring delivery. Wliolesale and Retail. 

 Send for Catalog. NOKTUBORO DAHLIA 

 & GLADIOLUS OAUDMN8, J. L. Moors, 

 ITop., Nortbboro, Mass. 



New Paeony Dahlia — John Wanamaker, 

 Newest, IlandBomest, Heat. New color, new 

 form and new habit of growth. Big stock 

 of best cut-Uower Tarletlei. Send list of 

 wants to PEACOCK DAHLIA FARMS, 

 lierlin, N. J. 



DAISIES 



Daisies (BellU) Monstrosa, white and 

 pink, also LoiiKfellow and Snowball. Thinly 

 sown Ueld-grown seedlings, $2.50 per 1000, 

 S11.50 per 501KI. cash. 



BRILL CELERY GARDENS, 

 Kalamazoo, Mlcb. 



OUkSH 



Greenhouae glaai, lowest pricea. JOHN- 

 STON GLASS CO.. Hartford City. Ind. 



GOLD FISH 



Gold fish, aquarium plants, snails, cas- 

 tles, globes, aquarinm. tish goods, nets, 

 etc.. wholesale. FRANKLIN BARRETT, 

 Breeder, 4S15 D St., Olney. Philadelphia. 

 Pa. Large breeding pairs for sale. Send 

 for price list. 



PANSY PI.ANT8 



Pansy Plants, Strong and stocky. Strains 

 unsurpassed by any for Size of Bloom or 

 Colors. $2.50 per 1000, $11.50 per 5000. 

 Cash. Satisfaction or your money back. 

 BRILL CELERY GARDENS. 

 Kalamazoo, Mlcb. 



PEONIES 



Peonies. The world'a greatest eollMtlon, 

 12U0 sorts Send for Ust. C. BHT8CUBB, 

 Canal Dover, O. 



BOSKS 



Roses, Cannaa and Bbnibi. THB 



CONAKD & JONES COMPANT, Waat 



Grove, Pa. 



SPHAGNUM MOSS 



Live Sphagnum moss, orchid p«at and 

 orchid bnskcts always on hand. LAGBB 

 & H IJRKELL, Summit. N. J. 



VINES 



Flowering and Foliage VInea. eboloa 

 collection. Large Specimen, Pot and Tab 

 grown for immediate effect; alio Climbing 

 Rosea. J. U. TROY, Mount Hlaaarllk Nor- 

 sery, New Rochelle, N. Y. 



WIRE WORK 



WILLIAM E. HKILSCHKB'B WIB» 

 WORKS. 264 Randolph St., Datrolt, Mleh. 



