January 29, 1916 



HORTICULTURE 



153 



Flower Market Reports 



The market ha^, taken a 

 BOSTON very severe cliaiige. The 



sun of the past few days 

 has brought out the flowers in a very 

 large quantity. Carnations are com- 

 ing in in an exceptionally large amount 

 and are selling for about a third of the 

 price quoted last week. Bulb stock is 

 overcrowded and prices have dropped. 

 A great amount of calla lilies and al- 

 though of very good quality do not sell 

 rapidly. Roses are about the only 

 flower lacking. Spencer sweet peas al- 

 though of exceptional quality and color 

 are coming very fast and have taken a 

 great fall in price. 



Business still brisk and 

 BUFFALO stock quite short in 

 supply. The receipts 

 of carnations are heavier, though 

 mostly of the ordinary quality. Floral 

 work has kept the market clean and 

 as roses are still scarce it keeps help- 

 ing the carnation situation satisfac- 

 torily. Tulips, daffodils and narcissus 

 have been added to the list and these 

 have had ready call. Violets are sell- 

 ing better, lily of the valley is in mod- 

 erate supply and meeting good de- 

 mand. There is plenty of greens. 



A change has come to 

 CHICAGO the Chicago market. 



Slowly, day by day, a 

 little increase in the cuts coming into 

 the wholesale houses reached propor- 

 tions by Saturday that could be recog- 

 nized by all. Even yet there is not 

 a flower to spare and happy is the 

 man who can fill all orders as they 

 are given, without lopping off here 

 and there. The natural coming Into 

 crop again is the chief cause, though 

 a few days of sunshine with moder- 

 ated temperature played its valuable 

 part. Carnations are much more in 

 evidence and this flower fell farther 

 short of the demand and for a longer 

 period than any other, but the dark, 

 days have played havoc with the 

 calyx and "splits" form quite a pro- 

 portion of the supply. Roses are also 

 coming a little more plentifully, 

 though no one would think so from 

 appearances except at the time stock 

 arrives. Bulbous stock is good and 

 sells rapidly. Plenty of lilies are seen 

 and needed for the largo amount of 

 funeral work. Miscellaneous stock 

 does not afford much variety. 



Warm bright weath- 

 CINCINNATI er has caused stock 

 in the market to be a 

 little more plentiful but still the re- 

 ceipts the first of this week were hard- 

 ly able to take care of a strong active 

 demand. Carnations have shown the 

 greatest improvement. Tlie supply is 

 now much better than it was both in 

 respect to quality and quantity. Roses, 

 with the possible exception of Ameri- 

 can Beauties, are in a small supply 

 that is tar short of what might be used. 

 Easter lilies are not any too plentiful. 

 Bulb stock is selling well. Orchids are 

 in a good supply while lily of the val- 

 ley, is still scarce. Good violets in 

 both doubles and single.-^ may be had 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — ^'^^"'^^-/^S'o'^? 



TO DEAXXRS ONLY 



Am. Beauty, Special 



'* " Fancy and Extra-... 



No.i 



Russell, Hadley 



Killarney, Richm'd, Hill'doo, Ward 



'; Ord. 



Arenburg, Radiance, Taft, Key, Ex. 



" Ord. 



Ophelia, Mock, Sunburst, Extra ... 



" " *' ' Ordinary 



Carnations, Fancy 



" Ordinijy 



Cattleyas 



Dendrobium formosuni 



Lilies, LonKiflorum 



Rubrutn 



Callas 



Lily of the Valley 



Daiaes 



Violets 



MiKnonette 



Snapdragon 



Narcissus, Paper- While. 



Trumpet 



Tulips 



Hyacinths, Roman- ' 



Freesia 



Calendulas 



Stevia 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias ' 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus, Strings tioo^ 

 " & Spren. (loo bchs.) 



CINCINNATI 



Jan. 24 



CHICAGO 



Jan. 34 



BUlTALO 



Jan. 94 



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J.A.BUDL0NG 



184 North Wabash Avenue, CHICAGO 



CUT FLOWERS 



ROSES, VALLEY and 

 CARNATIONS 



A Specialty 



WHOLESALE 

 GROWER of 



in quantity. The supply of greens is 

 adequate. 



The market condition 

 NEW YORK is very wobbly, and 



values are tending 

 downward. Roses of medium quality 

 are in the greatest favor. The conv 



of summer weather and the 

 bulbous Mower increases has changed 

 the aspect of the market, and while 

 retail dealers are light-hearted over 

 the outlook the retail trade still lacks 

 activity. 



