July 24, litis 



HORTICULTURE 



115 



Flower Market Reports 



(Continued from page 11^) 



The most im- 

 SAN FRANCISCO portant feature 

 in the local 

 flower market the past week was the 

 putting into effect of an arrangement 

 among the Japanese carnation grow- 

 ers to pool their crops instead of each 

 grower marketing his supplies inde- 

 pendently as has been the custom 

 here. Under the new plan all carna- 

 tions brought to the market are care- 

 fully graded into five grades by a com- 

 mittee representing the growers. This 

 week special selected was quoted at 

 50 cents a bunch and the other grades 

 were quoted three for $1, 25 cents. 15 

 cents and 10 cents a bunch, respec- 

 tively. This move toward the stand- 

 ardization of carnation values was 

 heralded with favor by all branches of 

 the trade and beneficial results were 

 felt immediately. Most other stock 

 continues rather plentiful. Sweet peas 

 are hardly so much in evidence, how- 

 ever, anti good stock demands fair 

 prices. Asters are beginning to ar- 

 rive from down the peninsula, but the 

 supply is still limited and the quality 

 is nothing extra as yet. :Many vari- 

 eties of gladioli and dahlias are of- 

 fered and the really fine stock de- 

 mands high prices. Cut hydrangeas 

 show fine quality. Shasta daisies, 

 marguerites, scabiosas. mignonette, 

 gaillardias, statice, and other season- 

 ables are abundant. Roses are hardly 

 so plentiful and prices are a shade 

 firmer. Easter lilies are off the mar- 

 ket, and some nice Lilium rubrum are 

 making their appearance. 



Funeral work last 

 WASHINGTON week was excep- 

 tionally heavy and 

 the business was more than welcomed 

 by the stores which otherwise would 

 have done practically nothing. Stock 

 cleaned up better than it had for sev- 

 eral weeks although large quantities 

 found its way to the refuse heaps. As- 

 ters have started to come in quantities 

 and it is now but a matter of a few 

 days when they will be very plentiful. 

 Thus far they have met with a very 

 good demand and large orders have 

 been received from out-of-town. Gladi- 

 oli are exceptionally fine and this is in 

 part serving as a substitute for roses 

 and carnations. Gardenias are still 

 very good and identiful but there is but 

 a very light demand for them. Ordi- 

 nary varieties of roses are nearly 

 off the market but there are plenty of 

 good Radiance. Mock and Kaiserin. 

 Carnations are nearly off crop. There 

 is practically no call for snapdragon. 

 Sweet peas fail to meet with any sale. 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' CLUB 

 OF BOSTON. 

 The visit of the Gardeners' and Flor- 

 ists' Club to the Newport Sweet Pea 

 Show, on Thursday, July l.'i. was a 

 most enjoyable occasion. SiJecial cars 

 were provided for the triii and some 

 115 were in tlie |]arty. The visitors were 

 met at the train by members of the 

 Newport Society and shown the Ocean 

 Drive in drays, stopping at the estates 

 of Kdward J. Herwind. Governor R. 

 Livingstone Beeckman, William Storrs 

 Welles and Charles F, Hoffman, after 

 which they were given a shore dinner. 



PATRICK WELCH, WHOLESALE FLORIST 



262 DEVONSHIRE STREET, BOSTON, MASS. 



TKLKl'lIONE .M.MN jflgg 

 .VmerUan U«autie6, Orchids, Valley, C'arnationd. .*n the novelties In the Cut Flower 

 Market furiiij-heil on short notice. Prices quoted on application. No retail orders 

 accepted. I'lowers shipped out of Boston on earl.v trains. 

 STORE OPEN FOR BUSINESS AT 6 A. M. 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS PER 100. To Dealers Only 



MISCELLANEOUS 



y Ust Half of Week 

 ending luly 17 

 1915 



Cattleyaa 



Lilies, Lonsiflonim • 



Rubrum 



Lily of the Valley... 



Stocks 



Snapdragon . 

 Gladioli 



First Half of Wetk 



beginning luly 19 



1915 



Asters - 

 Sweet Peaa- • 

 Com Flower 

 Gardenias ■ ■ • 



Aciiantum 



Smilax 1 6 



Asparagus Plumosus. stnngs (per loo) | 15, 



'* & Spren (100 bunches] | xo. 



12.00 

 •75 

 13.00 

 35.00 

 30.00 



8.00 

 1,00 

 z.oo 



,50 



•50 

 .50 



•50 



,50 



6.00 

 15.00 

 10.00 



20.00 

 3,00 



2, 00 



3.00 



•50 



1. 00 



X.OO 



1.50 



1. 00 

 • '5 

 •»5 

 13.00 

 •75 



13.00 

 3500 

 3O.0O 



PERSONAL. 



George Corbett & Son of College Hill, 

 Cincinnati, have retired from business. 



BUSINESS TROUBLES, 



Kalamazoo, Mich, — Kalamazoo Flo- 

 ral Co., assets, 1785.69, liabilities, 

 $1,170. 



David Welch, of Welch Bros., Bos- 

 ton, is enjoying a short vacation at The 

 Samoset, Rockland, Me. 



Atlanta, Ga.— Atlanta Floral Co., 97 

 Pearhtree St. A settlement of 60c. on 

 the dollar is looked for. 



Geo. E. Lindeman, florist, Pleasant 

 St., Fall River. Mass.. is recovering at 

 his home after having undergone an 

 operation. 



The employees of Barnes Bros. Nur- 

 sery Company learning that one of 

 their number, Allan McDonald, of 

 Yalesville, Conn., was about to remove 

 to Massachusetts to open a branch of- 

 fice for Barnes Bros., have presented 

 him with a handsome silver coffee 

 service with best wishes for success 

 and happiness. 



Mr. and Mrs. Martin Reukauf of 

 Philadelphia are making the trip to 

 the coast together combining business 

 and sight seeing. At Chicago they 

 will be joined by Sydney Bayersdorfer 

 who will accompany them the rest of 

 the way and visit the exposition with 

 them. Mr. Keukauf says business has 

 been very good for him so far since 

 he left the East, quite up to an aver- 

 age year. 



CLEVELAND FLORISTS' CLUB. 



The last meeting of the Florists' 

 Club was well attended. It was voted 

 to have a blackboard placed in the club 

 room where the members can indicate 

 upon it whatever plant stock of any 

 kind they may have to sell or are will- 

 ing to buy, which should be a good 

 help to members. 



The picnic should be a big success 

 judging by the interest evinced. There 

 is a large list of prizes for the races, 

 games, etc., and the committee say 

 that they will have some new stunts. 

 It was decided to play indoor baseball 

 instead of the outdoor game, club 

 members only to be allowed to partic- 

 ipate. Members, their families and 

 personal friends may take part in the 

 other stunts. 



Samuel Lum, of Chatham. N, J., 

 has filed a schedule of his assets and 

 liabilities with Referee Atwood L. De 

 Coster in Bankruptcy Court. Accord- 

 ing to the florist's estimate, his assets 

 are $96,428 and his liabilities $6,5,975. 

 Although apparently solvent, Lum has 

 not contested the involuntary bank- 

 ruptcy proceedings started against 

 him a month ago. Real estate valued 

 at $96,129 comprises the bulk of the as- 

 sets. Liens amounting to $23,000 are 

 held against the property by creditors. 

 Of the liabilities $21,666 are secured. 



.\ meeting of the creditors of Reilly 

 Brothers retail nurserymen of Dans- 

 villc, N. Y„ was held on July 14, and 

 it was voted to accept the offer made 

 by the Reilly Brothers. 



The composite agreement provides 

 for the formation of a corporation 

 having as directors for the first year 

 some of the biggest creditors, .-^n im- 

 mediate dividend of ten per cent, is to 

 be paid the creditors and preferred 

 stock for the remaining 90 per cent, of 

 their claims is to be issued to them in 

 the new corporation, .\fter preferred 

 stock has been issued to creditors to 

 cover 90 per cent, of their claims, com- 

 mon stock will be issued to the Reilly 

 Brothers for the balance of the capital 

 stock. The capitalization will be $50,- 

 000, This method of settlement elimi- 

 nates the expensive proceedings con- 

 nected with having a receiver appoint- 

 ed and a subsequent sale of the busi- 

 ness and its assets to satisfy the cred- 

 itors. 



The Holyoke & Northampton 

 (.Mass,) Florists' & Gardeners' Club 

 will hold their annual ChrysaiUhemuin 

 Show Wednesday and Thursday, No- 

 vember 3 and 4 In Windsor Hall. They 

 will also hold a picnic in August, 



