January 15, 1916 



HORTICULTURE 



87 



Flower Market Reports 



i^Contiuited f?-jii: pa^c 8j) 



The past week was 

 PITTSBURGH seemingly the cli- 

 max of this excep- 

 tionally bi-illiant social season, the en- 

 tertaining taxing the artistic creative 

 skill of the fashionable ilorists to the 

 utmost. Many beautiful dinner table 

 decorations have been made in which 

 the newer roses figured largely. Apro- 

 pos of the exceptional demand and 

 scant supply, a retailer remarked the 

 other day that "it would pay an out- 

 sider to go to one of the commission 

 houses at eight o'clock in the morning 

 to see the buyers fighting for stock," a 

 condition unheard of in the history of 

 Pittsburgh. One retail firm was com- 

 pelled to close at three o'clock last Sat- 

 urday owing to absolutely nothing to 

 work on. and turned away approxi- 

 mately fifty dollars' worth of trade. 

 Added to this, illness has depleted the 

 working forces, making another seri- 

 ous handicap to successful business. A 

 member of the largest wholesale firm 

 here said early in the week, "We are 

 not trying to fill our orders; we simply 

 try to touch them up a little." One 

 retail firm downtown was fortunate in 

 receiving a consignment of two thou- 

 sand carnations from Chicago. 



At the begin- 

 SAN FRANCISCO ning of the new 



year the San \ 

 Francisco florists are optimistic over 

 the prospects for a good year's busi- 

 ness. With the closing of accounts 

 for 1915 no complaints are registered, 

 as most firms enjoyed the best busi- 

 ness in their history. Flowers are 

 far from plentiful here. The supply 

 is usually light in January, but the 

 shortage is a little more pronounced 

 than in former years owing to the 

 stormy weather which ushered in 1916 

 and has prevailed all week. Interest 

 centers around roses and carnations 

 and everything cleans up closely re- 

 gardless of price or quality providing 

 it is usable at all. Violets are recov- 

 ering a little from the effects of the 

 frost and wind last week, but the cut 

 is still below normal and shippers are 

 experiencing difficulty In filling their 

 orders, the scarcity being accentuated 

 by a very active local demand. To re- 

 lieve the monotony a few daffodils are 

 appearing, and a limited amount of 

 fressia and narcissus finds a ready 

 market. Some China lilies are of- 

 fered and they demand high prices. 

 Lily of the valley is very scarce and 

 but very few callas are offered. The 

 outlook for the latter is not very fav- 

 orable as frost damage is reported in 

 several localities. Gardenias are only 

 in medium supply, while the cut of or- 

 chids is about sufficient for the de- 

 mand. The great popularity of flow- 

 ering plants is commented upon by 

 various members of the trade. The 

 cut flower shortage may be responsi- 

 ble to a certain extent for the strong 

 position of plants but it would hardly 

 account for the heavy increase in the 

 demand. This class of stock was a 

 bigger factor than usual in the holi- 

 day business, and the later arrivals 

 are maintaining their popularity. 



The market since New 



ST. LOUIS Years' has been short 



and the demand has 



been very large. The new year has 



PATRICK WELCH, WHOLESALE FLORIST 



262 DEVONSHIRE STREET, BOSTON, MASS. 



TELEPHONE MAIN «698 

 American Beaoties, Orchids, Valley, Carnation*. AU the noveltU* In the Cut now* 



Market funiihlieiJ on short notice. Prices qaot«d on applicatloo, 

 accepted. I'lowers slilpped out at Boston on early trains. 



STORE OPEN FOR BUSINESS AT S A. M. 



No retail orders 



NEW YORK QDOTATIONS PER 100. To Deal ers Only 



MISCELLANEOUS 



First Half of WiU 



beginnmg lao. 10 



1916 



Cattl«ra» 



Dendrobhim f ormosum 



Lilies, Lonffifk>nini 



" Rubnna 



Calla* 



LUy of the Valley 



Daises 



Violets 



Mignonette 



Snapdragon • 



Narcissus, Paper- White ' 



Trumpet 



Hyacinths. Roman 



Freesia 



Calendulas ' 



Slevia ' 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias ' 



Adiantum . • • • 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus. strings (per loo) . 



" " & Spren (loo bunches). 



40.00 

 50.00 



I SEUL. F 



What Have You to Offer for Coming Season? 



I have an unlimited mariset 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 £1 44-68 Mad. Sq. 



J. K. ALLEN 



lis West 28th Street 

 NEW YORK 



EDWARD REID 



WHOLESALE FLORIST 



1619-21 Ranstead St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



CHOICE BEAUTIES. ORCHIDS, VALLEY, ROSEi 

 and all Seasonable Varieties of Cut Flowers 



PHILADELPHIA 



Wholesale Flower Exchange 



lfi25 Ranstead St., Phiiadeiplila 

 EVERYTHING IN CUT FLOWERS 



Gardenias and Orchids a specialty. 



"Jake" knows tlie ropes. Give him a 

 trial. Cousignments solicited. 



Established 1888 



Tel. 551 ^ladison Sq. 



GUTTMAN & RAYNORJnc. 



A. J. GUTT.MAN, President. 



Wholesale Florists 



101 W. 28th St., NEW YORK 



We have 20 years' experience behind UB. 

 Telephone, Farragut 2O:i6-2037-558. 



D. G. Arnold & GoTlnc. 



Wholesale Florists 



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



Telephone, 2287 Farrasat. 

 ConsigDmeDts Solicited. 



GUNTHER BROS. 



Wholesale Commission 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 28th ST. NEW YORK. 



RKED Ca KELLER 



133 West 35th St.. New Yorii 



Florists' Supplies 



We maniifnrtnre all our 



ietai Designs, Baskets, Wire Werk & Novelties 



and an' de.iliTs in 



Decorative Glassware, (irowers antl 



Florists' BeanlsHes 



UNITED CUT FLOWER CO., INC. 



Flowers Sold on Commission 



Consignments of 

 Good Stock Solicited 



PERCY W. nCHTER, Mgr, NEW YORK 



111 W. 38th Street 



Started the business off right as noth- 

 ing but clean-up sales have been re- 

 ported since the first of January. 

 Prices have Itept up to almost holiday 

 range. The crop of roses at present 

 is not over-abundant and advance or- 



ders use them up almost every day. 

 Tlie same may be said of carnations, 

 which have been short of the demand 

 for the past six weeks. All the other 

 flowers in this market share in the 



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