October 20, 1906 



HORTICULTURE 



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CUT FLOWER MARKET REPORTS 



Bu.«iness in wholesale 

 BOSTON circles is pheiKunonally 

 good for the season. The 

 aitivity is wide pieatl and shipping 

 orders are consequently numerous. 

 The demand for carnations is a notice- 

 able feature on all sides. Wonder 

 whether any thoughtful carnation 

 grower will find a way to be on the 

 spot next year with a crop to fit in 

 between the aster and the chrysanthe- 

 I re letter ^le ^oiiJn; along in 

 a rather moderate way but are of 

 excellent quality for earlies. Violets 

 are now fairly started in. Roses are 

 improving. Lily of the valley is hold- 

 ing its own. Cattleya labiata, Oncid- 

 ium varicosuni and a few Dendro- 

 brium Phalaenopsis are in good 

 supply. 



Genuine winter weather 

 BUFFALO prevailed the past week. 

 Dark and gloomy days 

 with snow and sleet affected the green- 

 houses to such an extent that hardly 

 anything could be obtained. The 

 severe storm caused much damage, 

 and telephone and telegraph service 

 was out of the question. Many had a 

 hard struggle to fill orders that had 

 been taken. Floral work was over- 

 flowing the latter part of the week 

 which made it worse. Hardly any out- 

 door stock was obtainable on ac<ount 

 of the severe frost. Dahlia shipments 

 from the East helped considerable, 

 while lily of the valley and other stock 

 were bought at sight. Chysanthemums 

 made their first appearance but only 

 few were to be had. prices holding 

 high. October weddings and other 

 functions are at their height and the 

 wholesaler is cleaned up early in the 

 day. Adiantum and other green goods 

 can be had in abundant supply. 



A severe frost last 

 CINCINNATI, week put an end to 



the few outdoor flow- 

 ers. There had been little except cos- 

 mos and dahlias but we would have 

 liked to have them hold out for 

 another week as they added to the 

 variety, which at present is very 

 meagre. Roses are coming in quite 

 plentifully and are selling well in ron- 

 sequence of the shortage of other 

 stock. Chrysanthemums are becoming 

 more abundant. Glory of Pacific 

 and Estelle predominate and seem to 

 be the grower's favorites for early. 

 The numerous weddings have caused 

 quite a run on lily of the valley and 

 Beauties; carnations are still scarce 

 and are slow in making any noticeable 

 improvement. The fall trade has 

 opened up well. 



In the afternoon last 

 COLUMBUS Wednesday it snowed. 



and in the evening the 

 glass passed the freezing point, going 

 during the night as low as 27 deg.; so 



wlmt little outdoor slocli we liave lieen 

 having has come to an end. Carna- 

 tions the past week have not been over 

 plenty; telegrams to Chicago and oth- 

 er large markets bring tlie answer 

 ■"none to spare." The exhil)itors of 

 the American Street and Interurban 

 Railway Association have placed or- 

 ders aggregating thousands and thou- 

 sands of roses and carnations for de- 

 livery every day of this week, an I 

 could we have obtained more good 

 stock we could easily have sold more. 

 Sales of chrysanthemums are increas- 

 ing daily. There are quite a few vio- 

 lets in the market, both Princess of 

 Wales and Marie Louise, but they lack 

 good color as yet. I must say a word 

 as to the .-Xmerican Beauties we have 

 been receiving the past week, as they 

 have certainly been of exceptionally 

 fine color for so early in the season. 



Business is starting up 

 DETROIT in good shape, but the 



lack of stock of all kinds 

 is a great drawback, and the recent 

 severe cold spell has aggravated the 

 situation. Outdoor stock is practically 

 gone; chrysanthemums and carna- 

 tions are still too few to be depended 

 upon. Roses, particularly La Detroit, 

 are coming with longer stems and are 

 larger in size. "With a little good 

 weather there will be a great im- 

 provement. 



The conditions of 

 LOUISVILLE Inisiness last week 



were about all one 

 could expect, although some varieties 

 of stock were very scarce at times. 

 Carnations had an unusually good run 

 and -were hard to get at times. Roses 

 were very good in quality and supply, 

 and had a veiT excellent demand. Vio- 

 lets, lily of the valley, lilies, etc., can 

 be had in moderate quantities, and 

 find a vei-y heavy demand. Other 

 stock and greens are in satisfactory 

 supply. 



Better growing season 

 NEW YORK and the oncoming 



chrysanthemums are 

 hi'viiig their effect on the flower mar- 

 ket, and the stringency of the past 

 tv.'o weeks is now disappearing, there 

 being a better general supply and 

 very much increased supply of chrys- 

 anthemums. Cattleya labiata is in its 

 glory, and with vandas. oncidiums. 

 Deiidrobium formosum and 1). Phal- 

 aenopsis a full supply of orchids for 

 October weddings is assure<l. 



Market here very 

 PHILADELPHIA good the past 

 week. The chief 

 feature was the big increase in re- 

 ceipts of chrysanthemums, but prices 

 kept prettj firm notwithstanding. 

 Beauties were affected somewhat by 

 this influx and dragged a bit. Other 

 roses, especially the smaller sizes. 

 were also slow. Carnations were more 

 plentiful, but still keep high in price 

 considering the quality. Dahlias are 

 over. The frost of last week cleared 

 up other outside stock. Good double 

 violets are now to be had in quantity 

 and the singles are also very muca im- 

 proved. 



The flora of the 



ST. PAUL AND Twin Cities was 



MINNEAPOLIS first noticeably 



touched by frost on 



Oct. 5. Since that time business has 



been good. There are plenty of goo<l 



roses, but carnations are very scarce 



and what are to be had are rather 



poor. Violets have not yet made a 



strong appearance. 



Dudley & Sons' new store at Parkers- 

 burg, W. Va.. which is the most beau- 

 tiful establishment of its kind in that 

 vicinity in its modern and artistic ap- 

 pointments, was thrown open to the 

 public on the evening of October 8. 

 and visited by hundreds of people. 



HARDY 

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FIRST QUALITY 70c. per 1000 



DAGGER ALSO DEALER IN 



CHRISTMAS TREES, Baled Spruce <•' Cemetery Use 



BOUQUET GREEN, SPHAGNUM MOSS, ETC. 



L. B. BRACUE, SSBI Hinsdale, Mass. 



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