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Cut Flower Market Reports 



An immense product of 

 BOSTON common gi-ade flowers 

 that there is no sale for 

 antt a famine of the choice standard 

 material so pronounced that it is not 

 possible to till a moderate sized order 

 when such is received. This is the 

 condition prevailing at present about 

 the wholesale flower markets. Roses, 

 if from young stock, are small and 

 with stems short and weak, and if from 

 old plants are covered with mildew. 

 Good white carnations are rarely seen. 

 Asters, gladioli, sweet peas and other 

 out-door stock are coming in heavily; 

 quality all right but no market. 



The past week found 

 BUFFALO the market in a con- 

 gested condition. Very 

 little business was done outside of a 

 little floral work amongst retailers. 

 Carnations are of poor quality while 

 the only good roses there are to be 

 seen are Beauties, Carnots and Kaiser- 

 ins. Bridesmaids are very small and 

 hardly saleable pt any price. Asters 

 are arriving in quantities and select 

 stock seems to move fairly well while 

 the ordinary drag. As for gladioli no 

 extra stock has been received as yet 

 but they come in mixed lots and are 

 also a glut. It is hoped that things 

 will change in a short time for the 

 betterment of the trade. 



The market here has 

 CHICAGO been somewhat l)righter 

 during the past week and 

 prospects are fair for the immediate 

 future. Asters are coming in good con- 

 dition as are also gladioli, these being 

 quite popular at present. Roses and 

 carnations are poor in color and size 

 and not any too abundant. American 

 Beauty shows some improvement in 

 color. 



Within the last few 

 CLEVELAND weeks is the first time 

 we have had any rain 

 to spealv of since April. In conse- 

 quence, outside flowers are rather 

 scarce, but considering the florists' dull 

 season all have been kept quite busy. 

 Cut flower market is firm and prices 

 on roses from $2 to $5, carnations from 

 $1 to $2, and sweet peas from $1 to 

 $1.50 per 100. 



We have had a very 

 COLUMBUS satisfactory business 

 during the past week; 

 considering the fact that we are right 

 at mid-summer. Gladioli and asters 

 have come and sell readily. Asters 

 thus far have not been of especially 

 good quality. Other stock is plenty, 

 but the quality is low. 



Business contlitions 



LOUISVILLE the previous week 



were rather slow in 



all lines. Roses continue to come in 



fair quality and there is a good de- 



mand for them. Carnations are very 

 poor. Lilies and asters come in 

 quantity sufficient to meet all demands. 

 There is an abundance of greens. 



More flowers are 

 NEW YORK being received in the 



New York wholesale 

 establishments than ever before at this 

 season of the year, and it is gratifying 

 to be able to report that while such 

 things as gladioli, asters, etc., are 

 necessarily sold very cheap in order 

 to unload, American Beauty, Kaiserin 

 and Killarney roses are selling readily 

 and at satisfactory figures. Longiflorum 

 lilies and lily of the valley are also 

 doing well and bringing good values. 



Cut flowers have been 

 OMAHA plentiful and are getting 

 more so every day as out- 

 door stock is getting in, and as the 

 new roses are beginning to make their 

 appearance, especially Beauties, which 

 have been somewhat scarce and poor. 

 Trade has been fairly good, consider- 

 ing the summer months, and as a 

 whole we have nothing to complain 

 about. 



For a summer 

 PHILADELPHIA week business was 

 very good here. 

 Beauties are better in quality and 

 rather more plentiful. Kaiserins are 

 very good as standards run at present. 

 Killarneys are keeping up their rep- 

 utation as a summer rose and are 

 favorites. Other varieties small and 

 scarce. Nothing new in carnations. 

 Asters very much more plentiful and 

 quality improving. Gladioli are com- 

 ing in freely but sell rather slowly 

 and at but medium figures. Some 

 choice blooms of the new pink 

 variety, America, found ready takers 

 at 8 cents. 



BUSINESS CHANGES. 



Henry W. Vose has assumed the en- 

 tire business of Vose & Fellows, Mil- 

 ton, Mass. He has an experienced 

 grower in charge of the growing and 

 marketing. Stock is looking fine and 

 he expects to begin the erection of a 

 new house soon. 



E. W. Arnold, formerly of Randolph, 

 Mass., has bought the Swithin place, 

 Hancock St., Quincy, Mass., also a 

 tract of land immediately adjoining it. 

 He is rej)airing the greenhouse that is 

 on the place and will move his houses 

 from Randolph and erect them here. 

 He intends to grow carnations and 

 violets for the wholesale market, but 

 will continue his store near Music 

 Hall and give careful attention to the 

 development of his retail trade. 



NEWPORT NOTES. 



For the Pete held last week in the 

 Casino Messrs. Farquhar of Boston 

 consigned several cases filled with very 

 choice medium sized palms and deco- 

 rative foliage plants. Their thrifty 

 appearance was a matter of general 

 (omment. These plants sold at rather 

 tancy prices. 



It is not generally known, although 

 it is a fact just the same, that Mr. 

 Alfred G. Vanderbilt has one of the 

 largest, if not the largest, and in some 

 respects the most beautiful estate on 

 the Island. Mr. Vanderbilt in recent 

 years has spent immense sums of 

 money in improving this property in 

 various ways yet he still modestly 

 calls the estate "Oakland Farm." Mr. 

 Vanderbilt on more than one occa-sion 

 has shown his interest in the Newport 

 Horticultural Society although he 

 never exhibited anything, but there are 

 indications that this year Mr. Vander- 

 bilt's gardener, Mr. Alex. Adam, will 

 17e one of the exhibitors at the show in 

 the Casino. Mr. Adam since entering 

 the employment of Mr. Vanderbilt has 

 accomplished a great deal in bringing 

 the garden and the grounds at Oak- 

 land Farm up to their present high 

 state of perfection. Mr. Adam has 

 fallen in line and made his application 

 lor membership in the Horticultural 

 Society. 



PERSONAL. 



Boston visitors this week were G. 

 F. Struck, Summit, N. .T., Thomas 

 Knight, Rutherford, N. ,1., D. Mac- 

 Rorie, South Orange, N. .1., Victor 

 Morgan, New York. 



Benjamin Fewkes of Ipswich, Mass., 

 while driving on .Inly 28 was thrown 

 from his carriage, breaking an arm 

 and a leg, and receiving serious 

 bruises. Mr. Fewkes is 82 years of 

 age. 



THE STORY OF A GREAT PARK. 



The July nvimber of House an. I 

 Garden contains the second install- 

 ment of Frederick W. Kelsey's story of 

 the inception and estanlishment of the 

 Essex County parks, "The First 

 County Park System in America." A 

 ixirtrait of the author and two park 

 views accompany the text. Anyone 

 interested in public parks movements 

 will find in these chapters of Mr. Kel- 

 sey's experience and suggestion much 

 to consider and profit by. 



Edward Welch opened his store at 

 ■iGi Asylum street, Hartford, July 25. 



INCORPORATED. 



Application has been made by George 

 .\chelis. Peter A. Keene and Martha 

 G. Leay for a charter for the Morris 

 Nursery Company, the business of 

 which has been carried on at West 

 Chester, Pa., heretofore by George 

 Achelis 



