July 3, 1915 



HORTICULTUEE 



19 



Flower Market Reports 



(Continued frcm pagf l~ ) 



Stemmed gladioli are a strong t'eatuie 

 of the market both in quantity and 

 quality and they go well. The same 

 may be said of the large flowering 

 delphiniums, although we cannot ex- 

 pect these to remain with us much 

 longer. 



With the exception 

 PITTSBURGH of the inevitable 



funeral work, 

 which, from the florists' point of view 

 is "remarkably good." the season is 

 over, the harvest practically ended. 

 Outdoor larkspur, coreopsis, foxglove 

 and delphinium are at their best but 

 it is the sweet peas that are taking 

 better than anything else and meeting 

 a ready sale at fair prices. Gladioli 

 are also in demand but the prices are 

 pathetically low. Carnations are still 

 fairly good, but with the exception of 

 ramblers, which are fine, but without 

 sale, the roses show the effect of the 

 warm weather. American Beauties 

 are all off. 



June business 

 SAI^ FRANCISCO among the re- 

 tailers was a 

 little above the average of former 

 years owing to the many Exposition 

 functions in addition to the usual 

 work for school exercises, weddings, 

 etc. Stock continues plentiful and 

 most lines show excellent quality. 

 The offerings of gladioli are very 

 heavy, but they manage to clean up at 

 low prices. Good carnations are 

 rather scarce. Dahlias are more 

 abundant, especially Delice. which 

 show good quality and meet with 

 much favor. A few^ yellow callas are 

 offered and are easily disposed of at 

 higher prices than can be obtained for 

 white. Unusually fine supplies of 

 Lilium giganteum for this time of the 

 year are coming in from down the 

 peninsula. The market is well sup- 

 plied with good roses and the short- 

 stemmed specimens are almost in ex- 

 cessive supply. Some nice Irish Ele- 

 gance is appearing and the limited sup- 

 ply is readily absorbed. Cecile Brun- 

 ner still gives good satisfaction both 

 in quantity and quality. Taft sells 

 well, and Sunburst is popular. Greens 

 are plentiful. 



The market continues 

 ST. LOUIS, in an over crowded 

 condition which prom- 

 ises to last for some time. There are 

 plenty of fine roses and carnations, 

 with prices exceedingly low. Sweet 

 peas and gladioli are giving the whole- 

 saler some trouble now as the glut is 

 on since the outdoor gladioli came in. 

 The growers are complaining of too 

 much rain which has caused outdoor 

 stock to suffer much of late. 



Last week was a 

 WASHINGTON very quiet one. 

 There is far more 

 stock coming in than the market can 

 possibly absorb and more than half 

 of it is finding its way to tlio trash 

 piles. There are plenty of K^od qual- 

 ity flowers, although the locally grown 

 roses and carnations are not much 

 as to size. These are easily .supplant- 

 ed by those from the northern ranges 

 where the retailer or the customer is 

 willing to pay a slightly advanced 

 price. There are more th:iii enough 

 gardenias to fill all demand. There 



PATRICK WELCH, WHOLESALE FLORIST 



262 DEVONSHIRE STREET, BOSTON, MASS. 



TELEPHONE MAIN 2008 

 .Vincrlcan Beauties, Orchids, Vnlle.v, (arnntinng. All the novelties In the Cut Flower 

 Market furnislieil on short notice. Trices (|uiite<l on Bpplicalion. No retail orders 

 accepted, l-'lowers sliiiiped out of Boston on curly trains. 



STORE OPEN FOR BUSINESS AT 6 A.M. 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100. To Dealers Only 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Cattleyas • -^ 



Lilies, Longiflorum • 



" Rubnim 



Lily of the Valley- •• 



Last Half of Week 



ending Jnne 21 



1915 



Stocks 



Snapdragon 



Gladioli 



Peonies 



Sweet Peas 



Com Flower 



Gardenia* 



Adiantum 



Smilax 



Aaparaffus Plumosua. strings (per loo) 



" " & Sp**en (loo bunches). 



lO.OO 



i.oo 



I.OO 



•75 



.50 



x.oo 



■75 



.85 



•50 

 8.00 

 15.00 

 10.00 



50.00 



3.00 



2.00 

 2.00 

 1.00 

 1.00 

 1.00 

 3.00 



1.50 



•75 



1.00 



12.00 



.75 

 15.00 



35.00 

 20.00 



First Half of Wiik 



beEinnini luni 2S 



1915 



8.00 

 •50 



8.00 

 15.00 

 10.00 



13.00 

 .75- 

 15.00 

 35.00 

 30.00 ' 



is also a plentiful supply of orchids 

 which, with lily of the valley, are the 

 only flowers which seem to hold a 

 price. In most of the other varieties 

 the customer's own price is seldom if 

 ever refused, the dealers being only 

 too glad to find a purchaser for the 

 stock. 



VISITORS' REGISTER. 



Denver, Colo. — Henry Penn and 

 wife, Boston. 



New York— R. Vincent, Jr., White 

 Marsh, Md.; Thomas F. Galvin, Bos- 

 ton. 



Philadelphia — James Brown, Coates- 

 ville, Pa.; Stephen Mortensen, South- 

 ampton, Pa.; Walter Heck, Reading, 

 Pa. 



Washington— D. T. Connor, rep- 

 resenting Lord & Burnham Co., and 1. 

 Rosnosky, representing H. F. Michell, 

 both of Philadelphia. 



Sail Francisco — Howard Earl, rep- 

 resenting W. Atlee Burpee; W. C. 

 Langbridge and Mrs. Langbridge, Al- 

 bany, N. Y.; Frank C. Woodruff, 

 Orange, N. J. 



Boston — J. J. Lane, Garden City, N. 

 Y.; Franklin D. Hartshorn and Mrs. 

 Hartshorn, Augusta, Me.; Leonard 

 Barron, Garden City, N. Y.; Mr. Hurst, 

 Little Rock, Ark. 



Detroit, Mich. — Winfried Roelker, 

 New York; Jas. McHutchison, New 

 York; C. R. Burr, Manchester, Conn.; 

 W. A. Harrison, York, Neb.; C. B. 

 Knickman, New York; W. H. Wynian, 

 No, Abington, Mass. 



Cincinnati — Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Oh- 

 nier and son of West Palm Beach, 

 Fla.; Miss Margaret Wciland, Evans- 

 ton, 111.; Dr. H. Dux, Jacksonville, 

 Fla.; S. A. Gregg, Charleston, W. Va.; 

 .Mr. Gutmann, Atlanta, Ga. 



Chicago — George Stiles, Oklahoma 

 City, Okla.; E. H. Trader, Uniontown, 

 Pa,; Mrs. Joseph Labo, Joliet, 111.; J. 

 Furrow and A. Furrow, Guthrie. 

 Okla.; W. G. Miller, Peru, Ind.; Harry 

 Balsley, Detroit, Mich.; Mr. Meier of 

 .Meier, Schroeder Co,, Green Bay, Wis, 



TEXAS STATE FLORISTS' ASSO- 

 CITAION. 



The enclosed 

 ferent cities giv' 

 are expecting at 

 ports are just fr 

 to say nothing 

 there are only 

 The outlook is 

 record breaking 



report from the dif- 

 es an idea of what we 



Ft. Worth, These re- 

 om the larger towns— 



of the towns where 



two or three florists, 

 certainly bright for a 



attendance. 



R. C. Kerr, Pres. 



Houston, Texas. — After a canvass of the 

 llorists of Houston. I find that all but two 

 will be in attendance at Ft. Worih. 



—Paul M, Carroll. 



San Antonio, Texas. — I have talked to 

 the florists of San Antonio. They are all 

 enthusiastic about the Ft. Worth conven- 

 tion— 90 per cent, of them will be on hand. 

 — F, C. Suchy. 



Austin, Texas,— I phoned all the florists 

 of Austin : every one to a single man says 

 he is planning to go to the convention. 

 — Chas. Alft, Jr. 



Waco, Texas.— I hope there will be no 

 bii; business In Waco during convention 

 week, for every florist, and most of the em- 

 plovees. are planning big on the conven- 

 tion,— T. J. Wolfe. 



Sherman, Texas. — Sherman florists and 

 ni-.rservmen will be at the convention with 

 bells on.— A. F. Koehle. 



Calveston, Tex.— Oalvcston florists are 

 going to lock up shops July Oth and "Ih, 

 for they eertalnlv expert to attend the Ft. 

 Worth convention,- Mrs, M, .\, Ilan.scn. 



Alvin, Tex.— .\lviu Is a small town, lint, 

 believe me. we will make a large showing 

 at the Ft, Wortli convention, I think every 

 florist is going,— Mrs, .1, W, Carlisle. 



Corslcana, Tex.— The florists of Corsirana 

 are anticipating a fine time at Ft. Worth. 

 — Wm. Clowe. 



Denlson, Tex,— Deulson florists will he In 

 Ft, Worth during the convention. 



—Miss Allle Ulrd. 



Dallas, Tex.— The Dallas Florists' Club 

 win go to the convention in a special Inter- 

 urban car. I know of no one who expects 

 to stay at liome. I will bring four ciii- 

 [iloyces besides myself— Otto Uinge. 



Kl Paso, Tex.— It Is a long Jump from El 

 I'aso to Ft. Worth, but we feel the trip 

 and expense worlli while. Count nn a good 

 (Iclegntlon from Kl I'aso.- fatten Fb^rnl Co. 



Ft. Worth, Tex.— Everything Is In readi- 

 ness for the convention. I liave had notice 

 of shipments of many cxhililts. Convention 

 Hall l8 In shape and ready for staging. 



Ilie Florists' Club has ciMiipleted all dctalLs. 



I'lie Chamber of Commerce and merchants 

 .r the citv arc going to co-operate to the 

 fiillest extent. Everything looks bright for 

 ;i i:riind time.— W. .1. liaker. 



