April 15. 1916 



HOKTICULTURE 



545 



Flower Market Reports I 



A welcome change has | 

 BOSTON been noticed during the 



past weeii in this market. 

 Without exception salesmen report an 

 increased volume of business and a 

 sharp rise in prices. Carnations are 

 plentiful and strong. All varieties of 

 roses are going v\ell except the very 

 short lengths. The usual spring de- 

 mand for novelties has assumed gigan- 

 tic proportions with tulips and jon- 

 quils heading the list. Sweet peas are 

 doing well, though they are rather 

 scarce. Easter lilies are in big demand 

 and callas are a close second. A few 

 anemones are on hand, but are not be- 

 ing called for to a very great extent. 

 Iris and gardenias are plentiful and are 

 moving well, but orchids cannot be ob- 

 tained at any price, and a shortage of 

 the last mentioned blossoms is pre- 

 dicted for Easter. 



The tone of the market 

 CHICAGO is weak. Not that there 



is a glut or that any 

 great number of flowers are thrown 

 away, but these conditions would exist 

 if there were as large an amount of 

 stock coming as usually is cut in April. 

 Prices have been reduced to just meet 

 the supply and demand and the re- 

 tailer and wholesaler are as near to a 

 state of agreement as is apt to occur. 

 The demand for the newer varieties 

 of roses is marked and the preference 

 shows clearer as all varieties are more 

 plentiful, and selection is not influ- 

 enced so much bj' cost. Carnations 

 are not selling as well as roses and 

 the demand for them is not increased 

 in proportion to the dropping of the 

 price. Bulbous stock is scarce. A 

 few good tulips are coming now, but 

 the great bulk of tulips is through for 

 the season. Southern daffodils are not 

 so much in evidence and greenhouse 

 grown ones are nearly gone. A good 

 variety of other stock is to be had. 

 Ferns are now quoted at $3.00 per M. 

 The greater disparity exists in predic- 

 tions as to the Easter supply. Many 

 growers will be off crop, having had 

 their stock ready tor early cutting and 

 are consequently through early. Others 

 will be just in time. That there will 

 he a fair supply and no extremes in 

 l)rices is probably a safe prediction. 

 There will be plenty of Easter lilies 

 and the prices will cover a wide range 

 according to quality. 



Demand is steadv 

 CINeiNNATI but more stock 

 comes in than is 

 really needed and low prices are the 

 result. Shipping business, particularly 

 in greens and supplies, is good. The 

 outlook for Easter is very good. Lilies, 

 roses, carnations and sweet peas are in 

 a heavy supply. Jonquils, daffodils. 

 Dutch hyacinths, callas and tulips have 

 been enjoying a fairly ready sale. Oth- 

 er oflerings include violets, orchids, 

 rubrums, lilies, snapdragon, lilac and 

 calendulas. 



The market condition 

 NEW YORK is quiescent with lit- 

 tle to suggest any 

 probable change either way until 

 Easter opens vip, and when that does 

 occur there is nothing to show what 

 course the situation will take. There 

 is an abundance of everything but no 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS — 



TRADE 



PRICES — Per 100 



TO DEALERS Q tO-V 



Rosea 



Am. Beauty , Special - • ■ 



" " Fancy and ExUa 

 No.i 



Russell, Hadley 



Killamcy, Richm'd, Hill'don, Ward 

 Ord. 



Arenburg, Radiance, Taft, Key, Ex. 

 " " " •' Ord. 



Ophelia, Mock, Sunburst, Extra ... 

 »' " '• Ordinary 



Camatiaiu, Fancy 



" l_)rdinary 



Cattleyiss 



Dendrobium formcxftuin 

 Lilies, Lonniflorum 



Rubrum 

 Call 



Lily of the Valley 

 Daiaea 

 Violets 

 Mignonette 

 Snapdragon 

 Daffodils 

 Cladiol 

 Tulii 



Hyacinths 

 Freesia • 

 Calendu 

 Lilac I per bunch) 

 Sweet Peas 

 Gardenia* 

 Adiantum 



Smilaz 



A aparagus Plu. & Spre.". (looBhs.) 



great accumulation unless we may ex- 

 cept the sweet peas which seem over- 

 abundant on all sides but generally of 

 exceptional quality. Cattleyas are 

 abundant if we include Schroederae 

 but not so as to the deep colored varie- 

 ties. ■ Hoses have never been offered 

 in better quality or in equal variety of 

 type and color. Lilies are plentiful 

 and many of them inferior in size and 

 substance. In general there is a buoy- 

 ant feeling prevalent in the flower mar- 

 kets even though customers are none 

 too iilenty and none too eager. 



There is not much 

 PHILADELPHIA change in busi- 

 ness here from 

 our last report. Demand only mod- 



erate and sujjplies of all kinds more 

 than enough. The storm at the end 

 of last week accentuated the unfavor 

 able conditions, as the usual clean-up 

 did not materialize. Roses show up 

 very good, especially Russell, Iladley 

 and Ophelia. Beauty and Killarney 

 are also very good. There is a short- 

 age in cattleyas, especially the darker 

 shades of Trian;i' and Mossia>. Carna- 

 tions are still plentiful, although not 

 quite so abundant as they were. Vio- 

 lets very plentiful, especially doubles. 

 with demand rather slow. Prices on 

 sweet peas are ruling low. notwith- 

 standing the splendid quality of most 

 of the "Jtock. Although there is only 



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