August 11, 1906 



HORTICULTURE 



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strong healthy field grown plants, now ready, 1st size $15.00 per 100; 2d size $12.00 per 100; 3d size $10.00 per 100. 

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Cut Flower Market Reports 



The usual summer con- 

 BOSTON ditions prevail. Demaml 

 is very light; both local 

 and out-of-town and outdoor flowers 

 preponderate in all the markets. Re- 

 cent frequent and heavy rains have 

 damaged the aster and sweet pea crop 

 now being cut. The quantity of both 

 of these being received is far beyond 

 the requirements and much of the 

 stock fails to find a buyer. Fancy 

 asters are not yet in evidence. 



Business is at a stand- 

 BUFFALO still. Stock of all sea- 

 sonable flowers is over- 

 flowing and prices are only nominal. 

 Nothing of any importance is going on 

 in the cut flower trade. 



Trade very quiet on all 

 CHICAGO sides. White stock gen- 

 erally is improving. A 

 few good carnations And their way in 

 and are soon di-sposed of. Asters and 

 gladioli, although overplentiful, are 

 still in the running. Liberty and 

 Richmond roses are improving in 

 color. Beauties are doing better, both 

 in quality and sale. 



The past week has 

 COLUMBUS been a satisfactory 



one for mid-summer; 

 in fact, all seem to agree that every 

 week is showing a good advance over 

 the corresponding week a year ago. 

 July shows the best business in years. 

 One prominent florist explains this, 

 from the fact that more good stock is 

 now carried daily — in other words, you 

 cannot sell what you do not have and 

 large stocks mean many customers. 

 Asters are in large supply; other items 

 about as last week. Pink roses are 

 coming better; gladioli are fine, and 

 sweet peas about gone. 



Business conditions 

 LOUISVILLE the previous week 

 improved, and stock 

 in general was obtainable in satisfac- 

 tory quantities. Carnations of good 

 quality are almost impossible to get, 

 and the demand is small. Roses of 

 some varieties are very good, and are 

 to be had in great quantities. There 

 is an abundant supply of asters, 

 hydrangeas, phlox, etc., with a steaclv 

 call. 



Dull times on all 

 NEW YORK sides. Quiet reigns in 

 the retail stores and 

 one wonders what becomes of the 

 wagonloads that are unloaded every 

 morning in the wholesale district. Lots 

 and lots of asters, gladioli and mil- 

 dewed roses go to grace the ash cart, 

 that's certain. A good many dahlias 

 are already coming in. Carnations are 

 poor and there is a quantity of small 

 lily of the valley in evidence which 

 doe.s not bring the cost of the pi])S. 

 All roses are abundant, a large pro- 

 portion of them being mere rags when 

 received and practically useless. 



Business last week 

 PHILADELPHIA very flat. Asters 

 plentiful a n d 



sales poor. Up to this point the mar- 

 ket for asters was excellent. The glut 

 in the latter affected Brides and Brides- 

 maids and created a very unsatisfac- 

 tory situation. Beauties and Liberties 

 were not affected so much and Kil- 

 larney was also a fair seller. But the 

 summer standby (Kaiserin) suffered 

 although there was some very good 

 stock of this coming in. Lily of the 

 valley is in very fair shape and in 

 good demand. Gladioli move fairly 

 well, especially the light colors. Sweet 



peas are about done and there are very 

 few orchids about. There are a few 

 longiflorums still coming in and an 

 occasional shipment of auratums. 

 Hardy phloxes are plentiful but there 

 is not nuK-h demand. Golden Glow 

 Rudbeckia also jilentiful and good; 

 but goes slow. Carnations can scarcely 

 be called a factor in the market at 

 present. What few there are cause a 

 smile. 



Observation has 

 SAN FRANCISCO been exception- 

 ally diversified 

 this week as to trade conditions. In 

 the metropolis of the Coast the past 

 week a midsummer quietness in 

 (lower traffic has been of remarkable 

 d\illness, while on the east side of the 

 liay in the cities of Berkeley, Oakland 

 and Alameda the cut flower business 

 has been unusually active, one Oak- 

 land florist of prominence reporting 

 the week's business fully up to the 

 very busy school-closing season in 

 June. Flowers of all sorts, barring 

 American Beauties, were plentiful and 

 the East Side florists worked off daily 

 all their supplies. 



Mr. W. H. Adsett, London corre- 

 spondent of HORTICULTURE has 

 been apix)inted Honorable Secre- 

 tary of the National Potato Society 

 in England. 



Omaha Florists' Club Outing. 



FAMCY 



DAGGER 



LB.BRAGUE, 



HINSDALE, MASS. 

 Wholesale Dealer in 



Hardy Cut Ferns 



Also Wholesale Dealer in 



Christmas Trees and Baled Spruce for Cemetery Use 



BOUQUET CREEN, SPHAGNUM MOSS, AC, Ao. 



