January 22, 1916 



HORTICULTURE 



119 



Flower Market Reports 



{Cotttiriitfii fi-o/ri page 1 17) 



Standard rate for other singles. The 

 carnation market has changed around 

 since the holiday so that the whites 

 outclass the reds in demand. The call 

 for white flowers has, further, given a 

 sharp impulse to the price of lilies, 

 callas, paper white narcissi, etc. All 

 bulbous stock sells without a word of 

 protest against the stiff figures as 

 compared with those which prevail or- 

 dinarily. The retail stores are carry- 

 ing almost no iJowers in stock or for 

 window display. A few ferns, palms 

 and flowering plants constitutes the 

 bulk of the outfit. In design work, 

 galax, leucothoe and other expedients 

 reduce the actual number of fresh 

 flowers used to the smallest limit. 



Flowers a little 

 PHILADELPHIA scarce at present 

 and prices in 

 growers' favor— take the market all 

 around. Beauties have been rather 

 plenty, but are now getting off crop 

 & little. Other roses scarce — not 

 enough to to go around — especially In 

 the shorter grades. Last week there 

 was'a drop in carnations, but the mar- 

 ket has recovered and good prices are 

 •now being realized. Cattleyas are 

 among the few things that are in good 

 supply, some very fine Trianaes ar- 

 riving. Sweet peas are extra good 

 and sell well. A few daffodils, tulips 

 and Roman hyacinths are to be seen, 

 but nothing to make any stir in the 

 market. A fair quantity of paper 

 ■whites are arriving and bringing 

 prices away above normal years. Lily 

 of the valley is scarce and bringing 

 more money. Lilies are also scarce 

 and higher in price. Violets, particul- 

 larly doubles, are rather sluggish. Mig- 

 nonette has improved in quality con- 

 siderably' and is bringing very good 

 prices. 



With the death rate 

 PITTSBURGH averaging a 1 m o s t 



double the usual 

 toll hereabouts, the enormous demand 

 for flowers continues, with the supply 

 worse and worse. Roses and carna- 

 tions, especially, are scarce. The so- 

 cial demands are less heavy than for 

 some weeks past, however, and the 

 zero weather has practically precluded 

 so-called "traffic trade." 



The conditions of the 

 ST. LOUIS wholesale market have 

 not changed much from 

 last reports and the scarcity in almost 

 anything seasonable still keeps up. 

 The most notable scarcity is in roses, 

 which was unexpected. Carnations, 

 too, are scarce with high prices. Other 

 stock cleans up daily. 



Stock of all kinds 

 WASHINGTON is very scarce with 



few exceptions an;i 

 prices are very high. The demand for 

 lily of the valley, iiigh-grade roses and 

 carnations has been very good. Car- 

 nations are not enough to go around, 

 particularly the whites and pinks. 

 American Beauty roses are in good de- 

 mand and the price stiffened materi- 

 ally. The sale on Radiance and Mock 

 Is very good. There are plenty of New- 

 York double violets to be had but 

 there is something of a shortage of lo- 

 cally grown single violets and the 

 prices on the latter are somewhat 



PATRICK WELCH, WHOLESALE FLORIST 



262 DEVONSHIRE STREET, BOSTON, MASS. 



TKLEPIIONB M.\IN 2fi98 

 iVinerlcaji Beaaties, Orchids, Valley, Carnations. All the dotcIUm Id the Cnt Flower 

 Market fnrulNbecl on short notice. Prlcen quiitecl on application. No retail order* 

 accepted. l<lower8 uhlitped out of BoNton on enrly trains. 



STORE OPEaS FOR BUSINESS AT 6 A. M. 



NEW YORK QDOTATIONS PER 100. To Dealers Only 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattleya» 



Dendrobrum forniosuixi> 



Lilie*. LoQirifloruin 



Rubrutn 



Calla 



LUyof the Valley. 



Daises 



VioIeU • 



Mignonette 



Snapdragon ■ 



Narcissus. Paper.White.< 



Trumpet 



Hyacinths, Roman 



Freesia 



Calendulas 



Stevia ■ . • . 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Ust Half of Week 



ending Ian. 15 



1918 



lO.OO 



35.00 

 8.00 

 6.00 



12,00 



3-00 



2.00 



■5" 

 2.00 

 3.00 

 2.50 

 4.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 



Smilax • 



Aspara^iu Plumosus, strings (per loo) 



" ** & Spren (loo buDcbes). 



25.00 



50.00 



IO.CX> 



8.00 

 16.00 

 6.00 



3.00 



•75 

 4.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 



6.00 



3.00 



4.00 



4.00 



1. 00 



1.50 



35.00 



1. 00 



10.00 



40.00 



20.00 



First Half of WeU 



bejinnlne Jan. 17 



1916 



10.00 



25.00 

 8.00 

 6.00 



J2.00 

 3.00 

 2.CO 

 •SO 

 3.00 

 3.00 



a. 50 



4.00 

 3 00 

 4.00 

 3.00 



1. 00 



25.00 



.50 



8.00 



35-00 

 15.00 



25 .ao 

 50.00 



16.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 



■75 

 4.00 



S.oe 

 3. 00 



6.00 

 3.00 

 *).oo 

 3.00 



T.OO 

 '•50 . 

 35.00 



x.oo 

 10.00 

 40.00 

 20.00 



Are You Dissatisfied ? 



1 Lave an uiilimited market for your flowers, au.v variet.v, in auv (niantit.v. I'rompt 

 returns of sales on consigned goods. Reidy cash when duo. A liean re<'ord of twenty- 

 eight years in the Cut Flower Commission Business. 



\Vril<' for information or call and talk it over. 



XelepHoi\e 

 167&3058 Farragut 



J. K. ALLEN 



118\(rest 28tK Street 

 NE'W YORK 



EDWARD REID 



WHOLESALE FLORIST 



1619-21 Raortead St., Philadelphia, P*. 



CHOICE BEAUTIES, ORCHIDS, VALLEY, ROSES 

 and all Seasonable Varieties of Cut Flowers 



PHILADELPHIA 



Wholesale Flower Exchange 



in2S Ranntead St., Fbiladelphia 

 EVERYTHING IN CUT FLOWERS 



GardeniaH and Orchids a specialty. 



"Jalse" Itnows the ropes. Give him ■ 

 trial. Consignments solicited. 



Established 1888 



Tel. 551 Madison Sq. 



GUNTHER BROS. 



Wholesale Commission Florists 



no West 28th St., New York 



We Solicit Consignments of New Eng- 

 land Grown Kovelties. 



RIEDEL & MEYER, Inc. 

 Wholesale Commission 



READY FOR BUSINESS 



49 WEST 28th ST. NEW YORK. 



GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, Inc. 



A. J. GUTT.MAN, President. 



Wholesale Florists 



lOl W. 28th St., 



NEW YORK 



We have 20 years' experience behind u. 

 Telephone, Farragut 2«.!6-2037-558. 



D. G. Arnold & Co., Inc. 



Wholesale Florists 



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



Telephone. 2287 FarraRut. 

 Consignments Solicited. 



RCED (SI KKLLER 



122 West 2.5th SI., Neiv York 



Florists' Supplies 



We riiiiliiifiirt iirt- nil our 



lletal Disiens, Baskets, Wire Werk & Novelties 



atitl ;iri- (It'.iltTS in 



Decorative GluHNware. (.rowerH um) 



FlorlstN' ReoiiiKl(*>H 



UNIFED CUT FLOWER CO. JNC. 



Flowers Sold on Commlsalon 



Consignments of 

 Good Stock Solicited 



PERCY W. RICHTER, Mgr , NEW YORK 



111 W. 28tb Street 



higher. Speiifer sweet peas are mov- 

 ing well and bringing good prices, 

 while there is a fair call for the other 

 varieties. Orchids have dropped in 

 price and are fairly plentiful. Preesia 



is bringing as high as $6 per hundred. 

 Sna|)dragon is ver.v popular for use in 

 dinner decorations. Tulips have made 

 their appearance. White lilac Is being 

 used to quite an extent in decorations. 



