January 16, 1915 



HORTICULTURE 



87 



Flower Market Reports 



{Con^rtuedfrom page 5/) 



received at satisfactory prices. The 

 same may be said of greentiouse daf- 

 fodils and freesias. The cut of gar- 

 denias is still very fine and the stock 

 cleans up fairly well at the usual 

 figure. Orchids continue in fair sup- 

 ply. As for potted plants, azaleas are 

 still showing up well, with cyclamen 

 and begonias fairly plentiful. 



The business of last 

 ST. LOUIS week was not of the 

 pleasing kind in either 

 wholesale or retail circles, the market 

 being very much crowded all week 

 and the demand slow. Roses were in 

 abundance and the better grades had 

 all the demand, while the poorer ones 

 brought little or nothing and extra 

 fancies did not run over $6 per 100. 

 Carnations are good but too many 

 good lilies, lily of the valley and 

 other bulb stock can be had in daily 

 abundance, but sweet peas. Roman 

 hyacinth and violets are not any too 

 many just now. 



Business, accord- 

 WASHINGTON iug to all reports, 

 is equally as good 

 as in previous years at this time. But 

 very little is expected during the first 

 two weeks in January. There were a 

 few- substantial, and quite a number of 

 minor decorations during the week 

 which were very welcome. Stock is 

 comparatively cheap. There has been 

 quite a slump in the violet market. 

 Sweet peas are also very plentiful and 

 equally cheap. Gardenias are in much 

 larger supply and the quality is better 

 than for some time. There is a good 

 supply of cyclamen, primroses and 

 azaleas, tor which there is a fair de- 

 mand. The increased production of 

 roses and carnations has caused a 

 marked decrease in the price. The 

 quantity of red roses is decreas- 

 ing. The supply of these has exceeded 

 that of January of the last few years. 

 Novelties are holding their own in the 

 week's quotations and Radiance and 

 Mrs. Ward roses are moving very sat- 

 isfactorily. There is a plentiful supply 

 of narcissus for which there is but a 

 weak demand. White lilac was seen 

 In the market last week, this being its 

 initial appearance of the season. 



FANCY OR DAGGER FERNS 



CHICAGO FLORISTS' CLUB. 

 Novelty Night and Installation. 



The installation of officers of the 

 Chicago Florists' Club took place 

 Thursday, Jan. 7. and was combined 

 with a veritable flower show. The in- 

 vitation to display stock, especially of 

 new varieties, was responded to in a 

 way which showed that stock is abun- 

 dant. Probably more attention was 

 given to the Mrs. Russell rose, ex- 

 hibited by I'oehlmann Bros., than to 

 any other rose, for its size, color, form 

 and foliage placed it in a class by it- 

 self. An exhibit of 200 cattleyas was 

 also made by this firm. Some splen- 

 did roses and carnations were sent 

 by Heller and also by Olinger from 

 New Castle, Ind. There was an exhibi- 

 tion of new carnations by Dorner of 

 Lafayette, Ind. Arrangements for tht 

 evening were in the able hands of 

 Michael Fink. 



The following officers were in- 

 stalled: President, Wm. J. Keimel, 

 Elmhurst, 111.; vice president. James 



$0.75 per 1000 

 .75 per 1000 



New Crop Fancy Ferns 



Dagger Ferns 



Discount on large orders 



USE OUR LAUREL FESTOONING 



For your decorations, made fresh daily From the woods, 4c, 5c and 6c per yard 



Tel. Office, New Salem, Mass. 

 L. D. Phone Connection. 



Bronte and Green Galax, $1.00 per 10»»: 



^■..'JO per case of 10,000. 

 Spliasnum Moss, large sack, only 40c. 

 Pine by the pound, 8c., or by the yard. 

 Branch Laurel, 35c. for a large bundle. 

 Southern Smllax, 50-lb. cases, $5.00. 

 Green and Bronze Leucothoe 8pr»T», V>.M 



per 1000. 

 Fine Boxwood, $7.50 per !50-lb. case. 

 Order in advance. 

 Write, wire or telephone 13 R4. 



GROWL FERN CO., Miliington, Mass. 



NBW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100. To Dealers Only 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattleyas 



Lilies, Longifloruin 



*' Rubmm 



Uly of the Valley 



Viol*"t2 



Snapdragon 



Narcisus. Paper White, Roman Hyacinths ••• 



Com Flower 



Stevia 



Mii^nonetts 



Lilac (pi^r btinch) 



Sweet Peas (per loo bunches) 



Gardenias 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Asparagus Plumosus. strings (per loo) 



" " & Sp''en (loo bunches). 



Last Half of Week 



ending Ian. 9 



1915 



First Half of Week 



beginning Ian. 11 



1915 



15.00 

 6.00 

 2.00 

 1. 00 

 ■50 

 4.00 

 1.00 

 1. 00 



2.00 to 



15.00 to 



.50 to 



8.00 to 



25.00 to 



40.CJ0 



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■75 



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 2.00 

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■75 

 10.00 

 30.00 

 25.00 



WANTED FOR THE NEW YORK TRADE 



New England Grown Roses, Violets, Pansies, Primroses, 

 Sweet Peas, Corn Flowers, Daisies 



Highest Prices for Choice Stock. Write for Poitictilats. 



57 W. 26th Street 

 NEW YORK 



;. 3. SL-IIMIM, Jr., 



Morton, Chicago: secretary, Guy W. 

 P^rench, Morton Grove, 111.; treasurer, 

 Paul Klingsporn. Chicago; trustee, C. 

 L. Washburn, re-elected for two years. 

 Plans for a Ladies' Night in March 

 are underway. 



WESTCHESTER AND FAIRFIELD 

 HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



There was a large attendance at the 

 monthly meeting of this society, Jan. 

 8. The following officers were In- 

 stalled. Pres. Wm. J. Sealey; vice 

 pres. Wm. Morrow: treas. Robt. Wil- 

 liams; sec'y J. B. McArdle; cor. sec'y 

 P. W. Popp; executive committee John 

 T. Burns, Ewen McKenzie, Thos. Ryan, 

 James Stuart, James Foster. The mem- 

 bers of this society will please take 

 notice that the meetings will here- 

 after start promptly at 7.30 o'clock P. 

 M. thereby enabling those who come 

 from a distance to enjoy at least the 

 full business session. It was voted 

 to hold the annual summer exhibition 

 in June, dates and location to be an- 

 nounced later. A committee was ap- 

 pointed to complete all arrangements 

 for the annual entertainment and 

 dance which will be held in February. 

 A feature of this meeting was the il- 

 lustrated lecture by Neil Morrow Ladd. 

 president of the Greenwich Hird Pro- 

 tective Society on "How to attract the 

 Birds." Feeding devices, shelters, etc., 

 were illustrated and described. A ris- 

 ing vote of thanks was accorded the 

 speaker. The competition for the sec- 



retary's prize for the best 18 carna- 

 tions in three varieties brought out 

 a wonderful display, the judges award- 

 ed 1st. to Thos. Ryan; 2nd to John 

 Canning; 3rd, to Robt. Grunnert; the 

 other competitors each received a vote 

 of thanks. In the non-competitive dis- 

 play the judges awarded a cultural 

 certificate to .Sam'l Bachelor for a 

 magnificent vase of "Gorgeous" also 

 was highly commended for each of 

 several other tine vases of carnations. 

 Thos. Aitcheson. carnations, vote of 

 thanks: seedling carnations from A. 

 Wynne highly commended; P. W. 

 Popp, yellow sport of Mrs. C. W. Ward, 

 highly commended; A. L. Marshall, 

 laelias, highly commended; Robt. 

 W^illiamson, (;ypripedium insigne, high- 

 ly commended. Votes of thanks to 

 Carl Hankerson for Killarney roses; 

 Thos. Ryan, for carnations; R. Grun- 

 nert, for vegetables, P. W. Popp, for 

 Buddleia asiatica. 



.\l the next meeting Feb. 12 will be 

 a lecture on Coniferous Trees, by 

 James Kelly of New Caanan. Conn. 

 Jolin Canning offers prizes for the best 

 vase of roses any varieties. 



P. W. PoiT. Cor. Secy. 



January 8, 1915. 

 Horticulture Publishing Company, 11 

 Hamilton Place, Boston. Mass.: 

 Here is my dollar for the 1915 trip 

 with HORTICULTURE. HORTICUL- 

 TURE is all right. P. F. 

 New 'Vork. 



