June 3, 1916 



HORTICULTURE 



771 



Flower Market Reports 



iCctttinued ft\ifn fia^f 70q) 



as quiet as an ordinary Sunday. All 

 commission houses were well stocked 

 with almost everything, nothing mov- 

 ing. Even cattleyas were in great 

 supply and gardenias, which had been 

 seHing for very fair figures, also took 

 a big drop. At present enormous 

 quantities of peonies are flooding the 

 market just two days too late, and 

 where they would have sold at from 

 8 to 12 dollars a hundred, they are 

 now being sacrificed at any price 

 from $15 to $60 per thousand, accord- 

 ing to the variety. Lily of the valley 

 is moving slowly, and it is almost im- 

 possible to dispose of smilax. adiant- 

 tun and such stock. All things con- 

 sidered, this market is in a very un- 

 satisfactory condition. 



One feature 

 PHILADELPHIA stood out prom- 

 inently in the Me- 

 morial holiday flower trade of Phila- 

 delphia. Up to the last shipping day 

 the commission men had a headache 

 from an avalanche of peony orders 

 which they could not fill, because the 

 peonies were not in bloom. The very 

 next day, the peonies came in with a 

 rush, and they had a headache with 

 peonies for which they had no orders. 

 Sad. Sad. But, outside of that, busi- 

 ness was up to the usual mark — and 

 perhaps a little better. It it had not 

 been for the peony situation the aggre- 

 gate would have been away ahead of 

 all records. There was no marked ad- 

 vance in prices on the staple lines ex- 

 cept on carnations. These went up 

 about twenty-five per cent, during the 

 four days preceding the holiday as 

 the cool weather and the "cease-fir- 

 ing" custom had shortened the sup- 

 ply. Another good seller was the 

 gladiolus — both the grandiflora and 

 the baby went very well indeed. Ger- 

 man irises were plentiful and good 

 and cleaned up pretty well. The rose 

 market was a little slow, and the 

 same may be said of other high-priced 

 stock such as orchids and gardenias. 

 Their turn will come next week- 

 when the .June Girl gets busy. 



Contrary to the ex- 

 PITTSBURGH pectations of last 



week, there was a 

 plentiful — in fact, an over-plentiful 

 supply of out flowers for Memorial 

 Day. The extremely hot weather 

 forced quantities of practically all 

 kinds, so that there was no shortage 

 as predicted. Too. the demand was 

 not quite as good as usual, probably 

 owing to two reasons: Falling so 

 early in the week, many observed the 

 day on Sunday: and again there is 

 a growing tendeiu-y to use blooming 

 plants and magnolia wreaths owing to 

 their more lasting quality. For both 

 of those the demand has never before 

 been as .great. Returning to cut 

 blooms; the demand for special goods 

 was not as good as usual, the cheaper 

 varieties selling decidedly better. Dec- 



PATRICK WELCH, WHOLESALE FLORIST 



262 DEVONSHIRE STREET, BOSTON, MASS. 



TKL^KPHONB MATN MM 

 Aonertcan Boantlea, Orehlda, V»lley, Camstloai. All the novaltUs In tb« Cat Ftoww 

 Market famished on ■bort notioe. Prices quoted on appUeatlAD. No retail or<t«*« 

 aceapted. Flower* shipped out of D owtoa on early tvalaa. 



STORE OPE3M FOR BUSINESS AT S A. M. 



NBW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100. To Dealers Only 



MISCELLANEOUS 



CattleTMi 



Dandrobhim fonnoaum 



Lilies 



Lily of til* VaUey 



Daiiea 



Mitcnonette ■ 



Snapdracon 



Peonies ■ 



Gladioli 



Calendulas 



Stocks ■ 



Sweet ^ea* 



Gardenias 



Adtantum 



Snilax ' 



AapaniffUA Phimonu, A. Spren (xoo bunches) . 



Ust Half Bf Waek 



ending May 27 



1916 



93.00 



20.00 



6.00 



z.oo 



.50 



3.00 



z.oo 



8.00 



4.00 

 1. 00 

 2.00 



■25 



4.00 



.90 



1 3.00 

 15.00 



35.00 



25.00 



10.00 



S-oo 



1. 00 



3.00 

 8.00 



12.00 

 6.00 

 2.00 

 3 00 

 •75 



15.00 

 1. 00 



15.00 



25.00 



Fint m of Wn* 



bflEtonkit May 29 



1916 



25.00 

 20.00 



3.00 

 1.00 



■50 

 2.00 

 2.00 

 1.50 

 2.00 

 1. 00 

 1. 00 



.15 

 8.00 



• 50 

 10.00 

 15.00 



35.00 

 95.00 

 5.00 

 3.00 

 1. 00 

 3.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 

 2.00 

 ■75 

 12.00 

 1. 00 



I9.00 

 25.00 



I Caii Sell Them For You! 



I faaTe tn nnllmlted market for jonr flowers, any rarlet;. In any quantity. Prompt 

 retoms of (ales on conalmed coo4a. Beady casb irben due. A clean record of twenty- 

 elsbt yeara In the Cut Flower Commiaalon Buslneee. 



Write for Information or call and talk It over. 



Telephone 

 167 &i>U5S rarragut 



J. K. ALLEN 



lis West 28th Street 

 NEW YOR.K 



BatebUshed 1888 



Tel. 6S1 FarraKnt 



GUNTHER BROS. 



Wholesale Commisaion Florists 



110 West 28th St., New York 



We Solicit Conalcnmenta of Now 

 England Qrown Noreltlca. 



J. J. CO AN, INC. 



lis WEST 2STH STREET 

 New York 



Tel., Farracnt U13-68ai 



EVERYTHING IN CUT FLOWERS 



CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED 



ROBERT DYSART 



CERT1FIEX> PUBLIC ACCXHJNTAMT 



■Implo metbods of correct 

 eapeclally adapted tor ■erlste' aaa, 

 BOOKS BAIx&MCBD AJTD ADJCaTKD. 



40 STATE ST. - • • • BOCTON 

 TaUphana Mahi M. 



UNIfED CUT FLOWER CO., INC. 



Flowers Sold on Commission 



Consignments of 

 Good Stock Solicited 



PERCY W. RiCHTER, Mgr, NEW YORK 



in W. Mth Btreet 



HERMAN WEISS 



Wholesale Florist 



Experienred, ProgreBsive and can handl« 



shipments of growers' product 



satisfactorily. 



106 West 28th St., NEW YORK 



Tel. Farragat S066. 



STRAIGHT WHOLESALE ONLY 



FRANK MILLANG 



CUT FLOWERS 



55S7 W. 26th St., NEW YORK 



NO DESIGNS MADE UP 



oration Day itself was a keen disap- 

 pointment to those shops which cater 

 to late trade, the steady downpour of 

 rain prechiding really any business. 

 Bedding work, as well as landscape, 

 continues suri)assingly good. 



The conditions of the 

 ST. LOUIS wholesale. market have 



not been satisfactory 

 to the commission man nor the grow- 

 er of late. Stock has been glutted up 

 and prices away down. Tlie over- 

 crowded market of tlie previous week 

 was intensified by the coming in of 

 largo shipments of peonies and cape 

 jessamines. The arrival of these al- 

 ways causes a less demand for roses 

 and prices have to suffer. The coming 



and carnations, also other staple stock 

 of Memorial Day this week clears up 

 some of the overcrowded conditions, 

 but there are many other outdoor 

 flowers coming in now. Lily of the 

 valley should be well in demand this 

 month for weddings and the iNational 

 Convention and scliool closings should 

 keep the retailer somewhat busy for a 

 while. 



^Ie wholesale florists 



\Vt' haiidi.' evL'ry variety of cut Howers. 

 \Vt' have '22 years' experienoo behiixl us, 

 ami we do not oxpoct a gold medal for do- 

 in^ our full duty by our consignors and 

 custinnors. You cnnnof go very far wrong; 

 when d<>iilititr "idi tis. 



GUTTMAN & RAYNOR, Inc. 



1((1 «i-st antli street, NEW VOKK 

 I'liiiiK's ioaii, 2037, S.'jK I'lirriiBiil 



