:i'jnily 28, 1906 



HORTICULTURE 



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Strong healthy field grown plants, now ready, $15.00 per 100; $125.00 per 1000; 250 at 1000 rates. 

 A discount for cash with order. GUTTMAN & WEBER, 43 West 28lh St., N. Y. 



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Cut Flower Market Reports 



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Business remains at a 

 staiiilsiill, tli(> ilemanil, 



f''%z V ■ I'itlier local ur dislaiit. b - 

 ing "t)raftically nothing. There is an 

 abuurlulid! of clieap material in tliis 

 market fur \^-hi(li there is im sale eilli- 

 er at present or in prospect. The best 

 lOses are Carnot and Kaiserin ai;i1 

 liiiese sell when nothing: else can lie 

 moved. Sweet peas of elegant quality 

 inU wide varioty of i-olor are in gr( at 

 alnniilance, Ijut tliey are n ,1 ;i 1 

 jWeight. Asters besin to i)ile up: (jual 



IJ>",ivU riklil f'>l' til'' season. 



N imprnveinent v a s 

 BUFFALO shown in tlie market 

 over previous weelv. I'p 

 :o Thursday business was at a staiid- 



■itill^ but the balance of tlie "eelj^, .^noWqal-jT 



having a very good season. A severe 

 liail storm jiassed over Indianapolis, 

 Ind., and vicinity, July 12th. Mucli 

 damage was done to all forms of vege- 

 tation. -A. Wieganil it Sons were the 

 Lieaviest losers of the commercial 

 florists, one ISO ft. house being de- 

 stroyed completely, besides two hund- 

 red fancy rubber plants and numerous 

 other things. 



Business C(Uiditions 

 LOUISVILLE last v/^'fk were about 

 as t;(>cKl as usual to)- 

 .liily. Carnations and roses of fair 

 (iu.i.lity are in Rood supply and find a 

 aou(i demand. Lilies find good sale 

 and are in great su])ply, as also are 

 daisies and,-Ol^er, choice stock. 



{^i;emed to picJi uji somewhat. Uu Sat=™_, 

 uiday and Sunday tlie marl<et was 

 pi etty -weij rleaneii up on ont-doof ma- 

 terial. Gladioli and asters -just coming 

 on and were sold at sight. There has 

 been no .-pecial demand on roses and 

 caniatiiius. the 'marESt lieing prettv 

 well sroeUed oil both ''anrt Hie pnces 

 low. 'J'lie same oiay be said of sweet- 

 peas. Lilies have been in fair dejnand, 

 while lily of the valley and other flow- 

 ers iiugcK>,<l-BnpplyaB(| demand normal. 



' ^T)uline6s Is 'still relgniug 

 C++1GAGO supreme over the mar- 

 ket. Some good stock 

 is to be found now atid then, but- 4he 

 majority of it is hard to get rid of. 

 The usual vacation trips are all in 

 or4er, while the faithful few stay be- 

 hind to man the oars and make some 

 show of business. Stock is all off 

 color, and hard to find customers." 



There has been quite 

 COLUMBUS a semblance of actly.; 

 ity in the market 

 during tl)e past week. Stock seems in 

 a little better quality than for some 

 weeks; asters have made their appear- 

 ance, and while the q\iality is only 

 lair, titey wo!-k in nieely as a ehaUKe 

 Sdinr' \e[\ l:ihji| Kaiserin .\ugusla 

 \'ietoria roses are in the market. 



.Mid-summer dull- 

 IjlNDlANAPOLIS ness Is in evidence 

 f I : by a large majority 



til the present time and with exception 

 («r funeral work occasionally there is 

 tuatticaUv nothing doing. Roaes con- 

 tinue lo arrive in pocu' condition, the 

 lii-si selected stork bringing only niid- 

 Minujiei- prices. American Beaiiiiev 

 are above the average and bring, gooil 

 T'l-irr-. Oiii:,i,|i. stock Is offered' very 

 lieely the range covering peas, lilies. 



aUp to this writing the 

 "fnarltpt has not beeti 

 overloaded with stock 

 and it has been possible to move any- 

 thing at fairly good figures. With 

 few exceptions Bridesmaid and Bride 

 roses are diminutive in size and when 

 small 'roses : are wanted Killarney, 

 Testout, Chatenay. and Kaiserin are 

 called for in preference. Beauties are 

 light and heavy in supply, by turns, 

 good stock selling well. Carnations 

 liave • been doing nicely though the 

 quality is .going off rapidly. Asters 

 are more of a feature than they were 

 and the price is shrinking. Harrisii 

 lilies are salable at good figures when 

 the quality is right. Orchids are few 

 ill nuTiibers with no suiiiUis. Indi- 

 cations point to a slower market which 

 is the rule with the advent of August. 



• li. Few features of 



■ ^PHILADELPHIA interest developed 

 . .^.. ■JJJ-..I1 .', • during the past 



"'iweek'.' "'iReeeiipts and clearings were 

 about as last reported. Asters have 

 improved a little, being now longer 

 stemmed ahd larger. They find ready 

 sale. Sweet peas seem to have suf- 

 fered more from the peculiar season 

 than most out, door. subjects. Drown^'d 

 cuie day and. cooked the next has been 

 too much lor them. Bridesmaids and 

 Beauties are only jiassable and from 

 distant sources at that. Same as ;to 

 (arnations. No Richmonds to Speak 

 of l.ib.iiys ami Killarneys fair. Good 

 K;ii .iins and lily of the valley Scarce 

 and -in good demand. T""!^' ' 



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tion ol' niili.'iniL; roieiu:n agricultural 

 seeds. The same is true of other 

 provinces. Letters addressed to the 

 viceroys in Chinese would no doubt 

 receive consideration. The Governor- 

 General at JWukden informs mg that 

 he is very much, interested in this 

 subject, and is anxious to obtain 

 various new varieties of si ed suitable 

 for the soufhein Manchuiian climate, 

 which, from an agricultural stand- 

 point, is somewhat simitar to Utah. 

 Through the Japanese agricultural 

 adviser, Mr. Sojiro Yokoyama, new 

 varieties of .grass seed are now being 

 ordered from Japan for lower iMaiv 

 ehuria. Many of the Japanese plants 

 and seeds suitable for a mild, damp 

 climate, do not thrive in the dry cli- 

 mate that prevails in some sections 

 of Manchuria. American beet seeds 

 are -to he extensively experini'enteS 

 with in, Manchuria next season., 



"The new 'agricuTttiral college at 

 Chinanfu, province of Shangtung, is 

 in charge of Mr. S. Yatsui and other 

 Japanese agriculturists, and Ameri- 

 can seed houses may deem it worth 

 while to comniunieate, .with, thje 

 parties in charge of institutions Of 

 I his nature as well as advisers to 

 viceroys and governors general in 

 agricultural matters, etc." 



fsters. ^l^trlias, etc. We are havipg a 

 real de^l of rain this siiliimer airid In 

 consequ'feTicB OUtfloOrHowei-s and plants 

 are in fine condition. Bedding all 

 lhrt)uiiU this section is Siakiug a fliiu 

 allowing. Carnalhms blithe flelf], are 



FARM AND GARDEN SEEcfe'^'-|N 

 MANCHURIA. 



Consul-General Sanimons, of New- 

 chwang, reports that the authorities 

 .there are exhibiting much interest in 

 the iirocurement of agricultural seeds, 

 and suggests that American pro- 

 ducers have an opportunity to iatro- 

 duce their products. He writes: 



"In this province the Chinese Gov- 

 j^lgnment is, examining into tho ques- 



MORRIS COONTY', N. "j:, --NOTES. 



Stock in and anuiud .Madison and 

 Morristown looks exceedingly well for 

 this time of the year. Business in 

 landscaping and planting out was bet- 

 ter than ever this spring. Stock- for 

 planting had to be procured from out- 

 side. I ^. [ ......'.,' j_,A 



John' Heeremans, president of Mor- 

 ris County Gardeners' and Florists" 

 Society, is having a pleasant two 

 month's at home in England. He 

 has his family with him and intends 

 to visit many of the places of note 

 in England and Scotland, and, if time 

 p?rmits, also Ireland. 



Marshall Crisman has given up the 

 Dr. Waller greenhouses, which he 

 lias run commercially tor the past 

 three years, aiiri taken a private ijliaTC 

 in IVtt. Kisco, N. Y ' "' 



Wni. Charlton, ticasuiei of .Monis 

 County Gardeners' and Floiists' So- 

 ciety, after an illness of two months, 

 is well again. 



John Jones o£ Conyppt reports a 

 payroll double that of ever,v sekso'li 

 in his experience. ■'•■■' 



Harry Payne of the "Dover" |reen- 

 Ikmiscs, starts wifti his wife for "Eng- 

 land on the 2slli inst. 



K. REAG-W. 



The florists of Clark and Cham- 

 paign counties. Ohio, have organized. 

 The offloers of the new. aBSo^IatiQi 

 are John M. Good, president'; R. 



Murphy, vice-president: G. W. 



Schmidt, secretaiy; K. iMcGr^gftr, 

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