November 24, 190G 



HORTICULTIJ RE, 



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rSOUTHERN WILD SMILAX 



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E. A. BEAVEN, Evergreen, Ala. 



CUT FLOWER MARKET REPORTS 



An improved tone in the 

 BOSTON violet market, attribu- 

 table to the New York 

 Horse Show or the New Haven foot- 

 ball games — one or the other or both — 

 is the only feature in this market of 

 any moment. No doubt the violet will 

 prosper through Thanksgiving week, 

 and maybe till Christmas, after which 

 its troubles will probably fommence. 

 Chrysanthemums still hold a promi- 

 nent place in the public eye, and there 

 is no indication, thus far, of their de- 

 cadence in either quality or quantity: 

 they are selling, however, at prices far 

 below their intrinsic value, and the 

 average result to the chrysanthemum 

 grower will harJly compare with past 

 records. Carnations are experiencing 

 a better demand, but there is no call 

 that cannot be supplied. .Just as soon 

 as the chrysanthemum begins to wane 

 look for better prices on carnations. 

 Roses are abundant and good. 



Business was at a stand- 

 BUFFALO still the past week and 

 the market was com- 

 pletely overflooded with flowers of all 

 kinds. No scarcity existed whatever. 

 Roses especially were hard to move at 

 any price and even the select grades 

 had a hard road to travel. Beauties 

 and violets were best in demand. Car- 

 nations came in more plentiful but 

 prices held firm. 



The market is firmer this 

 CHICAGO week; nothing is partic- 

 ularly scarce but prices 

 are keeping up a good average. Stock 

 is good in all lines. We can look for- 

 ward to a good supply and a good busi- 

 ness for the holidays unless severe 

 weather should interfere. Bride roses 

 are a little scarce. American Beau- 

 ties are not plentiful, and chrysanthe- 

 mums are beginning to show a con- 

 siderable shortage as compared with 

 the last two weeks, prices being no- 

 ticeably higher. Medium flowers of 

 white and pink are somewhat scarce. 

 Chrysanthemums still 

 COLUMBUS rule the market. The 

 later varieties, such as 

 W. H. and Golden Chadwicks. Timothy 

 and Yellow Eatons, Golden Wedding, 

 Lord Hopetoun, and the ever beautiful 

 Major Bonnaffon hold sway, to the 

 practical exclusion of all other flowers. 

 As regards prices, there will be no 

 changes of any moment until Thanks- 

 giving: after which we hope to hold 

 a better level of prices for the winter 

 season. The whole trade have perhaps 

 had the best week of the season. 

 In regard to fall bulbs they are about 

 cleaned up, or will be by the time the 

 ground freezes for the winter. All 

 energies are being directed to make the 

 Thanksgiving business a great one. 



Favorable weather 

 INDIANAPOLIS the past week has 

 greatly improved 

 the quality of all kinds of stock, in- 

 creased the business and brought 

 chrysanthemums out a little faster 



than usual. The better grades have 

 been well cleaned up. An occasional 

 shortage in some lines was noticed but 

 generally the supply was well up to 

 demand. Roses and carnations are in 

 better supply than they have been for 

 some time. Violets are good but not 

 very plentiful. Good lily of the val- 

 ley is abundant and finds ready sale. 

 Callas and Harrisii lilies are hard to 

 dispose of. Paper white narcissi have 

 made their appearance but only in 

 small quantities. 



Business conditions 

 LOUISVILLE last week were gen- 

 erally satisfactory. 

 Carnations have a big call, and are 

 supplied in almost adequate quantities 

 of good quality. Roses have their 

 usual demand, the quality and supply 

 both being satisfactory. There are 

 plenty of fine chrysanthemums, which 

 are finding a good market. Violets, 

 lily of the valley, lilies, etc., all have 

 the usual demands, and there is no 

 lack of stock. 



Rather dull market 

 NEW YORK in everything except 

 violets which feel the 

 stimulation of various local events and 

 will do well for a few days at least, 

 and longer if a reasonable policy is 

 followed by growers of this staple. 

 Chrysanthemums are still with us — 

 some good, many not — and their influ- 

 ence is felt keenly by the carnation 

 and rose interests who see light ahead 

 as soon as the chrysanthemum fades 

 away. All are looking to Thanksgiv- 

 ing to stir things up a bit. 



White roses short- 

 PHILADELPHIA ened up consider- 

 ably last week. 

 Beauties were of better color and finish 

 on account of the cooler weather and 

 cleaned up nicely. Richmond and 

 Liberty also improved but the demand 

 is still a little slack on these. Carna- 

 tions are a bit draggy except on the 

 fancy grades and there are but limited 

 supplies of fancies coming in. On the 

 whole the carnation men are not get- 

 ting quite as good returns this year. 

 Chrysanthemums are still very plenti- 

 ful although the flux is over. Taking 

 it as a whole supply and demand in 

 the chrysanthemum line this year has 

 been well regulated. All that could be 

 expected has been got out of them 

 and a little more. Cattleyas are scarce 

 and price is up to sixty. Lily of the 

 valley continues of excellent qual.ty 

 and lilies are coming in freely both 

 finding ready sale. Violets are hard 

 to got. The "best at present are coming 

 from out-of-town the double fancies 

 bringing a dollar and a half per 

 hundred. Some choice singles in hun- 

 dred bunches go readily at a dollar. 



SAN FRANCISCO NOTES. 



.•\t its November meeting the Pacific 

 Coast Horticultural Society adopted a 

 resolution of thanks to W. S. Tevis, 

 for the interesting inspection of his 

 vast establishment, and toothsome 

 banquet recently tendered the society. 



Superintendent McLaren of Golden 

 Gate Park, is in possession of the 

 plans of parks and boulevards for the 

 beautification of Greater San Francisco 

 drawn by Burnham of Chicago, and 

 invites su.ggestions. President Bigge 

 has appointed five landscape gardeners 

 as a suggestion committee. The meet- 

 ing also tested a seedling pear, the 

 Winter Bartlett, originated by the 

 late John Rock and voted it a certifi- 

 cate of merit. In the near future the 

 California Nurserj' Company will 

 place this pear on the market. 



The prune growers of California will 

 receive $2,550,000 more for their crop 

 of 190G than was obtained by them 

 for the crop of 1905. This is the 

 estimate announced this week by the 

 very extensive prune buying associa- 

 tion known to the California trade as 

 the J. K. Armsby Company. The 

 French crop has been half a failure 

 and the Oregon crop is short, and 

 there was no carry-over of stock in 

 either California or in the east at the 

 beginning of the season. 



BUSINESS CHANGES. 



H. Bayersdorfer & Co.. are removing 

 from North 4rh street to 1129 Arch 

 street, Philadelphia. 



Erhardt & Swartz have opened a 

 new floral establishment in Allegheny 

 Market, Allegheny, Pa. Mr. Erhardt 

 was formerly wilh E. C. Ludwig. 



Thomas F. Matthews has opened at 

 HC9 Dorchester avenue. Field's Cor- 

 ner, Boston, a modern-equipped flower 

 store, which he will conduct in con- 

 nection with his greenhouses at Dor- 

 chester. 



J. R. A. Sellwood of Milwaukee. 

 Ore., has brought suit against .1. H. 

 Roid. ex-fruit inspector. Sellwood 

 disregarded all requests of Reid to 

 spray his trees which were infested 

 with codlin moth and San Jose scale, 

 and at last in his ofii-ial capa-ity, Reid 

 destroyed them. Sellwood claims that 

 he should have adequate compensation 

 lor this action by the State. 



Evenden Bros., of William^port. Pa., 

 have just finished an extensive green- 

 house and made many up to-date im- 

 provements in their other houses. The 

 in=tallation of a new heating plant 

 will complete the work and give them 

 a well equipped establishment for their 

 increasing business. 



The recent warm spell has caused 

 Beauty growers some alarm. They say 

 it has started the plants to making 

 wood instead of setting buds for the 

 Christmas crop. 



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