January 8, 1916 



HORTICULTURE 



55 



Flower Niarket Reports 



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the knowing ones that it is only a 

 question of sunlight for a few days to 

 change the aspect of the marliet very 

 materially. It is very gratifying to see 

 the values hold up so evenly for so 

 long a period and we shall be glad if it 

 should continue so for a few weeks 

 longer. Bulbous material is rapidly 

 taking a place of prominence in the 

 wholesalers' stock. Carnations and 

 roses are excellent, the latter gradually 

 slacking up in quantity. 



New Year's trade 

 PHILADELPHIA was as good as 



expected. Prices 

 held firm on probably everything ex- 

 cept cattleyas; these broke badly as the 

 growers used poor judgment in their 

 early estimates, failing to give the 

 wholesalers proper information in ad- 

 vance as to what they were going to 

 have. Carnations were as short as any- 

 thing, nearly everybody being off crop, 

 the warm fall having been too prolific. 

 There was the usual scramble for reds 

 but while flowers moved well, too, on 

 account of mortuary work, deaths here 

 lately having been unprecedented on 

 account of the grip-pneumonia epi- 

 demic. Roses were in splendid de- 

 mand, especially over the new year. 

 Lily of the valley is scarce. 



The present holiday 

 PITTSBURGH season has been by 



far the best in the 

 annals of local commercial floriculture. 

 With over 100,000 cases of pneumonia 

 and influenza, the harvest of death 

 has perhaps never before been as great 

 in the brief period, and meanwhile en- 

 tertaining for the debutantes, vacation 

 school sets and society at large has 

 gone on. Holiday flowers were fairly 

 plentiful, and — as the wholesalers 

 viewed it — sold at reasonable prices. 

 However, it was noted, that with but 

 few exceptions, flowers of the so-called 

 "middle classes" were more in demand 

 than those of higher degree and exor- 

 bitant cost. 



New Year's came with 

 ST. LOUIS a rush and all the flow- 

 ists about town are 

 well pleased with the business done for 

 both big holidays. The market was not 

 quite so stiff as it was Christmas, still 

 prices are a little high especially on 

 carnations which liave been decidedly 

 off crop for some time and now that 

 the big rush is over no doubt normal 

 prices will prevail from now on, as a 

 big crop is expected for this month. 

 Roses have been in constant good crop 

 all during the past month and will also 

 for this month. Other stock is coming 

 in fine at all times. The trade expect 

 a good steady demand from now on 

 and this market can supply all these 

 demands with good quality of stock. 



The local d e - 

 SAN FRANCISCO mand for flow- 

 ers shortened 



up very noticeably between Christmas 

 and New Year's Day, but it was just as 

 well for the trade as the supply was 



PATRICK WELCH, WHOLESALE FLORIST 



262 DEVONSHIRE STREET, BOSTON, MASS. 



TELKPHONB MAIN 2608 

 ^Uuerlcan Beantieg, Orchids, Valley, CarDatlona. All the novelties In the Cnt Flows 

 Market furiilhhed on Hhort notlf*. Prlcei* quoted on application. No retail ordev 

 accepted. Flowers shliiped out of BoHton on early trains. 



STORE OPEN FOR BUSINESS AT 6 A. M. 



NEW YORK QDOTATIONS PER 100. To Dealers Only 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattleya* 



Dendrobhim formosuin 



Lilies, Loagiflorum 



Rubrum 



Callai 



LUy of the Valley 



Daises 



VioleU 



Mignonette 



Snapdragon • 



Narcissus. Paper-White 



Trumpet 



Hyacinths, Roman 



Freesia 



Calendulas 



Stevia 



Siveet Peas* ■ • ■ 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus, stnngs (per loo) 



" " & Spren (loo bunches). 



Last Half of Week First Half of Wiik 



* ending Jan. 1 beginning Jan. 3 



1916 1916 



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AVhat Have Tfoti to Offer for Coming Season? 



I haTe an unlimited market for any variety of flowers, in any quantity. Prompt re- 

 turns of sales on consigned goods. Ready cash when due. A clean record of twenty- 

 eight years In the Cut Flower Commission Business. 



Write for information or call and talk It over. 



Telephone 

 167 &4468 Mad. Sq. 



J. K. ALLEN 



118 MTest 28th Street 

 NEW YOR.K 



EDWARD REID 



WHOLESALE FLORIST 



1619-21 Ranstead St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



CHOICE BEAUTIES. ORCHIDS, VALLEY, ROSE! 

 and all Seasonable Varieties of Cut Flowers 



PHILADELPHIA- 



Wholesale Flower Exchange 



1626 Ranstead St., Fbiladelpbia 

 EVERYTHING IN CUT FLOWERS 



Gardenias and Orchids a specialty. 



"Jalie" Isnows the ropes. Give him a 

 trial. Cousignments solicited. 



Establislied 1888 



Tel. 551 Madison Sq. 



GUNTHER BROS. 



Wholesale Connmission Florists 



110 West 28th St., New York 



We Solicit Consignments of New Eng- 

 land Grown Novelties. 



RIEDEL & MEYER, Inc. 

 Wholesale Commission 



READY FOR BUSINESS 



49 WEST 28tli ST. NEW YORK. 



GUTTMAN & RAYNORJnc. 



A. J. GliTT.MAN, I'resldent. 



Wholesale Florists 



lOl W. 28th St., NEW YORK 



We have 20 years' experience behind us. 

 Telephone. Farragut 20:i6-2037-558. 



D. G. Arnold & Co., Inc. 



Wholesale Florists 



112 West 28th St., N. Y. CITY 



Telephone, 2387 Farrapat. 

 Consignments Solicited. 



1rCED (a KCLLER 



122 West 25tb -St.. New York 



Florists' Supplies 



Wo ninniifftotiirc all our 



letal Disiins, Baskets, Wire Wark & Novelties 



;iinl ;iri' ih'.'liTs ill 



Decorative (jlasHware. Crowers ud<I 



FlorlstH* K^QulHites 



UNIIED CUT FLOWER CO. .INC. 



Flowers Sold on Commission 



Consignments of 

 Good Stock Solicited 



PERCY W. RICHTER, Mgr . NEW YORK 



ill \\. 28tli Slrift 



much lighter than for many weeks, 

 due to the extremely cold weather fol- 

 lowing a heavy rain on Monday. Prac- 

 tically all flowers on the market show 

 effects of the cold spell and a shortage 

 is feared in some lines if the tempera- 



ture does not raise soon. A few scat- 

 tering chrysanthemums are still to be 

 seen but the quality is poor and no one 

 wants them. Violets are less plentiful 

 and the supply continues to clean up 



iCoHtinuect on fagr 0<)i 



