October 6, 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 market is doing 

 BOSTON much better this week. 

 Asters and other out-door 

 flowers are falling off rapidly in 

 quality and quantity and carnations 

 are forging ahead on both these points. 

 American Beauty roses and lily of the 

 valley sell very well and the demand 

 for both is gratifyingly steady. 

 Bride and Bridesmaid roses are badly 

 in the rear and are really the worst 

 item on the list. The quantity of 

 material coming in is very light, as a 

 rule. 



The last week in Sep- 

 BUFFALO tember was exceptional- 

 ly good in the cut flow- 

 er line. The weather being consider- 

 ably cooler materially shortening the 

 supply. Roses are better quality, es- 

 pecially Brides and Bridesmaids. 

 Kaiserins, Carnots, Killarneys, Chat- 

 enays and Richmonds were in fine form 

 and the quality of Beauties was ex- 

 cellent. Good demand was also had 

 on speciosum and longiflorum lilies, 

 also lily of the valley and other in- 

 door stock. Carnations were in great- 

 er demand, but the supply very short. 

 Asters are few, but are at times the 

 life-saver when floral work is in evi- 

 dence. The same may be said of gladi- 

 oli, especially the light variety. Dahlias 

 have been in good demand, selling at 

 fair prices. Adiantum and all greens 

 in good supply, and demand better 

 than previous report. 



With the advent of 

 CINCINNATI cool weather and 

 the return of ab- 

 sentees from the sea shore and moun- 

 tain resorts business continues to im- 

 prove and the quality of stock is 

 gradually getting better. There is more 

 activity around the wholesale houses, 

 and the only thing now lacking is 

 enough good flowers to meet the de- 

 mand. New stock is short-stemmed, 

 while the roses from old plants in most 

 cases are badly mildewed. Beauties 

 are fairly good and are in demand. 

 While second grade stock is now sell- 

 ing for more than it is worth, the ar- 

 rival of chrysanthemums in quantity 

 will cause a change; the advance 

 guard Is now with us, several hun- 

 dred good blooms having been used 

 for special calls. Wedding orders are 

 more numerous, several large ones be- 

 ing booked for this week. 



The cooler weather is 

 COLUMBUS bringing us a much 

 better quality of 

 stock, with the result that trade has 

 been very much benefitted. Roses of 

 all kinds are very good; .\nierican 

 Beauties especially so for the season. 

 Carnations are still very poor. Chrys- 

 anthemums are beginning to appear, 

 but go slowly always until cold 



weather. The first violets of the sea- 

 son were offered this week by Graff 

 Brothers. They were Princess of 

 Wales and sold satisfactorily. Outdoor 

 flowers are about over; they have not 

 been especially good in quality this 

 year. No signs of frost as yet. 



Business conditions 



LOUISVILLE the past week were 



satisfactory. Stock, 



with the exception of carnations, was 



in good supply; carnations were very 



hard to get, and had a great call. 



Roses average .good in quality, and 



the supply is excellent; the demand is 



unusually satisfactory, especially in 



beauties. Asters are about gone. Lily 



of the valley flnds a fair demand. 



Greens, etc., are in satifactory supply. 



Business has Im- 



PHILADELPHIA proved noticeably 



all along the line 



the past week. The cooler weather 



shortened up supplies and at the same 



time had a good effect on quality. 



The demand was excellent and prices 

 senorally were firmer. Judging from 

 the unusual number of licenses taken 

 out, October is going to be a record 

 breaker in weddings, which will be a 

 good thing for the trade. Roses are 

 not plentiful with the exception of 

 Liberty and Richmond. American 

 Beauty is scarce as yet and there are 

 no signs of any over-supply in that di- 

 rection The quality of the staple tea 

 roses is now very fair. Carnations 

 are in good demand with quality fair 

 and quantity on the short side, as it 

 should be at this season. Dahlias still 

 plentiful and very good; no frost as yet 

 to damage them. Lily of the valley 

 good, fairly plentiful and selling well. 

 There are a few Easter lilies, gladioli 

 and asters still arriving and meeting 

 fair demand. Good cattleyas and 

 some scattering of other orchids are 

 procurable; but there is no great en- 

 quiry for these at present. The south 

 is now sending in a good supply of 

 wild smilax and green galax of excel- 

 lent quality. The bronze galax is also 

 in quantity but cold storage. 



We Have It. The Hit of the Convention. 



BEAVEN'S FADELESS SHEET MOSS 



From Horticulture, Sept. 8, 1906. ^ ^ , .,.,,... 



Among the useful specialties shown at the Dayton exhibition noth- 

 ing was inspected with more Interest than E. A. Beaven s Fadeless 

 sheet moss. The coloring of this moss is. of course, artificial, but so 

 exact is the Imitation of the natural moss shades that it has every ap- 

 pearance of having been freshly collected from the woods. The many 

 uses to which this material can be put In decorative plant and flower 

 work will at once suggest themselves to__the initiated and we predict 

 a phenomenal demand for the "Fadeless." 



Packed in Bags of 100 sq. feet. PRICE PER BAQ. $3.50 



New Vork, Philadelphia, Pa. or Chicago expressage allowed. 



For Sale by Florist Supply Houses Everywhere or can be had direct from Introducer 



SEND FOR FREE SAMPLES 



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SOUTHERN WILD SMILAX NOW READY 



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