March 11, 1916 



HORTICULTURE 



351 



Flower MaHtet Reports 



{^Continued from page J4Q) 



in. American Beauties are a little off 

 as to quality, and tlie long-stem grades 

 are scarce^a reversal of recent condi- 

 tions when there were to be had but 

 long stems. Carnations are very good 

 and selling well. In fact we seldom 

 see the market in Just such healthy 

 condition. By Saturday night there 

 was not a bunch left over in any of 

 the wholesale houses. The demand 

 for cattleyas has improved a little 

 and prices are firmer. Snapdragon is 

 .scarce. Lily of the valley is moving 

 off a little better. Sweet peas are 

 very plentiful except in the fancy 

 grades. There is a lull in daffodil 

 shipments; Golden Spur. Victoria, 

 Trumpets, and other early sorts are 

 about over, and the big fellows like 

 Emperor, Horsfieldi, etc., are not yet 

 in full crop. 



The market w-as in 

 ST. LOUIS fairly good condition 

 until the bad weather 

 came on March 1 which made things 

 rather dull for the retailers. At the 

 -wholesale market stock of all kinds is 

 quite plentiful and prices rather high 

 considering the amount coming in 

 daily. Sweet peas are in heavy sup- 

 ply and violets overload the market. 

 Roses are normal. Carnations are up 

 in price and are not over stocked. 

 Bulls stock is plentiful and prices are 

 about as usual. Greens have had quite 

 a heavy demand and anything in this 

 line sold well. 



The flower market 

 WASHINGTON with the com- 

 mencement of the 

 present week became stagnant, due to 

 the approach of Lent. Growers and 

 wholesalers expect a continuation of 

 this condition for a week or ten days, 

 hut this period will have been long 

 ■enough to break prices. Carnations 

 continue scarce and these have been 

 snapped up as soon as offered. Roses 

 are becoming more plentiful and the 

 quality is generally good. American 

 Beauty roses are in larger supply and 

 fine demand. Local orchids are com- 

 pletely off the market and the stock 

 from other cities now being received 

 meets with a very good sale at fair 

 prices. There has been a scarcity of 

 daffodils. The growers are better 

 pleased with results this year with 

 narcissus. Heretofore this flower has 

 been grown in such profusion that 

 there would be thousands of these go 

 begging and the price would be ham- 

 mered down so low that some of the 

 growers discontinued tlie production 

 of the flower entirely. The sales this 

 season have averaged about $3 per 

 hundred, a price which guarantees a 

 fair return to the producer. A car 

 strike, involving both of the local 

 companies, w-hich lasted two days and 

 which practically demoralized the 

 street car service, had a bad effect on 

 general business, the florists suffering 

 to some slight extent with other lines. 



PERSONAL. 



Fred Michell. Sr.. of Philade'phia, 

 with his wife and daughter, sailed 

 March 1st on a trip to Bermuda. 



Axel Sorensen. manager of the Han- 

 over Greenhouses, Rockland, has re- 

 signed his position and removed to 

 Marlboro, Mass. 



PATRICK WELCH, WHOLESALE FLORIST 



262 DEVONSHIRE STREET, BOSTON, MASS. 



TIlL,KPHONK UAIN 2888 

 ,\inerlcan Beaotles, Orchids. Valley, Carnatloni. All the noveltlM In the Cut Flowar 

 Market fumUhe^l on short notice. Price* qooted on application. No retail orders 

 accepted. Floners uhlitpctt out of B4>*«ton on early trains 



STORE OPEN FOR BUSINESS AT 6 A. M. 



NBW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100. To Dealers Only 



MISCELLANEOUS 



CatUeyaa 



Dendrobhim formosum 



Lilies, Loatnfloruni 



Rubrum 



CallM 



LUy of the VaUey 



Daise* 



VioleU 



Mignonette 



Snapdrason 



Daffodils 



Gladioli 



Tulips ■ 



Hyacinths 



Freesia ■ 



Calendulas 



Lilac (per hunch) ■ 



Sweet Peaa ■ 



Gardeniaa 



Adiantum 



Smtlax ' 



Aaparaffus Plumociis. & Spren (loo buncbes) . 



Ust Half of Wiek 

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1916 



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Are You Dissatisfied ? 



1 have an unlimited market for yonr flowers, any variety, In any quantity. Prompt 

 returns of sales on consigned goods. Ready casli when due. A clean record of twenty- 

 eight years in the Cut Flower Commission Business. 



Write for information or call and talk It over. 



jiS^STelephone 

 167&13058 Farrae'ut 



J. K. ALLEN 



118 'West 28th Street 

 1i%W YOR-K 



SHAMROCKS 



1 in. pots, ¥3.00 per 100 j 2 in., S4.00 per 100; 

 Pipes, $5.00 per 100. 



ALL THE ROSES 

 Full Line of Bulb Flowers 



J. J. COAN 



115 WEST 88TH STREET, NEW TOBK 



TeL, Farragut 6413-5891 



A House of Progress 



HERMAN WEISS 



Wholesale Florist 



Kxperienred, I*roK''**S!'»i*e aud fan handle 



shipments of growers* product 



satisfactorily. 



106 West 28th St., NEW YORK 



Tel. I'arraBut :f0«6. 



NEWS NOTES. 



Hartford, Ct. — The greenliouses and 

 business of Olsen & Francis, Main aud 

 Bristol streets, has been sold to A. C. 

 Strom, of New Britain. 



Tewksbury. Mass.— Tl:e murder of 

 Albert Roper, which was reported in 

 our issue of last week, is as much of 

 a mystery as at the outset. Mr. 

 Roper's son, Albert J. Roper, has been 

 held without bail, charged with the 

 crime, but there does not appear to be 

 much on which the charge can be 

 based. He claims to be able to prove 

 a complete alibi and we hope sincerely 

 that he may be al)le to do so. The 

 funeral of the slain carnation grower 

 was held on Sunday afternoon. The 

 casket was banked high with flowers, 

 including a magnificent tribute from 

 the Flower Exchange in Boston. 



GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, Inc. 



A. J. QCTTMAM, President. 



Wholesale Florists 



101 W. 28th St., 



NEW YORK 



We have 20 years' experience behind ni. 

 Telephone, Farragut 20:i6-203'-5.')8. 



D. G. Arnold & Co., Inc. 



Wholesale Florists 



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



Telephone, 2281 Farragut. 

 Consignments Solicited. 



UNIIED CUT FLOWER CO. JNC. 



Flowers Sold on Commission 



Consignments of 

 Good Stock Solicited 



PERCY W. RICHTER. Mgr . NEW YORK 



111 W. 28tli Street 



Established 18S8 



Tel. 661 Farragut 



GUNTHER BROS. 



Wholesale Commistion Florists 



110 West 28th St., New York 



We Solicit Coiislgnnients of New 

 England Grown Novelties. 



RIEDEL & MEYER, Inc. 

 Wholesale Commission 



READY FOR BUSINESS 



49 WEST 28th ST. NEW YORK. 



