February 27, 1915 



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Flower Market Reports 



(CoHtinued from page 3Sj) 



of them are burst and otherwise of in- 

 ferior quality. Violets, of course, are 

 fine, and lots of them. In addition to 

 the standard varieties quoted in our 

 tabulated market list there are wall- 

 flowers, pansies. primulas, stocks, glad- 

 ioli, cyclamen, myosotis, lilacs, acacia, 

 calendulas, etc., most of which are 

 sold by the^ "bunch," at prices vary- 

 ing according to quantity and abund- 

 ance, as well as by the number of 

 sprays in a bunch which varies with 

 different growers. 



Being the first 

 PHILADELPHIA week in Lent no 

 great enthusiasm 

 was expected in the demand for flow- 

 ers, and the results bear out this fore- 

 cast. Still, there is no great cause for 

 complaint, as prices generally have 

 held fairly firm, and in some instances 

 • — notably in carnations — there was an 

 upward tendency, due, the e.xperts 

 think, to a shortening in the crop. This 

 was especially noticeable towards the 

 end of last w-eek. Roses are much 

 more plentiful and the market on 

 these lags a little. American Beauty 

 shows excellent form and larger sup- 

 ply, but the demand is not strong. 

 Jonkheer Mock is still improving and 

 is now a really classy proposition. The 

 recent scarce ones like Russell. Hadley 

 and Ophelia, are now much more in 

 evidence. The cattleya situation has 

 not changed much. The supply is rath- 

 er less but the quality is still very 

 good. A few miltonias have made 

 their appearance. Sweet peas are 

 more plentiful and of fine quality with 

 prices easier. The same may be said 

 of violets, both single and double. 

 There are far too many daffodils and 

 other bulbous flowers. That market is 

 easily overdone and when it breaks it 

 breaks badly. Other items like gar- 

 denias, mignonette, calendula, daisies, 

 etc., remain about normal and do not 

 call for special comment. The outlook 

 at this writing seems to point to more 

 flowers and no increase in demand. 

 The increased supply is certain. Let 

 us all work for the uplift — I mean the 

 outlet. 



The market was strong 

 ST. LOUIS last week and it con- 

 tained about anything 

 one wanted and as much of it. Busi- 

 ness has slacked up somewhat since 

 Lent began. Roses, which were off 

 crop for some time, are coming in 

 plenty. Carnations, violets and sweet 

 peas, too, are coming in in great 

 abundance with prices much lower 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100. To Dealers Only 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattleyas 



Lilies, Lonffiflorum 



" Rubrum 



Lily of the Valley 



Violets 



Snapdragon 



Narcisus, Paper White, Roman Hyacinths • • • 



Freesia 



Daffodils 



Tulips 



Mifcnonetts 



Lilac (per bunch) 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Adiantutn 



Smilax • 



Asparagus Plumosus, strings (per lOo) 



" " & Spren (loo bunches) . 



Last Half of Week 



ending Feb. 20 



1915 



lO.OO 

 6.00 

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•15 



4,00 

 1. 00 

 1.00 



1.00 

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10.00 



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10.00 



35-00 



15.00 



15.00 



8.00 

 6.00 

 3.00 



•35 

 6.00 

 1.50 

 3.00 

 2.00 

 3.00 

 6.00 



•75 



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25.00 



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12.00 

 50.00 

 35-00 



First Half of Week 



beginning Feb. 22 



1915 



lO.OO 



5.00 



1.00 

 1.00 



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4.00 

 1.00 

 1.00 

 1.00 

 1.00 

 3.00 



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 10.00 



•75 

 6.00 

 25.00 



to 

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to 

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15.00 

 6.00 

 S.oo 



3.00 

 •25 



10.00 



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3.00 

 2.00 

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 6.00 

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10.00 

 50.00 

 25.00 



than for some time. Bulb stock is 

 going to be heavy from now on, and 

 when southern stock comes up it is 

 going to glut the market greatly. 



With St. Valen- 

 SAN FRANCISCO tine's Day and 



the Mardi Gras 

 celebration, and the Panama-Pacific 

 Exposition to open Saturday, the San 

 Francisco florists have had about the 

 best week since the holidays. The Ex- 

 position celebration is taking a vast 

 amount of stock of many kinds, and 

 more will be required tor the formal 

 opening of various exhibits, etc., dur- 

 ing the next few weeks. For this, 

 greens, potted ferns and palms are 

 the strongest feature, but cut stock is 

 also considerably used. Nearly all 

 seasonable flowers are plentiful. The 

 rose crop is beginning to show up 

 very well, and the larger offerings 

 are readily absorbed at good prices. 

 The demand is especially good for 

 Killarney Queen and Russell. Gar- 

 denias are better than ever, and had 

 an exceptionally large sale for the 

 Mardi Gras ball, while later offerings 

 clean up well. Violets are again in 

 large supply, with a much lighter 

 shipping trade. Large displays of 

 peach, plum and almond, and espe- 

 cially of flowering quince blossoms, 

 are shown this week and are in good 

 demand for decorative work. There 

 is an abundance of freesias, hyacinths, 

 daffodils, etc., and tulips are in much 

 greater variety, the unusually fine 

 quality attracting much attention. 

 Mignonette, forgetmenots and similar 

 small stock are coming in well. Sweet 

 peas are still offered sparingly, but 

 larger cutting are expected soon. 

 Cattleyas are still over-abundant. The 

 cut of phalaenopsis keeps up well, but 

 is no more than the market will 

 readily absorb. 



Roses and carna- 

 WASHINGTON tions continue 

 scarce, but there is 

 a heavy supply of other flowers which 

 can often be readily substituted, and 

 the coming of Lent has caused a 

 marked falling off in the volume of 

 business. The supply of bulbous stock 

 has been so heavy as to cause a sharp 

 falling off in the wholesale price. Lil- 

 ies are in much better supply than 

 they have been. There is a reported 

 scarcity of orchids, but no one seems 

 to care, as they are in but slight de- 

 mand. It is promised that tlie present 

 scarcity of roses w'ill be relieved with- 

 in a week or ten days, but nothing is 

 promised in the way of better busi- 

 ness. 



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